Browsing by Subject "restoration"
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A Survey of Fungal Community Composition along a Gradient of Recovery on the Mine Sites in the Carolinas
(2019-05-06)In the era of Anthropocene, an increasing part of the terrestrial environments is losing their ecosystem services and function, negatively affecting both human economics and the ecological system. Phytoremediation, the use ... -
A Systematic Review of Facilitation in Intertidal Habitats
(2021-04-30)Recent decades have seen an increase in research on positive species interactions, and it is now known that they are ubiquitous in nature. However, these interactions were never intentionally used in beneficial ways. This ... -
American chestnut (Castanea dentata) habitat modeling: identifying suitable sites for restoration in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
(2013-12-06)Since 2008, The American Chestnut Foundation’s (TACF) Appalachian Trail MEGA-Transect Project has engaged citizen scientists to collect American chestnut occurrence data over the length of the Appalachian Trail. This data ... -
Cutting the Green Tape in North Carolina
(2023-04-28)Regulators and practitioners can face significant barriers to ecosystem conservation and restoration. This study attempts to identify those barriers in North Carolina and develops recommendations for increasing the pace ... -
Determining Stream and Wetland Health in an Urban Restored Riparian Ecosystem in Durham NC through Benthic-macroinvertebrate Surveys
(2014-04-24)Water and aquatic habitat quality are frequently assessed by analyzing the structure of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in streams and other bodies of water. The Stream and Wetland Assessment Management Park (SWAMP) ... -
Evaluating the impact of managed wildfires as a restoration tool in southwestern ponderosa pine forests
(2016-04-28)Predating the 20th-century fires in the southwestern U.S., the ponderosa pine-dominated forests burned regularly and at low intensities. Yet these southwestern forests have become overgrown and dense as a result of fire ... -
Finite density phase transition of QCD with N-f=4 and N-f=2 using canonical ensemble method
(2010)In a progress toward searching for the QCD critical point, we study the finite density phase transition of N-f = 4 and 2 lattice QCD at finite temperature with the canonical ensemble approach. We develop a winding number ... -
Operationalizing the Duke Restore Seagrass Farm
(2023-04-25)I lent support for 18 months as a volunteer project manager to support the Duke Restore Seagrass Farm’s goal of operationalizing a hub for seagrass restoration. This work entailed geospatial analysis for potential farm sites, ... -
Oyster Reef Restoration in North Carolina: Recommendations for Improvements in Techniques and Monitoring
(2011-04-28)The Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) is important to the North Carolina economy, ecology, and way of life. Oysters provide many direct and indirect services that benefit coastal fisheries and North Carolina’s economy. ... -
Reintroduction of Baptisia aberrans in a Piedmont Diabase Glade
(2022-04-20)The recently named species Baptisia aberrans has been classified as endangered in the state of North Carolina. As a new species, its ideal growth conditions and variations from other Baptisia species are poorly understood. ... -
Restoring a River of Grass: Everglades policy recommendations for a climate change alternative
(2008-04-24)One of the largest and most extensive wetland systems in the United States is contained within the Florida Everglades National Park. Like most of the world’s wetlands it has been reduced to half of its size and heavily ... -
Restoring Brook Trout to North Carolina's National Forests
(2008-04-22)Stream systems in the Southern Appalachian Mountains represent the southern limit of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) distribution in the eastern United States and are home to the region’s only native salmonid, the Southern ... -
Sustainable Development:Producing Energy while Maintaining Ecosystems
(2010-04-30)From the time we wake up - to the time we set the alarm clock for the next morning – we consume energy. Energy is produced from coal, oil, natural gas, uranium and renewable resources. It is transported by oil tanker, railcar, ... -
The Role of Riparian Wetland Restoration in Amphibian Conservation
(2011-09-02)The worldwide decline in amphibian populations may be a harbinger of ecosystem degradation. Wetland and stream restoration may counter amphibian population declines by increasing habitat quality, area, and connectivity. ...
