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SPATIAL ECOLOGY AND HABITAT USE OF THE WESTERN MASSASAUGA (SISTRURUS TERGEMINUS) IN NEBRASKA [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
We used radiotelemetry during 2004 and 2005 to investigate seasonal movements and habitat use and to improve our understanding of how land management practices were affecting Western Massasauga (Sistrurus tergeminus) populations in Nebraska.
Fawcett, James D.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Charring Behaviour of Mass Timber: A Comparison of Thin Intumescent Coatings and Plasterboard

open access: yesFire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study compares the charring behaviour of mass timber under varied heating conditions when protected by either different thin intumescent coating types or fire‐rated plasterboard layers. Bench‐scale fire experiments were conducted using the Heat‐Transfer Rate Inducing System (H‐TRIS).
Stavros Spyridakis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decomposition Rate Comparisons Between Frequently Burned and Unburned Areas of Uneven-aged Loblolly Pine Stands in Southeastern Arkansas [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Although fire has been used extensively over long periods of time in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) ecosystems, little is known concerning the effects of frequent fire use on nutrient cycling and decomposition.
Leichty, Hal O.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Response of eastern chipmunks to single application spring prescribed fires on the Fernow Experimental Forest [PDF]

open access: gold, 2005
Ella Lynn Rowan   +5 more
openalex   +1 more source

Prescribed fire shrub consumption in a Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest

open access: hybrid, 2021
Melissa R. Jaffe   +8 more
openalex   +1 more source

Towards climate‐conscious corporate restructuring: A comparative exploration of English and Bhutanese legal frameworks

open access: yesInternational Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper conducts a comparative legal analysis of corporate restructuring frameworks in England and Bhutan, examining their capacity to integrate climate variability considerations and promote sustainable business practices. It discusses the procedural mechanisms for restructuring financially distressed enterprises available under the law of
Eugenio Vaccari, Migmar Lham
wiley   +1 more source

A Review of Community Smoke Exposure from Wildfire Compared to Prescribed Fire in the United States

open access: yes, 2018
Prescribed fire, intentionally ignited low-intensity fires, and managed wildfires—wildfires that are allowed to burn for land management benefit—could be used as a land management tool to create forests that are resilient to wildland fire.
Kathleen M Navarro   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prescribed fire in fire-prone landscapes: tickling the dragon's tail

open access: yes, 2023
Abstract The important forest understory layer is where leaf and woody litters accumulate, decompose, and provide components that enhance soil fertility and future tree growth; where intact litter provides cover habitat for some faunal species; and where the food chains of some vertebrate wildlife species originate.
openaire   +1 more source

Land Use Policy and Racial Segregation

open access: yesInternational Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Land use policies, though seemingly race‐neutral, can inadvertently contribute to racial segregation. Our study focuses on examining the impact of minimum lot size regulations on the likelihood of ethnic minorities integrating into a community, which reveals compelling evidence suggesting that black households exhibit a preference for smaller ...
Ling Huang
wiley   +1 more source

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