Journal articles: 'Forest use'

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Sinkevich, S. M., and V. A. Ananyev. "Forest code about forest use in protected forests." FOREST SCIENCE ISSUES 3, no. 3 (December 2, 2020): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.31509/2658-607x-2020-3-3-1-5.

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The description of the organization of forest exploitation in the fundamental law acts existing the last 40 years is analyzed. The role and age structure of the protective forests are briefly characterized. Need of active management for maintenance of functionality of the protective forests is formulated. The important role of forest code for development of regulatory documents and effective implementation of the concept of ecosystem services is shown.

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Hlaváčková, P., and D. Březina. "Economic evaluation of the recreational use of forests: A case study of the Training Forest Enterprise Masaryk Forest Křtiny." Journal of Forest Science 62, No. 9 (September 30, 2016): 389–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/30/2016-jfs.

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Chursin, A. I., E. A. Nartova, N. A. Krukova, and A. A. Melentyev. "Forest management assessment of as forest use rational type." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 981, no. 4 (February 1, 2022): 042091. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/981/4/042091.

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Abstract The article touches upon the problem of Kuznetsk districtforest management, forestry structure analysis, as well as assessment of the region climatic factors. In conclusion, measures to improve forest management efficiency are proposed. Forests located on the territory of Penza region are of great importance for the economy, being one of the main natural resources. In order to preserve and increase forest resources felled, dead, damaged forests are subject to reproduction, that is, annual reforestation is necessary. Timely reproduction of forests with commercially valuable forest species is one of the most important measures that ensures rational and sustainable forest use, improves the growth and development of plantations, as well as the composition and productivity of future forests. In accordance with Penza region Strategy for the long term (until 2021), approved by Penza region Law (as amended), the following are identified as priority areas for forestry complex development: - ensuring the reproduction (restoration) of forest resources; - ensuring a stable state of ecosystems and specially protected natural areas, improving the breed reduction of illegal logging and forest crime; - creation of capacities for deep processing of wood, increasing wood production profitability; - Carrying out sanitary and health-improving and fire-prevention measures.

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Zubova, S. S., and V. S. Vorozhnin. "THE ACTUALIZATION OF FOREST INVENTORY DATA BASE BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOREST GROWTH MODELS." Успехи современного естествознания (Advances in Current Natural Sciences), no. 3 2018 (2018): 52–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.17513/use.36702.

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Suchkov, D. K. "GEOINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE FOREST SECTOR." Успехи современного естествознания (Advances in Current Natural Sciences), no. 1 2023 (2023): 69–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.17513/use.37987.

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Mahiga, Samuel N., Paul Webala, Mugo J. Mware, and Paul K. Ndang’ang’a. "Influence of Land-Use Type on Forest Bird Community Composition in Mount Kenya Forest." International Journal of Ecology 2019 (March 12, 2019): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8248270.

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Few studies have explored how human land uses influence and support persistence of forest biodiversity in central Kenya. In the case of the Mount Kenya ecosystem, farmlands and plantation forests are significant land-use types. Using point counts, we assessed bird communities in natural forests, plantation forests, and farmlands in the Nanyuki Forest Block, Western Mount Kenya. Bird point counts were undertaken during two sampling periods (wet and dry season). Compared to farmlands and plantation forest, natural forest had the highest overall avian species richness and relative species richness of all except one forest-dependent foraging guild (granivores) and nonforest species, which occurred frequently only on farmlands. Plantation forest had the lowest relative richness of all avian habitat and foraging guilds. Conversely, specialist forest-dependent species mainly occurred in the structurally complex remnant natural forest. Our study underscores the importance of remnant natural forests for the persistence and conservation of forest biodiversity and risks posed by replacing them with plantation forests and farmlands.

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Chyr, Nadia, Mykhailo Melniychuk, and Roman Kacharovskyi. "Forest fund of Vyzhivka River basin: current status and features of use." Visnyk of the Lviv University. Series Geography, no. 42 (October 15, 2013): 357–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.30970/vgg.2013.42.1894.

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Current state of forest fund of Vyzhivka River basin was described and evaluated. Statistics and dynamics of forest reserves and composition of tree species and age structure of forests were analyzed. Groups of forests by economic importance and the main types of environmental management within forest fund of studied area were allocated. Both negative and positive sides of it were shown. Key words: forest fund, forest species composition, age structure of forests, logging, reforestation.

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Silova, V. A. "GEOINFORMATION ANALYSIS OF AGRO AND FOREST LANDSCAPES." Успехи современного естествознания (Advances in Current Natural Sciences), no. 10 2019 (2019): 18–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.17513/use.37208.

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Klevanskiy, N. N., M. A. Kozachenko, Yu V. Kozachenko, and V. S. Mavzovin. "WORK WITH GEOMETRICAL OBJECTS OF FOREST FUND." Успехи современного естествознания (Advances in Current Natural Sciences), no. 2 2020 (2020): 13–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.17513/use.37325.

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IKSANOV, Radmir, and Igor VLADIMIROV. "PROBLEMS OF LEGAL REGULATION OF MEASURES FOR THE USE AND PROTECTION OF FORESTS." Vestnik BIST (Bashkir Institute of Social Technologies), no. 2(51) (June 30, 2021): 69–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.47598/2078-9025-2021-2-51-69-74.

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In this article, the authors investigate the problems of legal regulation of forest management and forest protection. According to the authors, the nature of forest management problems and the prevalence, type and severity of committed forest violations depend on the per capita forest distribution in Russia. The actual problem of the use and protection of forests in Russia today is the depleting nature of forest use in the regions of Russia provided with forests. The authors also refer to the problems of forest use as violations of the rights of citizens to stay in forests, to pick mushrooms, berries, nuts and other forest food resources. The authors propose to pay special attention to the prevention of risks of causing economic damage to citizens and organizations when applying measures to protect forests.

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Karjalainen, Timo, Lasse Jutila, Timo Leinonen, and Yuri Gerasimov. "The Effect of Forest Policy on the Use of Forest Resources and Forest Industry Investments in Russia." Resources and Technology 2, no. 10 (2013): 90–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.15393/j2.art.2013.2181.

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Varnagirytė-Kabašinskienė, I. " Toward the rational use of forest biomass: Lithuanian case study." Journal of Forest Science 58, No. 10 (October 23, 2012): 465–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/10/2012-jfs.

