Download or read book Carbon Storage in Ontario s Forests 2000 2100 written by Stephen J. Colombo and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the greatest challenges society is facing is rapid climate change resulting from the addition of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, mostly in the form of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the burning of fossil fuels. ... In addition to many other societal benefits, forests store large amounts of carbon (C). As a result, it is important to understand how forest management and natural processes affect forest C storage. Such knowledge can be used to manage forests so that they function as carbon sinks and help reduce greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. ... The amounts of C stored in Ontario's forests and wood products, the duration of storage, and the potential for increased storage through silviculture is important to the global C cycle. These can be predicted using computer models that convert information on the state of the forest (its age and species composition) into values of C in all the live and dead organic matter pools in which it occurs. This report uses data about Ontario's forest structure and information from the forest management planning process and past harvests to describe C in forests and wood products today and through to the end of this century."--Document.

Download or read book Value Addition of Horticultural Crops Recent Trends and Future Directions written by Amit Baran Sharangi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-02-27 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book combines several ideas and philosophies and provides a detailed discussion on the value addition of fruits, vegetables, spices, plantation crops, floricultural crops and in forestry. Separate chapters address the packaging, preservation, drying, dehydration, total quality management and supply chain management of horticultural crops. The book explains value addition as a process of increasing the economic value and consumer appeal of a commodity with special reference to horticultural crops. Each chapter focuses on a specific area, exploring value addition as a production/ marketing strategy driven by customer needs and preferences. But, as such, it is also a more creative field, calling for more imagination than calculated, routine work. Value is added to the particular produce item when the product is still available when the season is out and the demand for the product exceeds the available supply. Value addition is an important factor in the growth and development of the horticultural sector, both in India and around the world. But very little information is available on this particular aspect of horticulture. Albert Einstein famously said, “Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” This message is not only true for those people who want to make more of themselves, but also for those who want their creation or product in any form to excel. And it certainly applies to horticultural crops, which are extremely perishable. It is true that loss reduction is normally less costly than equivalent increases in production. The loss of fresh produce can be minimized by adopting different processing and preservation techniques to convert the fresh vegetables into suitable value-added and diversified products, which will help to reduce the market glut during harvest season. Value-added processed products are products that can be obtained from main products and by-products after some sort of processing and subsequently marketed for an increased profit margin. Generally speaking, value-added products indicate that for the same volume of primary products, a higher price is achieved by means of processing, packing, enhancing the quality or other such methods. The integrated approach from harvesting to the delivery into the hands of the consumer, if handled properly, can add value to fresh produce on the market. But most of the fresh produce has a limited life, although it can be stored at appropriate temperature and relative humidity for the same time. If such produce is processed just after harvesting, it adds value and stabilizes the processed products for a longer time. Preparing processed products will provide more variety to consumers and improve the taste and other sensory properties of food. This will also promote their fortification with nutrients that are lacking in fresh produce. By adopting suitable methods for processing and value addition, the shelf life of fresh produce can be increased manifold, which supports their availability year-round to a wider spectrum of consumers on both the domestic and international market. With increased urbanization, rising middle class purchasing power, changing food habits and a decline in making preserved products in individual homes, there is now a higher demand for industry-made products on the domestic market. In spite of all these aspects, only 1-2.2% of the total produce is processed in developing countries, as compared to 40-83% in developed countries. The horticultural export industry offers an important source of employment for developing countries. For instance, horticulture accounts for 30% of India’s agricultural GDP from 8.5% of cropped area. India is the primary producer of spices, second largest producer of fruits and vegetables and holds a prominent position with regard to most plantation crops in the world. The cultivation of horticultural crops is substantially more labor-intensive than growing cereal crops and offers more post-harvest opportunities for the development of value-added products. This book offers a valuable guide for students of horticulture, as well as a comprehensive resource for educators, scientists, industrial personnel, amateur growers and farmers.

Download or read book The Effects of Forest Management on Carbon Storage in Ontario s Forests written by Stephen John Colombo and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acknowledgements -- Resume -- 1. Introduction -- Forest Management, Climatic Change, and the Kyoto Protocol -- Ontario's Forest Resources -- Why Practice More Intensive Forest Management? -- Managing the Forest Carbon Cycle to Increase Sequestration -- Ontario's Forest Carbon Budget -- Estimating the Effects of Management on Carbon in Ontario Forests -- 2. Stand Establishment -- Site Preparation -- Planting Versus Natural Regeneration -- Vegetation Management -- 3. Growth-Enhancing Forest Management Practices -- Genetic Improvement -- Stand Density Management -- Fertilization -- 4. Forest Protection -- Forest Fire -- Tree Diseases and Insect Pests -- 5. Harvesting and Related Practices -- Roads, Skid Trails, and Landings -- Forest Disturbance by Harvesting -- 6. The Potential Contributions of Forest Management to Carbon Storage in Ontario's Forests: A Summary -- 7. Conclusions and Future Directions -- Literature Cited.

