An empirical evaluation of private landowner participation in voluntary forest conservation programs.

abstract：:/ The Itapiranga Sustainable Logging Plan provides an example of how Brazil's licensing system functions for logging companies in the state of Amazonas. Two questions need to be dealt with: "How sustainable can logging in the Amazon be?" and "What and how effective are existing legal mechanisms to deal with logging pr...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Eve E,Arguelles FA,Fearnside PM

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ecological compensation principle was introduced by the Dutch government in 1993. This principle is designed to enhance the input of nature conservation interests in decision-making on large-scale development projects and to counterbalance the ecological impacts of such developments when implemented. This article ...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Cuperus R,Bakermans MM,De Haes HA,Canters KJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large-scale bioenergy production will affect the hydrologic cycle in multiple ways, including changes in canopy interception, evapotranspiration, infiltration, and the quantity and quality of surface runoff and groundwater recharge. As such, the water footprints of bioenergy sources vary significantly by type of feeds...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Watkins DW Jr,de Moraes MM,Asbjornsen H,Mayer AS,Licata J,Lopez JG,Pypker TG,Molina VG,Marques GF,Carneiro AC,Nuñez HM,Önal H,da Nobrega Germano B

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than half a decade has passed since the December 26th 2004 tsunami hit the Indian coast leaving a trail of ecological, economic and human destruction in its wake. We reviewed the coastal ecological research carried out in India in the light of the tsunami. In addition, we also briefly reviewed the ecological rese...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Mukherjee N,Dahdouh-Guebas F,Kapoor V,Arthur R,Koedam N,Sridhar A,Shanker K

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CITYgreen software has become a commonly used tool to quantify the benefits of urban shade trees. Despite its frequent use, little research has been conducted to validate results of the CITYgreen energy conservation module. The first objective of this study is to perform a familiar application of CITYgreen software to...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Carver AD,Unger DR,Parks CL

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the United States, the Clean Water Act requires mitigation for wetlands that are negatively impacted by dredging and filling activities. During the mitigation process, there generally is little effort to assess function for mitigation sites and function is usually inferred based on vegetative cover and acreage. In ...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Hoeltje SM,Cole CA

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spatio-temporal trends in infrastructure footprints, energy production, and landscape alteration were assessed for the Eagle Ford Shale of Texas. The period of analysis was over four 2-year periods (2006-2014). Analyses used high-resolution imagery, as well as pipeline data to map EF infrastructure. Landscape conditio...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Pierre JP,Young MH,Wolaver BD,Andrews JR,Breton CL

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many public land management agencies are committed to understanding and protecting recreation visitor experiences. Parks Canada is deeply committed to that objective for visitors to Canada's National Parks. This 2004 study, informed by a 2003 qualitative study of visitor experiences and influences on those experiences...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Watson A,Glaspell B,Christensen N,Lachapelle P,Sahanatien V,Gertsch F

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroelectric dams represent major investments and major sources of environmental and social impacts. Powerful forces surround the decision-making process on public investments in the various options for the generation and conservation of electricity. Brazil's proposed Belo Monte Dam (formerly Kararaô) and its upstrea...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Fearnside PM

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin (GLB), corn acreage has been expanding since 2005 in response to high demand for corn as an ethanol feedstock. This study integrated remote sensing-derived products and the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) within a geographic information system (GIS) modeling environment to ass...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Shao Y,Lunetta RS,Macpherson AJ,Luo J,Chen G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the United States, forest governance practices have utilized a variety of public participation mechanisms to improve decision-making and instill public legitimacy. However, comments, one of the most frequent and accessible avenues for the public to provide input, has received little attention. Further, there has be...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： De'Arman KJ

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a mechanistic life-cycle model derived from the elicitation of multiple factors influencing the success of individual life-stages of the imperiled delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus). We discuss the relevance of limiting factors in population ecology and problems with additive models in detecting them....

