Restoring Dipterocarp Rainforest Diversity
... sequestration, as well as future timber production. Restoration for biodiversity is increasing, but knowledge concerning tree species growth and adaptations are insufficient for foresters to make good decisions for sustainable management. The PhD research was mainly conducted in the Sow-a-Seed proje ...
... sequestration, as well as future timber production. Restoration for biodiversity is increasing, but knowledge concerning tree species growth and adaptations are insufficient for foresters to make good decisions for sustainable management. The PhD research was mainly conducted in the Sow-a-Seed proje ...
61BL3313 Population and Community Ecology
... -Both ants and acacias involved in co-evolved, obligate relationship (each depends on other species, in specialized, one-to-one relationship) -Value of ants to plants is particularly great in tropical dry forests, where rains don’t fall and water is limiting to plant growth for up to half a year -Mu ...
... -Both ants and acacias involved in co-evolved, obligate relationship (each depends on other species, in specialized, one-to-one relationship) -Value of ants to plants is particularly great in tropical dry forests, where rains don’t fall and water is limiting to plant growth for up to half a year -Mu ...
Eastern Deciduous Forest Species
... Cover: courtship sites – 0.5+ acre forest openings with sparse herbaceous groundcover and scattered shrubs and/or young trees Foraging cover – young forest (2- to 15- year-old hardwoods) or shrub cover on moist sites Nesting cover – 1- to 5-acre areas of young forest (moist or upland; 2- to 25- year ...
... Cover: courtship sites – 0.5+ acre forest openings with sparse herbaceous groundcover and scattered shrubs and/or young trees Foraging cover – young forest (2- to 15- year-old hardwoods) or shrub cover on moist sites Nesting cover – 1- to 5-acre areas of young forest (moist or upland; 2- to 25- year ...
Ecological Succession
... The purple plant Fireweed covers the burned forest areas of the Rocky Mountains. ...
... The purple plant Fireweed covers the burned forest areas of the Rocky Mountains. ...
Niche versus chance and tree diversity in forest gaps
... resources. For example, if light and soil resources vary pretrees do not show enough differences in distribution or dictably within and among gaps, competition could lead to specialization on different levels of these resources 46 . Furbehavior to suggest that coexistence of many species is thermore ...
... resources. For example, if light and soil resources vary pretrees do not show enough differences in distribution or dictably within and among gaps, competition could lead to specialization on different levels of these resources 46 . Furbehavior to suggest that coexistence of many species is thermore ...
Consequences of forest fragmentation for the dynamics of bird
... observe and their habitat affinities are mostly well known; second, the ongoing fragmentation of forest ecosystems can be viewed as large-scale natural experiments (Myers, 1988). Forest areas that covered approximately onequarter of the Earth’s land area in 1960 may be halved by 2020 (Council of Env ...
... observe and their habitat affinities are mostly well known; second, the ongoing fragmentation of forest ecosystems can be viewed as large-scale natural experiments (Myers, 1988). Forest areas that covered approximately onequarter of the Earth’s land area in 1960 may be halved by 2020 (Council of Env ...
Habitat Management Guidelines for Cavity-Nesting
... are even more important in insect control as they exert a strong influence during the winter period when arthropods are largely inactive (Thomas et al. 1979a). They are, in addition, an integral part of natural communities and have an intrinsic value in the continued well being of those ecosystems ( ...
... are even more important in insect control as they exert a strong influence during the winter period when arthropods are largely inactive (Thomas et al. 1979a). They are, in addition, an integral part of natural communities and have an intrinsic value in the continued well being of those ecosystems ( ...
Glossary of Terms - The Longleaf Alliance
... Box Cut: A term from the turpentine industry. A cut that was notched into the bottom of a pine tree where gum draining down the tree face collected. Brand: Marks burned onto the hides of live cattle with a red-hot branding iron. Such marks were used to help identify ownership of cattle. During a tim ...
... Box Cut: A term from the turpentine industry. A cut that was notched into the bottom of a pine tree where gum draining down the tree face collected. Brand: Marks burned onto the hides of live cattle with a red-hot branding iron. Such marks were used to help identify ownership of cattle. During a tim ...
front cover
... When the financial system crashed, some countries bailed it out by printing money. When the planet’s life support systems are trashed, no such solution is available. We cannot make another planet. By filling the atmosphere with the gases that cause climate change we are undermining the planet’s bas ...
... When the financial system crashed, some countries bailed it out by printing money. When the planet’s life support systems are trashed, no such solution is available. We cannot make another planet. By filling the atmosphere with the gases that cause climate change we are undermining the planet’s bas ...