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 This paper contains the information about some principles of sustainable forestry which are still relevant in the world. In 2002, Lithuania started research on the nutrient balance in forest ecosystems when the forest fuel is harvested. The consequences of the intensive forest fuel harvesting on the forest ecosystem were analysed. At the same time, the experiment on the compensatory wood ash fertilizing was established in Lithuania. After the initial calculations, having the experimental data, the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania has initiated the preparation of the Recommendations for compensating wood ash fertilization in the forests. This review briefly systematizes and analyses the main results of the related research and some ideas for the future studies are also presented.    

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Pytulyak, Myroslava, Mykola Pytulyak, Lesia Zastavetska, Taras Zastavetskyi, and Ivanna Homeniuk. "PECULIARITIES OF FORESTS AND FOREST USE ON THE TERRITORY OF SOE «TERNOPIL FORESTRY»." SCIENTIFIC ISSUES OF TERNOPIL VOLODYMYR HNATIUK NATIONAL PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY. SERIES: GEOGRAPHY 50, no. 1 (June 24, 2021): 194–202. http://dx.doi.org/10.25128/2519-4577.21.1.24.

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The analytical investigation of forests (age structure, age-class composition, forest categories) and forest use on the territory of SOE “Ternopil forestry” has been made. It has also been defined that within the activities of Ternopil forestry the differences in age structure of forest ranges, kinds of compositions and functional types of forests have been noticed. SOE “Ternopil forestry” is located in the central part of Ternopil oblast, which is characterized by a low level of forest cover: Zbarazh region – 9.1%, Pidvolochysk region – 5.1%, Terebovlia region – 8.4%, Ternopil region – 7.9%, Zboriv region – 11%. The area of SOE “Ternopil forestry” is 26015.0 ha; including territory covered with forests – 23913.2 ha (91.9%). The enterprise is also composed of 8 forest divisions such as Mykulyntsi, Skalat, Terebovlia, Ternopil, Mshanets, Zbarazh, Zaliztsi and Budaniv divisions. The fraction of area covered with forest vegetation on the territory of SOE “Ternopil forestry” is between about 91.3 % in Skalat forest division up to 96.1% in Ternopil forest division. The parts which are not covered with vegetation are represented by seed plots, artificial forests, open forests, burned areas, timber blockings, meadows, biomeadows, forest paths, glades and others. The forest plantations dominate in the structure of total area of the forest fund (57.3%); they occupy the area of 14606.0 ha and forest seed plots – 36.4%. The largest area in forestry is taken up by recreation forests (12.7 thousand ha). They have the largest part among the other forest categories (48.6%). The smallest part is taken up by the forests, which carry nature conservation, scientific and history and culture mission. Exploitable forests are represented on the territory of Budaniv forestry and occupy the area of 3142.9 ha. Besides that, we have to note that the part of forests in all divisions has special way of using and can be exploited. In the age structure of forests the major part is taken up by middle-aged plantations (64.6%). The largest part of the latest is in Mshanets division – 71.5% and Ternopil division – 67.4%. The biggest part of young plantations is in Zaliztsi division – 21.1% and Mykulyntsi division – 18.3%. They take the largest area in Terebovlia forestry (3668.3 ha). There is a sufficient part of recreation forests in the majority of forestry and its amount fluctuates between 83.8% up to 98.1%. The smallest part of recreation forests is in Budaniv (1.8%) and Zaliztsi (9.5%) divisions. The dominating type of landscape in recreational forests is closed type – 89.3% of the area, half open – 6.4% and open – 4.3%. The average age of forest plantations in SOE “Ternopil forestry” is 61 years. The oldest are European Beeches – 80 years, European Oak – 65 years, Scots pine – 56 years, English field maple – 60 years. The main forest forming species are hard wooden broadleaved species which make up 86.4%. They take up the largest part in Skalat (93.6%) and Mykulyntsi (94.4%) forest divisions. Among the broadleaved species the European Oak is dominating, and takes up the area of 13270.7 ha. More than 50% of the area where conifers grow are taken up by the Scots Pine. One of the ways of forest use on the SOE “Ternopil forstry” territory is stocking up wood from logging of the main use and also logging of formation and recreation. The renewable logging is done in all the forest categories. The annual amount of such logging comes to 2.3 thousand m3. Besides the logging of main use there others – formation and hygienic of forests, care logging (enlightening, selective cutting, thinning) sanitation and forest renewals. The main amount of wood is logged from the main use on the area of 66 ha and amounts to 20189 m3 It has been defined that the main ways of the forest use are logging and recreational forest use. Key words: forests, forest use, age structure, forest categories, recreational forests

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Прока, Ирина, Irina Proka, Сергей Бабынин, and Sergey Babynin. "CREATING FOREST PLANTS OF MULTI-PURPOSE RESOURCE USE BY FORESTRY METHODS." Vestnik of Kazan State Agrarian University 13, no. 4 (December 19, 2018): 77–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/article_5c3de3887620f5.55458216.

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Based on the results of the analysis and assessment of the problem of meeting the growing needs of resource forest management in relatively densely populated areas with developed transport infrastructure, within the framework of the developed concept of ensuring the intensification of forest reproduction and use by creating forest plantations with silvicultural methods, one of the ways to solve the problem is to develop for the practical application of the target forest management systems for the creation of forest plantations of many special purpose resources, distinguished by relatively high ecological properties, potential for efficient integrated use of forest resources, which creates the possibility (due to their use) of preserving and reducing the intensity of exploitation of valuable forest ecosystems of natural and natural economic origin. To achieve this goal, based on the use of two types of technological organization of territories of different types of forests and potential productivity of cultivated plantation stands, the interrelated implementation of all activities of the forest regeneration cycle is provided. They are organically combined with a relatively intensive multi-purpose resource forest use throughout the forest reproduction cycle. In turn, effective measures for the protection and preservation of forests are ensured by integrating them into phased measures of thinning throughout all stages of forest growth, as well as by rational organization of the creation and use of forest plantations by silvicultural methods. At the same time, measures are provided for forest users to motivate the use of forest-established forest use - the creation and operation of forest plantations, taking into account the introduction of reasonable changes to the Forest Code to expand the possibilities of planted forest growing while preserving environmentally valuable forests.

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MCELWEE, PAMELA D. "Forest environmental income in Vietnam: household socioeconomic factors influencing forest use." Environmental Conservation 35, no. 2 (June 2008): 147–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0376892908004736.

