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Makano, Rosemary Fumpa. "Does institutional capacity matter? a case study of the Zambian Forestry Department /." Diss., St. Louis, Mo. : University of Missouri--St. Louis, 2008. http://etd.umsl.edu/r3321.
Full textOstovar, Ahmad. "Enhancing Forestry Object Detectionusing Multiple Features." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för datavetenskap, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-93528.
Full textLorz, Carsten, and Martin Heckner. "The training forest trail of the Department of Forestry, Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf, University of Applied Sciences, Germany." Technische Universität Dresden, 2019. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A34337.
Full textStrandberg, Tora. "Inventorying humans in the forest : a study of coastal forest owners'understanding of the political shift in focus within Swedish forestry." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Thematic Studies, 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-1950.
Full textForestry operations in Sweden can be traced a long way back in history. The overall emphasis has traditionally been on the forests’ economic or profitable role, even though they are also of great ecological and social interests. Nevertheless, the focus has shifted during the last decade due to the impact of sustainable development. A new Forestry Act has now provided the Swedish forestry with a new policy which is guided by two equally-weighted objectives; production and environmental concern. The European Union (EU) has also adapted to the direction of sustainable development. It places particular interest in the creation of sustainable coastal areas within the union.
The aim of the Bachelor of Science thesis was to investigate how Swedish coastal forest owners define their role in the creation of sustainable coastal forests. The study is built on interviews which were conducted with seven forest owners, all of whom have properties in the coastal zones of Östergötland and Kalmar. These two counties are situated in the south-eastern part of Sweden.
The study raises three different issues. The first is the manner in which the informants shape their knowledge of the existing forestry legislation, based on their identities and responsibilities. The second concerns the preconditions with which they are faced when managing their coastal forest properties and whether or not they see the new legislation as a shift in focus. The final issue highlights the importance of local knowledge and looks at the participation of the informants in the development of new regulations.
The following conclusions are drawn from the investigations. Many owners of forest properties do not identify themselves as forest owners; it is therefore important to be aware of this distinction which is made between being a forest owner and being the holder of a forest property. The coastal forest owners who were interviewed run their forests according to their individual situations. Because of this they do not appear to be part of any shift of focus within the Swedish forestry. As a result, they may not have a defined role in its development. This role would probably be clearer or greater if their local knowledge were more explicitly valuated.
Schmidt, Pieter, Siegfried Lewark, Jiří Remeš, and Norbert Weber. "Forests for University Education: Examples and Experiences: Proceedings of the SILVA Network Conference, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague." Technische Universität Dresden, 2019. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A33621.
Full textDuveneck, Matthew Joshua. "Managing for Resistance and Resilience of Northern Great Lakes Forests to the Effects of Climate Change." PDXScholar, 2014. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1551.
Full textWhite, Russell Alan. "Accuracy of Forest Road and Stream Channel Characteristics Derived from LiDAR in Forested Mountain Conditions." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2010. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/251.
Full textBång, Filip. "Computer vision as a tool for forestry." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-85214.
Full textDeRose, R. Justin. "Disturbance Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics at Varying Spatial and Temporal Scales in Southern Rocky Mountain Engelmann Spruce Forests." DigitalCommons@USU, 2009. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/516.
Full textFilgueira, Amorim Franca Tamara Suely. "Southern Yellow Pine In-Grade Lumber Evaluation." Thesis, Mississippi State University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10289581.
Full textThe southern pine species group is the main softwood resource used in the U.S, and the majority of southern pine is used in lumber production. The use of lumber in structural purpose requires feasible strength and stiffness grading method ensuring characteristics allowable stress values. The stiffness and strength of most of southern pine lumber is assessed using visual grading system. The objective of this study was to evaluate a production weighted sample of 2 × 4, 2 × 6, 2 × 8, and 2 × 10 No. 2 grade southern pine lumber collected across its geographic range. The results of this research show a snapshot of the material commercially sold in the southern U.S. region. Over one third of the specimens contained pith, and had an average mean value of 4.6 for number of rings per inch (RPI) and 43.8% for latewood (LW). The overall specific gravity (SG), modulus of elasticity (MOE) and modulus of rupture (MOR) were 0.54, 10.1 GPa, and 41.7 MPa, respectively. The allowable design bending strength (Fb) for 2 × 4, 2 × 6, 2 × 8, and 2 × 10 was 11.2, 9.2, 8.1, and 7.1 MPa, respectively. Specimens containing no pith, RPI higher or equal then 4.0, and LW higher or equal then 33.0% were greater in MOE and MOR. The effect of grading controlling characteristics of the material was also studied. The presence of knots had the most significant impact on mechanical properties. Specimens with wane and shake had greater SG, MOE, MOR, Fb values than specimens with others grading controlling characteristics. The mean values found for RPI, LW, and SG met the requirements recommended for southern pine No. 2 lumber. The MOE and Fb values found therein met the previous and the new allowable design value. The results of this research can be used to identify and to select the best variables to improve the prediction of bending properties of visually graded lumber.