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Hamilton SA,Murphy DD

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anthropogenic disturbances in wetland ecosystems can alter the composition and structure of plant assemblages and affect system functions. Extensive oil and gas extraction has occurred in wetland habitats along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast since the early 1900s. Activities involved with three-dimensional (3D) sei...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Howard RJ,Wells CJ,Michot TC,Johnson DJ

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：:Until recently, governmental organizations played a dominant and decisive role in natural resource management. However, an increasing number of studies indicate that this dominant role is developing towards a more facilitating role as equal partner to improve efficiency and create a leaner state. This approach is char...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Fliervoet JM,Geerling GW,Mostert E,Smits AJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recovery dynamics in a previously disturbed stream were investigated to determine the influence of a series of remedial actions on stream recovery and to evaluate the potential application of bioindicators as an environmental management tool. A suite of bioindicators, representing five different functional response gr...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Adams SM,Ham KD

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Implementing effective conservation requires an understanding of factors affecting deforestation and forest degradation. Previous studies have investigated factors affecting deforestation, while few studies have examined the determinants of both of deforestation and forest degradation for more than one period. To addr...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Htun NZ,Mizoue N,Yoshida S

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the heightened pace and extent of human interactions with landscapes, there is increasing recognition of the interdependence of hydrogeomorphological, ecological, and human systems in understanding human-landscape interactions. There is also widespread agreement for greater integration across disciplinary bounda...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Gerlak AK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of disturbance from construction work around Cardiff Bay, south Wales, on the densities and feeding behavior of seven waterbird species was studied over an 11-year period. Construction of a barrage across the mouth of the bay has subsequently resulted in its impoundment; other major works included the const...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Burton NH,Rehfisch MM,Clark NA

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:/ Nitrous oxide (N(2)O) emissions from temperate grasslands are poorly quantified and may be an important part of the atmospheric N(2)O budget. In this study N(2)O emissions were simulated for 1052 grassland sites in the United States using the NGAS model of Parton and others (1996) coupled with an organic matter deco...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Mummey DL,Smith JL,Bluhm G

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visitor use surveys and water quality data indicates that high visitor use levels of two rivers in Puerto Rico does not appear to adversely affect several water quality parameters. Optimum visitor use to maximize visitor defined satisfaction is a more constraining limit on visitor use than water quality. Our multiple ...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Santiago LE,Gonzalez-Caban A,Loomis J

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ecological connectivity depends on key elements within the landscape, which can support ecological fluxes, species richness and long-term viability of a biological community. Landscape planning requires clear aims and quantitative approaches to identify which key elements can reinforce the spatial coherence of protect...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Campos FS,Lourenço-de-Moraes R,Ruas DS,Mira-Mendes CV,Franch M,Llorente GA,Solé M,Cabral P

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of a model for assessing the impact and interactions of stressors in the ecosystem of Lake Koronia, based on fuzzy inference, is presented in this paper. The proposed fuzzy inference model assesses the synergistic interactions among several significant stressors on fish production. These stressors incl...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Ioannidou IA,Paraskevopoulos S,Tzionas P

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effluent from the waste stabilization ponds (WSPs) of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka Campus, is used for irrigation by poor rural farmers. There has been fear that the poorly maintained WSPs and the reuse practices are contributing to environmental degradation and health hazards. In this study the environmental...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Agunwamba JC

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross-boundary coordination is a tool for ecosystem management whereby landowners voluntarily coordinate management practices toward economic and/or ecological landscape-scale outcomes (e.g., fiber, invasive species control, habitat). Past research indicates that it may be particularly applicable on landscapes that in...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Gass RJ,Rickenbach M,Schulte LA,Zeuli K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hillsborough County, Florida, is a karst region that is heavily urbanized, yet no study has been undertaken measuring the degree of human disturbance. Van Beynen and Townsend (2005) created a hierarchical and standardized disturbance index specifically designed for karst environments. To address the problem of determi...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： van Beynen P,Feliciano N,North L,Townsend K

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Public and private companies make significant water infrastructure investments to meet increasing water demand. In this context, investments in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), which play an important role in recycling of used water, are also increasing. This study investigates determination of the efficiency scor...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Ayyildiz E,Yildiz A,Taskin Gumus A,Ozkan C

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil heavy metal pollution threatens ecological health and food security. It is significant to classify pollution risk management and control zones, which can effectively cope with soil pollution and scientifically carry out soil remediation projects. In this study, based on 665 soil samples collecting from Ningbo (so...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Xiang M,Li Y,Yang J,Li Y,Li F,Hu B,Cao Y

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the precision and accuracy of the Trimble GeoXTtrade mark global positioning system (GPS) handheld receiver on point and area features and compared estimates of stream habitat dimensions (e.g., lengths and areas of riffles and pools) that were made in three different Oklahoma streams using the GPS receiver a...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Dauwalter DC,Fisher WL,Belt KC

更新日期：2006-02-01 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