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SUMMARYMuch research has focused on understanding the importance of forest environmental income in different communities and highlighting key socioeconomic characteristics of forest-dependent households. This paper examines the economic importance of forests among rural agriculturalists in Vietnam. Data were collected through a questionnaire survey of 104 households in five study villages in Ha Tinh province in north central Vietnam surrounding the Ke Go Nature Reserve (KGNR). Variables such as migration status of the household, age, income class and landholdings were used to identify characteristics of households with high forest income in both absolute and relative terms. More than half of households reported receiving forest environmental income in cash. Socioeconomic variables were compared between forest cash income (FCI) households and non-FCI households. Non-FCI households had more alternative income sources from wage labour and livestock, while FCI households were significantly younger, tended to live closer to the forest and had larger landholdings. Contrary to other research on forest use, the households deriving the most forest income in both absolute and relative terms were not the poorer households, but those in the middle class. These findings highlight the need for conservation and development projects to pay attention to the specific household factors that influence forest use, rather than relying on assumptions that poverty and forests are always linked.

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Tkach, V. P., O. V. Kobets, and M. G. Rumiantsev. "USE OF FOREST SITE CAPACITY BY FORESTS OF UKRAINE." Forestry and Forest Melioration, no. 132 (February 5, 2018): 3–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.33220/1026-3365.132.2018.3.

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The forest site capacity using was quantitatively assessed for the stands of the main forest-forming species of Ukraine, Scots pine and common oak, taking into account natural zones and forest types. The tables of productivity of modal and highly productive pine and oak stands have been developed. It has been found that the stands use an average of 50–75 % of the forest site capacity of lands. The average weighted value of the capacity used by pine forests was 68–76 % in the Polissya zone, 70–78 % and 68–73 % in the Right-bank and Left-bank Forest-Steppe zones respectively, and 54–78 % in the Steppe zone. For oak stands, the value was 71–75 % and 63–71 % for the Right-bank and Left-bank Forest-Steppe zones respectively and 65–75 % for the Steppe zone. The basis for increasing the productivity of forests was confirmed to be the differentiation of forest management systems and individual forestry activities on a zonal and typological basis.

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Runova, E. M., V. A. Savchenkova, and L. V. Trifonova. "SELECTIVE EVALUATION OF FOREST SEED PLANTATIONS IRKUTSK REGION." Успехи современного естествознания (Advances in Current Natural Sciences), no. 10 2020 (2020): 32–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.17513/use.37487.

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Shegelman, I. R., P. V. Budnik, and V. N. Baklagin. "MINIMIZATION OF TECHNOGENIC EFFECTS OF FOREST MACHINES ON FOREST ECOSYSTEMS BASED ON THE CLUSTERING OF NATURAL-PRODUCTION CONDITIONS FOR FORESTRY." Успехи современного естествознания (Advances in Current Natural Sciences), no. 11 2018 (2018): 72–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.17513/use.36908.

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Ryabtsov, S. N. "THE NATURE OF THE OCCURRENCE OF FOREST BURNING AND THE ROLE OF CLIMATE CONDITIONS IN THE PRESERVATION OF FOREST ECOSYSTEMS." Успехи современного естествознания (Advances in Current Natural Sciences), no. 9 2019 (2019): 98–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.17513/use.37204.

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Marozau, Aleh, and Nikolaj Kowbasa. "The use of non-wood forest products and forest tourism in Belarus." Forest Research Papers 80, no. 1 (March 1, 2019): 79–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/frp-2019-0007.

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Abstract The aim of the research was to review the legal and regulatory framework that controls the use of non-wood forest products and tourism in forests in Belarus and to analyze current information on harvesting of non-wood forest products such as berries, mushrooms, birch sap, honey, medicinal plants, and minor forest resources as well as to study the state of ecotourism in the territory of the forest fund. We demonstrated that the legal base needs to be improved. In particular, the taxes should be redistributed from economic entities involved in collateral forest use to the Ministry of Forestry that manages the forests. Despite the increased anthropogenic impact on understory layers and the adverse global climatic changes of recent decades, the productive capacity of non-wood forest resources in Belarus remains significant. Nevertheless, the resources are not exploited appropriately, although the demand for products in the domestic and foreign markets is consistently high. In this regard, it is necessary to create suitable conditions for stakeholders, including those possessing foreign capital, to participate in economic activity, whilst preserving the coordinating and controlling functions of the Ministry of Forestry as it is the main forest fund holder in the country. Efforts are also being made to develop infrastructure for ecotourism in forests. However, the level of marketing activities aimed at promoting and providing consumers with available tourist products and services does not meet modern requirements.

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Grechenkova, Oksana. "Forestry as an object of legal regulation." E3S Web of Conferences 273 (2021): 08011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202127308011.

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The article is devoted to the study and analysis of the use of forests, including for agriculture. The use of forests is the central institution of forest law, the concept of “use of forests” is one of the main concepts in the Forest Code of the Russian Federation. The legislator refused to use the terms” forest management law”,” forest management”, which were used in the Forest Code of the Russian Federation in 1997.The meaning of the concept of” forest use “and its relationship with the concept of” forest management”, which is traditionally used in the science of forest law, is defined. From a scientific point of view, the term “forest use” coincides in its meaning with the term “forest management”.

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Afanasyev, O., S. Nesterenko, Y. Radzinska, and K. Dolia. "PROBLEMS OF RATIONAL USE AND PROTECTION OF FORESTRY LANDS." Municipal economy of cities 3, no. 163 (June 29, 2021): 35–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.33042/2522-1809-2021-3-163-35-38.

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Society's needs in forest resources are due primarily to protective functions, and secondly to water protection, sanitation and health functions. Forests perform this or that function depending on their location, the area of the territory on which the forests are located and the composition. The article considers the problems of rational use and protection of forest lands. It is determined that the negative impact on forest land is due to intensive use and negative dynamics of the ecological state, as a consequence of improper land use and the impressive scale of deforestation. Industrial production, radiation pollution as a result of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant are the causes of deforestation. It is noted that in accordance with the Constitutions of Ukraine, forests are objects of property rights of the Ukrainian people, but due to mass deforestation, citizens are gradually losing the right to use them. It is noted that the protection and protection of forestry lands in general and forests in particular should be provided in accordance with existing legislation through the implementation of a set of measures, both traditional and new. The use of forests should be carried out exclusively in the order of general and special use in accordance with Art. 66, 67 of the Forest Code of Ukraine. It is proposed to strengthen control over compliance with current legislation in the field of protection of forestry lands and forests and control over land use. Reforestation is carried out on the sites of the felled forest. As part of the implementation of the commitments to achieve zero levels of soil degradation, develop an effective action program to preserve the country's forest resources.

