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Topographic Roughness as an Emergent Property of Geomorphic Processes and Events
Earth's terrestrial surfaces commonly exhibit topographic roughness at the scale of meters to tens of meters. In soil‐ and sediment‐mantled settings topographic roughness may be framed as a competition between roughening and smoothing processes.
T. H. Doane+4 more
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Landscapes and forest flora of al-Andalus: a reconstruction from textual historical documentation
The translation and interpretation of works by Andalusi botanists and agronomists provide an increasingly sharp image of the species and forest landscapes in al-Andalus (Iberian area under Muslim rule in the Middle Ages).
J. Esteban Hernández Bermejo+3 more
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Thermal refugia and persistence of Texas horned lizards (Phrynosoma cornutum) in small towns
Vegetation loss is a primary cause of habitat degradation and results in a decline in reptile species abundance due to loss of refuge from predators and hot temperatures, and foraging opportunities.
Mary R. Tucker+2 more
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Abstract In the U.S., crime and violence are concentrated in cities that have lost industry and population due to economic disinvestment and structurally racist policies. Researchers, practitioners, and policymakers have called for community‐level approaches that reduce violence in these cities by improving unsafe physical environments, increasing ...
Laney A. Rupp+9 more
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Forest fires have profound impacts on physical environment including land cover, land use, forest ecosystem and biodiversity. In the present study the effect of fires on floristic composition, structure, dominance and species richness in subtropical pine
Junaid Ahmed , Sanjay Sharma
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AbstractObservations of land surface and snowpack energetics and mass fluxes were made over arctic shrub tundra of varying canopy height and density using radiometers, eddy covariance flux measurements, and snow mass changes from snow surveys of depth and density.
Pomeroy, J.W.+8 more
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The economic value of biodiversity in New Zealand: Results from a household survey [PDF]
This paper presents the results of a national study examining the economic value of biodiversity in New Zealand. Three valuation techniques were used to collect information from respondents: the contingent valuation method, the well-being method and the ...
Kaval, Pamela+2 more
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ABSTRACT Wisconsin syndrome is a very rare genetic condition characterized by coarse facies, prominent nasal tip, bushy high arched/upsweeping eyebrows, and a full/everted lower lip. Deletion of chromosome 3q24q25 region is considered critical for its manifestation.
Pankaj Prasun+2 more
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The purpose of the resource is to measure the different types of fuels for fires.
The GLOBE Program, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
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