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Thresholding species distribution models: Simple approaches for land‐use planning in multifunctional landscapes

open access: yesMethods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Species distribution models (SDMs) are often used to understand changes to species' distributions and their habitats under different land‐use scenarios, enabling decision makers to prioritize areas for management efforts and balance environmental conservation with socio‐economic demands on the landscape.
Hossam Eldien Abdel Moniem   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maple Syrup Value Systems and Value Chains - Considering Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Perspectives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Harvested from both intensive sugar maple stands and diverse mixed forest ecosystems across Ontario, maple syrup is an important rural and Aboriginal non-timber forest product that contributes to social, economic and environmental sustainability.
Chrétien, Annette   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Representation increases women's influence in climate deliberations: Evidence from community‐managed forests in Malawi

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Women's inclusion is now the norm in global and local initiatives to combat climate change. We examine how women's representation affects climate deliberations using the case of community‐managed forests in Malawi. We run a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment randomly varying the gender composition of six‐member groups asked to deliberate on policies ...
Amanda Clayton   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Timber Harvesting Techniques and Slopes on Soil Respiration of Young and Mature Black Pine Stands in Northwestern Türkiye

open access: yesBioResources
Releases of CO2 from forest soils was studied relative to different timber harvesting techniques, slope classes, and stand age. Three timber harvesting techniques (suspended skidding (SS), skidding by using a skidding cone (SC), and cable-pulling (CP ...
Cigdem Ozer Genc   +2 more
doaj  

Costs and efficiency of timber harvesting by NIAB 5–15 processor mounted on a farm tractor

open access: yesCroatian Journal of Forest Engineering, 2007
The present research deals with costs and economic effectiveness of timber harvesting technology with the use of the NIAB 5–15 processor mounted on a farm tractor, which method is used in Poland. Measurements were conducted in pine, fir and spruce stands,
Janusz Sowa   +2 more
doaj  

Optimal Timber Rotation on Multiple Stands with an Asymmetric Externality [PDF]

open access: yes
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/28/05.forest economics, multiple stands, non-timber goods, flood risk, spatial externality, additivity properties, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy, Q23, Q57,
Uchida, Emi
core   +1 more source

Aquarium fisheries as a non-timber forest product: experiences from conservation through community development in North Rupununi District, Guyana [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Deforestation is one of the major global conservation issues. Solutions are being sought to tackle this ongoing forest loss, including establishment of initiatives to provide new sources of income for local communities that promote the sustainable use ...
Bicknell, Jake E., Chin, Christopher
core  

Phantasmic Encounters in the Arctic: Haunting Materialities Beyond the Ghosts of War

open access: yesAnthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the vast north, ghostly experiences are common for locals and outsiders alike. Here, we explore how cultural‐natural attributes, like remoteness and extreme seasonal variation, compound experiences of the haunting in visceral ways. This provides the Arctic region with an unusually pronounced baseline of other‐than‐human agency, which in the
Aki Hakonen, Oula Seitsonen
wiley   +1 more source

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