National Mission for Clean Ganga(NMCG),Ministry of Jal Shakti,Government of India(Grant No.B-02/2015-16/1259/NMCG-WII PROPOSAL and B-03/2015-16/1077/NMCG-NEW PROPASAL).
Background In the riverine riparian ecosystem,particularly in India,the knowledge of the effects of habitat disturbance on taxonomic distinctness,functional diversity,and local contribution toβdiversity(LCBD)of spide...
This study which is part of GT’s PhD work was sponsored by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research(BMBF).
Introduction:Understanding the environmental factors that influence riparian vegetation community composition and distribution is important for understanding wetland ecosystem functioning.This understanding can furthe...
Financial support for this project was provided by the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority(Funding number CO0910.06.051).
Introduction:The information available on the sensitivity of soil biotic and abiotic attributes,which can be used to track the impact of reforestation in riparian buffers,is often insufficient to refine management pra...
by a National Key Technology R&D Program of China(2012BAC06B02-04).
Introduction:Riparian vegetation plays a crucial role in soil conservation and riverbank reinforcement.The Three Gorges hydrologic project has significantly changed the pattern of water-level fluctuation and riparian ...
This research would not have been possible without the support and participation of traditional cultural practitioners(comprised of members representing various tribal groups including Maidu,Wintun,and Plains and Northern Sierra Miwok)and others including my family,Shannon Brawley,Michael McGirr,Jacquelyn Ross,Kathy Wallace,Kimberley and Curt Stevenot,Molly Ferrell,Diana Almendariz,Harry and Lee McQuillen,the Willow-Oak Fire Department,and Mokelumne Fire Department and the staff at the NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center.Drs.Deborah Elliott-Fisk,Michael Barbour,and Melissa Nelson provided useful guidance on the development of this project.Comments provided by anonymous reviewers on an earlier draft have helped to refine this manuscript.Drs.Kathy Gray and Nancy Carter provided useful discussions about statistical models for analysis of unbalanced design.I am grateful to the late Jan T.Lowrey for inviting this research opportunity and enabling the return of indigenous fires to the riparian forest.Partial funding for this research was obtained through the Community Forestry and Environmental Research Program.
Introduction:Fire has a long history,but little documented role,as a process in riparian ecosystems.For millennia California Indians have applied fire to riparian ecosystems for a variety of purposes,but the effects o...