, 2013 In this essay, Joe Wilkins describes what he believes are the essential elements of Western ...
Wilkins, Joe
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Monitoring post-fire forest recovery using multi-temporal Digital Surface Models generated from different platforms [PDF]
, 2016 Wildfires can greatly affect forest dynamics. Given the alteration of fire regimes foreseen globally due to climate and land use changes, greater attention should be devoted to prevention and restoration activities.
Aicardi, Irene +5 more
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Fuelwood availability and use in the Richtersveld National Park, South Africa
Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 2003 Concern has been voiced about the possible over-use of fuelwood from the riparian fringe by pastoralist herders in the Richtersveld National Park (RNP).
C.M. Shackleton +3 more
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Why do we have to increase deadwood in our forests? How much deadwood does the forest need?
Forest@, 2020 Deadwood plays a key role in the functioning and productivity of forest ecosystem and it is an important feature for the conservation of the biodiversity.
Motta R
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The Abundance and Structure of Deadwood: A Comparison of Mixed and Thinned Chinese Fir Plantations
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 The sustainability of coniferous monoculture plantations is facing challenges with respect to yields, ecology, and biodiversity. Conversion of monocultural coniferous plantations into mixed stands using thinning or direct mixed planting is widely ...
Yuanfa Li +9 more
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Young Generations’ Perception of Deadwood in Forest Landscapes: Insights from Turkish Students
South-East European ForestryRecently, citizens’ perceptions toward deadwood in forests have become increasingly important in recreational forests for socially sustainable management. The present study aims to investigate how deadwood in forests is perceived by the young generations
Selim Bayraktar +2 more
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Species variables or environmental variables as indicators of forest biodiversity: a case study using saproxylic beetles in Maritime pine plantations [PDF]
, 2009 To assess the sustainability of plantation forest management we compare two types of biodiversity indicators. We used the species richness of saproxylic beetles as a case study to test the “species” and “environmental” indicator approaches.
Brin, Antoine +2 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Longer‐term perspectives—equivalent to the lifespans of long‐lived trees—are required to fully inform perceptions of ‘naturalness’ used in woodland conservation and management. Stand‐scale dynamics of an old growth temperate woodland are reconstructed using palaeoecological data.
Annabel Everard +4 more
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Temporal variability of deadwood volume and quality in boreal old-growth forests
Silva Fennica, 2011 Reference deadwood volumes from natural forests for forest management and restoration are often derived from one-time measurements or from repeated measurements over short time-scales.
Aakala, Tuomas
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Linking perceptions of weeds with approaches to weed management
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract A multitude of factors can shape people's perceptions, leading to a variety of views on nature's services and values. The IPBES Values Framework highlights the ways that people and nature interact (both positively and negatively) through consideration of nature's contributions to people. For plants, differences in perceived values by different
James P. Westfield +2 more
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