Effects of stonewalled terracing techniques on soil-water conservation and wheat production under Mediterranean conditions.

abstract：:/ Residential development of farmland is one of the primary driving forces of land degradation in both rural and urban fringe areas throughout the world. The loss of prime agricultural land is of great concern to planning offices and organizations seeking to preserve open space. The objective of this study is to demon...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Levia DF Jr,Page DR

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As conservation increases its emphasis on implementing change at landscape-level scales, multi-agency, cross-boundary, and multi-stakeholder networks become more important. These elements complicate traditional notions of learning. To investigate this further, we examined structures of learning in the Landscape Conser...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Petersen B,Montambault J,Koopman M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental indicators are often aggregated into a single index for various purposes in environmental studies. Aggregated indices derived from the same data set can differ, usually because the aggregated indices' sensitivities are not thoroughly analyzed. Furthermore, if a sensitivity analysis is carried out, it is ...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Tran LT,O'Neill RV,Smith ER,Knight CG

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monitoring is essential to track the long-term recovery of endangered species. Greater emphasis on habitat monitoring is especially important for taxa whose populations may be difficult to quantify (e.g., insects) or when true recovery (delisting) requires continuous species-specific habitat management. In this paper,...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Bried J,Tear T,Shirer R,Zimmerman C,Gifford N,Campbell S,O'Brien K

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Active exchanges of water and dissolved material between the stream and groundwater in many porous sand- and gravel-bed rivers create a dynamic ecotone called the hyporheic zone. Because it lies between two heavily exploited freshwater resources-rivers and groundwater-the hyporheic zone is vulnerable to impacts coming...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Hancock PJ

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Southeastern United States is a global center of freshwater biotic diversity, but much of the region's aquatic biodiversity is at risk from stream degradation. Nonpoint pollution sources are responsible for 70% of that degradation, and controlling nonpoint pollution from agriculture, urbanization, and silviculture...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Potter KM,Cubbage FW,Blank GB,Schaberg RH

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last 30 years has seen an increase in environmental, socio-economic, and recreational objectives being considered throughout the forest planning process. In the Finnish context these are considered mainly at the regional level potentially missing out on more local issues and problems. Such local information would ...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Kangas A,Rasinmäki J,Eyvindson K,Chambers P

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maintenance of soil organic carbon (SOC) is important for sustainable use of soil resources due to the multiple effects of SOC on soil nutrient status and soil structural stability. The objective of this study was to identify the changes in soil aggregate distribution and stability, SOC, and nitrogen (N) concentration...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Su YZ,Liu WJ,Yang R,Chang XX

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is often unclear what the role of a local jurisdiction is with regard to land use management on nearby federal properties. Yet federal lands clearly impact nearby local communities. The US Department of Energy (DOE), with over 100 sites across the United States with varying degrees of environmental contamination, m...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Lowrie KW,Greenberg MR

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) has been observed to be declining on elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) winter range for many decades. To support elk management decisions, the SAVANNA ecosystem model was adapted to explore interactions between elk herbivory and aspen dynamics. The ...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Weisberg PJ,Coughenour MB

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Applications of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model typically involve delineation of a watershed into subwatersheds/subbasins that are then further subdivided into hydrologic response units (HRUs) which are homogeneous areas of aggregated soil, landuse, and slope and are the smallest modeling units used wi...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Teshager AD,Gassman PW,Secchi S,Schoof JT,Misgna G

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Having volunteers collect data can be a cost-effective strategy to complement or replace those collected by scientists. The quality of these data is essential where field-collected data are used to monitor progress against predetermined standards because they provide decision makers with confidence that choices they m...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Gollan J,de Bruyn LL,Reid N,Wilkie L

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents a review of major empirical research on environmental justice. Forty-two empirical research studies spanning three decades were evaluated and categorized on the basis of how well they meet reasonable scientific standards. Twelve of those studies are described and critiqued in detail, and an overv...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Bowen W

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social learning is a process suited to developing understanding and concerted action to tackle complex resource dilemmas, such as freshwater management. Research has begun to recognise that in practice social learning encounters a variety of institutional challenges from the shared habits and routines of stakeholders ...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Turner JA,Allen W,Fraser C,Fenemor A,Horita A,White T,Chen L,Atkinson M,Rush M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although pharmaceuticals treat illnesses and prevent diseases in humans and animals, ironically, they are now among the emerging pollutants in the environment. As individuals continue to consume medicines, households can become a primary source of pharmaceutical pollutants. This paper explains relevant Malaysian law a...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Ariffin M,Zakili TST

