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The comparison of the actual fire protection and control measures according to the data derived from Istanbul Forest Directorate

open access: yesİstanbul Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi, 2015
The aim of this study is to examine Istanbul Regional Forest Directorate precautions and control measures against the forest fires. With the study it is obvious to see the Regional Directorate of Forestry’s success by means of controlling the fires.
Mehmet Altuğ Küçükosmanoğlu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recent records of the Pale Jezebel Delias sanaca sanaca (Moore, 1857) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) from Mussoorie hills, western Himalaya, India

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2016
The  west Himalayan sub-species, ‘sanaca’ of the pale jezebel, Delias sanaca sanaca, which is  intermediate between the pale form flavalba, dark fromconfusa, was recently recorded, in  the oak forests adjoining Mussoorie hills of Garhwal  after a gap of  
Arun P. Singh
doaj   +1 more source

Climate Change and Forest Insect Pests

open access: yes, 2023
Climate change and the underlying causal factors have been thoroughly described in the scientific literature. Although well understood and documented in general, we are only beginning to understand the effects of climate change on biotic systems, such as
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet.   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Incorporating sampling bias into ENM/SDM permutation tests: new methods and a case study on neotropical ants

open access: yesEcography, EarlyView.
Spatial sampling bias in occurrence data can generate spurious environmental associations in models of species distributions and ecological niches, and can also undermine inferences based on permutation tests made using these models. Geographic randomization tests are often used to generate distributions of expected behavior under the null hypothesis ...
Dan L. Warren   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of integrated shrub management and restoration techniques for rehabilitating shrub‐encroached rangelands of South Africa

open access: yesGrassland Research, EarlyView.
Herbaceous plant recovery following shrub clearing and reseeding in the rangelands of Peddie, Eastern Cape of South Africa. CTL, control; CO, cutting only; CR, cutting and reseeding; UPO, uprooting only; UPR, uprooting and reseeding. Abstract Background Shrub encroachment (SE) drives rangeland degradation, threatening biodiversity and forage ...
Monelisi Makanya   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Butterflies of eastern Assam, India

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2017
The paper provides information on butterfies sampled during random surveys from  November 2014 to September2016 from eight reserve forest areas and  Dehing-Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary, covering three districts (Tinsukhia, Dibrugarh & Sibasagar) in the ...
Arun P. Singh
doaj   +1 more source

Tree health in South Africa: Retrospect and prospect

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Science, 2020
South Africa is a country with very limited natural forest cover. Consequently, the timber and fibre needs of the country cannot be provided for from indigenous forest.
Michael J. Wingfield   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The launch of Agricultural and Forest Entomology [PDF]

open access: yesAgricultural and Forest Entomology, 1999
We are pleased to present the ®rst issue of Agricultural and Forest Entomology. This journal joins the other entomological journals of the Royal Entomological Society published by Blackwell Science, namely Ecological Entomology, Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Physiological Entomology, Insect Molecular Biology and Systematic Entomology.
Allan D. Watt, Keith F. A. Walters
openaire   +1 more source

First record of Caliothrips phaseoli (Hood, 1912) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Apuleia leiocarpa (Fabaceae) seedlings in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

open access: yesPesquisa Florestal Brasileira, 2019
This study aimed to register the occurrence of phyllophagous insects attacking seedlings of Apuleia leiocarpa (Vogel) J. F. Macbr. (grapia), a native species to Brazil, which is on the red list of endangered native flora in Rio Grande do Sul State.
Jardel Boscardin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Familiarity and aggression shape long‐term associations and mortality risk in a solitary ungulate

open access: yesOikos, EarlyView.
Periodic social interactions are important to animal fitness, even in solitary species. For solitary species, these interactions can be unexpected and shaped by previous encounters. Despite being aggressive and largely solitary, black rhinoceroses Diceros bicornis are commonly seen in groups, suggesting they may engage in more social behaviours than ...
Rachel M. Stein, Adrian M. Shrader
wiley   +1 more source

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