Germination of Forest Species under an Anthropogenic Vine Mosaic in Western Samoa

SummaryThe avifauna of Western Samoa is dominated by indigenous species, including several endemic ones. They are primarily birds of the rainforest and, since the islands have already suffered severe loss of this habitat and there is likely to be increased pressure on it in the future, their long-term prospects are not good. At present, introduced, non-native birds are not a threat to indigenous species, being confined largely to urban habitats, and there is little interaction with forest species. Several indigenous species exploit manmodified habitats, however, and it is possible that, as has occurred elsewhere, some of them may adapt fully to urban life.

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Conservation and restoration strategies to preserve the variability of cork oak Quercus suber—a Mediterranean forest species—under global warming

Climate Research ◽

10.3354/cr01440 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 71 (2) ◽

pp. 171-185 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

B Schirone ◽

K Radoglou ◽

F Vessella

Keyword(s):

Global Warming ◽

Quercus Suber ◽

Cork Oak ◽

Mediterranean Forest ◽

Forest Species ◽

Restoration Strategies

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The prevalence of diabetes in the rural and urban Polynesian population of Western Samoa

Diabetes ◽

10.2337/diabetes.30.1.45 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 45-51 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

P. Zimmet ◽

S. Faaiuso ◽

J. Ainuu ◽

S. Whitehouse ◽

B. Milne ◽

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Keyword(s):

Rural And Urban ◽

Western Samoa

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Steigende Bestandszahlen bei Spechten und anderen Vogelarten dank Zunahme von Totholz? | An increase in the population of woodpeckers and other bird species thanks to an increase in the quantities of deadwood?

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen ◽

10.3188/szf.2009.0334 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 160 (11) ◽

pp. 334-340 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Pierre Mollet ◽

Niklaus Zbinden ◽

Hans Schmid

Keyword(s):

Forest Inventory ◽

Bird Species ◽

National Forest Inventory ◽

Population Increase ◽

National Forest ◽

Forest Species ◽

Breeding Populations ◽

Willow Tit ◽

Middle Spotted Woodpecker ◽

Important Habitat

Results from the monitoring programs of the Swiss Ornithological Institute show that the breeding populations of several forest species for which deadwood is an important habitat element (black woodpecker, great spotted woodpecker, middle spotted woodpecker, lesser spotted woodpecker, green woodpecker, three-toed woodpecker as well as crested tit, willow tit and Eurasian tree creeper) have increased in the period 1990 to 2008, although not to the same extent in all species. At the same time the white-backed woodpecker extended its range in eastern Switzerland. The Swiss National Forest Inventory shows an increase in the amount of deadwood in forests for the same period. For all the mentioned species, with the exception of green and middle spotted woodpecker, the growing availability of deadwood is likely to be the most important factor explaining this population increase.

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Pattern of coroner's post-mortems in a Pacific island society (Western Samoa)

Journal de la Société des océanistes ◽

10.3406/jso.1990.2869 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 90 (1) ◽

pp. 53-55

Author(s):

Nadir Paksoy

Keyword(s):

Pacific Island ◽

Western Samoa

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Remote Sensing Methods for the Retrieval of Inventory and Bioproductivity Parameters of Forests Using High Resolution Satellite Images

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/20197501003 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 75 ◽

pp. 01003 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Egor Dmitriev ◽

Vladimir Kozoderov ◽

Sergey Donskoy ◽

Petr Melnik ◽

Anton Sokolov

Keyword(s):

Satellite Images ◽

High Spatial Resolution ◽

Texture Features ◽

Forest Species ◽

Effective Learning ◽

Estimated Parameters ◽

High Resolution Satellite Images ◽

Automated Processing ◽

Tver Region ◽

Remote Sensing Methods

A method for automated processing high spatial resolution satellite images is proposed to retrieve inventory and bioproductivity parameters of forest stands. The method includes effective learning classifiers, inverse modeling, and regression modeling of the estimated parameters. Spectral and texture features are used to classify forest species. The results of test experiments for the selected area of Savvatievskoe forestry (Russia, Tver region) are presented. Accuracy estimates obtained using ground-based measurements demonstrate the effectiveness of using the proposed techniques to automate the process of updating information for the State Forest Inventory program of Russia.

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