SEAN C - University of Toronto | Faculty of Forestry
... ecosystem processes and mitigation measures”. PI, University of Toronto, 2008-2010. 19. Grant-in-Aid Program, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto and Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve: “Gall-forming mites as drivers of forest dynamics”. Co-PI with S. Smith, University of Toronto, 2008-20 ...
... ecosystem processes and mitigation measures”. PI, University of Toronto, 2008-2010. 19. Grant-in-Aid Program, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto and Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve: “Gall-forming mites as drivers of forest dynamics”. Co-PI with S. Smith, University of Toronto, 2008-20 ...
NEW ZEALAND`S GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY 1990–2014
... Net emissions under the UNFCCC include gross emissions and emissions and removals from land use, land-use change and forestry. Forests act as a carbon sink because they absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they grow, storing carbon in tree trunks, branches, leaves, roots and soils. When fore ...
... Net emissions under the UNFCCC include gross emissions and emissions and removals from land use, land-use change and forestry. Forests act as a carbon sink because they absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they grow, storing carbon in tree trunks, branches, leaves, roots and soils. When fore ...
Seed dispersal strategies and the threat of defaunation in a Congo
... Recent studies indicate that seed dispersal plays a prominent role in recruitment limitation, gene flow, metapopulation dynamics, colonisation potential and plant migration in response to past and future climate change, maintenance of biodiversity, and more (Schupp et al. 2010). As predicted by mode ...
... Recent studies indicate that seed dispersal plays a prominent role in recruitment limitation, gene flow, metapopulation dynamics, colonisation potential and plant migration in response to past and future climate change, maintenance of biodiversity, and more (Schupp et al. 2010). As predicted by mode ...
Dry Forest Wildlife Habitat Objective
... •Fires create habitat and thus help to restore habitat for this species. Salvage can reduce snag densities to levels which eliminate “restored” habitat •Dry forest habitat is the target of most restoration and fuels reduction projects that have the potential to either have beneficial or negative eff ...
... •Fires create habitat and thus help to restore habitat for this species. Salvage can reduce snag densities to levels which eliminate “restored” habitat •Dry forest habitat is the target of most restoration and fuels reduction projects that have the potential to either have beneficial or negative eff ...
Many shades of green: the dynamic tropical forest–savannah
... One of the main foci of ecological science over the last decades has been understanding how global change will translate into shifts in species composition, vegetation structure and biogeochemical cycling over space and time. Although there has been much progress, it remains a major challenge to rel ...
... One of the main foci of ecological science over the last decades has been understanding how global change will translate into shifts in species composition, vegetation structure and biogeochemical cycling over space and time. Although there has been much progress, it remains a major challenge to rel ...
The Ecological Significance of the Herbaceous Layer in
... Loss of biodiversity is occurring on a global scale and at an ever-increasing rate. This is especially true for forest ecosystems, which often are near areas of high human population density. The resultant land use (including forest use, urban development, and conversion to agriculture) can exacerba ...
... Loss of biodiversity is occurring on a global scale and at an ever-increasing rate. This is especially true for forest ecosystems, which often are near areas of high human population density. The resultant land use (including forest use, urban development, and conversion to agriculture) can exacerba ...
Dispersal of seeds by frugivorous animals in temperate forests
... and fleshy-fruited plants received their first serious attention in tropical studies. Vertebrate-dispersed plants are extremely common in many wet tropical forests, constituting over 70 percent of the ...
... and fleshy-fruited plants received their first serious attention in tropical studies. Vertebrate-dispersed plants are extremely common in many wet tropical forests, constituting over 70 percent of the ...
Crazy Snake Worms - Connecticut Gardener
... for more ordinary perennials? Meanwhile, i’m experimenting with native groundcovers, mainly Phlox stolonifera, between the larger plants in my older, sunny perennial beds in the hope of weaning the garden from mulch. in 1988, i was the cover girl on the first issue of Fine Gardening magazine. My art ...
... for more ordinary perennials? Meanwhile, i’m experimenting with native groundcovers, mainly Phlox stolonifera, between the larger plants in my older, sunny perennial beds in the hope of weaning the garden from mulch. in 1988, i was the cover girl on the first issue of Fine Gardening magazine. My art ...
Forest Fragmentation Study
... Edge density measurements can be used to evaluate the impacts of convoluted forest boundaries, which commonly occur after development occurs. Forest edge density, also known as perimeter/area ratio, is calculated as the length (in miles) of edge forest divided by the total forest acreage in the area ...
... Edge density measurements can be used to evaluate the impacts of convoluted forest boundaries, which commonly occur after development occurs. Forest edge density, also known as perimeter/area ratio, is calculated as the length (in miles) of edge forest divided by the total forest acreage in the area ...
