Essays about: "standing trees"

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  1. 21. Alteration of the forest structure in historically impacted Nothofagus spp. forests on the Brunswick peninsula : recommendations for their protection and management

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

    Author : Leon Hauenschild; [2022]
    Keywords : Nothofagus spp. forests; Brunswick peninsula; Forest history; Indigenous land use; Holistic conservation;

    Abstract : Despite exhibiting a seemingly low degree of human alteration when compared to other types of landscapes, most forest ecosystems in the world have a long history of human use and are prod-uct thereof. The southern Brunswick peninsula is no exception to this and has an extensive history of anthropogenic activity, both pre-colonial and modern. READ MORE

  3. 22. Forest structure of Dalby Söderskog National Park : patterns of carbon storage in living and dead trees

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Kumetra Achuthan; [2021]
    Keywords : ash dieback disease; deadwood; Dutch elm disease; living tree volume; coarse woody debris; carbon stock and storage; pest invasions; temperate mixed broadleaved forest;

    Abstract : Carbon sequestration and storage is an ecosystem service supplied by forests, and is of increasing importance in the context of mitigation of global climate change. Forest pest invasions, driven primarily by globalizations, represent a risk to the efficiency of carbon sequestration as they may greatly reduce the amount of the living biomass in forests. READ MORE

  4. 23. Amount and distribution of coarse woody debris in Dalby Söderskog national park

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Balaji Naik Sugali; [2021]
    Keywords : Ash dieback; coarse woody debris; dead wood volume; Dutch elm disease; forest reserve; Sweden; temperate forest; tree log; tree snag;

    Abstract : Coarse Woody Debris (CWD) is a critical structural and functional component of all forest ecosystems and comprises non-living woody biomass, standing or lying, larger than 10 cm in diameter. This study provides the first inventory of coarse woody debris in the temperate broadleaf forest of Dalby Söderskog national park in southern Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 24. Riparian buffer zones widths, windthrows and recruitment of dead wood : A study of headwaters in northern Sweden

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

    Author : Gustaf Nilsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Fixed-width buffers; wind disturbance; small streams; nature consideration;

    Abstract : Riparian buffer zones, that is vegetated strips that are left surrounding streams, are today the general management practice to protect our running waters during forestry. They are created with the intent of preserving a variety of important ecological functions, including provision of dead wood. READ MORE

  6. 25. Kantzoners påverkan vid bäverförekomst

    University essay from SLU/School for Forest Management

    Author : Daniel Johansson; Sebastian Kjellström; [2020]
    Keywords : Castor fiber; död ved; sjöar;

    Abstract : Bäver har historiskt sett varit en nyckelart för ekosystemet med dess förmåga att skapa naturliga våtmarker. Efter utrotning på 1800-talet blev den återintroducerad i det svenska landskapet år 1920. Inom skogsbruket sparas numera oftast en kantzon intill vattendrag för att främja den naturliga mångfalden. READ MORE