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Liu, Ziqiang, Xiaofang Ji, Limin Ye, and Jiang Jiang. "Inherent Water-Use Efficiency of Different Forest Ecosystems and Its Relations to Climatic Variables." Forests 13, no. 5 (May 17, 2022): 775. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f13050775.

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Inherent water-use efficiency (IWUE) is a vital parameter connecting the carbon and water cycles. However, the factors influencing the IWUE in different forest ecosystems are still a subject of debate. In this work, FLUXNET platform measurements of 67 forest sites were used to detect trends of the IWUE of four forest ecosystems, namely deciduous broadleaf forests (DBF), evergreen broadleaf forests (EBF), needle-leaf forests (ENF), and mixed forests (MF). The IWUE differed significantly among different forest ecosystems and positively correlated with temperature and solar radiation. The IWUE of EBF was the highest at 32.02 g·C·Kg·H2O−1. The values of DBF and MF were similar and higher than that of ENF. With increasing latitude, the IWUE increased first and then decreased, with a maximum of 35° N. The IWUE of EBF was negatively correlated with precipitation and leaf area index. Temperature and solar radiation were the main factors controlling the IWUE of forest ecosystems, whereas precipitation was the major factor controlling the inter-annual variation in the ΔIWUE of forest ecosystems. Our results provide a scientific basis for the study of forest carbon sinks, forest eco-hydrological processes, and forest ecosystem responses to global climatic changes.

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Namba, Chizuru. "Colonization and Forestry in French Indochina: the Control, Use, and Exploitation of Forests." Asian Review of World Histories 9, no. 1 (December 11, 2020): 24–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22879811-12340084.

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Abstract This paper aims to illustrate how forests, which play an important role in the economy, the environment, the military, and culture, were managed and used in French Indochina through the colonial period. The Forest Service’s plan involved rational, systematic logging with the participation of companies that generally excluded local inhabitants from the reserved forests and restricted forest use for their livelihoods. Also, the “communal reserves” established in some areas to prioritize locals’ forest use led to regional strife. Despite the colonial authorities’ view that maintenance of the abundant forests was a manifestation of their civilizing mission, the actual implementation of such policies was frequently accompanied by strict policies and repressive control. Friction existed between the various parties using the forest and the Forest Service concerning forest management. The views and behavior of the colonial authorities were also inconsistent, due to the multifaceted nature of the forests, which were at once natural treasures that supported people’s lives as well as a stage for conflicts between varied actors and interests, including local inhabitants, villages, outsiders, the Forest Service, and administrative agencies.

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Oduro Appiah, Joseph, Dina Adei, and Williams Agyemang-Duah. "Land Use and Landscape Characteristics Are Associated with Core Forest Patches in Ghana." Land 12, no. 1 (December 26, 2022): 71. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land12010071.

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Land uses and terrain characteristics would likely influence the types and spatial arrangements of forest patches, and generally, forest fragmentation. Whereas prior research has focused mainly on direct land use-induced forest fragmentation, this study models the relationship between the spatial distribution of core forest patches, land uses, and terrain variables. Relying on Landsat images from the Atewa Range Forest Reserve (ARFR) in Ghana, we use machine learning geospatial techniques and statistical methods to process satellite images and model the relationship between core forest patches and associated variables. The study finds that a unit reduction in elevation would significantly likely reduce by 0.995 times the possibility of forest patches being core forests, implying that on lower slopes, core forests are less likely to occur. Additionally, we find that a unit increase in slope gradient significantly increases the odds of a forest patch being among the core forest category by 1.35 times. Moreover, our results show that the odds of forest patches being core forests significantly increase by 1.60 and 2.14 times if patches are found beyond 1 km from logging sites and access roads, respectively. This implies that intact forest patches would likely be found on higher slopes, higher elevations, and areas far away from land uses. Based on the results, we suggest that the protection of forest patches should target higher elevations and slopes and most importantly areas far from land uses whereas forest restoration programs should target areas close to land uses and on lower elevations and lower slopes. With this study demonstrating a significant relationship between core forests, land uses and terrain variables, we present important information to land managers for land monitoring and conservation in the ARFR and other tropical forest regions of the world.

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Sabirov, Airat, Vaiery Chernykh, Aigul Mukhametshina, Nursil Gibadullin, and Azat Minnehanov. "Assessment of the effectiveness of forest use in the Republic of Tatarstan." BIO Web of Conferences 17 (2020): 00131. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/20201700131.

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As a result of the research work, the structure of the organization of forestry management in the Russian Federation and its constituent entities, acting following the new forest code of the Russian Federation in 2006, was studied. Assessment of the effectiveness of the use of forests in the republic, a multiple correlation analysis was applied. As a result, it was revealed that in the Republic of Tatarstan, the primary income for the use of forests is accounted for by timber harvesting, the bulk of which is accounted for by the use of coniferous forest areas – 81 %, soft-leaved, and hard-leaved forests accounted for 14 % and 5 %, respectively. Taking into account the share of exploitable forests for the receipt of payments from the lease of forest plots for all types of use (harvesting and collection of non-timber forest resources; hunting; farming; recreational activities; geological exploration of mineral resources; development of mineral deposits; construction, reconstruction and operation of communication lines, roads, pipelines and other linear facilities; payment for the conversion of forest land to non-forest land and the transfer of forest land to lands of other categories) in the Republic of Tatarstan, the structure of forests by farms affects, and on the contribution to payments by type of use, soft-leaved farming brings 78 %, hard-leaved 12 % and coniferous 10 %.

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Burov, M. P. "Historical point of view and modern features of the forest management system, forest economy and sustainable forest use." Zemleustrojstvo, kadastr i monitoring zemel' (Land management, cadastre and land monitoring), no. 7 (June 14, 2021): 485–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.33920/sel-04-2107-01.

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The author analyzes the process of transformation of the role and significance of forests and forestry complex of the country over the past century in the historical point of view. The article reveals the modern features of the forest management system, forest economy and the organization of sustainable forest use, as well as the reasons for their appearance. The author also gives the recommendations and proposals for solving a number of problems related to rational forest management, fire prevention, and combating mismanagement in the framework of the Strategy for Sustainable Development of Rural Areas of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2030. Particular attention is paid to creation a correct economic model taking into account the peculiarities of the forest industry such as long-term period of growing forests, their multi-purpose value, as well as the requirements for organizing and planning a system of measures for the use and reproduction of forests. English version of the article is available at URL: https://panor.ru/articles/historical-aspect-and-modern-features-of-forest-management-forest-economics-and-sustainable-forest-use-organization-system/64293.html

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Khlyustov, V. K., A. M. Ganikhin, and D. V. Khlyustov. "NEW METHODOLOGY AND ANALYTICAL SYSTEM FOR REMOTE FOREST INVENTORY." Успехи современного естествознания (Advances in Current Natural Sciences), no. 2 2021 (2021): 51–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.17513/use.37574.

