Forestry : research, ecology and policies / Diane A. Boehm editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boehm, Diane A.

Series:

Environmental science, engineering and technology series.

Environmental science, engineering and technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forests and forestry.

Forest ecology.

Forest policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Forests are enormously important to mankind. They not only supply essential harvestable products, but also ornamental landscapes, regulate climate, hydrology, mineral cycling and soil erosion. This book presents topical research in the study of forestry ecology and policy.

Contents:

Intro

FORESTRY: RESEARCH, ECOLOGY AND POLICIES

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND FORMAL KNOWLEDGE IN FINNISH AND SWEDISH FOREST MANAGEMENT IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

Abstract

Introduction

Silvicultural Paradigms on a Collision Course, CA. 1900-1948

The Logging Method

Dependence of Agriculture on Forestry

Traditional Knowledge Vs. Financial Incentives, from 1948 to the 1980s

The Revival of Traditional Knowledge, since the 1980s

Conclusion

References

Chapter 2 KNOWLEDGE GAINED AND GAPS SUGGESTED FROM RECENT FORESTRY-RELATED GPS RESEARCH

Satellite Navigation (GPS) Testing Procedures

Recent Research Results

Static Position Analysis

Horizontal Position Accuracy

Vertical Position Accuracy

Dynamic Position Analysis

Chapter 3 NATURAL REGENERATION OF PINUS NIGRA ARN SPP SALZMANNII FOREST IN CUENCA MOUNTAINS (SPAIN): A PROBLEM FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT

1. Introduction

2. General Description of the European Black Pine (Pinus Nigra Arn)

3. Natural Regeneration of Spanish Black Pine (Pinus Nigra Arn. ssp Salzmannii (Dunal) Franco)

4. Principal Purpose of ohis Research Work

5. Spanish Black Pine Forest Management Strategies in Cuenca Mountain

Chapter 4 EVALUATION AND IMPLICATIONS OF FREE-RANGING GARRANO HORSES IN THE RISK OF FOREST FIRES - THE STUDY CASE OF VIEIRA DO MINHO MUNICIPALITY (PORTUGAL)

Site Tested

Results

Land Use

Cattle

Renovation of Pastures

Discussion

Conclusions

Acknowledgments

Sources.

Chapter 5 MULTISCALAR ANALYSIS OF THE SPATIAL PATTERN OF FOREST ECOSYSTEMS IN CENTRAL AFRICA JUSTIFIED BY THE PATTERN/PROCESS PARADIGM: TWO CASE STUDIES

1. Introduction: Landscape Ecology and Tropical Forest Ecology

2. Forest Definition and its Impact on Fragmentation Assessment in the Katanga Province (Democratic Republic of the Congo).

2.1 Context, Data Set and Methods

2.2. Results and Discussion

3. Forest Structure and its Impact on Understory Diversity in the Bururi Forest Nature Reserve (Burundi).

3.1. Context, Data Set and Methods

3.2. Results and Discussion

Chapter 6 SEEDLING GROWTH AND SURVIVAL OF INDIGENOUS TREE SPECIES ALONG A LIGHT GRADIENT IN A DRY AFROMONTANE FOREST

Materials and Methods

Study Site

Study Species

Seedling Growth Experiment and Light Environment

Data Analyses

Seedling Survival

Light Effects And Intra-Specific Growth Variations

Light Effects and Inter-Specific Growth Variations

Relationships in Plant Growth Traits and Determinants of RGR

Summary

Chapter 7 FORESTRY TRADE AND POPULATION GROWTH IN THE PHILIPPINES IN A GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM FRAMEWORK

I. Introduction

II. Population Vs. Trade Practices

Population Growth

Technological Progress

Export Tax

Removal of Assistance to Industries

III. The CGE Model

IV. Data Base and Model Assumptions

V. Results of Policy Simulations

Macroeconomic Results

Employment Effects and Balance of Payments

Effects of Sectoral Employment and Production

Effects on Income Distribution

Appendices

Chapter 8 FORESTRY EDUCATION TOWARDS ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION*

I. Introduction.

II. Co-Development of Discipline and Individuals

III. Carbon Cycling Mechanisms

IV. Ecological Amelioration of Saline-Alkali Soils

V. Biological Invasion and Conservation

Chapter 9 ESTABLISHMENT AND APPLICATION OF THE SYNTHETIC ASSESSMENT SYSTEM OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH IN BEIJING AREA*

Abstract:

2. Research Area and Research Method

2.1. General Information of the Research Area

2.2. Research Method

2.2.1. Theories of Forest Ecosystem Health

2.2.2 Assessment Model

2.2.3. Application

3. The Foundation of the SAS-BFEH

3.1. Selection and Assessment of the Structure Indices

3.1.1. The Assessment of the Structure Stability

3.1.2. The Assessment of Biodiversity

3.1.3. The Assessment of the Environment Quality

3.1.3.1. The Assessment of the Bioclimatic Condition

3.1.3.2. The Assessment of Forestland Quality

3.1.3.3. The Assessment of Social Environment

3.2. The Selection and Assessment of the Function Indices

3.2.1. The assessment of Vigor

3.2.2. The Assessment of the Service Function

3.3. The Selection and Assessment of the Disturbance Indices

4. Case Study

4.1. Sample Plot Investigation

4.2.1. Establishment of the Hierarchical Structure

4.2.3. Calculation of the HCI

4.3. Result Analysis

4.3.1. Result Analysis of Badaling Forest Farm

4.3.2. result analysis of Xishan forest farm

4.3.3. Overall Analysis of the Two Forest Farms

4.4. Management Strategy for Forest Ecosystem Health

4.4.1. Strategy to Natural Forest

4.4.2. Strategy to Plantation

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62081-798-5