Grey nurse shark (Carcharias taurus) diving tourism: Tourist compliance and shark behaviour at Fish Rock, Australia.

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：:Traditional bacterial indicators used in public health to assess water quality and the Biolog system were evaluated to compare their response to biological, chemical, and physical habitat indicators of stream condition both within the state of Oregon and among ecoregion aggregates (Coast Range, Willamette Valley, Casc...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Pennington AT,Harding AK,Hendricks CW,Campbell HM

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temporal and spatial vegetation structure has impact on biodiversity qualities. Yet, current schemes of biotope mapping do only to a limited extend incorporate these factors in the mapping. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the application of a modified biotope mapping scheme that includes temporal and spatial ...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Gao T,Qiu L,Hammer M,Gunnarsson A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:National Pollution Discharge Elimination Permit (NPDES)-driven effluent toxicity tests using Ceriodaphnia dubia and fathead minnows were conducted for more than 20 years to assess and monitor the effects of wastewaters at the United States (U.S.) Department of Energy Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12 Complex) in Oa...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Greeley MS Jr,Kszos LA,Morris GW,Smith JG,Stewart AJ

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Migratory pastoralism is an adaptation to a harsh and unstable environment, and pastoral herders have traditionally adapted to environmental and climatic change by building on their in-depth knowledge of this environment. In the Hindu Kush Himalayan region, and particularly in the arid and semiarid areas of northern P...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Joshi S,Jasra WA,Ismail M,Shrestha RM,Yi SL,Wu N

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Habitat protection for grassland birds is an important component of open space land acquisition in suburban Chicago. We use optimization decision models to develop recommendations for land protection and analyze tradeoffs between alternative goals. One goal is to acquire (and restore if necessary) as much grassland ha...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Snyder SA,Miller JR,Skibbe AM,Haight RG

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Carolinian Life Zone in southwestern Ontario, Canada is valued because it represents an almost disjunct ecosystem (i.e., one that is typical of the mid-Atlantic United States, rather than the rest of Canada or the nearby states in the United States). The landscape of the Carolinian Life Zone has undergone dramatic...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Meloche C,Murphy SD

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mapped environmental classifications are defined using various procedures, but there has been little evaluation of the differences in their ability to discriminate variation in independent ecological characteristics. We tested the performance of environmental classifications of the streams and rivers of France that ha...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Snelder TH,Pella H,Wasson JG,Lamouroux N

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil analyses were conducted on home lawns across diverse ecoregions of the U.S. to determine the soil organic carbon (SOC) sink capacity of turfgrass soils. Establishment of lawns sequestered SOC over time. Due to variations in ecoregions, sequestration rates varied among sites from 0.9 Mg carbon (C) ha(-1) year(-1) ...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Selhorst A,Lal R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study implements an exploratory data analysis of landscape metrics and a change detection analysis of land use and population density to assess landscape dynamics (1954-2008) in two physiographic zones (plain and hilly-mountain area) of Emilia Romagna, northern Italy. The two areas are characterized by different ...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Smiraglia D,Ceccarelli T,Bajocco S,Perini L,Salvati L

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined long-term (10 years) meadow plant community responses to (1) livestock grazing under riparian grazing utilization limits; (2) suspension of livestock grazing; and (3) meadow site wetness and precipitation on the Inyo National Forest, California. Observed trends in meadow plant species richness, diversity, ...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Freitas MR,Roche LM,Weixelman D,Tate KW

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transportation infrastructure in national parks has historically been designed for the automobile. With more vehicles in the parks, visitors found themselves in circumstances more reminiscent of a city than a park. Traffic jams, overcrowding, illegal parking, horn honking, and idling vehicles became common, creating s...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Mace BL,Marquit JD,Bates SC

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：:An experimental study was conducted in Tillamook, Oregon, USA, to quantify the effectiveness of edge-of-field vegetated buffers for reducing transport of fecal coliform bacteria (FCB) from agricultural fields amended with dairy cow manure. Installation of vegetated buffers on loamy soils dramatically reduced the bacte...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Sullivan TJ,Moore JA,Thomas DR,Mallery E,Snyder KU,Wustenberg M,Wustenberg J,Mackey SD,Moore DL

