Four decades of old field vegetation development and the role of Celastrus orbiculatus in the northeastern United States

1999 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Fike ◽  
William A. Niering
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Celastrus Orbiculatus ◽  
Northeastern United States ◽  
Old Field ◽  
Vegetation Development

Development of Hydrologic Concepts in the Northeastern United States

1983 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-168
Author(s):  
Martina Johnson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
The United States ◽  
Northeastern United States ◽  
Mineral Springs ◽  
Erie Canal ◽  
Therapeutic Benefits ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Significant contributions to hydrogeology from the Northeastern United States have resulted from studies of natural phenomena, the occurrence of mineral springs, and two man-made events - the drilling in 1824 of the first fresh water well in the U.S., and the building of the Erie Canal. Development of chemical analytical techniques was prompted by interest in the therapeutic benefits of Saratoga and similar mineral springs, which were used as spas and sources of bottled water. The fundamental concept that the chemical character of ground water is controlled by lithology and by source and movement of water evolved from efforts to explain the origin and chemical differences of springs that were believed to have different medicinal benefits. The first drilled well, at the mouth of the Raritan River, led to the study of saltwater encroachment in the United States. The concept that explains the relationship between freshwater head and the position of the saltwater interface was developed to explain the ebbing and flowing of the well. Although the early hydrologic work was undertaken primarily by chemists and engineers, it was largely the challenge of understanding the position and movement of the saltwater interface that required the talents of geologists from whose studies evolved fundamental hydrogeologic concepts. Even now, evaluation of the role of the zone of dispersion in diagenesis, ore deposition, and geomorphic processes is at the forefront of hydrogeologic research. The building of the Erie Canal demonstrated the delicate ecologic balance of water systems and the need to anticipate the impact of man-made structures on this balance. Hydrologic engineering was advanced during its construction owing to the challenge of controlling the volume of water as well as its depth and velocity.

scholarly journals Northeastern Family Forest Owner Gender Differences in Land-Based Estate Planning and the Role of Self-Efficacy

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marla Markowski-Lindsay ◽  
Paul Catanzaro ◽  
Rebekah Zimmerer ◽  
David Kittredge ◽  
Ezra Markowitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Public Goods ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Forest Owner ◽  
Northeastern United States ◽  
Estate Planning ◽  
Family Forest ◽  
The Future

Abstract Understanding family forest owner (FFO) estate planning decisionmaking is fundamental to ensuring the survival of landscapes that provide many public goods, but little is known about how land-based estate planning differs by gender. Analyses of a survey of FFOs in northeastern United States indicated that female FFOs rate themselves with lower levels of land-based estate planning self-efficacy—being less prepared, confident, and financially able to move forward with planning the future of their land than males. Of the FFOs who had positive levels of land-based estate planning self-efficacy, females were more likely to want to keep their land undeveloped than males. Our research suggests that increasing land-based estate planning self-efficacy of female FFOs may lead to higher rates of keeping land undeveloped for regions with FFOs similar to those of the northeast. We recommend ways in which foresters and programs could play an important role in increasing land-based estate planning self-efficacy.

Of Dogs and Men: The Making of Spatial Boundaries in a Gentrifying Neighborhood

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvie Tissot
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Large City ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Northeastern United States ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Diverse Community

This article examines the role of animals in the processes of social inclusion and exclusion in a gentrifying neighborhood. Residents who move into mixed–income, inner–city neighborhoods generally express a taste for diversity while simultaneously attempting to distance themselves from “undesirables.” Dogs allow newcomers to manage these tensions. The urge to control public spaces leads to the creation of new and quasi–exclusionary places, such as dog runs. At the same time, in the process of creating them, residents produce the neighborhood's image as a “diverse community.” Based on fieldwork conducted in a neighborhood of a large city in the northeastern United States, the author uses a wide range of discourse settings and genres to demonstrate that discursive production is part–and–parcel of the process of making places.

The Role of Gender and Sensation Seeking in Film Choice

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Smita C. Banerjee ◽  
Kathryn Greene ◽  
Marina Krcmar ◽  
Zhanna Bagdasarov ◽  
Dovile Ruginyte
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
The United States ◽  
High Arousal ◽  
Subject Design ◽  
Happy Mood

This study demonstrates the significance of individual difference factors, particularly gender and sensation seeking, in predicting media choice (examined through hypothetical descriptions of films that participants anticipated they would view). This study used a 2 (Positive mood/negative mood) × 2 (High arousal/low arousal) within-subject design with 544 undergraduate students recruited from a large northeastern university in the United States. Results showed that happy films and high arousal films were preferred over sad films and low-arousal films, respectively. In terms of gender differences, female viewers reported a greater preference than male viewers for happy-mood films. Also, male viewers reported a greater preference for high-arousal films compared to female viewers, and female viewers reported a greater preference for low-arousal films compared to male viewers. Finally, high sensation seekers reported a preference for high-arousal films. Implications for research design and importance of exploring media characteristics are discussed.

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