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Mapping the evolution of designed landscapes with GIS: stourhead landscape garden as an example
Landscapes change because they are the expression of the dynamic interaction
between natural and cultural forces in the environment. As such the landscape
is a palimpsest that evidences many successive transformations ...
Contemporary landscapes of contemplation
This book has its origins in a seemingly straightforward question: What is a
contemplative landscape? It’s a question that my colleague, architect Randall
Imai, and I asked when we were commissioned to design a ...
Landscape ecology in the Anthropocene: an overview for integrating agroecosystems and biodiversity conservation
(2021-01-01)
Recent studies have characterized the influence of agroecosystems on biodiversity. However, a set of components associated with the management of these areas is still neglected in landscape-level studies, especially in ...
Guidelines for documenting and reporting tree allometric equations
(Springer-Verlag France, 2015-09)
Given the pressing need to quantify carbon fluxes associated with terrestrial vegetation dynamics, an increasing number of researchers have sought to improve estimates of tree volume, biomass, and carbon stocks. Tree ...
Concepts and methods for landscape multifunctionality and a unifying framework based on ecosystem services
(Springer, 2013-04)
The potential of landscapes to supply multiple benefits to society beyond commodities production has received increasing research and policy attention. Linking the concept of multifunctionality with the ecosystem services ...
Trees as hotspots: Using forest, trees, and agroforestry to foster diverse sustainable landscapes
(Agricultural Systems, 2022)
Forests, trees, and agroforestry (FTA) are ecosystem hotspots. They exemplify the contributions of biodiversity to sustainable and resilient landscapes, green circular economy and to sustainable agriculture and food systems ...
Implementación de un prototipo de alarma de parto bovino para la finca Jaicar
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2018)
This report presents the design and implementation of a prototype to detect typical patterns of movement in cows close to give birth and generate an alarm based on that data. A contraction detector algorithm is presented, ...