Forest canopies
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Definition.. Discovery and exploration.. The naturalist and explorer William Beebe.. The scope and extent of canopy studies.. Modern Canopy access systems.. Methods of access.. Climbing techniques and mechanical methods.. Towers and...»
Reproductive ecology of forest trees
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. General reproductive strategies.. Vegetative reproduction.. Sexual reproduction.. Pollination of angiosperms.. Pollination by vertebrates.. Pollination by invertebrates.. Wind pollination.. Breeding systems and incompatibility.. Seed...»
Sap-sucking insects in forests
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Mode of feeding and nitrogen metabolism.. Regional distribution and abundance.. Ecology.. Direct effects of sapsucker infestation.. The presence of the wood ant.. Aphid-infested sycamore saplings.. The width of the annual rings of...»
Aquatic habitats in forest ecosystems
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Forested w.etlands. Peat bog forests.. Distribution.. Physicochemical characteristics.. Aquatic biota.. Swamp forests.. Distribution.. Physicochemical characteristics.. Aquatic biota.. Floodplain (Alluvial) forests.. Mangrove...»
Soil erosion control
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. General principles of soil erosion.. Key factors in soil erosion control.. Soil erosion and forestry operations.. Runoff production and erosion control.. On-site soil erosion control.. Off-site soil erosion contr...»
Natural disturbances in forest environments
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...»
Agroforestry
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...»
Environmental impacts on forests
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Effect on soil.. The sustainable productive potential.. The observed boost in agricultural production following a forest cover.. Effect on water.. The effect of trees. Transpiration.. The myth that forests act like a sponge.. The...»
Discovering Barbarian Europe
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Stonehenge - the famous circle of large upright stones in southern England.. Arrival of the Romans in Britain.. Humans and environments.. Life after the ice age.. Early holocene warming.. The holocene optimum.. Population and...»
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