edible forest gardens
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Edge effects on the regeneration of forest fragments in south Brazil
... Forested environments are being cleared all over the world. From 1981 to 1990, the loss of tropical forests was estimated at 154 million ha. As a result of that, the interface between forest and open environment has increased greatly. General patterns of species distribution and dynamics in these fo ...
... Forested environments are being cleared all over the world. From 1981 to 1990, the loss of tropical forests was estimated at 154 million ha. As a result of that, the interface between forest and open environment has increased greatly. General patterns of species distribution and dynamics in these fo ...
Chaparral Facts
... germinate. Yes, many chaparral plant species require some fire cue for germination, but their seeds will survive in the soil until the next blaze, be it 30 years or 100 years from now. The idea that "chaparral-choked areas" are responsible for causing large fires is related to one of the most repeat ...
... germinate. Yes, many chaparral plant species require some fire cue for germination, but their seeds will survive in the soil until the next blaze, be it 30 years or 100 years from now. The idea that "chaparral-choked areas" are responsible for causing large fires is related to one of the most repeat ...
Bentz BarkBeetle Synthesis
... Given the complexity of bark beetle community dynamics and the specific ecosystems they inhabit, the roles these factors play differ from forest to forest. Although research has uncovered a great deal of information about the life cycles and host interactions of some species of bark beetles, many ga ...
... Given the complexity of bark beetle community dynamics and the specific ecosystems they inhabit, the roles these factors play differ from forest to forest. Although research has uncovered a great deal of information about the life cycles and host interactions of some species of bark beetles, many ga ...
The Ecology and Silviculture of Bigleaf Maple
... Bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum Pursh.) is the only tree-size maple in British Columbia, and it is one of five major broadleaf species in the province: aspen, red alder, cottonwood—balsam poplar, paper birch, and bigleaf maple. Bigleaf maple has potential as a commercial tree species and its wood i ...
... Bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum Pursh.) is the only tree-size maple in British Columbia, and it is one of five major broadleaf species in the province: aspen, red alder, cottonwood—balsam poplar, paper birch, and bigleaf maple. Bigleaf maple has potential as a commercial tree species and its wood i ...
stewardship of longleaf pine forests
... harvested stands with faster-growing loblolly and slash pine. Longleaf pine forests are unique in many ways. The tree owed its pre-colonial widespread dominance to naturally occurring surface fires that were set by lightning. These fires Oxen logging. would burn over thousands of acres of longleaf f ...
... harvested stands with faster-growing loblolly and slash pine. Longleaf pine forests are unique in many ways. The tree owed its pre-colonial widespread dominance to naturally occurring surface fires that were set by lightning. These fires Oxen logging. would burn over thousands of acres of longleaf f ...
Evaluation of stem rot in 339 Bornean tree species
... porosity that impedes the growth of fungal hyphae (Bjurman and Viitanen, 1996; Schwarze et al., 2000). Within species, fast-grown trees with lower wood density are associated with faster decay rates by saproxylic fungi (Edman et al., 2006; Ranius et al., 2009), although this pattern does not hold ac ...
... porosity that impedes the growth of fungal hyphae (Bjurman and Viitanen, 1996; Schwarze et al., 2000). Within species, fast-grown trees with lower wood density are associated with faster decay rates by saproxylic fungi (Edman et al., 2006; Ranius et al., 2009), although this pattern does not hold ac ...
Annemarie Nagle
... replicating and resistant to invasion of lower successional species. However, Horn indicates that ...
... replicating and resistant to invasion of lower successional species. However, Horn indicates that ...
RESILIENCE OF TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS – FUTURE
... we hope to provide an interdisciplinary platform for discussing these major challenges and future opportunities in tropical ecology, including the improved understanding of tropical biodiversity and the resilience of tropical ecosystems and learn novel approaches to understand and manage tropical bi ...
... we hope to provide an interdisciplinary platform for discussing these major challenges and future opportunities in tropical ecology, including the improved understanding of tropical biodiversity and the resilience of tropical ecosystems and learn novel approaches to understand and manage tropical bi ...
book of abstracts
... we hope to provide an interdisciplinary platform for discussing these major challenges and future opportunities in tropical ecology, including the improved understanding of tropical biodiversity and the resilience of tropical ecosystems and learn novel approaches to understand and manage tropical bi ...
