Download or read book A Study of Autumn Olive Elaeagnus Umbellata Phenology and Associated Physiological Traits that May Facilitate Its Invasion of the Understory of a Southern Appalachian Forest written by Emily Caroline Riffe and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Distribution and Growth of Autumn Olive in a Managed Landscape Distribution and Growth of Autumn Olive in a Managed Landscape written by Matthew Ruddick Moore and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invasions by exotic plant species result in significant challenges for forest managers. Disturbance and increased light have been shown to facilitate the successful establishment and invasion of exotic, invasive plant species. Several studies have sought to determine which key factors lead to greater abundance of exotic, invasive plants on certain sites and this information is important for determining the likelihood for exotic plant invasions at broad scales. Site characteristics that may promote autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) were studied. Our goal was to identify variables associated with forest road edges most important in explaining autumn olive abundance and growth. The objectives were to: 1) investigate whether southern aspects have greater abundance and height of autumn olive than other aspects, 2) determine if there is a negative relationship between the abundance and height of autumn olive and the abundance and height of native species, 3) determine if the relationship between autumn olive abundance and height and other invasive species abundance and height is positive and 4) document other site factors significantly related to the success of autumn olive. Larger autumn olive were more dense and patches of autumn olive were deeper on certain forest-road edges. Autumn olive height and abundance were positively related to both native and exotic, invasive plant height and abundance. Road canopy cover, slope, elevation, road opening width and road type were found to be important for autumn olive establishment and success. These factors will be investigated for future use in producing GIS based risk maps to assist managers in exotic, invasive species control.
Download or read book An Assessment of Autumn Olive in Northern U S Forests written by Cassandra M. Kurtz and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Autumn Olive written by Philip Farley Allan and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Autumn Olive for Wildlife and Other Conservation Uses written by Philip Farley Allan and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Autumn olive written by and published by . This book was released on 1980* with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Autumn Olive Elaeagnus Umbellata written by Phillip L. Dittberner and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Silvicultural Guide to Managing Southern Ontario Forests written by Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the United States written by Therese M. Poland and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book describes the serious threat of invasive species to native ecosystems. Invasive species have caused and will continue to cause enormous ecological and economic damage with ever increasing world trade. This multi-disciplinary book, written by over 100 national experts, presents the latest research on a wide range of natural science and social science fields that explore the ecology, impacts, and practical tools for management of invasive species. It covers species of all taxonomic groups from insects and pathogens, to plants, vertebrates, and aquatic organisms that impact a diversity of habitats in forests, rangelands and grasslands of the United States. It is well-illustrated, provides summaries of the most important invasive species and issues impacting all regions of the country, and includes a comprehensive primary reference list for each topic. This scientific synthesis provides the cultural, economic, scientific and social context for addressing environmental challenges posed by invasive species and will be a valuable resource for scholars, policy makers, natural resource managers and practitioners.
Download or read book Forgotten Grasslands of the South written by Reed F. Noss and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-12-03 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forgotten Grasslands of the South is the study of one of the biologically richest and most endangered ecosystems in North America. In a seamless blend of science and personal observation, renowned ecologist Reed Noss explains the natural history of southern grasslands, their origin and history, and the physical determinants of grassland distribution, including ecology, soils, landform, and hydrology. In addition to offering fascinating new information about these little-studied ecosystems, Noss demonstrates how natural history is central to the practice of conservation. Although theory and experimentation have recently dominated the field of ecology, ecologists are coming to realize how these distinct approaches are not divergent but complementary, and that pursuing them together can bring greater knowledge and understanding of how the natural world works and how we can best conserve it. This long-awaited work sets a new standard for scientific literature and is essential reading for those who study and work to conserve the grasslands of the South as well as for everyone who is fascinated by the natural world.
Download or read book Shrubs and Woody Vines of Missouri written by Donald R. Kurz and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shrubs as well as woody vines of Missouri.
Download or read book Manual of Woody Landscape Plants written by Michael Dirr and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Red List of US Oaks written by Diana Jerome and published by . This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Red List of US Oaks is a summary of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species assessments for all 91 species of Quercus in the United States.
Download or read book Integrating Landscapes Agroforestry for Biodiversity Conservation and Food Sovereignty written by Florencia Montagnini and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-24 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agroforestry systems (AFS) are becoming increasingly relevant worldwide as society has come to recognize their multiple roles and services: biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, adaptation and mitigation of climate change, restoration of degraded ecosystems, and tools for rural development. This book summarizes advances in agroforestry research and practice and raises questions as to the effectiveness of AFS to solve the development and environmental challenges the world presents us today. Currently AFS are considered to be a land use that can achieve a compromise among productive and environmental functions. Apparently, AFS can play a significant role in rural development even in the most challenging socioeconomic and ecological conditions, but still there is a lot of work to do to reach these goals. Considerable funding is spent in projects directed to enhancing productivity and sustainability of smallholders forestry and agroforestry practices. These projects and programs face many questions and challenges related to the integration of traditional knowledge to promote the most suitable systems for each situation; access to markets for AFS products, and scaling up of successful AFS. These complex questions need innovative approaches from varying perspectives and knowledge bases. This book gathers fresh and novel contributions from a set of Yale University researchers and associates who intend to provide alternative and sometimes departing insights into these pressing questions. The book focuses on the functions that AFS can provide when well designed and implemented: their role in rural development as they can improve food security and sovereignty and contribute to provision of energy needs to the smallholders; and their environmental functions: contribution to biodiversity conservation, to increased connectivity of fragmented landscapes, and adaptation and mitigation of climate change. The chapters present conceptual aspects and case studies ranging from traditional to more modern approaches, from tropical as well as from temperate regions of the world, with examples of the AFS functions mentioned above.
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Download or read book Integrated Pest Management written by Rajinder Peshin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-06-13 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book deals with the present state and problems of integrated pest management (IPM) as relating to stakeholder acceptance of IPM and how IPM can become a sustainable practice. The book covers the implementation of integrated pest management in USA, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Netherlands, China, India, Indonesia, Australia, Africa, and its impact in reducing pesticide use in agriculture. The book also deals with the impact of transgenic crops on pesticide use.
