A forest pest is considered any organism (insect, mammal, etc.) judged as a threat to forest trees and the interests of human beings (EB, 2018). Forest pests may cause damage or illness to forest plant and animal species or consume seeds and other materials important for forest ecosystem ...
key economic sectors such as the mining andagriculture. This chapter provides information on the evolution of Zambia’s forest policies, legal frameworks, forest classification and how these could be used in integrating theforestrysector into national economic planning and creating linkages to poverty ...
There are some records of them consuming an animal called Gifford’s giant shrew, even though the odor alone deters the majority of snake species. Forest cobras are diurnal, and they have the greatest proclivity for swimming of most true Naja cobras. However, they are equally adept at ...
hippocastani outbreaks often harbor dense game animal populations. For instance, the forests in north-eastern France are often described as having an overabundance of wild ungulates (ONF 2017). The resulting imbalance is defined by the failure of forest regeneration due to damages caused by high ...
However, the widespread forest fragmentation of recent decades has severely hampered the size, continuity, and capacity of the woodlands to perform essential functions. Because of this, the forested areas, which were once home to native plant and animal life, have become inhospitable....
Field Station Fabrikschleichach, Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, 96181, Rauhenebrach, Germany Jörg Müller Present address: Ecosystem Dynamics and Forest Management, Technische Universität München, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, 85354, Freising...
Forest Canopies, Animal Diversity Terry L.Erwin, inEncyclopedia of Biodiversity (Second Edition), 2013 Introduction Theforest canopyis arguably the most species-rich environment on the planet and hence was termed the “last biotic frontier,” mainly because until very recently it had been studied le...
Agriculture, Sustainable; Deforestation and Land Clearing; Fires, Ecological Effects of; Forest Canopies, Animal Diversity; Forest Ecology; Predators, Ecological Role of; Timber Industry View chapterExplore book Context dependent effects of nitrogen deposition on forest understory plant communities Michael P...
The methods used for LiDAR data fusion can generally be divided into two main categories. Data-level fusion studies typically merge datasets from different sensors during the pre-processing stage and before any formal classification or feature extraction occur, whereas feature-level fusion studies merge...
Tree-related microhabitats (hereafter, “TreMs”) are key components of forest biodiversity but they are still poorly known in North American hardwood forests. The spatial patterns of living trees bearing TreMs (hereafter, “TreM-trees”) also remain to be determined. As logging practices can le...