... we hope to provide an interdisciplinary platform for discussing these major challenges and future opportunities in tropical ecology, including the improved understanding of tropical biodiversity and the resilience of tropical ecosystems and learn novel approaches to understand and manage tropical bi ...
Natura 2000 and Forests - European Commission
... Most Natura 2000 forests have long been used by their owners for producing multiple benefits also for society in general. The fact that these forests have been included in the Natura 2000 network as areas with high biodiversity value or at least potential shows that in most cases traditional forestr ...
... Most Natura 2000 forests have long been used by their owners for producing multiple benefits also for society in general. The fact that these forests have been included in the Natura 2000 network as areas with high biodiversity value or at least potential shows that in most cases traditional forestr ...
Below-ground ectomycorrhizal communities: the effect of small scale
... 2 Aims of this article In this article I will focus on the causes of spatial and temporal variation in below-ground ECM communities, and also how this variation affects the realized ECM communities. The sampling methods applied to above-ground (sporocarp) and below-ground (root tip) ECM communities ...
... 2 Aims of this article In this article I will focus on the causes of spatial and temporal variation in below-ground ECM communities, and also how this variation affects the realized ECM communities. The sampling methods applied to above-ground (sporocarp) and below-ground (root tip) ECM communities ...
An evaluation of coastal dune forest restoration in northern KwaZulu-Natal,
... species did not contribute the most to dissimilarity. The deviation from the reference forest is attributable to the higher abundance of a native forest specialist in the reference site and the higher abundances of native woodland adapted species in the rehabilitating sites. Changes in the disturban ...
... species did not contribute the most to dissimilarity. The deviation from the reference forest is attributable to the higher abundance of a native forest specialist in the reference site and the higher abundances of native woodland adapted species in the rehabilitating sites. Changes in the disturban ...
American Marten Conservation Strategy for the Huron
... Before the European settlement of Michigan in the early 1800's, marten (Martes americana) existed throughout the state (Baker 1983). With the rapid increase in human population, and the resulting timber harvest and wildfires, much of the state was deforested by the early 1900's (Brewer 1991). Human ...
... Before the European settlement of Michigan in the early 1800's, marten (Martes americana) existed throughout the state (Baker 1983). With the rapid increase in human population, and the resulting timber harvest and wildfires, much of the state was deforested by the early 1900's (Brewer 1991). Human ...
Arthropods
... specific species within a community. Species: Organisms which share characteristics and can breed together. ...
... specific species within a community. Species: Organisms which share characteristics and can breed together. ...
Pohutukawa and biodiversity - Department of Conservation
... storms and regular drought create an unstable environment. This suggests that pohutukawa serves an ecological "purpose" on the front line. Pohutukawa establishes in a crevice and grows to dominate the physical environment for hundreds of years. Beneath it and behind it, the pohutukawa create a more ...
... storms and regular drought create an unstable environment. This suggests that pohutukawa serves an ecological "purpose" on the front line. Pohutukawa establishes in a crevice and grows to dominate the physical environment for hundreds of years. Beneath it and behind it, the pohutukawa create a more ...
Habitat displacement effect between two competing owl species in
... or montane forests in the Dinaric Alps, Moldavian Plateau, and Bohemian Forest (Stürzer 1998; Vrezec 2003; Vrezec and Tome 2004a, b; Bolboacă et al. 2013). However, nothing is known about the competition and spatial segregation of these two species in fragmented forests. This subject has never bee ...
... or montane forests in the Dinaric Alps, Moldavian Plateau, and Bohemian Forest (Stürzer 1998; Vrezec 2003; Vrezec and Tome 2004a, b; Bolboacă et al. 2013). However, nothing is known about the competition and spatial segregation of these two species in fragmented forests. This subject has never bee ...
THE AFTERLIFE OF A TREE
... terrestrial vegetation assemblage on earth in terms of organisms. Of all terrestrial organisms, half of the species are associated with forests and this number is expected to climb as knowledge about organisms found in tropical forests increases. Dead trees and shrubs and their parts are integral co ...
... terrestrial vegetation assemblage on earth in terms of organisms. Of all terrestrial organisms, half of the species are associated with forests and this number is expected to climb as knowledge about organisms found in tropical forests increases. Dead trees and shrubs and their parts are integral co ...
fires, ecological effects of
... and their carcasses provide a food source to scavenging birds and other creatures in the first few days after a burn. The threatened bald ibis of South Africa makes extensive use of recently burnt grasslands, as does the endangered whooping crane in its Texan winter feeding grounds. The indirect effe ...
