Vegetation

conservation park, prompting an interesting analysis into how each creek’s biodiversity is affected by the anthropogenic biome in which it exists. Through the various field methods, this inquiry will reveal the differences in the water quality, the vegetation diversity and the species diversity of each catchment and what implications the surrounding ecosystem has on these indicators. The aim of this field report is to discourse the following question: How does the natural surroundings of an anthropogenic

NVWSI for drought monitoring The development of NVWSI was based on the assumption that when there is sufficient vegetation water supply in the soil, there is a normal growth of vegetation. In other words, normal vegetation growth is affected when soil water deficit has happened during a drought period. In case of drought, NDVI value (observed by the satellite sensor) is reduced as vegetation partially closes leaf stomata to reduce leaf surface transpiration in order to save water in the canopy (Placeholder4)

could be due to lack of vegetation, dredging or soil erosion and agriculture or farming. The vegetation along the banks of Nardoo River plays an important role in filtering nutrients in the river. Many of the vegetation area on the river edge have been removed due to farming and dredging in this area. Impact 1 Riverbank vegetation is a key role for the Nardoo water system, and it helps nurture the soil, and provides important nutrients in the soil and the water. Vegetation also provide shade for

dense thickets which causes the plant to easily exclude other vegetation in the same landscape

reflectance to the incoming reflectance (E). Part B: Field Spectroscopy (18 marks) 1. Plotting spectral reflectance signatures: a. From the spectroradiometer data, plot the spectral reflectance curves for the 3 non-vegetated target types and 2 vegetation types. Display all spectral curves on one graph (graphs should be properly labeled). (3) b. Describe the spectral curve of each target type with respect to its absorption and reflectance characteristics. (3) Grass and Soil: Grass and Soil have

to many forms of Alaskan vegetation. According to the United States National Parks Service, Steese covers over 1.2 million acres, and is home to everything from trees to grasses. In Steese, the vegetation consists of plants from three main ecosystems; the boreal forest, alpine tundra and the tussocks.(Varner, 2011) These systems give much variation to the foliage. The main ecosystem in the Steese National Conservation Area, alpine tundra, is home to forms of vegetation like small shrubs, long grasses

the humus layer will not deteriorate and the soil will be strong enough to defend itself against erosion. Thirdly, farmers can hold back on livestock grazing so that the vegetation of the area will not be completely consumed. If grazing is decreased, then vegetation will remain and with sufficient time and water, the vegetation will grow, expand and protect the land. Fourthly, farmers can use another plan for harvesting so that the land will not be over-cultivated. They can alternate between different

abrupt change in vegetation structure and composition, occupied by low growing sub-alpine woodland dominated by snow gums and treeless valleys (Figure 1). Barker (1998) found that post-fire, the woodland consisted of regrowth from lignotubers. However, if fire intensity is too severe, these lignotubers will be destroyed, severely impacting on the regeneration process and vegetation structure (Barker 1998). Such conditions will burn vegetative cover, removing or damaging the vegetation enough that the

economic or social impacts to the surrounding communities. We will implement a vegetation monitoring protocol that will help guide us in restoration and recovery efforts of the High Park fire scar and the surrounding areas and watershed. A collaboration with the US Forest Service will be aggressively pursued in the hopes that a combined use of the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program and our separate vegetation monitoring protocol can be utilized. We will use the burn severity field data

research while in the Phase 3 lab environment. Notice that each site you visit has a distinctly different surface, which could affect runoff. One Inch of Rainfall Shallow water infiltration Deep water infiltration Runoff water Evaporation water Vegetation 25% 25% 10% 40% Mountain 10% 5% 60% 25% Bare soil 20% 15% 35% 40% Section 2: One inch of rainfall deposits 144 cubic inches (0.623 gallons) of water per square foot of surface area. Use the following formula to calculate the amount of water after