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Referowska-Chodak. "Management and Social Problems Linked to the Human Use of European Urban and Suburban Forests." Forests 10, no. 11 (November 1, 2019): 964. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f10110964.

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This review regards the management and social problems in European urban and suburban forests linked to their maintenance and human use. They can be divided into major categories: forest management problems (e.g., the low priority of urban forestry, various or diffused urban forest management, lack of management plans or lack of sufficient funds); the social reception of forest works and forests (e.g., emotional reactions to total clear-cutting, negative evaluation of logging traces, negative evaluation of poor tourist infrastructure, specific expectations concerning a model forest: e.g., tall, of low density, mixed, old); and relations between forest users (problems related to e.g., crowding, fast-moving people, the presence of dogs, littering, thefts or noisy behaviour). Here, special attention is paid to problems and negative interactions, as they are challenges to forest management, as well as to the development of plans, strategies, and policies, both in relation to existent forests and those planned in various parts of Europe. Taking into account the feelings and expectations of forest users concerning forests, forest works/management, and infrastructure, as well as their attitude to other forest users, may reduce conflicts concerning various kinds of forest perception and use, and (with the support of societal education) may help to increase the sense of social responsibility for the “shared” forests. The presented findings are expected to be practical and useful for the management of urban and suburban forests, regardless of the location, as a type of checklist of possible problems, that may prove to be important and up-to-date in a particular location.

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Koech, Charles Kiprono, Jane W. Njuguna, Stephen M. Kiama, James O. Mau, Magrate M. Kaigongi, Michael M. Muganda, Stanley Nadir, John N. Kigomo, and Joshua Cheboiwo. "Community Use and Product Valuation of Forest Resources in Maasai Mau." Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal 8, no. 10 (October 21, 2021): 106–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/assrj.810.10959.

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Forests play an important role in the livelihoods of local people in most developing countries. Local communities depend on forest resources for various products such as fuel wood, construction materials, medicine, and food. The Maasai Mau forest plays an important role in supporting the livelihood of people living around the forest. Exploitation of forest resources should only be limited to active members. To reduce dependency on the forest, alternative means of livelihood should be provided to reduce dependency on the forest.

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Kozachenko, M. A., O. G. Udalova, O. A. Ivchenko, A. V. Tiutin, and K. E. Pankin. "THE PROCESSES OF FIRE MATURATION OF FOREST COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS IN THE FORESTS OF THE SARATOV FORESTRY OF THE SARATOV REGION." Успехи современного естествознания (Advances in Current Natural Sciences), no. 9 2021 (2021): 5–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.17513/use.37678.

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Robson, James P., and Daniel J. Klooster. "Migration and a New Landscape of Forest Use and Conservation." Environmental Conservation 46, no. 1 (September 18, 2018): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0376892918000218.

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SummaryThe nature of migration–forest linkages in migrant-sending regions is underreported and poorly understood. In rural Latin America and elsewhere, out-migration, together with agricultural crises and the deterritorialization of rural livelihood, are transforming forests and the communities that manage them. Drawing on research in indigenous communities of Oaxaca (Mexico), we identify the parameters of a new landscape of forest use and conservation, finding that: migration challenges community practices for self-governance of forest resources; declines in agriculture create new spaces for forest recovery and use; and forest conservation policies create economic opportunities around both extractive and non-extractive forest use.

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Rodewald, Paul G., and Margaret C. Brittingham. "Stopover Habitats of Landbirds During Fall: Use of Edge-Dominated and Early-Successional Forests." Auk 121, no. 4 (October 1, 2004): 1040–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/auk/121.4.1040.

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Abstract Despite much interest in the conservation of landbirds during migratory stopover periods, relatively few studies have examined spatial and temporal variation in habitat use and identified important habitats for migrating landbirds in North America. We surveyed migrant landbirds in five habitats (mature forest interior, mature forest-agricultural edge, mature suburban forest, mid-successional pole-stage forest, and early successional shrub-saplingstage forest) in central Pennsylvania from late August to early October, 1997–1999. We used abundances of individual species and migrant guilds, species richness, and fruit availability to assess relative habitat quality for fall migrants and measured structural characteristics associated with migrant habitat use. Of 15 species that differed in abundance among habitats, species that breed in mature forest (n = 10) were typically broadly distributed among habitats during stopover, with highest abundance in edge-dominated forests (forest-agricultural edge and suburban forest) and lowest abundance in pole-stage forests. Mature-forest-breeding migrants also regularly used early successional forests, where as many individuals were recorded as in forest interior. Shrub-sapling-breeding species (n = 5) generally were more narrowly distributed among habitats and were most abundant in early successional and edge-dominated forests. We detected among-year differences in relative use of habitats by mature-forest-breeding species, which suggests that the relative quality of stopover habitats may vary from year to year. Fruit availability was highest in shrub-sapling and forest-agricultural edge habitats and was positively associated with abundance of primary frugivores in all three years, indicating that fruit may be driving habitat selection by that guild. Mature-forest-breeding migrants were positively associated with forests that had more understory vegetation and lower percentage of canopy cover (i.e. more tree-fall gaps), which suggests that migrants selected sites with greater vertical and horizontal habitat heterogeneity. Migrating shrub-sapling-breeding species were positively associated with small-diameter stems (0–2.5 cm) and negatively associated with percentage of canopy cover (i.e. characteristics of breeding habitats). Consistently high use of mature edge-dominated and early-successional forests by a wide diversity of landbird species during fall stopover indicates the potential importance of those habitats for migratory landbird conservation.

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McAfee, Brenda J. "Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in Canada's forests: Progress and challenges." Forestry Chronicle 79, no. 4 (August 1, 2003): 761–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc79761-4.

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This paper is a summary of an assessment of the forest community's progress toward meeting its commitment to the Canadian Biodiversity Strategy of maintaining the extent, diversity and health of a large portion of the world's temperate and boreal forests. The past decade's success with current sustainable forest management programs has been important in achieving Canada's custodial responsibilities. So, too, is our enviable position of a high degree of public ownership of forests, the wilderness nature of most northern forests and limited development that has largely retained forests in their natural state. As Canada develops a new National Forest Strategy, there is again the opportunity to examine emerging issues and develop new programs to meet the challenges over the next five years. Canada has made considerable progress in achieving a strong commitment to biodiversity conservation by establishing a variety of new mechanisms to monitor and deliver programs. The Canadian Biodiversity Strategy is a long-term commitment that requires sustained resources and co-operation from a variety of governmental, industry and community interests. Key words: forest biodiversity, sustainable forest management, ecosystem approach.