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wildfires lead to important economic, social, and environmental losses, especially in areas of Mediterranean climate where they are of a high intensity and frequency. Over the past 30 years there has been a dramatic surge in the development and use of fire spread models. However, given the chaotic nature of environmen...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Martin-Fernández S,Martínez-Falero E,Pérez-González JM

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of many African game reserves is today often still an art based on experience and intuition, rather than a science. Decision-making is based on an informal integration of accumulated individual knowledge and keen field observations. Data are generally poorly captured and curated. Until fairly recently, deno...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Stalmans M,Balkwill K,Witkowski ET,Rogers KH

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study adopts and modifies the WWF Rapid assessment and prioritization of protected areas management methodology (RAPPAM) to evaluate the management effectiveness of five protected areas in Taiwan. The results indicate that, unlike the situation in most developing countries, the threats and pressures faced by prot...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Lu DJ,Kao CW,Chao CL

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urban vegetation can mitigate increases in summer air temperature by reducing the solar gain received by buildings. To quantify the temperature-moderating influence of city trees and vine-covered buildings, a total of 13 pairs of temperature loggers were installed on the surfaces of eight buildings in downtown Toronto...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Millward AA,Torchia M,Laursen AE,Rothman LD

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:/ An important measure of the effectiveness of environmental impact assessment (EIA) is the extent to which it achieves its goals for environmental protection and management. To determine this requires an examination of environmental outcomes for projects that have undergone EIA. The utility of the predecision stages ...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Morrison-Saunders A,Bailey J

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:/ We identified and ranked 108 resident and migratory wildlife taxa on John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) that were vulnerable to local, regional, or global extinction. We ranked taxa based on their vulnerability to extinction, their potential role for maintaining faunal integrity, and the relevance of KSC for maintai...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Breininger DR,Barkaszi MJ,Smith RB,Oddy DM,Provancha JA

更新日期：1998-03-01 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：: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：:/ Effects of protective fencing on birds, lizards, black-tailed hares (Lepus californicus), perennial plant cover, and structural diversity of perennial plants were evaluated from spring 1994 through winter 1995 at the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area (DTNA), in the Mojave Desert, California. Abundance and specie...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： BROOKS M

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:/ This paper examines the use of the European dune pioneer plant Ammophila arenaria (marram or European beach grass) for dune stabilization in South Africa in the past and present, its present distribution in South Africa, and the perceptions of coastal management agencies and the public about its further use. The pla...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Hertling UM,Lubke RA

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on government and other relevant documentation, this paper explores the conceptual linkage between population, development, and waste management in Botswana and the implications of this relationship for global climate change. Population is increasing, albeit at a decreasing rate. Spatially, the population is bec...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Gwebu TD

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With 207 million ha of forest covering 22% of its land area, China ranks fifth in the world in forest area. Rapid economic growth, climate change, and forest disturbances pose new, complex challenges for forest research and management. Progress in meeting these challenges is relevant beyond China, because China's fore...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： He HS,Shifley SR,Thompson FR 3rd

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:/ In 1997, Oregon enacted amendments to its state hazardous waste site cleanup law which emphasize risk-based remedial action decisions. In a departure from US EPA practice, the amended statute and associated rules require that protection of ecological receptors occur at the population level for all plants and animals...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Hope BK

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Land-use planning using geographic information systems (GIS) commonly emphasizes biophysical spatial data; however planning can be improved by integrating spatial sets of socioeconomic data into the GIS. As an example, we compared a traditional GIS-aided forestry planning protocol that considered only biophysical suit...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Webb EL,Thiha

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tidal marshes are increasingly vulnerable to degradation or loss from eutrophication, land-use changes, and accelerating sea-level rise, making restoration necessary to recover ecosystem services. To evaluate effects of restoration planting density and sea-level rise on ecosystem function (i.e., nitrogen removal), we ...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Martin S,Sparks EL,Constantin AJ,Cebrian J,Cherry JA

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Populations of many shorebird species are declining; habitat loss and degradation are among the leading causes for these declines. Shorebirds use a variety of habitats along interior migratory routes including managed moist soil units, natural wetlands, sandbars, and agricultural lands such as harvested rice fields. L...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Lehnen SE,Krementz DG

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00