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Title
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Forest loss is significantly higher near clustered small dams than single large dams per megawatt of hydroelectricity installed in the Brazilian Amazon
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Author
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Chen, Gang, Nickerson, Samuel, Fearnside, Philip M., Allan, Craig J., Hu, Tongxi, Carvalho, Luis, Zhao, Kaiguang
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Subjects--Topical
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Forests and forestry, Deforestation, Hydroelectric power plants, Dams, Remote sensing
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Description
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Hydropower in the Brazilian Amazon is a prevalent form of development, but dams have widespread and long-term environmental impacts that include deforestation in the areas surrounding the dams. Small hydropower plants (SHPs) are often perceived as...
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Title
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Pyrolysis and Combustion Properties of Selected Structural Fuels in Residential Buildings
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Author
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Yang, Wenxu
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Materials science, Engineering, Forests and forestry
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Description
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Firebrands are a major ignition source in large scale wildland and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires. Limited studies have been reported regarding firebrand generation. It was hypothesized that firebrand production characteristics can be descri...
