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Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2021 Natural regeneration is commonly used forest regeneration method in Northern Finland. It is not known however, what would be the optimal overstory density and ground vegetation composition for seedling emergence and survival, and if site preparation is ...
Mikko Johannes Kyrö +7 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Nitrogen (N) is an essential plant nutrient, and plants can take up N from several sources, including via mycorrhizal fungal associations. The N uptake patterns of understory plants may vary beneath different types of overstory trees, especially through ...
Chikae Tatsumi +9 more
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Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2021 Litter from pine trees in open woodlands is an important fuel for surface fires, but litter from hardwood species may quell fire behavior. Lower intensity fires favor hardwood over longleaf pine regeneration, and while overstory hardwoods are important ...
A. Whelan +2 more
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Organic Reformations in Richard Powers's The Overstory
Daedalus, 2021 Richard Powers takes the literary concept of “organic form” to new exploratory lengths–and satellite heights–in his latest ecofiction. In particular, the novelist who has proselytized voice-recognition software for the dictation of novelistic prose ...
G. Stewart
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Remote Sensing, 2020 Vegetation cover estimation for overstory and understory layers provides valuable information for modeling forest carbon and water cycles and refining forest ecosystem function assessment.
Linyuan Li +6 more
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“Arboretum America” in Richard Powers’s The Overstory [PDF]
Polysèmes, 2021 Cet article s’interesse a la maniere dont le roman de l’ecrivain americain contemporain Richard Powers The Overstory (2018) invite a revisiter l’histoire et la geographie des Etats-Unis, et plus generalement la litterature, en placant les arbres au centre de sa reflexion.
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Riparian reference condition: Using regional plant composition to guide functional improvements in the City of Austin [PDF]
, 2011 This technical report focuses on ways to restore riparian habitat within specific Austin creeks. This study is designed to serve as a template for restoration efforts with other urbanized creeks (Waller).As a result of an expanding and rapidly urbanizing
Duncan, Alex +3 more
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Local forest structure variability increases resilience to wildfire in dry western U.S. coniferous forests. [PDF]
, 2020 A 'resilient' forest endures disturbance and is likely to persist. Resilience to wildfire may arise from feedback between fire behaviour and forest structure in dry forest systems.
Fick, Stephen E +4 more
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Effect of White Spruce Release on Subsequent Defoliation by the Yellowheaded Spruce Sawfly, Pikonema Alaskensis (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) [PDF]
, 2017 Hand release of 22 5-year-old white spruce, Picea glauca (Moench) Voss, dramatically increased the amount of defoliation by the yellowheaded spruce sawfly, Pikonema alaskens is . The percent defoliation of the released trees was six times the defoliation
Kulman, H. M, Morse, B. W
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Forest structure, stand composition, and climate-growth response in montane forests of Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve, China. [PDF]
, 2013 Montane forests of western China provide an opportunity to establish baseline studies for climate change. The region is being impacted by climate change, air pollution, and significant human impacts from tourism.
Dolanc, Christopher R +6 more
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