Aslezaeim, Nasrin. "Effect of cultural intensity and planting density on wood properties of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.)." Thesis, Mississippi State University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10141637.
Full textThe effects of cultural intensity (operational and intensive) and planting densities (741, 1483, 2224, and 2965 ha-1) on modulus of elasticity (MOE), modulus of rupture (MOR) and specific gravity (SG) of small clear samples obtained from 15 and 16 year-old loblolly pine ( Pinus taeda) from the Lower Coastal Plain and Piedmont region of the southeastern United State were examined. Planting density and distance from pith showed a significant (p < 0.0001) and strong main effect on stiffness (MOE) and strength (MOR) for the samples. Regardless of planting density, MOE, MOR and SG of samples increased significantly from pith toward bark. A significant culture × density interaction ( p < 0.0001) was observed for the samples obtained from the Lower Coastal Plain.
The project also determined the feasibility of measuring microfibril angle (MFA) on solid wood loblolly pine samples using scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy with the angle analyzed using image analysis. Measurements of MFA revealed minor differences (50) between juvenile wood and mature wood.
Davis, Ryan Stephen. "Ponderosa Pine Mortality and Bark Beetle-Host Dynamics Following Prescribed and Wildland Fires in the Northern Rocky Mountains, USA." DigitalCommons@USU, 2008. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/44.
Full textBremer, Edith. "The effects of forestry on stream ecological integrity." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-160127.
Full textFarnung, Caitlin M. "Understanding the Challenges of Expanding Community Forestry in Northwest Cameroon." FIU Digital Commons, 2015. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2011.
Full textWinter, Cody R. "Perceptions Affecting Tree Valuation: An Analysis of Recently Sold and Leased Properties in Tampa, Florida." Scholar Commons, 2017. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7110.
Full textOrefice, Joseph N. "Silvopasture in the Northeastern United States." Thesis, University of New Hampshire, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3708463.
Full textSilvopasture, the sustainable integration of livestock and trees on the same unit of land, may have the potential to contribute to agricultural productivity in the Northeastern United States and concurrently encourage the ecosystems services which trees provide. Extremely little is known regarding the ecological characteristics of silvopastures being utilized, their social and economic drivers, or their agricultural productivity. Silvopasture characteristics, management, and reasons for use were documented through a purposeful sample of silvopasture practitioners in New York and New England. Results document the functional role of silvopastures on regional farms. This research also investigated the ecological and production dynamics of silvopastures in the Northeastern United States, their management, and the reasons for their use. Forest conversion to silvopasture, open pasture, and heavily thinned forests were utilized to investigate the ecological and production dynamics during the establishment phase of forest conversion to pasture. Results suggest the potential for silvopasture as a competitive management option for forestland. This dissertation establishes a baseline for future investigations into the management of silvopastures in the Northeastern United States.
Syslo, John Michael. "Dynamics of Yellowstone cutthroat trout and lake trout in the Yellowstone Lake ecosystem| A case study for the ecology and management of non-native fishes." Thesis, Montana State University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3708793.