... and their carcasses provide a food source to scavenging birds and other creatures in the first few days after a burn. The threatened bald ibis of South Africa makes extensive use of recently burnt grasslands, as does the endangered whooping crane in its Texan winter feeding grounds. The indirect effe ...
Out of Control - Defenders of Wildlife
... scape and the amount of edge versus interior open up access to previously remote sites. Large, habitat. remote forested areas of natural vegetation are The edge effects that originate from the especially degraded by factors associated with exposed margins created when a road or trail dissection by a ...
... scape and the amount of edge versus interior open up access to previously remote sites. Large, habitat. remote forested areas of natural vegetation are The edge effects that originate from the especially degraded by factors associated with exposed margins created when a road or trail dissection by a ...
Slide 1
... Strong effect of seed source: Refugial Picea stands are concentrated at the mouth of the bay; distance from the nearest seed source explains 58% of among-site variance in early Picea recruitment Younger sites received more of their seed rain from new communities colonizing exposed surfaces than from ...
... Strong effect of seed source: Refugial Picea stands are concentrated at the mouth of the bay; distance from the nearest seed source explains 58% of among-site variance in early Picea recruitment Younger sites received more of their seed rain from new communities colonizing exposed surfaces than from ...
Conservation Handbook for the Gopher Tortoise in Georgia
... be one of the most significant problems for land managers attempting to burn their land. If you can increase public understanding of the many benefits to the pine ecosystem that come from active management, such as the use of prescribed fire, you will garner supporters and defenders of sustainable f ...
... be one of the most significant problems for land managers attempting to burn their land. If you can increase public understanding of the many benefits to the pine ecosystem that come from active management, such as the use of prescribed fire, you will garner supporters and defenders of sustainable f ...
Seedling emergence, growth, and allocation of Oriental bittersweet
... The establishment of invasive plant populations is controlled by seed input, survival in the soil seed bank, and effects of soil surface disturbance on emergence, growth, and survival. We studied the invasive vine Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. (Oriental bittersweet) to determine if seedlings in fores ...
... The establishment of invasive plant populations is controlled by seed input, survival in the soil seed bank, and effects of soil surface disturbance on emergence, growth, and survival. We studied the invasive vine Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. (Oriental bittersweet) to determine if seedlings in fores ...
Improving broad scale forage mapping and habitat selection
... management. However, our ability to accurately predict this is often hampered by inadequate data on available forage and structural cover. Airborne laser scanning (ALS) can give direct and detailed measurements of vegetation structure. We assessed the effectiveness of ALS data to predict (1) the dis ...
... management. However, our ability to accurately predict this is often hampered by inadequate data on available forage and structural cover. Airborne laser scanning (ALS) can give direct and detailed measurements of vegetation structure. We assessed the effectiveness of ALS data to predict (1) the dis ...
Recruitment limitation in secondary forests dominated by
... dominated by Ligustrum). Clusters (see below) were located within a 2.2 km × 0.65 km area in 14 secondary forest patches (six native and eight dominated by Ligustrum) ranging in size from 0.25 - 4 ha. Patches were selected using aerial photographs and ground surveys to fulfil two sampling needs that ...
... dominated by Ligustrum). Clusters (see below) were located within a 2.2 km × 0.65 km area in 14 secondary forest patches (six native and eight dominated by Ligustrum) ranging in size from 0.25 - 4 ha. Patches were selected using aerial photographs and ground surveys to fulfil two sampling needs that ...
Old-growth forest
An old-growth forest (also termed primary forest, virgin forest, primeval forest, late seral forest, or in Britain, ancient woodland) is a forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance and thereby exhibits unique ecological features and might be classified as a climax community. Old-growth features include diverse tree-related structures that provide diverse wildlife habitat that increases the bio-diversity of the forested ecosystem. The concept of diverse tree structure includes multi-layered canopies and canopy gaps, greatly varying tree heights and diameters, and diverse tree species and classes and sizes of woody debris.Old-growth forests are economically valuable, and logging of these forests has been a point of contention between the logging industry and environmentalists.