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Greater Vancouver area has undergone significant land use and land cover (LULC) change over the past several decades, often adversely affecting stream health and water quality, particularly in those areas that have undergone the most urbanization. In this study 30 years of historical LULC and water quality data we...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Shupe S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parameters about composition of refuse such as mass percentage of biodegradable matter, volatile solid, organic carbon, cellulose, total sugar, and settlement were monitored and analyzed in a large-scale experimental unit. The empirical formulas between composition and refuse age were established in terms of the data ...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Jiangying L,Dimin X,Youcai Z,Shaowei C,Guojian L,Qi Z

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The creation of protected conservation areas may result in protracted conflicts between stakeholders. In this study we examine the drivers of anthropogenic wildfire ignitions in the National Park of "los Alerces" (NPA) in Patagonia, Argentina. The NPA was established in 1937 to protect the native "andino-patagónico" f...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Seijo F,Godoy MM,Guglielmin D,Ciampoli C,Ebright S,Picco O,Defossé G

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Chemical Accidents Response Information System (CARIS) was developed at the Center for Chemical Safety Management in South Korea in order to track and predict the dispersion of hazardous chemicals in the case of an accident or terrorist attack involving chemical companies. The main objective of CARIS is to facilit...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Kim CH,Park JH,Park CJ,Na JG

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fragmentation of the forests affects forest ecosystems by changing the composition, shape, and configuration of the resulting patches. Subsequently, the prevailing conditions vary between patches. The exposure to the sun decreases from the patch boundary to the patch interior and this forms core and edge areas within ...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Marušák R,Kašpar J,Hlavatý R,Kotek V,Kuželka K,Vopěnka P

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:European bison, the largest mammal in Europe, after being exterminated in the wild and then restored during the 20th century is still listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN Red List of Threatened Species) as a species vulnerable to extinction. However, the increasing number of European biso...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Hofman-Kamińska E,Kowalczyk R

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was aimed at determining, under field conditions, early interactions between planted cypress seedlings and their associated shrubs in a mesic area of Andean Patagonia and, in a nursery, the effects of increasing light availability on cypress performance when soil water was not a limiting factor. The field e...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Pafundi L,Urretavizcaya MF,Defossé GE

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:/ The rural West of the United States is considered strongly antienvironment. The traditional economic reliance of the area on natural resources has long explained this antienvironment stance. The region consistently elects federal officials who as a group consistently vote against environmental bills and seek to undo...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Bennett K,Mcbeth MK

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrated management and policy models suggest that solutions to environmental issues may be linked to the socioeconomic and political characteristics of a nation. In this study, we empirically explore these suggestions by applying them to the wetland management activities of nations. Structural equation modeling was...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： La Peyre MK,Mendelssohn IA,Reams MA,Templet PH,Grace JB

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research addresses the need to improve our knowledge on the demand for national forests for recreation and offers an in-depth data analysis supported by the complementary use of count data and ordered models. From a policy-making perspective, while count data models enable the estimation of monetary welfare measu...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Simões P,Barata E,Cruz L

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose this study was to improve operational planning and management of national parks in Turkey to balance conservation use and sustainable management. Soguksu National Park (SNP) was chosen as the study area. The data were obtained from interviews of 182 visitor groups (in total, 819 people) and analyzed using ...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Daşdemir I

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BioScene (scenarios for reconciling biodiversity conservation with declining agriculture use in mountain areas in Europe) was a three-year project (2002-2005) funded by the European Union's Fifth Framework Programme, and aimed to investigate the implications of agricultural restructuring and decline for biodiversity c...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Sheate WR,do Partidário MR,Byron H,Bina O,Dagg S

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biodiversity offsets are increasingly being used for securing biodiversity conservation outcomes as part of sustainable economic development to compensate for the residual unavoidable impacts of projects. Two recent New Zealand examples of biodiversity offsets are reviewed-while both are positive for biodiversity cons...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Norton DA

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective management of invasive plants conserves biodiversity values, reduces economic costs, and minimizes negative impacts on human health. Fostering people's awareness of invasive plants is one of the most cost-effective approaches in preventing the spread and introduction of invasive plants. Therefore, this study...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Nguyen NA,Eskelson BNI,Meitner MJ,Murray T

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper is a conceptual study that examines the viability of the construction of the Kra Isthmus within the context of the five dimensions of megaproject success of Sovacool and Cooper (The governance of energy megaprojects: politics, hubris, and energy security, 2013)-social (governance), technological (systems), ...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Lau CY,Lee JW

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00