Essays about: "INIKEA"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the word INIKEA.
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1. Increased carbon sequestration of actively restored tropical forests in Sabah, Malaysia : a comparison of natural regeneration and active restoration
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : As restoration with assisted natural regeneration and enrichment planting becomes a more important and popular method to restore ecosystem services and mitigate negative climate effects, these treatments and their effectiveness is heavily debated. There are three main groups of opinions regarding restoration, one is that humans actively need to help nature recover and the second is that nature itself does a better job without our help and the third is somewhere in between. READ MORE
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2. Presence and habitat use of the endangered Bornean elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis) in the INIKEA rehabilitation project site (Sabah, Malaysia) : a pilot study
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : The endangered Bornean elephants (Elephas maximus borneensis) are endemic to the island of Borneo and their survival is being threatened by palm oil production, poaching and human-elephant conflicts. In Central Sabah (Malaysia), the conversion of forests into commercial plantations has led to habitat fragmentation and human-elephant conflicts. READ MORE
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3. Restoration of degraded tropical rainforests through gap and line planting : effects on soil and light conditions and seedling performance
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Enrichment plantings are a common way to restore structures and diversity lost through degradation of tropical rainforests. Large areas are degraded every year, and although disturbance over large areas seldom are homogenous, few, if any studies have compared effects of enrichment planting treatments in forests with varying degradation. READ MORE
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4. Degradation and restoration method interact to affect the performance of planted seedlings in tropical rainforest restoration : evidence from plant functional traits
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : A common action to improve or save biodiversity in the tropics is restoration of degraded rainforest. To understand the complex ecological structures of the forest and adapt the restoration actions after them, studies have focused on characterizing species with functional traits. READ MORE
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5. Hur påverkar tillgången på ljus höjdtillväxten hos planterade regnskogsträd i en sekundär regnskog på Borneo?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Regnskogen på Borneo är en av de artrikaste i världen men till följd av mänsklig aktivitet, såsom avverkning, har dessa ekosystem drabbats hårt. Naturlig återhämtning är svår då dessa störningsdrabbade områden missgynnar arter som tillhör områdets naturliga flora och därför finns det ett behov av aktiv rehabilitering av dessa skogar. READ MORE
