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Large-vertebrate assemblages of primary and secondary forests in the Brazilian Amazon. [PDF]
Secondary forests account for 40% of all tropical forests yet little is known regarding their suitability as habitat for diurnal large mammals and game birds. This is especially so for second-growth that develops on large areas of degraded land.
Peres, Carlos A. +2 more
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Assessing Forest Naturalness [PDF]
The concept of naturalness has been proposed and used for describing the ecological value of forest ecosystems, evaluating management efforts to conserve biodiversity, and identifying natural, old-growth forests for purposes of establishing protection areas. Because the concept is not globally familiar, a literature review was conducted to document the
McRoberts R. E +3 more
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Expansion of Naturally Regenerated Forest
Forests cover 31% of the global land area and are home to most of Earth’s terrestrial biodiversity [...]
Josu G. Alday, Carolina Martínez-Ruiz
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Sequestering carbon in natural forests [PDF]
Abstract Closed forests cover about 3 billion hectares, or 20% of the world's total land area (excluding Antarctica). Forest plantations comprise less than 1% of this area. Natural forests range from the intensively managed ones of Central Europe and Scandinavia to the wild boreal forests of Russia and Canada and the deep jungles and dry forests of the
C.S. Binkley +4 more
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Two decades of change in Ghanaian forests [PDF]
Understanding the impacts and synergies of the many threats facing tropical forests is a key research challenge. Here, three potential threats are addressed: drought, fire and lianas.
Fauset, Sophie
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Białowieża Forest—A Relic of the High Naturalness of European Forests [PDF]
In Europe only some small isolated patches of forests with a high degree of naturalness still exist. These are forests, whose structure, composition and function has been shaped by natural dynamics without substantial anthropogenic influence over the long period.
Bogdan Jaroszewicz +5 more
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Impact of drought stress on some physiological traits in five Eucalypt species [PDF]
In order to investigate the impact of drought stress, a trail was carried out in a factorial experiment in the base of randomized complete design on traits such as pigments and photosynthesis in five Eucalyptus species (E. globulus, E.
Farnoush Hashempour +3 more
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VIRGIN FORESTS AND NATURAL FORESTS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS
У лісовому покриві Українських Карпат, переважно на об'єктах природно-заповідного фонду й у важкодоступних захисних категоріях лісів, збереглись природні лісові екосистеми пралісового та умовно-пралісового клімаксового стану, а також перестійні і старовікові деревостани, які належать до власне природних лісів.
V. I. Parpan +2 more
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We used an integrated Bayesian state‐space population model to assess whether management objectives were met before (1995–2003), during (2004–2010), and after (2011–2013) antlerless permits to harvest mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) were increased in ...
Ian W. Hatter +2 more
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The genetic potentials of eight species of Achillea (A. millefolium, A. fillipendulla, A. biebersteinii, A. nobilis, A. eriophora), Matricaria (M. ricotita), and Anthemis (An. haussknechtii and An.
Shanjani Parvin Salehi +2 more
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