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Luszcz, Tanya M. J., and Robert M. R. Barclay. "Influence of forest composition and age on habitat use by bats in southwestern British Columbia." Canadian Journal of Zoology 94, no. 2 (February 2016): 145–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2015-0167.

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Habitat use by bats in forests varies with environmental variables, clutter, and prey availability, but few studies have looked at habitat use as a function of forest composition and forest age across a range of elevations. We examined factors influencing habitat use of forest-dwelling bats in southwestern British Columbia using ultrasonic detection. We measured activity of three bat foraging guilds in four forest types and three age classes from May to August 2000 and 2001. Habitat use varied with forest composition and stand age, but not always as we predicted. Activity of open-habitat foragers (large bats) was greatest in higher elevation forests and in young forests. In contrast, activity of the long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis (H. Allen, 1864)), a gleaner, was greater in lower elevation black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook.) and cedar–hemlock stands. Myotis evotis activity also increased with increasing forest age. Activity of edge and gap insectivores (genus Myotis Kaup, 1829) was greater in black cottonwood stands and old Interior Douglas-fir stands than in other forest types. The probability of detecting foraging Myotis was highest in black cottonwood stands. Myotis activity did not show a clear pattern with forest age. Our results demonstrate the importance of black cottonwood riparian forests to foraging Myotis, as well as the importance of older, low-elevation forests.

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Li, Z., and T. Zhou. "Optimization of forest age-dependent light-use efficiency and its implications on climate-vegetation interactions in china." ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XL-7/W3 (April 29, 2015): 449–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-xl-7-w3-449-2015.

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Forest’s net primary productivity (NPP) is a key index in studying interactions of climate and vegetation, and accurate prediction of NPP is essential to understand the forests’ response to climate change. The magnitude and trends of forest NPP not only depend on climate factors (e.g., temperature and precipitation), but also on the succession stages (i.e., forest stand age). Although forest stand age plays a significant role on NPP, it is usually ignored by remote sensing-based models. In this study, we used remote sensing data and meteorological data to estimate forest NPP in China based on CASA model, and then employed field observations to inversely estimate the parameter of maximum light-use efficiency (εmax) of forests in different stand ages. We further developed functions to describe the relationship between maximum light-use efficiency (εmax) and forest stand age, and estimated forest age-dependent NPP based on these functions. The results showed that εmax has changed according to forest types and the forest stand age. For deciduous broadleaf forest, the average εmax of young, middle-aged and mature forest are 0.68, 0.65 and 0.60 gC MJ-1. For evergreen broadleaf forest, the average εmax of young, middle-aged and mature forests are 1.05, 1.01 and 0.99 gC MJ-1. For evergreen needleleaf forest, the average εmax of young, middle-aged and mature forests are 0.72, 0.57 and 0.52 gC MJ-1.The NPP of young and middle-aged forests were underestimated based on a constant εmax. Young forests and middle-aged forests had higher εmax, and they were more sensitive to trends and fluctuations of climate change, so they led to greater annual fluctuations of NPP. These findings confirm the importance of considering forest stand age to the estimation of NPP and they are significant to study the response of forests to climate change.

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Plank, M., K. Fiedler, and G. Reiter. "Use of forest strata by bats in temperate forests." Journal of Zoology 286, no. 2 (September 27, 2011): 154–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00859.x.

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Catanzaro, Paul, and Marla Markowski-Lindsay. "Expanding Family Forest Owner Options to Keep Their Land in Forest Use." Journal of Forestry 120, no. 2 (September 29, 2021): 208–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvab052.

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Abstract Family forest owners (FFOs) own the majority of US forests and 47% of forests in the Northeast. Over 90% of northeastern FFOs want their land to stay wooded. Maintaining forest-based ecosystem services necessitates finding ways to help FFOs achieve goals for keeping their land undeveloped. Conservation easements (CEs) prohibit residential and commercial development, typically in perpetuity, but are currently underused. Understanding what drives CE interest may help maximize their potential as a conservation tool. We explored northeastern FFOs’ likelihood of CE adoption through contingent behavior responses to permanent and temporary CE scenarios. For each commitment length, we tested a range of financial compensation amounts and FFO characteristics. Increased financial compensation did not increase CE adoption likelihood for either commitment length, whereas attitudinal variables strongly influenced intention for both. Respondents did not appear to prefer temporary to permanent easements but were equally likely to consider adoption, suggesting that providing both tools may be in order. Providing FFOs with more options to keep their land in forest use, especially when there is currently high interest in this goal but low participation, has the potential to attract new and different segments of FFOs, thereby sustaining the essential ecosystem services derived from forests.

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Urazova, A. F., and Z. Ya Nagimov. "CURRENT STATE OF PROTECTIVE FOREST STANDS ALONG THE SVERDLOVSK RAILWAY." Успехи современного естествознания (Advances in Current Natural Sciences), no. 1 2021 (2021): 26–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.17513/use.37560.

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Sharma, U. R. "Use of forest land for national-priority infrastructures in Nepal." Banko Janakari 27, no. 1 (November 7, 2017): 60–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/banko.v27i1.18550.

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Forest conversion has been identified as one of the several bottlenecks affecting upon the major infrastructure projects in Nepal, especially in the energy and transport sectors. Nepal’s policy requires at least 40% of its land cover under forest. This means if any forest land is converted to non-forest land, it must be compensated with an equivalent area, preferably in the similar ecotype in the nation. In addition, a specified number of trees must be planted for the number of trees felled in the project site, and the site must be managed and protected for five years by the developers. These provisions have led to growing resentment between the developers and the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation (MFSC), leading to delay in providing forest lands for infrastructure projects. With a view to develop mechanisms for the government to rapidly provide forest land for nationally important infrastructure projects, the Government databases were examined to analyze the forests handed over to the developers for non-forestry uses. The data showed that a total of 14,028.4 ha of forest area were handed over to the developers for non-forestry uses until the end of 2015. On an average, 263.8 ha forest area was found to be handed over to the developers between the period of 2010–2013. However, there is a declining trend of forest handed over for non-forestry purposes in the recent years. The decline could be due to the strict enforcement of the legal provision which limits the conversion of forest areas to non-forest areas except in the case of the “national priority projects”. It has been recommended that the conversion of forest for infrastructure development should be examined with a holistic perspective by taking all the related components of forest conversion into consideration, from providing forest land for replacement planting. It is recommended that the Forest Product Development Board (FPDB), a parastatal organization under the MFSC, should be entrusted with the work of plantation related to forest conversion. The fund for this work should flow directly from the developers to the FPDB. The possibility of forming a land bank to facilitate the work of the FPDB is also recommended.Banko Janakari, Vol. 27, No. 1, Page: 60-64

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IKSANOV, Radmir, and Igor VLADIMIROV. "Legal regulation of measures for the use and protection of forests." Vestnik BIST (Bashkir Institute of Social Technologies), no. 1(50) (March 31, 2021): 69–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.47598/2078-9025-2021-1-50-69-73.

