Roughly linear forest patches are common in subalpine environments, including hedges, ribbon forest, and Shimagare or wave regenerated forests (waves). The influence of wind is common among these patterns, but the role of positive feedback, the most
Complexity of successional pathways in subalpine forests of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area
The AA. examined forest structure and composition in 4 watersheds in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area, Idaho and Montana, to better understand the complexity of successional processes following stand-replacing fires in subalpine forest
Relationships between the morphometry of alpine and subalpine basins and remotely sensed estimates of lake turbidity, Glacier National Park, Montana
Catchment area;Watershed ; Cluster analysis ; Correlation ; Drainage network ; Geomorphometry ; Glacial features ; Glacial lake ; LANDSAT ; Montana ; Principal components analysis ; Remote sensing ; Statistics ; Thematic Mapper ; Turbidity ; United
Relationships between characteristics of alpine and subalpine drainage basin form and estimates of lake turbidity were examined. Remote sensing techniques were developed to assess lake turbidity levels through the acquisition of spectral responses
Socio-économie de la Slovénie subalpine: entre renaissance et déclin
Life in mid-altitude mountain areas. A way of life or a way of survival?
centres industriels dans les années 1970 a contribué à ralentir l'émigration des habitants de ces régions montagneuses. La croissance démographique des régions subalpines s'est accentuée dans les années 1990. Importance de la pluri-activité dans les
Distribution spatiale des exploitations agricoles de montagne dans les régions alpines et subalpines de Slovénie au regard de leurs statuts et décisions de succession
The paper presents how mountain farms in Slovene Alpine and Subalpineareas are spatially distributed with regard to their succession statuses and decisions, and to what extent the spatial distribution ascertained is linked to the economic
development and demographic structure of area studied. The methodology is described in detail, especially the method of forming an applicative model of farm succession status and decision probability, as well as the procedure for the transfer of this model
to the Slovene Agricultural Census of 2000. The results show that there are three serried areas with a greater share of mountain farms on which succession will not occur, or on which successors will not continue with farming after takeover. Economic development
of these areas is weak and their demographic structure is unfavourable. - (IKR)
Sediment budget for subalpine watersheds, Lake Tahoe, California, USA
presents the results of three-year study of spring snowmelt runoff in watersheds of Lake Tahoe, using a network of 9 nephelometric turbidometers. Highly eroded badland areas originating from volcanic mudflow parent material had high sediment yields
Development of partial rock veneers by root throw in a subalpine setting
) to unknown (complete tree decay). Calculations based on dimensions of the pit/mound complexes, estimated time of tree topling, sizes of exposed rock fragments, and percentage rock covers at pit/mound complexes, as well as within the transect area, indicate
Evaluation and application of a portable rainfall simulator on subalpine grassland
textures were irrigated. A second goal of this study was to quantify the influence of vegetation and soil structure stability on soil erosion and runoff in a subalpine grassland area. The kinetic energy, drop size, triggered runoff and sediment yield
Détermination de la capacité des espèces de plantes alpines à retenir les sédiments et à diminuer l'écoulement à l'échelle du versant. Attributs morphologiques des plantes impliquées dans ces processus. Etude sur une zone subalpine française sur des
were assumed to be homogeneous for each vegetation unit in the alpine and upper subalpine zones and were surveyed and mapped in forested areas. Evapotranspiration was estimated from a survey of literature. Water balance properties were modeled
Large-scale (1:10 000) vegetation mapping was used to obtain estimates of the hydrological properties and dynamics in catchment areas that supply water to Vienna, Austria. GIS was used to manipulate data for the vegetational mapping. Soil properties
The research area bamti/Bandhar/Surma is located on the western slope of the Likhu Khola Valley. With its altitudes ranging from 1450 to 3400 m a.s.l., this region offers all the altitudinally dependent cultivation systems and crop rotations
of the southern declivity of the Easten Hymalayas from paddy rice cultivation in the valleys to various maize-millet combinations, field-pasture shifting cultivation land and grazing land at the subalpine level. The A. studies the influence of human impact
Concept ; France ; Map ; Mediterranean area ; Mountain ; Phytogeography ; Phytosociology ; Taxonomy ; Vegetation ; Zonation
conceptions nouvelles concernant le rattachement des étages alpins et subalpins, la position des montagnes méditerranéennes et la création d'unités phytogéographiques disjointes.
) dense forest; 3) an abandoned farmland area recolonized by shrubs and forest patches; and 4) subalpine grasslands. Hydrographs and sedigraphs demonstrated that vegetation cover is a major factor affecting the control of floods even during exceptional
concentrations. The subalpine catchment showed a hydrograph mirroring the hyetograph, with brief but intense hydrological responses to increased precipitation, because of the marked gradients and the presence of bare rock in the headwaters. A high volume
[b1] Area of Geography, Dept. of Human Sciences, Univ. of La Rioja, Logroño, Espagne
Altitude ; China ; Cold area ; Cryoturbation ; High mountain ; Soil ; Soil temperature ; Taxonomy ; Tibet
Dans un secteur allant du fond de la vallée de Lhasa, à 3700 m d'altitude, jusqu'aux zone subalpine (4200 à 4600 m) et alpine ( >4600 m elevation) les sols de l'Himalaya ont été décrits, échantillonnés et classés en utilisant la classification
morphology and tensile strength of 14 species common to riparian areas in the southern Rocky Mountains, in field sites along streambanks in the montane and subalpine zones of the Colorado Front Range. Using the vegetation root component (RipRoot
The growth of the suburban core cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area
Honshu ; Japan ; Metropolitan area ; Outer conurbation area ; Periurban development ; Suburbs ; Tokyo ; Urban growth ; Urban network
The A. aims to analyze the progress of the suburban area independent on Tokyo in the metropolitan area, the characteristics of the core cities in the suburban area, and relationship between the development of the metropolitan area and these cities
The development process of large-scale residential areas in the Kagoshima metropolitan area
Housing estate ; Japan ; Kyushu ; Residential area ; Town ; Urban development ; Urban infrastructure
This study aims to explain the development process of large-scale residential areas, over 20 hectares each, in the Kagoshima metropolitan area, and to evaluate the role of public-developers in the process. - (KA)
Cognitive space ; Countryside ; Enquiry ; Espace vécu ; Netherlands (The) ; Perception ; Rural area
According to the OECD standard, there are no rural areas in the Netherlands. In order to explore how Dutch inhabitants think about rural areas a survey was conducted, focusing on the kind of associations respondents to the survey have with respect
to rural areas, and where they think rural areas are located in the Netherlands.
Problems of lithostratigraphic classification of Holocene deposits in the perimarine area of The Netherlands
Its is concluded that the lithostratigraphic classification of the Holocene sediments in the coastal area has to be disconnected from the genetic concept of a perimarine area. A new system for lithostratigraphic classification in the perimarine area