Essays about: "secondary rainforest"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 10 essays containing the words secondary rainforest.

  1. 6. Does small-scale land use affect the understory birds negative in the Peruvian National Reserve Allpahuayo Mishana?

    University essay from Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET)

    Author : Ofir Svensson; [2014]
    Keywords : fragmentation; secondary forest; understory birds; human activity;

    Abstract : Human activities that lead to fragmentation and habitat loss are big problems in the world. Due to global climate change the negative effects of fragmented habitats can be catastrophic for many organisms. In the Amazon rainforest, that is most sensitive to human impact, stands a big risk to lose its species diversity. READ MORE

  3. 7. Hur påverkar olika ståndortsfaktorer överlevnaden hos planterade regnskogsträd i en sekundär regnskog på Borneo?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Stina Söderlund; [2013]
    Keywords : sekundär regnskog; Dipterocarper; skogsrehabilitering; överlevnad; ståndortsfaktorer;

    Abstract : De tropiska regnskogarna är några av de mest komplexa och artrikaste ekosystemen i Världen. Stora delar av de naturliga Dipterocarpa regnskogarna har under de senaste decennierna försvunnit helt p.g.a. READ MORE

  4. 8. The effects of mother trees and site conditions on the distribution of natural regeneration establishment in a Bornean rainforest disturbed by logging and fire

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Sebastian Backlund; [2013]
    Keywords : Dipterocarpaceae; Dipterocarps; dispersal; mother trees; natural regeneration; site factors; tropical rainforest; Dipterocarper; moderträd; naturlig föryngring; spridning; ståndortsfaktorer; tropisk regnskog;

    Abstract : In the tropics, logging and wild fire can result in degraded secondary forests with lower biodiversity than in the natural forest. One way to limit forest degradation is to rehabilitate the present large areas of secondary forests. READ MORE

  5. 9. Effects of ten year old enrichment plantings in a secondary dipterocarp rainforest : a case study of stem and species distribution in Sabah, Malaysia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Viveca Luc; [2010]
    Keywords : artificial gaps; Borneo; Dipterocarpaceae; forest degradation; forest fire; forest rehabilitation; liberation;

    Abstract : Large areas of forests in the tropical region have during the last decades been lost and converted to new land uses while other areas have been degraded into secondary forests. These secondary forests need to be restored and rehabilitation through enrichment planting and liberation may help to speed up the recovery process. READ MORE

  6. 10. Ecotourism in Nicaragua : impacts on the vegetation diversity in natural reserve Datanlí - El Diablo

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Therese Fransson; [2007]
    Keywords : ecotourism; Nicaragua; sustainability; rainforest;

    Abstract : Between the years of 1990 and 2000, the number of tourists increased with more than hundred percent globally, and more than three hundred percent in Nicaragua. Further, this industry contributes to eleven percent of the gross domestic product of the world and is, from an economic point of view, regarded as one of the biggest industries worldwide. READ MORE