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Effects of land use pattern on invasive plant diversity in Guinean savanna ecosystems of Togodo protected area, Togo [PDF]
, 2018 Tropical natural ecosystems host a very diverse flora and fauna and are key ecosystems for global climate and biogeochemical regulation. Unfortunately, in West African landscapes, large areas of savanna and forest have been progressively replaced or ...
Akodewou, Amah +5 more
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Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Land degradation poses significant challenges to maintaining food–water–energy (FWE) security, particularly in rapidly urbanizing regions. The ecosystem services (ES) related to FWE are critical for sustainable regional development. Yet, rapid urbanization in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region has altered land use and ecological patterns ...
Ke Yang, Qi Han, Dujuan Yang
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Modelling of selection and mating decisions in tree breeding programs [PDF]
, 1996 Hardwood trees from the temperate forests of southern Australia are an important source of timber for high quality paper. Two species in particular, Eucalyptus globulus and Eucalyptus nitens are well suited to this purpose and are now widely grown in ...
Howlett, P., Thompson, C.
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Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Clarifying the relationship between the supply and demand of recreation service not only enhances our comprehension of how cultural ecosystem services impact human well‐being, but also offers a theoretical foundation and scientific basis for developing regional landscape management strategies.
Xinyu Huang +5 more
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Soil fungi communities from young Scots pine plantations affected with root rot
Acta Mycologica, 2013 The aim of work was to investigate the qualitative and quantitative characteristic features of soil fungi associations occurring in I class pine stands threatened by pathogens of tree roots in Zielonka Experimental Forest District. During the mycological
Wojciech Szewczyk
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Site classification of commercial eucalypt plantations in the Congo. Use of layer depths and microelement deficiencies as productivity indices [PDF]
, 2000 Since 1978, 42,000 lia of clonal eucalypt plantations have been established in the Pointe-Noire region for pulp production. l'lie soils are sandy, acidic, very poor in reserves of available nutrients, and the benefît of applying NPK to the plantations ...
Bouillet, Jean-Pierre +2 more
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Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Bark beetles are small insects that inhabit the bark of trees. When their population increases excessively, they can weaken the trees and cause their death. In México, federal regulations obligate forest landowners to carry out sanitary logging to control bark beetle outbreaks in adherence to official procedures.
Erika Gómez‐Pineda +3 more
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Wood density variation in Serbian Spruce: A comparative study of natural stands and plantations
Glasnik Šumarskog Fakulteta Univerziteta u Banjoj LuciSerbian spruce (Picea omorika Pančić/Purkyně) is a Tertiary relict and an endemic species of the Balkan Peninsula, whose limited distribution range and pronounced ecological specificity make the study of its physical properties particularly important ...
Danijela Petrović +4 more
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The keys to reduce environmental impacts of palm oil [PDF]
, 2018 Oil palm is largely criticised for its impact on the environment. According to Life Cycle Assessment studies, the agricultural stage proved to be a major contributor to most of the potential environmental impacts, notably global warming, eutrophication ...
Bessou, Cécile
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Rubber agroforestry systems in mature plantations in Phatthalung Province, Southern Thailand [PDF]
, 2020 Rubber-based agroforestry systems (RAS) can be characterized by the type of trees/shrubs and crops associated with the rubber trees. The present study objective was to identify and describe the RAS in mature plantations existing in Phatthalung province ...
Chambon, Bénédicte +2 more
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