Full textThe introduction of lake trout Salvelinus namaycush into Yellowstone Lake preceded the collapse of the native Yellowstone cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri population. As a system with a simple fish assemblage and several long-term data sets, Yellowstone Lake provided a unique opportunity to evaluate the ecology of a native salmonid in the presence of a non-native salmonid population undergoing suppression in a large natural lake. Diet data for Yellowstone cutthroat trout and lake trout were evaluated at varying densities to determine the effects of density on diet composition. Temporal diet shifts from 1996-1999 to 2011-2013 were likely caused by limitation of prey fish for lake trout. Diets, stable isotopes, and depth-related patterns in CPUE indicated lake trout > 300 mm consumed primarily amphipods, making them trophically similar to Yellowstone cutthroat trout from during 2011-2013. A lake trout removal program was initiated during 1995 to reduce predation on Yellowstone cutthroat trout. Abundance and fishing mortality were estimated for lake trout from 1998 through 2013 and Yellowstone cutthroat trout from 1986 through 2013. Density-dependence was evaluated by examining individual growth, weight, maturity, and pre-recruit survival as a function of abundance. In addition, a simulation model was developed for the lake trout-Yellowstone cutthroat trout system to determine the probability of Yellowstone cutthroat trout abundance persisting at performance metrics given potential reductions in lake trout abundance. Estimates of Yellowstone cutthroat trout abundance varied 5-fold and lake trout abundance varied 6-fold. Yellowstone cutthroat trout weight and pre-recruit survival decreased with increasing Yellowstone cutthroat trout abundance; however, individual growth and maturity were not related to abundance. Lake trout population metrics did not vary with lake trout abundance. Simulation model results were variable because of uncertainty in lake trout pre-recruit survival. Conservative estimates for required lake trout reductions were > 97% of 2013 abundance for a > 70% probability of Yellowstone cutthroat trout persistence at the performance metrics outlined in the Native Fish Conservation Plan. Lake trout removal will likely reduce lake trout abundance and result in Yellowstone cutthroat trout recovery if the amount of fishing effort exerted in 2013 is maintained for at least 15 years.
Irons, Andrea M. "Riparian forest dynamics along the Sacramento River, California| Constructing tree age models to illustrate successional patterns." Thesis, State University of New York Col. of Environmental Science & Forestry, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10245526.
Full textThough land conversion and flow alteration have heavily impacted the Sacramento River riparian ecosystem, restoration opportunities still exist in the hydrogeomorphically active Middle Reach. This study of riparian forest succession focused on six dominant riparian tree species to explore relative establishment timing and the potential impacts of altered flow regimes. We utilized tree inventory data and increment cores collected from riparian forest stands to establish a temporal chronosequence of floodplain surfaces and associated tree ages and colonization timing. Tree age calculations incorporated raw ring counts and sampling error simulations. Results were then used to construct species-specific, diameterage models and predict age distributions for all inventoried trees. Cottonwood’s colonization window was longer than expected (up to 95 years after floodplain creation), whereas box elder and walnuts established on floodplains <50 years old. This study lays the groundwork for future research into the health and development of the Middle Reach riparian forest.
Seliske, Patrick. "Forestry pesticide spraying and cancer incidence in New Brunswick : an ecological study." Thesis, McGill University, 1989. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=74248.
Full textTwo organochlorine and two organophosphate exposure indices were developed by using maps of areas sprayed each year during the period 1952 to 1976. These data were analyzed in relation to cancer incidence rates during the period 1977-l980 for 254 New Brunswick municipalities.
Follow-up case-control studies of the cancer sites considered does not seem to be a matter of high priority at present. However, continued surveillance and data analysis involving more recent data is needed, particularly in the case of organophosphate formulations, due to the relatively short interval between exposure and outcome ascertainment for this exposure.
Deane, McKenna Daniel C. "Managing for Multiple Objectives in Southwestern Forests: Evaluating the Trade-offs between Enhancing Mexican Spotted Owl Nest Habitat and Mitigating Potential Crown Fire." DigitalCommons@USU, 2018. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6878.
Full textDement, Wesley T. "AN INVESTIGATION OF TREE GROWTH AND WOODY VEGETATION COLONIZATION ON A 19 YEAR-OLD FORESTRY RECLAMATION SITE." UKnowledge, 2017. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/forestry_etds/37.
Full textBragg, Hope A. "Attitudes and Roles of Women and Minorities in Community and Urban Forestry Professions." DigitalCommons@USU, 1998. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7424.
Full textSwantek, Pamela Jane 1972. "Development of a database to analyze historical fire activity in southern Arizona: A prototype from Saguaro National Park." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278630.
Full textHoffman, Deborah L. "Community-based sustainable forest managment: A case study of Rutland Township, Ohio." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1137583291.
Full textSuwarno, Yogi. "Responding to climate change : policy integration and the Indonesian forestry sector." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2017. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/7694/.
Full textKebede, Almaz Tadesse. "Sustaining the Allideghi Grassland of Ethiopia: Influence of Pastoralism and Vegetation Change." DigitalCommons@USU, 2009. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/309.
