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The quantity and attributes of woody accumulations in the Moravskoslezské Beskydy Mountains streams

Acta Universitatis Carolinae Geographica, 2018
Wood accumulations are important morphological agents forming the character of high-gradient streams in the Moravskoslezské Beskydy Mts. The aim of the research is to define both the extent and character of the impact of wood accumulations on the streams.
Libor Borák
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Biotic and Abiotic Factors Controlling Respiration Rates of Above- and Belowground Woody Debris of Fagus crenata and Quercus crispula in Japan.

PLoS ONE, 2015
As a large, long-term pool and source of carbon and nutrients, woody litter is an important component of forest ecosystems. The objective of this study was to estimate the effect of the factors that regulate the rate of decomposition of coarse and fine ...
Mayuko Jomura, Yuhei Akashi, Hiromu Itoh, Risa Yuki, Yoshimi Sakai, Yutaka Maruyama   +5 more
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Distinctions in Fine-Scale Spatial Genetic Structure Between Growth Stages of Picea jezoensis Carr.

Frontiers in Genetics, 2018
Conifers in northern forests, such as fir and spruce, preferably regenerate on coarse woody debris, including fallen logs, stumps, and snags. In northern Japan, the sub-boreal conifer species Picea jezoensis is completely dependent on coarse woody debris
Keiko Kitamura, Atsushi Nakanishi, Chunlan Lian, Susumu Goto   +3 more
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An efficient and comprehensive field protocol for assessing fuel characteristics for fire behaviour modelling in Australian open forests

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Knowledge of fuel characteristics and their spatial and temporal distribution is increasingly important as fire managers rely on this information to quantify fire risk, plan prescribed burning activities, forecast fire danger and predict wildland fire ...
Jennifer J. Hollis, Miguel G. Cruz, W. Lachlan McCaw, James S. Gould, Stephanie A. Samson   +4 more
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Experimental approach and initial forest response to a simulated ice storm experiment in a northern hardwood forest.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Ice storms are a type of extreme winter weather event common to north temperate and boreal forests worldwide. Recent climate modelling studies suggest that these storms may become more frequent and severe under a changing climate. Compared to other types
Lindsey E Rustad, John L Campbell, Charles T Driscoll, Timothy J Fahey, Peter M Groffman, Paul G Schaberg, Gary J Hawley, Ian Halm, Frank Bowles, Wendy Leuenberger, Geoffrey Schwaner, Gabriel Winant, Brendan Leonardi   +12 more
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Disturbance Dynamics and Its Effects on Carbon in Human‐Impacted Mountain Forests in Northwestern Yunnan, China

Ecology and Evolution
Human activities alter disturbance regimes, influencing forest structure and ecosystem carbon. Identifying and quantifying natural and anthropogenic disturbances at fine spatial scales are critical to assessing the role of forests in climate change ...
Zhongqian Cheng, Tuomas Aakala, Chengjun Ji, Markku Larjavaara   +3 more
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Leafcutter Ant Nests Inhibit Low-Intensity Fire Spread in the Understory of Transitional Forests at the Amazon's Forest-Savanna Boundary

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012
Leaf-cutter ants (Atta spp.) remove leaf litter and woody debris—potential fuels—in and around their nests and foraging trails. We conducted single and three annual experimental fires to determine the effects of this leaf-cutter ant activity on the ...
Karine S. Carvalho, Ane Alencar, Jennifer Balch, Paulo Moutinho   +3 more
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Beetle diversity in two types of fine woody debris: lessons for bioenergy harvest [PDF]

Forestry, 2016
Vítězslav Maňák, Mats Jonsell
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Structural dynamics of deciduous mixed stands in the Hyrcanian forests, northern Iran

Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca
Forest structure as an effect of forest dynamics can be used to characterize biophysical processes, biodiversity and ecosystem functions. This study examines the structural components of old-growth forest stands located in the Caspian forests, north of ...
Mohsen Javanmiri POUR, Vahid ETEMAD, Ion Catalin PETRITAN   +2 more
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Fungal and beetle diversity in deciduous fine woody debris in spruce-dominated forests in relation to substrate quantity and quality

Biodiversity and Conservation
AbstractDeciduous fine woody debris (DFWD) is a common deadwood substrate type in boreal conifer-dominated forests, but it is usually present in low volumes, and its importance for deadwood dependent biodiversity is poorly understood. In this study, we investigated how DFWD-associated fungal and beetle diversity depends on local substrate availability ...
Korhonen Aku, Siitonen Juha, Hamberg Leena   +2 more
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