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Restoration in El Yunque National Forest: Riparian Corridor Assessment and Prioritization
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | DeMaio, Jared Thomas King, Jason Schmitt, Matthew Wood, Stephen Anthony |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | ......................................................................................................................................... iv Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................... v Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................... vi Methods and Results .................................................................................................................. vi Conclusions and Recommendations........................................................................................... vi Authorship.................................................................................................................................... viii Table of Figures ............................................................................................................................ xii Table of Tables ............................................................................................................................ xiii 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 Background ............................................................................................................................... 3 2.1 Hurricanes and Ecosystem Impact ........................................................................................ 3 2.2 Riparian Areas ....................................................................................................................... 4 2.2.1 Watersheds and Catchments ........................................................................................... 4 2.2.2 Importance ...................................................................................................................... 4 2.2.3 Health and Hurricane Impact .......................................................................................... 5 2.3 Restoration Efforts ................................................................................................................ 5 2.3.1 Assessment protocols ..................................................................................................... 6 2.3.2 Community Input ............................................................................................................ 7 2.4 El Yunque National Forest .................................................................................................... 8 2.4.1 Hurricanes Irma and Maria ............................................................................................. 8 2.4.2 Watersheds in El Yunque ............................................................................................... 8 2.4.3 United States Forest Service ........................................................................................... 9 3.0 Methodology ........................................................................................................................... 10 3.1 Select Watershed ................................................................................................................. 10 3.2 Select Drainage Basins ........................................................................................................ 11 3.3 Select Riparian Area............................................................................................................ 12 3.4 Carrying out Restoration in Selected Area .......................................................................... 14 3.5 Evaluating Community Opinion of Restoration Efforts ..................................................... 14 4.0 Results ..................................................................................................................................... 15 4.1 GIS Mapping ....................................................................................................................... 15 4.2 Watershed Selection ............................................................................................................ 19 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6482&context=iqp-all |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