Succession
... • Before plant life can grow in a new area, soil must be created. How is new soil created? – Lichen(the colored crusty stuff on rocks) start to grow on the rocks in the ecosystem. The lichen secrete a very weak acid that over time breaks down the rocks into smaller and smaller bits. – Natural wind a ...
... • Before plant life can grow in a new area, soil must be created. How is new soil created? – Lichen(the colored crusty stuff on rocks) start to grow on the rocks in the ecosystem. The lichen secrete a very weak acid that over time breaks down the rocks into smaller and smaller bits. – Natural wind a ...
Muse Turkey Talk
... Predation Effects on Nests • Raccoon and grey foxes were the most common nest predators • Sometimes more than 1 predator depredates a nest • Occasionally a hen will resume nesting if some eggs remain ...
... Predation Effects on Nests • Raccoon and grey foxes were the most common nest predators • Sometimes more than 1 predator depredates a nest • Occasionally a hen will resume nesting if some eggs remain ...
General comments on faunal communities Beech
... the grass in clearings, etc. Members of numerous families are found in beechwoods, including dysderids, agelenids, amaurobiids, clubionids, gnaphosids, philodromids, thomisids, and salticids, or jumping spiders. To give a few examples: Aranaeus diadematus belongs to the araneids. It is mainly found ...
... the grass in clearings, etc. Members of numerous families are found in beechwoods, including dysderids, agelenids, amaurobiids, clubionids, gnaphosids, philodromids, thomisids, and salticids, or jumping spiders. To give a few examples: Aranaeus diadematus belongs to the araneids. It is mainly found ...
December 2013
... unprotected seeds (C-control) (Fig 1a-b). These treatments were used along with 10 coffee dry fruits each and were left for 5 days. Inspection of the cages was done after every 24 hours until the fifth day after which the experiment was halted and remained seeds removed. Preliminary results indicate ...
... unprotected seeds (C-control) (Fig 1a-b). These treatments were used along with 10 coffee dry fruits each and were left for 5 days. Inspection of the cages was done after every 24 hours until the fifth day after which the experiment was halted and remained seeds removed. Preliminary results indicate ...
Diversity, composition and richness of soil seed banks in different
... total land area in Sri Lanka. In spite of their restricted distribution in the island, more than 50% of residing species in TMCFs are endemic to Sri Lanka (Ranasinghe et al., 2006). The montane forests in the Knuckles Range are under threat due to cardamom cultivation, which started more than a cent ...
... total land area in Sri Lanka. In spite of their restricted distribution in the island, more than 50% of residing species in TMCFs are endemic to Sri Lanka (Ranasinghe et al., 2006). The montane forests in the Knuckles Range are under threat due to cardamom cultivation, which started more than a cent ...
Word File - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
... As well as seasonal wetlands in the oxbows and floodplain depressions, the delta contains a number of more-or-less permanent lakes and marshes. These include Lakes Bilisa, Dida Warede, Harakisa, Kongolola, Kitumbuini, Moa and Shakababo. Some of these may dry out in certain years but others, like Lak ...
... As well as seasonal wetlands in the oxbows and floodplain depressions, the delta contains a number of more-or-less permanent lakes and marshes. These include Lakes Bilisa, Dida Warede, Harakisa, Kongolola, Kitumbuini, Moa and Shakababo. Some of these may dry out in certain years but others, like Lak ...
Climate Change News 10 February 10
... policy brief that identifies opportunities in the agriculture sector to address challenges relating to development, food security and climate change mitigation and adaptation. The report, titled “Harvesting agriculture’s multiple benefits: mitigation, adaptation, development and food security,” high ...
... policy brief that identifies opportunities in the agriculture sector to address challenges relating to development, food security and climate change mitigation and adaptation. The report, titled “Harvesting agriculture’s multiple benefits: mitigation, adaptation, development and food security,” high ...
Reforestation
Reforestation is the natural or intentional restocking of existing forests and woodlands that have been depleted, usually through deforestation.Reforestation can be used to improve the quality of human life by soaking up pollution and dust from the air, rebuild natural habitats and ecosystems, mitigate global warming since forests facilitate biosequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide, and harvest for resources, particularly timber.The term reforestation is similar to afforestation, the process of restoring and recreating areas of woodlands or forests that may have existed long ago but were deforested or otherwise removed at some point in the past. Sometimes the term re-afforestation is used to distinguish between the original forest cover and the later re-growth of forest to an area. Special tools, e.g. tree planting bar, are used to make planting of trees easier and faster.