Download or read book Emerging Technologies for Biodiversity Assessment of Changing Tropical Forests written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasing anthropogenic pressure leads to habitat loss of tropical forests through deforestation and forest degradation. Tropical forest-dependent species are threatened with such disturbances that alter the complexity of their habitat. Measuring the structural configuration and diversity of tropical forest habitats will help explain the state of forest degradation and the resulting biodiversity dynamics. Biodiversity dynamics due to natural and anthropogenic disturbances are mainly monitored using conventional field survey approaches. However, these approaches often fall short at addressing complex disturbance factors and responses at different spatiotemporal scales. The integration of novel monitoring approaches such as satellite remote sensing, terrestrial LIght Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), and high-throughput DNA metabarcoding have the potential to improve the detection of subtle tropical forest disturbances and responses of species to changing tropical forests, which are largely unknown. This thesis’ aim is to investigate the application of emerging satellite remote sensing and in-situ measurements to assess the complex forest biodiversity dynamics in changing tropical forests. A particular focus is given to the use of terrestrial LiDAR and satellite remote sensing for deriving forest structure parameters that inform on the state of different tropical forest habitats. For this purpose, field plots were established in the UNESCO Kafa biosphere reserve (KBR), Ethiopia. The study has identified the complementarity between remote sensing and in-situ measurements, on the bases of the primary biodiversity attributes and the essential biodiversity variables; demonstrated that the impacts of disturbance on forest structure can be captured with terrestrial LiDAR measurements; assessed the sensitivity of satellite remote sensing derived parameters to field measured structural variables; and demonstrated that the influence of forest habitat conditions on leaf-litter-arthropod composition can be identified by linking forest structure parameters that are derived from remote sensing and conventional measurement with DNA metabarcoding diversity dataset. This thesis provides a scientific contribution to the exploration of integrating technological advancements in remote sensing and in-situ measurements to derive information that is essential for assessing forest biodiversity change.

Download or read book Technologies to Sustain Tropical Forest Resources written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Technologies to Sustain Tropical Forest Resources and Biological Diversity written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Technologies to sustain tropical forest resources and biological diversity combined summaries written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Tropical Forest Ecosystems written by Adam Markham and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change represents one of the most alarming long-term threats to ecosystems the world over. This new collection of papers provides, for the first time, an overview of the potentially serious impact that climate change may have on tropical forests. The authors, a multi-disciplinary group of leading experts in climatology, forestry, ecology and conservation biology, present a state-of-knowledge snapshot of how tropical forests are likely to react to the changes being wrought on our planet's atmosphere and climate. Tropical forests represent extraordinary harbours for biological diversity, and yet as deforestation and degradation continue apace, they are under greater pressure from human impacts than ever before. Climate change adds yet another threat to these valuable ecosystems, and this volume demonstrates just how significant a problem this may really be. The authors identify certain types of forest, including tropical montane cloud forest that may be particularly vulnerable. They also show the strong likelihood of global warming aggravating problems in already fragmented forest areas.

Download or read book Tropical Forests and Adaptation to Climate Change written by Carmenza Robledo and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Tropical Forests written by Padmini Sudarshana and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tropical forests occupy only one-tenth of the world's land area but are home to more than half of the world's flora and fauna. They comprise extremely complex labyrinth of ecological interactions. The astounding richness and biodiversity of tropical forests are rapidly dwindling. There is a fear that the burgeoning human population and industrialization, where a majority of these tropical forests are found, may lead to the clearing or modification or may be a complete disappearance of the remaining tropical forests within few decades. This has severely altered the vital biogeochemical cycles of carbon, phosphorus, nitrogen, and so on and has led to the change in global climate and pristine natural ecosystems. Hence, there is an urgent need to protect, restore, conserve, and improve the forest resources before they are irrevocably lost. In this second edition of the book Tropical Forests, the chapters share the above issues and help in understanding, educating, and creating awareness on the role of "tropical forests" for the very survival of mankind, climate change, and the diversity of biota across the globe. This book will be of great use and could be useful to students, scientists, ecologists, population and conservation biologists, and forest managers across the globe.

Download or read book Current State and Future Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity written by Rathoure, Ashok Kumar and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-11-29 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding the balance of society and nature is imperative when researching ecosystems and their global influence. A method of studying the health of these ecosystems is biodiversity. The more diverse the species that live in an ecosystem, the healthier it is. As the climate continues to transform, small-scale ecosystems are affected, altering their diversity. Environmentalists need a book of research that studies the specific impacts of climate change and how it affects the future of the environment. Current State and Future Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on biological systems and how climate change influences their health. While highlighting topics such as genetic diversity, economic valuation, and climatic conditions, this publication explores the effects of climate change as well as the methods of sustainable management within ecosystems. This book is ideally designed for environmental scientists, environmental professionals, scientists, ecologists, conservationists, government officials, policymakers, agriculturalists, environmentalists, zoologists, botanists, entomologists, urban planners, researchers, scholars, and students seeking research on current and future developments of various ecosystems.

