Results 51 to 60 of about 1,093 (213)

Assessment of Species Richness and Diversity in the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Conservation Forest, Awka

The Bioscientist
Biodiversity assessment, particularly plant species richness and diversity, is essential for understanding ecosystem stability and resilience, yet many tropical forest studies underrepresent total plant diversity by focusing mainly on canopy species ...
E. P. Okoye, C. N. Okereke, H. N. Eze
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in deer hunter satisfaction under special antlerless harvest regulations in Pennsylvania, USA

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
Deer Management Assistance Program hunter satisfaction in Pennsylvania increased over time and was associated with antlerless deer harvest success, repeated permit purchases, and seeing an antlerless deer. Understanding these relationships can help wildlife agencies support both deer management objectives and long‐term hunter engagement.
Arun Regmi, Duane R. Diefenbach, Jacob J. Trowbridge, Melissa M. Kreye, Kripa Neupane, Emily J. Domoto, Christopher S. Rosenberry, Bret D. Wallingford, David P. Stainbrook, Marc E. McDill, Patrick J. Drohan, Autumn E. Sabo   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Simulated Root Exudation Gradient Reveals Dosage‐Dependent Carbon Sequestration in Desertification Ecosystems

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Root exudates serve as a key driver for the restoration of soil organic carbon (SOC), particularly in aeolian desertification ecosystems where aboveground litter retention is limited. While Salix cupularis is widely planted as an effective pioneer shrub for ecological rehabilitation on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau, how the quantity of its root ...
Ran Xue, Xuemei Fang, Dongming Chen, Fei Yan, Aomei Jia, Zhouwen Ma, Yongheng Gao, Jiqiong Zhou, Jian Zhang, Lin Liu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Restoring understory and riparian areas in oil palm plantations does not increase greenhouse gas fluxes

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Oil palm (OP) plantations have replaced large areas of forest in the tropical landscape of Southeast Asia and are major emitters of greenhouse gases (GHGs).
Julia Drewer, Ribka Sionita Tarigan, Lindsay F. Banin, Stella White, Elizabeth Raine, Sarah H. Luke, Sarah H. Luke, Edgar C. Turner, Ute Skiba, Nicholas J. Cowan, Jassica Prajna Dewi, Andreas Dwi Advento, Anak Agung Ketut Aryawan, Jean-Pierre Caliman, Pujianto   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Are abandoned eucalyptus plantations avifauna-friendly? A case study in the Valdivian rainforest

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2016
Forestry plantations, and particularly those based on Eucalyptus, are known to have negative effects on native avifauna. However, abandoned plantations might provide habitat for some native birds due to the presence of a native understory.
Francisco E. Fontúrbel, Alina B. Candia, Gabriel J. Castaño-Villa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biological Salt‐Pump Effect: Long‐Term Stand Development of Haloxylon ammodendron and Its Role in Reshaping Soil Hydrothermal and Salinity Regimes

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Afforestation in the desert–oasis ecotone induces soil desiccation and secondary salinization. However, the seasonal dynamics of soil water–heat–salt interactions across plantations of different stand ages in arid regions remain unclear. Here, we investigated the seasonal patterns and coupled relationships of soil water–heat–salt dynamics in ...
Wang Yanxin, Wang Guohua, Jia Angyuan, Gou Qianqian   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biodiversity and carbon stocks of the understory vegetation as indicators for forest health in the Zabarwan Mountain Range, Indian Western Himalaya

Ecological Indicators
Carbon stock and diversity of species together address the two most pressing concerns for successful ecosystem functioning and management, namely climate change and biodiversity loss. Understory vegetation is a significant indicator of plant biodiversity,
Shiekh Marifatul Haq, Muhammad Waheed, Mohammed Darwish, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Umer Hafeez Goursi, Manoj Kumar, Liang Song, Rainer W. Bussmann   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in understory vegetation including invasive weeds following mountain pine beetle outbreaks

Trees, Forests and People, 2020
Bark beetle outbreaks alter forests in many ways including stand structure, fuels and fire behavior, wildlife habitat, and aesthetic value. Less understood are the effects outbreaks have on understory vegetation, despite the importance for overstory ...
Justin B. Runyon, Christopher J. Fettig, Jared A. Trilling, A. Steven Munson, Leif A. Mortenson, Brytten E. Steed, Kenneth E. Gibson, Carl L. Jørgensen, Stephen R. McKelvey, Joel D. McMillin, Jackson P. Audley, Jose F. Negrón   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stand Age, Standard Retention Density and Site Conditions as Drivers of Shoot Biomass Accumulation in Mediterranean Oak Coppices

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mediterranean oak coppices represent an important fuelwood resource in Central Italy, but management decisions are often constrained by limited quantitative evidence on the relative importance of stand development, standard retention, site conditions, and climate in driving shoot biomass accumulation.
Francesco Latterini, Rodolfo Picchio, Dominika Janiszewska‐Latterini, Łukasz Pawlik, Rachele Venanzi, Walter Stefanoni, Marcin K. Dyderski   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of the relationship between L-band SAR backscatter and understory weed density in eucalyptus plantation forests

GIScience & Remote Sensing
This study aims to reveal the relationships between understory coverage (principally, weed growth) beneath the canopies of Sumatran eucalyptus plantations and L-band backscatter data gathered by the PALSAR-2 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) onboard the ...
Shoko Kobayashi, Motoko S. Fujita, Yoshiharu Omura, John Philip Matthews   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source