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Propensities of Old Growth, Mature and Regrowth Wet Eucalypt Forest, and Eucalyptus nitens Plantation, to Burn During Wildfire and Suffer Fire-Induced Crown Death

open access: yesFire, 2020
There are conflicting conclusions on how the flammability of wet eucalypt forests changes in the time after disturbances such as logging or wildfire.
Suyanti Winoto-Lewin   +2 more
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Historical Paths and the Growth of Baghdad Old Center

open access: yesJournal of Engineering, 2023
Urban growth of cities is connected with three related problems, the first one, is the deterioration of the center, which is a mark for historical origin. The second is the emergence of city edge, which contradicts by the center.
Sana Sati Abbas   +1 more
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Forest conservation through protection of old growth: the case of Nova Scotia

open access: yesThe Forestry Chronicle, 2023
Old-growth forests are both rare and special ecosystems across most of the world. Policies to protect and possibly enhance and increase them are plentiful and diverse across nations and sub-national jurisdictions.
Peter N. Duinker   +5 more
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Evaluarea biodiversității în arborete de amestec din nordul Carpaților Orientali: un studiu de caz bazat pe indicele biodiversității potențiale [ Biodiversity assessment on mixed forest stands in north of Eastern Carpathians: a study case based on Potential Biodiversity Index] [PDF]

open access: yesBucovina Forestieră, 2017
In this article we present an application of the IBP index (Potential Biodiversity Index), used for assessing potential biodiversity in forest stands.
Burlui M.C., Cenușă R.L.
doaj   +1 more source

Surveying abundance and stand type associations of Formica aquilonia and F. lugubris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nest mounds over an extensive area: Trialing a novel method

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2012
Red wood ants are ecologically important members of woodland communities, and some species are of conservation concern. They occur commonly only in certain habitats in Britain, but there is limited knowledge of their numbers and distribution.
Kerry M. BORKIN   +2 more
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Using the old-growth concept to identify old species-rich semi-natural grasslands

open access: yesEcological Indicators, 2023
The concept of ‘old growth’, originally developed for forests, was recently extended to grassland to distinguish old natural grasslands (NG) from semi-natural grassland (SNG).
André Pornon, Christophe Andalo
doaj   +1 more source

The role of reductions in old-age mortality in old-age population growth

open access: yesDemographic Research, 2021
Background: The variable-r model provides demographers with a way to explore the contributions of demographic components (fertility, mortality, migration) to changes in populations' age structures.
Vladimir Canudas-Romo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Relationships between Psychidae communities (Lepidoptera: Tineoidea) and the ecological characteristics of old-growth forests in a beech dominated landscape

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2016
Several studies address the question of which forest attributes are most important for the conservation of biodiversity. Unfortunately, there are no unequivocal answers because the response of a biological group to changes in forest structure depends on ...
Stefano SCALERCIO   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Defining Old Growth for Fire-adapted Forests of the Western United States

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2007
There are varying definitions of old-growth forests because of differences in environment and differing fire influence across the Intermountain West. Two general types of forests reflect the role of fire: 1) forests shaped by natural changes in structure
Merrill R. Kaufmann   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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