Patterns of vegetation structural diversity across heterogeneous landscapes in southwestern Nova Scotia

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dc.contributor.advisor Harper, Karen A., 1969-
dc.coverage.spatial Nova Scotia
dc.creator Phelan, Juliana Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned 2023-09-07T15:33:30Z
dc.date.available 2023-09-07T15:33:30Z
dc.date.issued 2023-08-14
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/31830
dc.description 1 online resource (88 pages) : colour illustrations, colour maps, colour charts, graphs (some colour)
dc.description Includes abstract and appendices.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (pages 14-21, 45-52, 74-81).
dc.description.abstract Forest edges, including transitional areas between forest and non-forest areas, outline the overall structure of the landscape. To assess and quantify patterns of structural diversity across natural and harvested landscapes in southwestern Nova Scotia, I used field-based structural diversity metrics and UAV imagery along two 1250 m transects to examine different aspects of the pattern of structural diversity across transitions in forested landscapes. For traditional field metrics, tree structural diversity had more success in determining transitions than functional plant group diversity, as tree structural diversity detected all edge types compared to just anthropogenic edges when using functional plant group diversity. For photogrammetrically derived metrics, no metric detected transitions at all edges and overall UAV metrics were incompatible with field sampling. Future studies should examine the compatibility of LiDAR and structural diversity metrics. en_CA
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dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.subject.lcsh Edge effects (Ecology) -- Nova Scotia
dc.subject.lcsh Vegetation boundaries -- Nova Scotia
dc.subject.lcsh Plant diversity -- Nova Scotia
dc.subject.lcsh Spatial ecology -- Nova Scotia
dc.subject.lcsh Forest ecology -- Nova Scotia
dc.title Patterns of vegetation structural diversity across heterogeneous landscapes in southwestern Nova Scotia en_CA
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thesis.degree.name Master of Science in Applied Science
thesis.degree.level Masters
thesis.degree.discipline Biology
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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