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ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES AT THE FERNALD PRESERVE
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Decker, Ashlee
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1368198276
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Year and Degree
2013, Master of Environmental Science, Miami University, Environmental Sciences.
Abstract
This paper reports on the development of data management and analysis techniques at the Fernald Preserve. Under the Department of Energy, The Fernald Preserve is a former uranium enrichment plant that underwent remediation and subsequent ecological restoration and is today an undeveloped park comprised of wetland, forest, and prairie habitats. As ecosystems continue to develop, the importance of tracking changes becomes necessary in making management decisions. This practicum first consolidated historical data into a single searchable database and then used the vegetation data to track ecosystem development over the last decade. The statistical program `R’ was used to analyze the data. Analysis was done on prairie habitat areas as an initial look into current site conditions and management techniques. The analyses conducted are also intended to serve as an example of how the coding that was developed can be used in the future to answer numerous additional management questions.
Committee
Thomas Crist, PhD (Advisor)
Subject Headings
Ecology
Keywords
restoration
;
prairies
;
Fernald Preserve
;
data management
;
ecological management
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Decker, A. (2013).
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES AT THE FERNALD PRESERVE
[Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1368198276
APA Style (7th edition)
Decker, Ashlee.
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES AT THE FERNALD PRESERVE .
2013. Miami University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1368198276.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Decker, Ashlee. "ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES AT THE FERNALD PRESERVE ." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1368198276
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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