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Species Vs. Height As Predictors Of Increased Growth Rate In New England Canopy Trees, Kiely Schultz
Species Vs. Height As Predictors Of Increased Growth Rate In New England Canopy Trees, Kiely Schultz
Honors Projects
As part of a larger study on the effect of an experimentally-created gap within a forest on adult canopy trees, focuses on the possible effect of tree height versus type of species on radial growth response to gap creation. Sample includes fifty trees within four transects next to a gap in the Yale-Myers Experimental Forest in Connecticut, with results showing that type of species affects radial growth response.
Uses Of Wild Plants In Ndumba, Eastern Highlands Province, Terence E. Hays
Uses Of Wild Plants In Ndumba, Eastern Highlands Province, Terence E. Hays
Faculty Publications
For Papua New Guineans,l as well as for those who wish to understand them better, traiditional knowledge of the local natural environment is a priceless resource. In the face of increasing commitments to a cash economy, however, many communities are rapidly losing their awareness and appreciation of the rich animal and plant worlds which are immediately available to them. As Powell has recently observed (1976), the recorded information regarding traditional plant knowledge and uses has tended to be widely-scattered in the literature and relatively difficult to access, especially for those who stand to benefit the most from it. A recent …
Are Trees Necessary In The City?, Chester Smolski
Are Trees Necessary In The City?, Chester Smolski
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"It appeared as a small news item: the Providence Park Commission had requested that 40 trees be planted along Atwells Avenue as part of the $2.8 million facelift scheduled for Federal Hill but the Providence Redevelopment Agency did not act on the request. Businessmen along the street were also opposed to the plantings because they considered that their shops would not be visible behind the trees and thus, they would lose some potential business. As a result, no new trees will appear along that business thoroughfare."