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Forest violations are a special type of offenses that infringe on the order of rational nature management and environmental protection. The purpose of this study is to analyze legal measures for the use and protection of forests. The relevance of the work lies in the fact that the problem of legal protection of forests is manifested in the mechanism of exercising the powers of forest protection by the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, therefore, the solution to this problem should be developed and implemented by the efforts of state bodies, public associations and the local population. The paper lists the problems of the legal mechanism of forest protection, defines its subjects, discloses the problems in the field of control and supervision activities by forest users.

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Zheldak, V. I., A. A. Kulagin, V. M. Sidorenkov, and E. V. Doroschenkova. "ASSESSMENT OF THE ACCESSIBILITY OF FORESTS OF TERRITORIAL ENTITIES AND FOREST PLOTS FOR SILVICULTURAL PROVISION FOR THEIR EFFECTIVE MAINTENANCE AND USE." ÈKOBIOTEH 3, no. 3 (2020): 444–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.31163/2618-964x-2020-3-3-444-456.

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Discusses issues of establishing a rational effective regime of mastering maintenance and use of forests of separate territorial entities, complex forest plots granted for use within the framework of current and prospectively improving legislation based on a comprehensive preliminary assessment of forest accessibility for the implementation of systemic silvicultural activities of forest management, reproduction, conservation and protection of forests. Assessment of the accessibility of forests carried out on all significant factors and conditions, determining opportunity carrying out systemic forestry activities, including the specifics of the target purpose, transport and technical provision for the implementation of necessary forestry activities, forest typological structure and species composition of forests, resource and ecological potential of forest management, as well as possible significant environmental restrictions, socio-ecological and socio-economic needs in forests and forest resources and other conditions affecting on the availability of forests, the effectiveness of forestry and forest management.

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Ellington, E. Hance, Sean W. Gess, Erin L. Koen, Joseph E. Duchamp, Matthew J. Lovallo, Matthew R. Dzialak, and Jeffery L. Larkin. "Habitat Patch Use by Fishers in the Deciduous Forest-Dominated Landscape of the Central Appalachian Mountains, USA." Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 8, no. 2 (June 1, 2017): 365–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.3996/012016-jfwm-006.

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Abstract Fishers (Pekania pennanti) are often associated with the coniferous and mixed forests of the northern United States and central Canada, and their ecology has been studied extensively in portions of their distributional range. Recently, natural range expansion and reintroductions have led to recolonization by fishers to portions of the central Appalachian Mountains, where deciduous forest is the dominant vegetation type. We used noninvasive hair-snare surveys and microsatellite genetic analysis to detect fishers in the central Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania. We used these detections within an occupancy modeling framework to explore habitat patch use by fishers and the forest characteristics and land use features that influenced it. We found that the likelihood of patch use by fishers was related to forests with higher proportions of low-density residential areas. Our results also suggested that lower road densities might be related to higher likelihood of fisher patch use. Fishers in Pennsylvania tolerated some forms of land development. Patch use was not driven by forest type or canopy cover, at least within our deciduous forest-dominated study areas. Future research identifying threshold values at which forest cover and land development affect patch use by fishers in the central Appalachian Mountains will better inform management decisions with respect to sites for future reintroduction of fishers.

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Jonsson, Bengt Gunnar, Johan Svensson, Grzegorz Mikusiński, Michael Manton, and Per Angelstam. "European Union’s Last Intact Forest Landscapes are at A Value Chain Crossroad between Multiple Use and Intensified Wood Production." Forests 10, no. 7 (July 7, 2019): 564. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f10070564.

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Research Highlights: The European Union’s last large intact forest landscapes along the Scandinavian Mountain range in Sweden offer unique opportunities for conservation of biodiversity, ecological integrity and resilience. However, these forests are at a crossroad between intensified wood production aimed at bio-economy, and rural development based on multi-functional forest landscapes for future-oriented forest value chains. Background and Objectives: We (1) estimate the area of near-natural forests potentially remaining for forest harvesting and wood production, or as green infrastructure for biodiversity conservation and human well-being in rural areas, (2) review how forest and conservation policies have so far succeeded to reduce the loss of mountain forests, and (3) discuss what economic, socio-cultural and ecological values that are at stake, as well as different governance and management solutions. Materials and Methods: First, we estimated the remaining amount of intact mountain forests using (1) the Swedish National Forest Inventory, (2) protected area statistics, (3) forest harvest permit applications and actually harvested forests, (4) remote sensing wall-to-wall data on forests not subject to clear-felling since the mid-1950s, (5) mapping of productive and non-productive forestland, and (6) estimates of mean annual final felling rate. Second, we review policy documents related to the emergence of land use regulation in north Sweden, including the mountain forest border, and illustrate this with an actual case that has had significant policy implementation importance. Results: There is a clear difference between the proportions of formally protected productive forestland above the mountain forest border (52.5%) and north Sweden in general (6.3%). A total of 300,000 ha of previously not clear-felled mountain forest outside protected areas remain, which can support novel value chains that are not achievable elsewhere. Conclusions: The mountain forests in Sweden provide unique conservation values in the European Union. Since the beginning of the 1990s, policy regulations have been successful in limiting forest harvesting. Currently, however, mountain forests are a battle ground regarding intensification of forest use, including logging of forests that have never been subject to clear-felling systems vs. nature conservation and wilderness as a base for rural development. The ability of mountain municipalities to encourage sustainable rural forest landscapes must be strengthened.

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Yin, Xiwei. "Nitrogen use efficiency in relation to forest type, N expenditure, and climatic gradients in North America." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 24, no. 3 (March 1, 1994): 533–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/x94-070.

