Essays about: "dipterocarp"
Found 5 essays containing the word dipterocarp.
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1. 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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2. 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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3. Hur påverkar olika ståndortsfaktorer överlevnaden hos planterade regnskogsträd i en sekundär regnskog på Borneo?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : 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
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4. 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 ManagementAbstract : 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
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5. 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 ManagementAbstract : 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