Download or read book The Effects of Forest Management on Carbon Storage in Ontario s Forests written by Stephen J. Colombo and published by Sault Ste. Marie : Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Applied Research and Development. This book was released on 2005 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This report examines how forest management can affect the carbon (C) balance of Ontario's forests. Ten forest management activities organized in four themes were examined: stand establishment (site preparation, planting, and vegetation management), growth enhancement (thinning, fertilization, and genetic improvement), forest protection (from forest fires, and insect and disease infestations), and harvesting (controlling the area occupied by roads, skid trails and landings, and reducing the area disturbed by harvesting)."--Document.

Download or read book Ontario s Forests and Forestry in a Changing Climate written by Stephen John Colombo and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report updates a review of literature about the effects of global climate change on forest plants and communities published in 1998. The focus is on changes in Ontario predicted for forest fires, insect outbreaks, disease, forest growth, species composition, harvest rates, wood supply, genetics and regeneration, and carbon-based forest management.--Includes text from document.

Download or read book The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Large scale Forest Carbon Project written by Joseph Boivin and published by Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. : Ontario Forest Research Institute. This book was released on 2005 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Forest carbon and how it changes over time provides an indicator of the sustainability of forest management. It is also a sign of sequestration or emission of carbon dioxide between forests and the atmosphere that can affect the mitigation of atmospheric greenhouse gas accumulation and global climate change. To address the need for information on Ontario's forest carbon budget, a large-scale forest carbon modelling project was initiated. The background and objectives of this project are described in this report. Three complementary approaches are being used to estimate large-scale forest carbon storage in Ontario's forests: (1) the Carbon Budget Model of the Canadian Forest Sector (CBMCFS), (2) a modified version of FORCARB, which is the model developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service to estimate carbon in U.S. forests, and (3) direct estimation of forest biomass carbon using Ontario's growth and yield and forest resources inventory data (CAM, the Carbon Allometry Method)."--Docment.

Download or read book Ontario Forest Research Institute Publications 2006 2010 written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This bibliography includes a list and descriptions of the content of publications written or co-authored by staff of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources' Ontario Forest Research Institute between 2006 and 2010. During this five-year period, over 150 publications were produced by the institute's 14 research scientists, including a book, 83 journal articles, 31 reports, 10 technical notes, 5 newsletters, and 11 papers/summaries in conference/ workshop proceedings. The overall focus of the publications is forest resource management-related research and practice. Topical areas and scales of investigation are diverse and include natural disturbance regimes and landscape dynamics; carbon budgets and effects of climate change on forests; and silviculture studies on site preparation, tree improvement, vegetation management, growth and yield, disease management, and harvesting in conifer, mixedwood, and hardwood forests. Author and subject indexes are provided."--Document.

Download or read book Climate Change and Ontario s Provincial Parks written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resume -- Introduction -- Goals and Objectives -- OMNR's Strategic Plan for Responding to Climate Change -- Methods -- Step 1: Literature Review -- Step 2: Historical Climate Analysis and Climate Change Projections for Ontario's Provincial Parks -- Step 3: Terrestrial Vegetation Change Modelling Analysis -- Step 4: Fire Severity Change Modelling Analysis -- Step 5: Implications for Protected Areas Planning, Policy and Management in Ontario -- Results -- Step 1: Literature Review -- Step 2: Historical Climate Analysis and Climate Change Projections for Ontario Provincial Parks -- Step 3: Biome Type Representation Change in Ontario's Provincial Parks -- Step 4: Climate Change and Fire Severity in Ontario's Provincial Parks -- Step 5: Implications for Ontario Parks' Planning, Policy and Management Frameworks -- Implications of Climate Change for Ontario Parks' System Planning, Policy and Management Frameworks -- References -- Appendix 1: Historical Climate Variability and Trends in Ontario Provincial Parks -- Appendix 2: Summary of SRES (Special Report on Emission Scenarios) -- Appendix 3: Special Report on Emission Scenario (SRES) Global Circulation Model (GCM) Scatterplots for Each Provincial Park Analyzed.

Download or read book Climate Change and Nature based Tourism Outdoor Recreation and Forestry in Ontario written by Sarah Anne Browne and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acknowledgements -- Introduction to Climate Change -- Assessing the effects of climate change on nature-based tourism, outdoor recreation, and forestry -- Climate change and social and economic systems -- Response and adaptation -- Social and economic effects of climate change on nature-based tourism and recreation in Ontario -- Social and economic effects on forestry in Ontario -- Discussion and conclusions -- References.

Download or read book Managing Forest Carbon in a Changing Climate written by Mark S. Ashton and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-01-06 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to provide an accessible overview for advanced students, resource professionals such as land managers, and policy makers to acquaint themselves with the established science, management practices and policies that facilitate sequestration and allow for the storage of carbon in forests. The book has value to the reader to better understand: a) carbon science and management of forests and wood products; b) the underlying social mechanisms of deforestation; and c) the policy options in order to formulate a cohesive strategy for implementing forest carbon projects and ultimately reducing emissions from forest land use.