Full textToniolo, Maria Angelica. "The role of land tenure in the occurrence of accidental fires in the Amazon region case studies from the National Forest of Tapajos, Para, Brazil /." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit/3162264.
Full textSource: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 66-01, Section: A, page: 0330. Co-Chairs: Elinor Ostrom; Eduardo S. Brondizio. Title from dissertation home page (viewed Oct. 12, 2006).
Maisonneuve, Mélanie. "La protection des espèces en péril au Canada: Un retard expliqué." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/26385.
Full textTrachy, Suzanne 1962. "The Endangered Species Act: Political implications of delisting a recovered species." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291698.
Full textRemeš, Jiří. "The university forest enterprise in Kostelec nad Černýmil Lesy - a basis for practical education and research at the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences in Prague." Technische Universität Dresden, 2019. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A34123.
Full textAndrews, Garren M. "Post-fire Mortality and Response in a Redwood/ Douglas-fir Forest, Santa Cruz Mountains, California." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2012. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/882.
Full textBrown, Jasmine. "The Price of a Green Conscience : Social impacts of carbon forestry projects." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-101054.
Full textPersha, Lauren. "Decentralized forest management, anthropogenic disturbance patterns and forest change in the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2008. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3337272.
Full textTitle from PDF t.p. (viewed on Jul 28, 2009). Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-12, Section: B, page: 7386. Adviser: James C. Randolph.
Cashman, Jennifer Lynne 1962. "Desert mule deer response to mitigations along the Hayden-Rhodes Aqueduct, Arizona." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/277991.
Full textRollins, Matthew Gregory. "Twentieth century fire patterns in the Gila/Aldo Leopold Wilderness areas, New Mexico and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness area, Idaho/Montana." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/284205.
Full textBerg, Ivan. "Headwaters and forestry : Effect of riparian buffers on stream physiochemical properties." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-163017.
Full textRusk, Monica Kirsten 1967. "Selenium risk to Yuma clapper rails and other marsh birds of the lower Colorado River." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278053.
Full textRuiz, Leslie Diane 1969. "Contaminants in water, sediment, and biota from the Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278462.
Full textLewis, Glennis M. "Protecting Canada's natural ecosystems from invasive alien plant species: Is sub-national weed control legislation up to the task?" Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/27388.
Full textPinheiro, Fabiola M. R. "Effects of forest fires and clear-cutting on mercury loading to boreal lakes." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape4/PQDD_0034/MQ64431.pdf.
Full textWelch, David P. "Multidisciplinary approaches to the study of forest dynamics in south central Indiana and southern Illinois." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2007. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3278462.
Full textSource: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 68-10, Section: B, page: 6564. Adviser: Vicky Meretsky. Title from dissertation home page (viewed May 20, 2008).
Swallow, Kelly A. "Ancient woodland vegetation : distinctiveness and community ecology." Thesis, University of Gloucestershire, 2018. http://eprints.glos.ac.uk/5800/.
Full textHidayat, Noor 1952. "Baseflow evaluation of a logged small watershed of the Bull Run River, Oregon." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278028.
Full textGrunberg, Wolfgang. "Modeling deforestation risk in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278736.
Full textMosher, Danika. "Past, Current, and Future Potential Distributions of Red Spruce and Fraser Fir Forests in the Southern Appalachians: Interpreting Possible Impacts of Climate Change." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3851.
Full textBelmont, Jonathon. "The study of carbon and nutrients in forests : a foundation for examining global change /." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit/3162225.
Full textTitle from PDF t.p. (viewed Dec. 1, 2008). Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 66-01, Section: B, page: 0177. Chair: J. C. Randolph.
Addessi, Andrew David. "Urban Impacts to Forest Productivity, Soil Quality, and Canopy Structure in Forest Park, Portland, Oregon." PDXScholar, 2017. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3881.
Full textLoganbill, Andrew Wood. "Post-fire Response of Little Creek Watershed: Evaluation of Change in Sediment Production and Suspended Sediment Transport." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2013. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1028.
Full textPacheco, Diego. "An institutional analysis of decentralization and indigenous timber management in common-property forests of Bolivia's lowlands." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2007. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3264317.
Full textSource: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 68-05, Section: A, page: 2152. Adviser: Elinor Ostrom. "Title from dissertation home page (viewed Jan. 12, 2008)."
Abdulin, Ruslan. "Applying Machine Learning to Detect Historical Remains in Swedish Forestry Using LIDAR Data." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-104885.
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