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Planted Forests in China Have Higher Drought Risk Than Natural Forests

open access: yesGlobal Change Biology
To improve the environment and mitigate climate change, China has implemented ambitious projects for natural forest protection and expanded planted forests. However, increased climate variability has led to more frequent and severe droughts, exacerbating
Longlong Ma, Pu Yan, Josep Penuelas
exaly   +3 more sources

Planted Forests and Biodiversity

Journal of Forestry, 2006
Abstract Expansion of planted forests and intensification of their management has raised concerns among forest managers and the public over the implications of these trends for sustainable production and conservation of forest biological diversity.
Carnus, Jean-Michel   +8 more
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Planted forests and water

open access: yes, 2010
This chapter provides an overview of the effects of planted forests on water resources. Planted forests include both intensively managed forest plantations and more extensively managed planted forests (sensu FAO, 2004) that have been established for wood
Van Dijk, Albert I.J.M.   +1 more
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Spatial Assessment of Ecosystem Services from Planted Forests in Central Vietnam [PDF]

open access: yesForests, 2020
Globally, planted forests are increasing, providing increased resources to forest industries and ecosystem services (ES) to local and wider communities. However, assessment of the impacts of plantations on ES has been limited.
Kiran Paudyal   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Planting a Forest

The Counseling Psychologist, 2016
Louise Douce has been a leader in the field of counseling psychology and, more specifically, college student mental health for over 40 years. Her long-standing involvement in the Society of Counseling Psychology (SCP) or Division 17 of the American Psychological Association through a variety of leadership roles—including fellows chair, vice president ...
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Ecosystem Services in Eucalyptus Planted Forests and Mixed and Multifunctional Planted Forests

2020
Forests may provide ecosystem services (ES) at different levels. The current trend of reduction in natural forest cover and expansion of forest plantations forces the forest managers to implement plans that maximize the provision of multiple socioeconomic and ecological benefits.
Fabiano de Carvalho Balieiro   +5 more
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Effect of forest management on understory vascular plants in planted Abies sachalinensis forests

Forest Ecology and Management, 2021
Abstract The montane region of Hokkaido, northern Japan, was originally dominated by mixed forests of broad-leaved trees and conifers. Since the 19th century, human disturbance has eliminated most of the original conifers. During the second half of the 20th century, after the clearcutting of the degraded natural forests dominated by broad-leaved ...
Nobuhiro Akashi   +2 more
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Climbing plants in Ghanaian forests.

2005
AbstractThe total number of forest climbers in Ghana has been recorded as 604 but this number has increased to 634 following further research and taxonomic revisions as the taxa become better known. The focus of this paper is on woody climbers (lianes), and the variation in liana biology and ecology is described for the commoner Ghanaian species. These
Swaine, M.D.   +3 more
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Forest seed and seedlings production and planted forests

ОДРЖИВИ РАЗВОЈ И УПРАВЉАЊЕ ПРИРОДНИМ РЕСУРСИМА РЕПУБЛИКЕ СРПСКЕ, 2023
In the post-war period, numerous activities were undertaken in the Republic of Srpska with the aim to renew and improve the state of seeds and seedlings production and planted forests. Among the first activities were the publishing of numerous manuals and publications, organizing seminars and conferences and carrying out organizational transformations ...
Branislav Cvjetković, Milan Mataruga
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People and Forest Plants

2017
Newcomers to the northwestern coast of North America can easily overlook the continuing legacy of settlement wars on forests. Battles were fought in homelands of indigenous people because settlers sought arable land and United States government policies encouraged westward expansion.
Susan Stevens Hummel, Jane E. Smith
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