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Forest nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) values are often compared along N-availability gradients or between forest types, without adjustment for climate. In this study, NUE (leaf-fall mass/leaf-fall N) was examined with concurrent data on forest type, N expenditure (leaf-fall N), foliar life-span, and major climatic gradients. The hypotheses were that (1) NUE is negatively correlated with N expenditure, (2) NUE is positively correlated with climatic factors such as temperature and light availability, and (3) NUE differs between deciduous and evergreen forests. The data set included 76 deciduous broadleaf forests, 52 evergreen coniferous forests, and 6 mixed forests in North America. All three hypotheses are supported by best-fit models. NUE decreases by about 30% for each doubling of N expenditure for both deciduous and evergreen forests. It increases over 50% in deciduous forests and nearly triples in evergreen forests across the climate data range. Evergreen forests tend to have higher NUEs than deciduous forests only in areas with relatively high temperatures and light availability. This climate–forest type interaction is attributed to contrasts between the forest types in terms of growth period, and regional patterns of foliar N concentration and N resorption.

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Smith, Paul G. R. "Winter Bird Use of Urban and Rural Habitats in Ontario." Canadian Field-Naturalist 117, no. 2 (April 1, 2003): 173. http://dx.doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v117i2.679.

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This study examined variation in winter bird diversity, abundance, biomass and species and guild composition on plots in farmland, rural forests, mixed rural habitat, cities and three categories of urban natural areas in southern Ontario. Small (<20 g), insectivorous, upper canopy, bark foraging and forest species were more prevalent in rural mixed habitat, urban natural areas and especially rural forests. Larger (20-100 g), ground feeding and omnivorous birds typified cities and farms. Many bird species classified as forest, forest edge and field species during summer also favored these same habitats during winter. The 52 sample plots can be accurately classified into the seven habitat categories through discriminant analysis using the percentages of small species, insectivores, forest species and alien species. Urban natural areas, forests and mixed rural habitat showed the highest diversity while cities and farms showed the lowest diversity. Both bird abundance and biomass were highest in urban natural areas with open water and urban residential and commercial areas, whereas both were lowest in farmland.

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Saung, Thein, Nobuya Mizoue, Tetsuji Ota, and Tsuyoshi Kajisa. "Differences in Forest Use Strategies for Cash Income between Households Living outside and inside Selectively Logged Production Forests in Myanmar." Forests 11, no. 12 (November 27, 2020): 1263. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f11121263.

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In many tropical regions, rural households often depend on forests for cash income, but there is still little knowledge on how forest use strategies differ among people living in different locations. This study aimed to detect differences in forest use strategies and forest cash income dependency between households living outside and inside selectively logged production forests, known as Reserved Forests (RFs), in Bago Township, Myanmar. A questionnaire survey was conducted with 146 and 48 households living outside and inside the RFs, respectively. The inside-households (encroachers) had a much higher forest cash income dependency (83%), with charcoal production as the main forest use activity, than the outside-households (32%), with bamboo cutting as the main activity. Higher forest dependency was found for outside-households that had less farmland, better accessibility to forest and more recognition of prohibited access to RFs in forest law. This study revealed evidence of substantial forest use for commercial purposes in RFs by households living both inside and outside the RFs, despite local recognition of the illegality of the use. Implementing community forestry practices for local communities may be a better option to reduce illegal dependence on selectively logged production forests.

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Fedkiw, John, and James H. Cayford. "Forest management: A dynamic evolving profession." Forestry Chronicle 75, no. 2 (April 1, 1999): 213–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc75213-2.

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This paper addresses the long-term evolving nature of forest management as reflected in Managing Multiple Uses on National Forests, 1905–1995, a new book, and recently published perspectives on Canadian forest management. It elaborates new understandings about the nature of forest management on public lands and proposes a new definition. It identifies forest management as a continuous, unending learning experience, and explains how it has been on the Pathway toward a fully holistic ecological approach from the beginning. It closes on the current dilemma in Canada and the USA – the lack of agreement among the public about the desirable use and management of their forests. Key words: management learning experience, ecosystem approach, sustainable forest management, public forest use dilemma

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Komin, Andrey, Pavel Komin, Vladimir Usov, and Alexander Gridnev. "Forest resources of the Far East, their use and reproduction." E3S Web of Conferences 203 (2020): 03003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202020303003.

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The paper provides an assessment of the state of forest resources in the Far Eastern Federal District and identifies the main factors affecting the qualitative state of forests. The reasons contributing to the increase in the area of forest fires are analyzed. One of the reasons contributing to the degradation of forest areas is also indicated - the accepted allowable cut, which does not always correspond to reality due to the use of outdated forest husbandry materials and its untimely implementation. Considering the issues of forest reproduction, an integrated approach is proposed for carrying out reforestation activities, including both the creation of forest plantations and the implementation of measures aimed at observing the technology of logging operations and preserving undergrowth. This will reduce the cost of reforestation work, as well as reduce the time required for the transfer of forest crops to a forested area. One of the conclusions is a change in the fundamental approaches to forest management in this area, taking into account the observance of environmental, economic and social requirements for forest management.

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Milheiras, Sérgio G., Marcelino Guedes, Fernando Augusto Barbosa Silva, Perseu Aparício, and Georgina M. Mace. "Patterns of biodiversity response along a gradient of forest use in Eastern Amazonia, Brazil." PeerJ 8 (February 11, 2020): e8486. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8486.

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The preservation of tropical forests is increasingly at risk, including forests located within human-modified landscapes that retain high conservation value. People modify and interact with these landscapes through a wide range of uses. However, our knowledge of how different forest uses affect biodiversity is limited. Here, we analyse the responses of different taxa to four distinct categories of forest management, namely old-growth forest, Brazil nut extraction areas, reduced impact logging areas, and eucalyptus plantations. Within six independent replicates of each category, we sampled three taxa (fruit-feeding butterflies, dung beetles, and trees) in eastern Amazonia. Forests under moderate use (Brazil nut extraction and reduced-impact logging) had similar, albeit slightly lower, diversity levels relative to old-growth forests, while communities in plantations were significantly less diverse. Only 4%, 20%, and 17%, of the sampled butterfly, dung beetle, and tree species, respectively, were restricted to old-growth forests. This study provides further empirical evidence of the importance of old-growth forest conservation in the context of human-modified landscapes. It also suggests that landscape matrices integrating forest uses at varying intensities are well positioned to reconcile biodiversity conservation with the production of goods that support local livelihoods.

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