Download or read book Tropical Forest Geospatial Data and REDD written by Ram Avtar and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an increasing role of tropical forests supporting a range of ecosystem services, biodiversity conservation, water regulation, soil conservation, timber, non-timber forest products, carbon sequestration, and climate change mitigation, the importance of forest resources management has become very crucial. The tropical forests of Indochina countries are rich in biodiversity and carbon density, and thus are significant from social, ecological, political and economic aspects. These forests provide essential livelihoods to the local and indigenous people. Rapid economic growth, agriculture expansion, illegal logging, population growth, and urbanisation have been reported as major contributors to almost all cases of deforestation. Due to rapid development, forest resources are at a great risk. The FRA 2010 report shows that deforestation caused a loss of about 13 million hectares of tropical forests per year from the year 2000 to 2010. Therefore, there is an urgent need for better management of these resources. This book partially contributes towards climate change mitigation by implementing the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) mechanism. To mitigate climate change, most present studies are now concentrated on afforestation, reforestation and reducing deforestation and degradation. This book is focused on the application of multi-sensor remote sensing techniques to manage Cambodian forests for the effective implementation of the REDD+ mechanism. In this context, it is important to obtain reliable and consistent information of (a) forest cover, (b) deforestation, and (c) forest biomass to estimate CO2 emissions for the improvement of national carbon accounting. Additionally, this information will also be used for the development of the measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) system and for the management of forest resources to support sustainable forest management. Current knowledge is very limited with regard to the MRV system for REDD+ mechanism implementation. This book demonstrates the use of multi-sensor remote sensing techniques to manage the forest resources more sustainably. Further, it includes a concept on how precisely we can measure various forest parameters to minimise the uncertainty and to validate the results based on field data. The study is very much interdisciplinary in nature. It integrates core remote sensing techniques with the socio-economic angle of the REDD+ mechanism. It emphasises on remote sensing as a technique for ensuring the MRV of REDD+ initiatives, taking into consideration its cost effectiveness in implementation.

Download or read book Technologies to Sustain Tropical Forest Resources written by United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1984 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Emerging Technologies and Techniques for Remote Sensing of Coastal and Inland Waters written by Wesley Moses and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-11-08 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Tropical Forests and Global Atmospheric Change written by Yadvinder Malhi and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2005-06-30 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tropical forests represent the world's most biodiverse ecosystems and play a key role in hydrology, carbon storage and exchange. Many of the human-induced pressures these regions are facing, e.g. fragmentation and deforestation, have been widely reported and well documented. However, there have been surprisingly few efforts to synthesize cutting-edge science in the area of tropical forest interaction with atmospheric change. At a time when our global atmosphere is undergoing a period of rapid change, both in terms of climate and in the cycling of essential elements such as carbon and nitrogen, a thorough and up-to-date analysis is now timely. This research level text, suitable for graduate level students as well as professional researchers in plant ecology, tropical forestry, climate change science, and conservation biology, explores the vigorous contemporary debate as to how rapidly tropical forests may be affected by atmospheric change, and what this may mean for their future.

Download or read book New Perspectives in Forest Science written by Helder Viana and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-04-26 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forest management should allow the sustainable use of forests. This is only possible through solid knowledge in the disciplines that forest science encompasses. The readers of New Perspectives in Forest Science have an excellent source of information on actual trends of forest research and knowledge about the use of forest and landscape. This book has been written by specialists focusing on the following aspects of forest science: C cycle, biomass, forest restoration, forest resources and biodiversity. The authors of this book are of different nationalities and specialties, thus providing diverse perspectives on the subject of forestry. We hope that the chapters of this book can serve both students and researchers, as excellent guides to improve their knowledge on forest science.

Download or read book Biodiversity and Climate Change written by Thomas E. Lovejoy and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential, up-to-date look at the critical interactions between biological diversity and climate change that will serve as an immediate call to action The physical and biological impacts of climate change are dramatic and broad-ranging. People who care about the planet and manage natural resources urgently need a synthesis of our rapidly growing understanding of these issues. In this all-new sequel to the 2005 volume Climate Change and Biodiversity, leading experts in the field summarize observed changes, assess what the future holds, and offer suggested responses. From extinction risk to ocean acidification, from the future of the Amazon to changes in ecosystem services, and from geoengineering to the power of ecosystem restoration, this book captures the sweep of climate change transformation of the biosphere.

Download or read book Tropical Forestry Action Plan written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Committee on Forest Development in the Tropics and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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