Animal use of fence crossings in southwestern rangelands
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9376
Abstract: Abstract Netâwire fencing built to confine livestock is common on rangelands in the Southwestern USA, yet the impacts of livestock fencing on wildlife are largely unknown. Many wildlife species cross beneath fences at defined crossing… read more here.
Keywords: fence crossings; livestock; net wire; crossing locations ... See more keywords
Invasive ants influence native lizard populations
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DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1657
Abstract: The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta; hereafter RIFA) is an invasive predator found on four continents, namely South America, North America, Australia, and Asia. Red imported fire ants are implicated in the decline of… read more here.
Keywords: imported fire; lizard; fence; red imported ... See more keywords
Evaluating responses by pronghorn to fence modifications across the Northern Great Plains
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DOI: 10.1002/wsb.869
Abstract: Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) is an endemic North American ungulate susceptible to negative effects of fences, especially given the vast amount of barbed-wire fencing currently on the landscape. Despite multiple nongovernmental organizations, and state and provincial… read more here.
Keywords: wildlife; wire; fence; fence modifications ... See more keywords
Advanced application of a sublayer fence probe in highly instationary turbomachinery flows: observations on prestall instabilities
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DOI: 10.1007/s00348-019-2686-5
Abstract: The present paper introduces a novel approach for measuring near wall flow velocities by utilizing a sublayer surface fence probe. Hereby, a difference in static pressure builds up over a microscopic obstacle within the viscous… read more here.
Keywords: fence probe; sublayer; turbomachinery; fence ... See more keywords
Image de-fencing using histograms of oriented gradients
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DOI: 10.1007/s11760-018-1266-0
Abstract: Image de-fencing is often used by digital photographers to remove regular or near-regular fence-like patterns from an image. The goal of image de-fencing is to remove a fence object from an image in such a… read more here.
Keywords: histograms oriented; image; fence; fencing using ... See more keywords
Computational investigation on secondary flows in a linear turbine cascade with tapered dual fence
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DOI: 10.1007/s12206-019-0147-y
Abstract: The focus of the present work is to minimize the secondary flow losses inside a linear turbine cascade by means of a novel design of streamwise dual fence. The leading edge and trailing edge of… read more here.
Keywords: linear turbine; dual fence; loss; turbine cascade ... See more keywords
Shelter effect efficacy of sand fences: A comparison of systems in a wind tunnel
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2017.11.004
Abstract: Abstract The Lanzhou-Xinjiang High-speed Railway runs through an expansive wind area in the Gobi Desert and blown-sand disasters are a critical issue affecting its operation. To strengthen the blown-sand disaster shelter systems along the railway,… read more here.
Keywords: sand; punching plate; wire mesh; fence ... See more keywords
Investigations into the design of sand control fence for Gobi buildings
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2020.100662
Abstract: Abstract Wind-blown sand disasters, as an environmental problem, have great impact on human activities. Sand fence has been recognized as an efficiency technology in anti-desertification engineering and is wildly applied to protect highways and railways… read more here.
Keywords: sand; sand fence; fence; investigations design ... See more keywords
Monsoon wave transmission at bamboo fences protecting mangroves in the lower mekong delta
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apor.2020.102259
Abstract: Abstracts This paper is concerned with a study on monsoon wave transmission at bamboo fences protecting newly-planted mangroves in the Lower Mekong Delta (LMD) of Vietnam. For this, new field experiments were carried out in… read more here.
Keywords: wave transmission; transmission; transmission bamboo; bamboo fences ... See more keywords
Evaluating efficacy of fence markers in reducing greater sage-grouse collisions with fencing
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2017.06.030
Abstract: Abstract Anthropogenic infrastructure routinely interferes with wildlife movement, habitat use, and survival. Grouse in the family Phasianidae may be particularly susceptible to collisions with fences due to their morphology and life history. Because many Phasianid… read more here.
Keywords: sage grouse; fence; collision; greater sage ... See more keywords
Experimental testing of low-energy rockfall catch fence meshes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jrmge.2018.01.004
Abstract: Abstract Flexible catch fences are widely used to protect infrastructure like railways, roads and buildings from rockfall damage. The wire meshes are the most critical components for catch fences as they dissipate most of the… read more here.
Keywords: energy; experimental testing; fence; wire meshes ... See more keywords