Biomass and macro-nutrients (above- and below-ground) in a New Zealand beech (Nothofagus) forest ecosystem: implications for carbon storage and sustainable forest management

2003 ◽  
Vol 174 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 281-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.B.S. Hart ◽  
P.W. Clinton ◽  
R.B. Allen ◽  
A.H. Nordmeyer ◽  
G. Evans
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Carbon Storage ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Nothofagus Forest ◽  
Below Ground ◽  
Macro Nutrients

The Forest Ecosystem Research Network of Sites (FERNS)

1999 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 481-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. Mitchell ◽  
C. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Ecosystem Processes ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Ecosystem Research ◽  
Research Investments

The Canadian Forest Service (CFS) has organized a National Forest Ecosystem Research Network of Sites (FERNS). These sites are focussed on the study of sustainable forest management practices and ecosystem processes at the stand level. Network objectives are to promote this research nationally and internationally, provide linkages among sites, preserve the long-term research investments already made on these sites and provide a forum for information exchange and data sharing. The 17 individual sites are representative of six ecozones across Canada and address the common issue of silvicultural solutions to problems of sustainable forest management. While the CFS coordinates and promotes FERNS, the network consists of local autonomous partners nationwide who benefit from the FERNS affiliation through increased publicity for their sites. Key words: long-term, silviculture, network, interdisciplinary, ecozone, ecosystem processes

scholarly journals Teaching and research in forest ecology at UNB, 1942 to present

2008 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 492-497
Author(s):  
Mark R Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Ecosystem Management ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Forest Ecology ◽  
Tree Regeneration ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Herbaceous Layer ◽  
Silvicultural Treatments ◽  
Recent Developments

The purposes of this paper are to review the history of forest ecology courses at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) in relation to the social context, summarize recent developments in forest ecology research at UNB, and identify critical areas for future research. Based on the UNB Undergraduate Calendar (1942 to present), the first forest ecology course was offered in 1957. Until the 1980s, forest ecology courses were generally related to silviculture and forest production. Since then, courses reflected increasing public concern with biodiversity and sustainable forest management. Research in the Forest Ecology Laboratory at UNB has emphasized forest ecosystem response to disturbance, including tree regeneration and herbaceous-layer recovery following silvicultural treatments. From this work, a disturbance severity model was developed for characterizing any kind of disturbance. Future research is needed to test the model across additional disturbance types, particularly new silvicultural treatments that are being used in forest ecosystem management. Key words: teaching, forest ecology, research, disturbance, herbaceous layer, biodiversity, sustainable forest management, ecosystem management

scholarly journals Identifying priority management of Ecuadorian forests based on the environmental integrated assessment

2020 ◽  
Vol 169 ◽  
pp. 02015
Author(s):  
Silvia Llerena ◽  
Priscila Arias ◽  
Jhonn Cueva ◽  
Georgina Almeida ◽  
Cristian Salazar
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Soil Erosion ◽  
Carbon Storage ◽  
Integrated Assessment ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Anthropogenic Impacts ◽  
Negative Influence

Anthropogenic impacts, such as deforestation, soil erosion, and carbon dioxide emissions, have a negative influence over global warming due to the increase of CO2 levels in the atmosphere. The sustainable forest management is a way to mitigate climate change owing to the carbon storage capacity of forests. This study highlights the priority of forest management according to the integrated assessment of carbon storage under anthropogenic impacts in the administrative units of Ecuador. In the obtained map, the provinces Guayas, Esmeraldas, and Manabí showed the highest values of 25, 22.85 and 19.9, respectively, followed by two Amazon provinces, Morona Santiago and Sucumbíos. Therefore, we concluded that deforestation, soil erosion, and carbon dioxide emissions were more pronounced on the coast mainly due to agriculture and livestock activities and the forests in these provinces must have priority management. This analysis is useful for planning environmental practices in order to increase carbon storage as a strategy of mitigation for global warming.

What is the “END” (emulation of natural disturbance) in forest ecosystem management? An open question

2008 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 2159-2168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Klenk ◽  
Gary Bull ◽  
Dave Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Mental Model ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Natural Disturbance ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Management ◽  
Open Question ◽  
Qualitative Analyses ◽  
Promising Avenue

The emulation of natural disturbance (END) is said to be the most promising avenue for implementing sustainable forest management; however, there appears to be no consensus as to the meaning of the END. We have interviewed forest scientists across Canada and, with the use of mental models and network textual analyses, created a shared mental model of the END. Results from both quantitative and qualitative analyses suggest that there are contrasting and contradictory views about the meaning of the END, which raise serious implications for the use of the END in policy making.

scholarly journals The role of big data in China’s sustainable forest management

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-105
Author(s):  
Shaikh Shamim Hasan ◽  
Yue Zhang ◽  
Xi Chu ◽  
Yanmin Teng
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Ecosystem Monitoring ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ecosystem Protection ◽  
Big Data Technology

Purpose Forest as a vital natural resource in China plays an irreplaceable important role in safeguarding ecological security and human survival and development. Due to the vast territory, huge population and widespread forest landscape of China, forest management is a complex system involving massive data and various management activities. To effectively implement sustainable forest management, the big data technology has been utilized to analyze China’s forestry resources. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to clarify the role of big data technology in China’s forest management. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, the authors revisited the roles of big data in forest ecosystem monitoring, forestry management system development, and forest policy implementation. Findings It demonstrates that big data technology has a great potential in forest ecosystem protection and management, as well as the government’s determination for forest ecosystem protection. However, to deepen the application of big data in forest management, several challenges still need to be tackled. Originality/value Thus, enhancing modern science and technology to improve big data, cloud computing, and information technologies and their combinations will contribute to tackle the challenges and achieve wisdom of forest management.

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