the aim of this study was to determine the best interpolation method to achieve spatial and quality distribution of springs from point view (tds) and ph in mirdeh watershed nw kurdistan province. field sampling collections was done and 268 springs of total 904 springs of whole watershed selected randomly. electrical conductivity and ph of springs was determined and 168 springs was used as train...

The use of a systemic approach allows us to analyse the interrelationship between the vegetation dynamic and the agricultural practices through three biological indicators which relate to one hundred paddocks in six cattle farms. Concerning the vegetation dynamics, it seems that some management practices lead to a nonreversable degradation stage. As regards the forage system, the measure of swa...

Springs are abundant and present worldwide among the most threatened ecosystems on Earth. The main aim of this study was to evaluate biodiversity seventy-nine (79) mineral saline springs situated in French Massif Central, focusing species richness estimated also diatom community composition. influence physical chemical factors both communities analyzed order have a better knowledge ecological p...

This paper investigates the synthesis of a spatial stiffness matrix using simple line springs. A new algorithm is developed, which enables the selection of constituent springs based on their positions and directions. The constraining space of the line springs is then investigated. It is shown that an isotropic stiffness matrix, in general, can be split into the sum of two rank-3 stiffness matri...

The contribution of understorey vegetation (UVEG) to forest ecosystem biomass and carbon (C) across diverse forest types has, to date, eluded quantification at regional and national scales. Efforts to quantify UVEG C have been limited to field-intensive studies or broad-scale modelling approaches lacking field measurements. Although large-scale inventories of UVEG C are not common, speciesand c...