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Title
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Impervious Cover Thresholds of the North Carolina Piedmont Fish Assemblage
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Author
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Webster, Patrick
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Geodesy, Ecology, Natural resources--Management
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Description
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Researchers have placed emphasis on quantifying and identifying ecological thresholds to study biological responses to urbanization. As watersheds become urbanized, they exhibit a systemic pattern of degradation that disrupts the natural biogeoche...
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THE ROLE OF URBAN GREEN ROOFS AS INVERTEBRATE HABITAT
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Author
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Merritt, Danielle
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Sustainability, Environmental sciences, Ecology
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Description
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Developed countries witnessed an 80% expansion of urban land use between 1990 and 2015. This is leading to degradation of ecosystems and habitats, resulting in a general loss of biodiversity in urban areas. I investigated the habitat potential of ...
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Title
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The traits that predict forest bird responses to urbanization intensity
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Author
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Paton, Grant
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Ecology, Wildlife conservation
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Description
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As humans continue moving to urban areas, there is a growing need to understand the effects of urban intensification on native wildlife populations. Forest species in remnant habitat are particularly vulnerable to urban intensification, but the me...