&lt;em&gt;Viewpoint:&lt;/em&gt; Introducing Environmental History into Vernacular Architecture: Considerations from New England's Historic Dams

Stevenson, C.

doi:10.5749/buildland.24.2.0001

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“…The river landscape in these subbasins was influenced by historical industrial and agricultural development that is common across Massachusetts. In the late 18 th century and early 19 th century, rivers in Massachusetts were intensely dammed to power machinery in mills (Graf, 1999; Stevenson, 2017) and 45%–65% of the New England region was cleared for agriculture (Foster et al, 1998). Remanent and intact dams formed during this period still influence the river landscape today, partly through impacts on sediment transport (Dow et al, 2020; Magilligan et al, 2021), temperature (Zaidel et al, 2021), and connectivity (Magilligan et al, 2016).…”

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Abundance of five sympatric stream dwelling mussels varies with physical habitat

Skorupa,

Roy,

Hazelton

et al. 2024

Aquatic Conservation

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Freshwater mussel species regularly co‐occur in streams forming assemblages, but the extent of shared versus unique instream habitat features that contribute to their distribution and abundance is poorly understood. In Massachusetts, a rare species, Alasmidonta varicosa, is often found with four other species: Alasmidonta undulata, Strophitus undulatus, Margaritifera margaritifera, and Elliptio complanata, yet variation in species composition within assemblages raises questions of potential species‐specific habitat associations. Identifying species‐level habitat information is critical at a spatial scale that malacologists can use to identify translocation or restoration areas. This study investigated whether species abundance varied by mesohabitat type (riffle, run, dam pool, scour pool), instream habitat characteristics, and within‐reach location (centre versus edge). From 2016 to 2019, freshwater mussel surveys were conducted in nine streams across Massachusetts and associated habitat information was collected. Species abundances were similar across mesohabitat types. Elliptio complanata was the exception, whereby higher abundances occurred in runs and dammed pools than in riffles. Unique species relationships with habitat existed for M. margaritifera with macroalgae and emergent vegetation, and A. varicosa with heterogeneous substrate. Flow transitions, such as depositional areas that create heterogeneous substrates, may provide habitats for A. varicosa. Most mussel species were distributed with higher abundance in the river centre than the edge; E. complanata was the only species with a higher abundance at the river edge. Locations with high abundance varied based on unique relationships with pebble heterogeneity (A. varicosa), depth (A. undulata), large wood (A. undulata), and canopy closure (E. complanata). Including physical characteristics in a holistic assessment of habitat that incorporates fish and landscape attributes may further an understanding of river reaches that best support translocated and propagated freshwater mussels.

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Abundance of five sympatric stream dwelling mussels varies with physical habitat

Skorupa,

Roy,

Hazelton

et al. 2024

Aquatic Conservation

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Discovering extinct water bodies in the landscape of Central Europe using toponymic GIS

Frajer

Fiedor

2018

Moravian Geographical Reports

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Due to global climate change and anthropogenic pressures on the landscape, one of the current geographical problems is retention of water in agricultural landscapes. One possibility to tackle this issue is the construction of artificial water bodies, which has historical traditions in the form of fishponds in Central European landscapes. Unfortunately, many such water bodies were transformed into arable lands during the 18th and 19th centuries. In this study, the identification and spatial distribution of these extinct water bodies is subject to examination, using place names in a GIS environment. Some 375 place names were selected from the official database of place names in the Czech Republic. This set of names was compared to current maps, as well as to old maps from the Habsburg monarchy from 1783–1880 (1st, 2nd and 3rd Military Survey). The map resources were used to find out if a place name was related to an extinct fishpond, and in which period the pond ceased to exist. Using spatial statistics, the existence of areas with a high concentration of place names referring to extinct ponds is demonstrated. It has also been established that areas linked to fishpond extinction in the same period now face more frequent droughts. Thus, the set of place names can be used to identify not only extinct water bodies, but also to serve as being potentially useful in other analyses using GIS, as well as in the public sphere (reclamation).

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Plans and Priorities: Multifamily Housing Types and French Canadian Builders in Northern New England, 1890–1950

Violette¹

2019

Buildings & Landscapes: Journal of the Vernacular Architect

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<em>Viewpoint:</em> Introducing Environmental History into Vernacular Architecture: Considerations from New England's Historic Dams

Cited by 3 publications

References 35 publications

Abundance of five sympatric stream dwelling mussels varies with physical habitat

Abundance of five sympatric stream dwelling mussels varies with physical habitat

Discovering extinct water bodies in the landscape of Central Europe using toponymic GIS

Plans and Priorities: Multifamily Housing Types and French Canadian Builders in Northern New England, 1890–1950

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