Natural disturbances in forest environments

Political science   |   Ecology & environment   |   Presentation   |   11/21/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « relates the intensity, frequency, or timing of disturbance to community diversity and has recently been tested in forests (see Biodiversity: Plant Diversity in ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Small-scale disturbance: gap phase dynamics.. Changes in microclimate and resource availability following gap creation.. Forest regeneration in gaps.. The changes in microclimate and resource availability.. Photoblastic...»

Forest fires (prediction, prevention and suppression)

Political science   |   Ecology & environment   |   Presentation   |   11/28/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « weather disturbances like El Nino have now created a growing awareness that ?res are a major threat to many forests and their biodiversity therein, directly ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Background to fire management.. Global warming.. Historical use of fire.. Expansion of the concept of fire management.. Global changes.. Fire and food security.. Fire regimes.. Population growth.. Fire prediction.. Silvicultural...»

The concept of landscape ecology

Political science   |   Ecology & environment   |   Presentation   |   12/05/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « In tropical forests this has been shown to be due to adverse impacts Fragmentation therefore does not cause an immediate crash in overall biodiversity but it ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Underlying theories.. Interpreting landscape pattern.. Issues of scale.. Data constraints.. A key challenge for landscape ecology: reducing fragmentation.. Population isolation and barriers to movement.. The role of...»

Landscape ecology, use and application in forestry

Political science   |   Ecology & environment   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « concerns, recreation, and public participation all involve considering forests in their forest is occurring rapidly and efforts to protect biodiversity and to ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Why landscape scale?. Landscape ecology and forestry.. Fragmentation.. Edge effects.. Connectivity.. Disturbance.. Conclusion.....»

Agroforestry

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Presentation   |   11/19/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « conserving the resource base, in terms of ecosystem attributes like biodiversity and soil crops or grazed pasture, or cropping or grazing may occur in forests. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction and definition.. Why agrofestry?. The significance of scale.. Agroforestry practices.. Trees and arable crops.. Trees, livestock and grazed pasture.. Trees and animals without pasture.. Plantation tree crop agroforestry and multistrata...»

Diagnosis, monitoring and evaluation of forest health and protection

Political science   |   Ecology & environment   |   Presentation   |   11/25/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « has been included in program related to issues such as biodiversity, carbon sequestration networks with different topics (eg, freshwater and forests) and scale ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Forest health.. Importance of de?nitions and concepts.. Factors affecting forest health.. Forest declines.. Methods used in forest health diagnosis, monitoring, and evaluation.. Diagnosis.. Monitoring.. Status and...»

Report on solutions to water-scarcity, irrigation and water-erosion problems in Western India

Political science   |   Ecology & environment   |   Research papers   |   04/29/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « Monoculture will only destroy further the biodiversity which includes medicinal knowledge and local is worsened as one impact affects the next: forests are cut ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Structuring the problem. Three approaches to land use under consideration. Alternative solutions. Analysis of alternative solutions. Evaluation. References....»

Biological impacts of deforestation and fragmentation

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Presentation   |   11/21/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « ecosystem processes can have major direct and indirect consequences for biodiversity. to learn regarding the structure and functioning of fragmented forests. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Physical consequences of deforestation.. Habitat loss and insularization.. Abiotic changes in forest fragments.. Biological consequences of fragmentation.. Changes in individual physiology and behavior.. Changes in population size and...»

Genetic aspects of air pollution and climate change

Political science   |   Ecology & environment   |   Presentation   |   11/25/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « pollution, climate change, forest trees, natural selection, biodiversity, adaptation, trembling Localized extinction of forests around these point sources was ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Genetic aspects of air pollution.. Genetic aspects of climate change.. Knowledge gaps and research needs.. Reliance on wild trees in agroforestry.. Agroforestry as a science and in development.. Conclusion.....»

Marketing road map of WWF (World Wildlife Federation) for generating funds

Business & market   |   Marketing   |   Case study   |   08/03/2009   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : « Science Partnership DIVERSITAS an International Program of Biodiversity Science [6 ELF) (UK) Environmental Investigation Agency Equiliberate Forests and the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract. Marketing memo. Situation analysis. Marketing mix: The 4 P's. Price mix. Product mix. Place mix. Promotion mix. Summary . Income budget. Expense budget. Benefit to cost ratio analysis . Budget and control. Month by month break up of...»

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