Download or read book Utilization of Genetically Improved Stock to Increase Carbon Sequestration written by Marilyn Cherry and published by Sault Ste. Marie : Ontario Forest Research Institute. This book was released on 2003 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study was designed to investigate potential impacts of climate change and to explore the potential for tree seed source movement in current & future reforestation efforts using a previously established white spruce provenance trial. That trial was established in the 1970s at numerous test sites from Ontario to Maine. Growth & survival data were obtained from 21 test sites, mainly in Ontario, and numerous climatic variables were interpolated from the Ontario Climate Model for each of the Ontario sites. Values were also provided for sites outside Ontario. Population response functions predicted the optimal temperature or precipitation to produce best growth & survival for each of the 141 populations tested on at least four study sites. Mean maximum January temperature and mean May precipitation, which showed strong relationships with growth & survival, were used to predict optimal habitats for every population. Predictions are presented for the present & for 50 years into the future, based on global circulation model projections for Ontario, and indicate the degree of northern shift in optimal habitats.

Download or read book The Carbon Sequestration Potential from Afforestation in Ontario written by D. Neil Bird and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Afforestation involves the establishment of forests on previously non-forested lands. Increased interest in afforestation in recent years follows the inclusion of forest carbon sequestration opportunities in Kyoto Protocol commitments. This note provides an estimate of the carbon sequestration potential from afforestation on private farmlands and non-farmlands in Ontario.--Document.

Download or read book The Known and Potential Effects of Climate Change on Biodiversity in Ontario s Terrestrial Ecosystems written by Regina Varrin and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On- strategies organized according to the need to understand climate site land use planning and management techniques must be change, mitigate the impacts of rapid climate change, and help designed to protect the ecological and social pieces, patterns, Ontarians adapt to climate change: and processes. [...] Given the uncertainty in the amount of emissions and associated effects, natural resource management agencies around the world are using a number of climate models and scenarios of human behaviour to depict a range of potential climatic conditions and impacts that may appear in the next 100 years. [...] It is notable that the countries attending the 2005 climate change conference in Montreal to review and discuss future programs under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol agreed that the development of adaptation tools and techniques should receive significant attention during the next 5 years. [...] Species Distribution and Abundance in Response to Climate Change The distribution and abundance of a species across its geographic range is related to both biotic (e.g., food, competition, and disease) and abiotic (e.g., climate and substrate) factors. [...] There are several ways to examine the effects of climate on terrestrial fauna, and to determine how climate change may affect species and their habitat in the future.

Download or read book Forecasting the Response to Climate Change of the Major Natural Biotic Disturbance Regime in Ontario s Forests written by Jean-Noël Candau and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Predicting the effect of climate change on insect populations can be used to estimate the costs and benefits of protecting forests from potential damage. In this report, the authors present an analysis of potential changes in the distribution of spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana Clem.) defoliation under climate change in Ontario. They use an empirical model that relates defoliation to historical bioclimatic variables, and then apply climate change data to this model to predict potential changes in the distribution of defoliation.--Includes text from document.

Download or read book Estimating Carbon Storage in Southern Ontario Forests at Regional and Stand Levels written by Jenny Gleeson and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Vegetation Sampling Protocol (VSP) is an inventory and monitoring protocol with a wide range of applications and spatial implementation across southern Ontario that can quantify baselines for forest carbon offset projects... This study is a practical demonstration of how VSP can be used to support forest carbon storage estimates in southern Ontario. Using VSP data, it presents preliminary estimates of carbon stored at stand and regional levels in Bruce Peninsula, eastern Ontario, and the Lake Simcoe watershed and estimates the average forest carbon per hectare in southern Ontario using data from VSP plots from across the region (Puric-Mladenovic and Clark 2010)." -- Introduction.

Download or read book Forest Products Annual Market Review 2007 2008 written by United Nations and published by Geneva Timber and Forest Study. This book was released on 2008 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The UNECE/FAO Forest Products Annual Market Review, 2007-2008 provides general and statistical information on forest products markets in 2007 and early 2008 in the UN Economic Commission for Europe region (Europe, North America and Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia). The Review begins with an overview chapter, followed by a chapter on the policy implications of market developments, then a description of the economic situation and factors affecting forest products markets in the region. Market developments in five standard sectors, based on annual country-supplied statistics, are described for wood raw materials, sawn softwood, sawn hardwood, wood-based panels and paper and paperboard. Regular chapters discuss markets for wood energy, certified forest products, value-added wood products and tropical timber. In each chapter production, trade and consumption are analysed and relevant development on specific markets and policies are included.

Download or read book Carbon Storage in Ontario s Wetlands written by Barry G. Warner and published by Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. : Ministry of Natural Resources. This book was released on 2003 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: