scholarly journals Vertical distribution of epiphytic bryophytes depends on phorophyte type; a case study from windthrows in Kampinoski National Park (Central Poland)

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 59-71
Author(s):  
Barbara Fojcik ◽  
Damian Chmura
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Distribution ◽  
National Park ◽  
Vertical Gradient ◽  
Quercus Petraea ◽  
Lower Trunk ◽  
Central Poland ◽  
Pine Trees ◽  
The Vertical Distribution ◽  
Occurrence Of Species

The vertical distribution of epiphytic bryophytes in European forests are still relatively poorly understood. The aim of the study was to analyse the diversity and vertical zonation of epiphytic mosses and liverworts on selected tree types (Quercus petraea, Betula pendula and Pinus sylvestris) within windthrow areas in the Kampinoski National Park (Central Poland). The investigations were performed in five parts of the trees: the tree base, lower trunk, upper trunk, lower crown, and upper crown. Deciduous trees have more species than pine trees (13 on Quercus and Betula, 8 on Pinus). The type of phorophyte was crucial for the differences in the species composition from the tree base to the upper crown that was observed. The highest richness of bryophytes was recorded on the tree bases, while the lowest was recorded in the upper parts of the crowns. The variability of the habitat conditions in the vertical gradient on the trunk that affected the patterns of the occurrence of species with different ecological preferences was determined using the Ellenberg indicator values. An increase in the value of the light and acidity indicators from the base of the trunk upwards and decreasing tendency in the case of moisture indicator was noted.

A case study on the vertical distribution and characteristics of aerosols using ground-based raman lidar, satellite and model over Western India

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (17) ◽  
pp. 6421-6436
Author(s):  
Sourita Saha ◽  
Som Sharma ◽  
K. Niranjan Kumar ◽  
Prashant Kumar ◽  
Vaidehi Joshi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Distribution ◽  
Western India ◽  
Raman Lidar ◽  
The Vertical Distribution

Regional intrapulmonary gas distribution in awake and anesthetized-paralyzed prone man

1978 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 528-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Rehder ◽  
T. J. Knopp ◽  
A. D. Sessler
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Vertical Distribution ◽  
Vertical Gradient ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Residual Volume ◽  
Gas Distribution ◽  
Lung Volumes ◽  
Regional Lung ◽  
Residual Capacity ◽  
The Vertical Distribution

The intrapulmonary distribution of inspired gas (ventilation/unit lung volume, VI), functional residual capacity (FRC), closing capacity (CC), and the slope of phase III were determined in five awake and five anesthetized-paralyzed volunteers who were in the prone position with the abdomen unsupported. After induction of anesthesia-paralysis, FRC was less in four of five subjects and CC was consistently less. At FRC there was no difference in the vertical gradient of regional lung volumes between the awake and anesthetized-paralyzed prone subjects. Also, there was no difference in VI between the two states. The normalized slope of phase III decreased consistently with induction of anesthesia-paralysis, but the vertical distribution of a 133Xe bolus inhaled from residual volume was not different between the two states. The data of the study are compatible with 1) a pattern of expansion of the respiratory system during anesthesia-paralysis and mechanical ventilation different than that during spontaneous breathing and 2) a more uniform intraregional distribution of inspired gas and/or a different sequence of emptying during anesthesia-paralysis.

The vertical distribution of atmospheric H2O2: A case study

1992 ◽  
Vol 97 (D2) ◽  
pp. 2507 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D. Ray ◽  
Charles C. Van Valin ◽  
Joe F. Boatman
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Distribution ◽  
The Vertical Distribution

Wind Erosion at a Saline Playa Environment, Ebinur Lake, Xinjiang, China - A Case Study on the Source of Saline Dust Storm

2012 ◽  
Vol 260-261 ◽  
pp. 1003-1008
Author(s):  
Dong Wei Liu ◽  
Jilili Abuduwaili
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Distribution ◽  
Wind Erosion ◽  
Dust Storms ◽  
Aeolian Transport ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Erosion Pins ◽  
Dry Lake ◽  
The Vertical Distribution ◽  
Main Factor

In many arid and semiarid lands, dry lake beds (saline playa) represent a tremendous source of unconsolidated salt-rich sediments that are available for aeolian transport. Severe salt-dust storms caused by the erosion of such landforms have become very harmful natural phenomena. Base on texture and appearance characteristic, five principal undisturbed playa surfaces for sampling to investigate the deflation rate and the vertical distribution of material abraded using a wind-tunnel experiment in this study. Two additional field deflation monitoring transect were aslo established to examine vertical deflation by wind from measurements of erosion pins at the Ebinur (dry) Lake. The results indicate that winds greater than 8 m/s is the main factor for inducing the erosion of the playa sediments. Soft salt, aeloian sediment and alluvial deposit are the main sources of the saline dust storms in Ebinur region. The near-surface vertical distribution of material abraded concentrated in 0 -10 cm height. The annual wind erosion rate ranged from 0.48 cm to 5.6 cm in the northwest portion of the lake and from 0.24 cm to 0.96 cm in the southeast portion.

Is the vertical distribution of meiofauna similar in two contrasting microhabitats? A case study of a macrotidal sandy beach

2018 ◽  
Vol 502 ◽  
pp. 39-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.F. Maria ◽  
M.G. Silva Filho ◽  
T.P. Souza ◽  
J. Vanaverbeke ◽  
A. Vanreusel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Distribution ◽  
Sandy Beach ◽  
The Vertical Distribution

Shale Resources, Parks Conservation, and Contested Public Lands in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park: Is Fracking Booming?

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Miriam R. Aczel ◽  
Karen E. Makuch
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Federal Agencies ◽  
Cultural Significance ◽  
Theodore Roosevelt ◽  
Natural Beauty ◽  
Theodore Roosevelt National Park ◽  
Bakken Shale

This case study analyzes the potential impacts of weakening the National Park Service’s (NPS) “9B Regulations” enacted in 1978, which established a federal regulatory framework governing hydrocarbon rights and extraction to protect natural resources within the parks. We focus on potential risks to national parklands resulting from Executive Orders 13771—Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs [1]—and 13783—Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth [2]—and subsequent recent revisions and further deregulation. To establish context, we briefly overview the history of the United States NPS and other relevant federal agencies’ roles and responsibilities in protecting federal lands that have been set aside due to their value as areas of natural beauty or historical or cultural significance [3]. We present a case study of Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP) situated within the Bakken Shale Formation—a lucrative region of oil and gas deposits—to examine potential impacts if areas of TRNP, particularly areas designated as “wilderness,” are opened to resource extraction, or if the development in other areas of the Bakken near or adjacent to the park’s boundaries expands [4]. We have chosen TRNP because of its biodiversity and rich environmental resources and location in the hydrocarbon-rich Bakken Shale. We discuss where federal agencies’ responsibility for the protection of these lands for future generations and their responsibility for oversight of mineral and petroleum resources development by private contractors have the potential for conflict.

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