Essays about: "Fine Woody Debris"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Fine Woody Debris.
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1. Total carbon sequestration during an entire rotation period of oil palm in northern Borneo
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Considerable amounts of carbon (C) has been lost from tropical forests as a result of continuous conversion of tropical forests into oil palm plantations. Therefore, a better understanding of the C budget and potential sequestration rate in oil palm plantations and how it compares to natural forests is needed. READ MORE
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2. Above- and belowground carbon stocks and effects of enrichment planting in a tropical secondary lowland dipterocarp rainforest
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : The intact tropical rainforests are rapidly being degraded and subsequently converted to other land uses, with associated greenhouse gas emissions and loss of biodiversity. It is imperative that the effects of such conversions and large-scale restoration efforts on forest structure and ecosystem services are understood to effectively be able to counteract the negative consequences of deforestation and forest degradation. READ MORE
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3. Abundance and diversity of small mammals in Swedish beaver systems
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Aquatic Sciences and AssessmentAbstract : Through their ecosystem engineering activities, beavers (Castor fiber ) create ponds and riparian zones littered with deadwood, providing hetero- geneous micro-habitats for a variety of small mammal species. In this study small mammals were snap-trapped in nine beaver systems and four reference wetland systems that were not created by beavers in southern and central Sweden to compare abundance and diversity of voles, shrews and mice. READ MORE
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4. The secret role of elephants : mediators of habitat scale and within-habitat scale predation risk
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Elephants have long been recognized as important mediators of savannah vegetation structure. With their activities, like feeding on woody plants they may increase visibility of a habitat and produce coarse woody debris within that habitat. READ MORE
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5. Epixylic lichens and bryophytes in young managed forests : substrate preferences and amounts of dead wood
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : Dead wood is important for many species. The amount of coarse dead wood (diameter >10 cm) is much lower in managed forest than in unmanaged forests. Stumps constitute the largest proportion of the volume of coarse dead wood in managed forests. READ MORE
