Connectivity is Vitally Important in a Fragmented Forest Ecosystem to Sustain Biodiversity: An Analysis for Rize

The article presents the results of evaluating the growth of Scots pine in the Baymak forest area. The analysis of forestry and taxation indicators of Scots pine crops on the studied sample areas is carried out, and a comparative assessment of the growth of forest crops growing in different types of forest is given. Increased competition in plantings leads to the natural decline of stunted trees, which is the result of differentiation in the stand. As a result, its structure changes, the number of large trees increases, and, accordingly, the stability of the forest ecosystem increases. In this regard, the appearance of the tree distribution curve by thickness levels also changes. It becomes more "flat", and its competitive load is more evenly distributed over the entire structure of the stand, and competition is weakened.

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Utilisation of wild growing yams as supplementary nutrition and its impact on the dry forest ecosystem in north-western Madagascar

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen ◽

10.3188/szf.2004.0080 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 155 (3-4) ◽

pp. 80-88 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Klaus Ackermann

Keyword(s):

Forest Ecosystem ◽

Rainy Season ◽

Secondary Forest ◽

Local Population ◽

Dry Forest ◽

Dry Forests ◽

Supplementary Food ◽

Wild Yams ◽

Supplementary Nutrition ◽

North Western

Wild growing yams (Dioscorea spp.) are an important supplementary food in Madagascar, especially during periods of rice shortage in the rainy season. Yams grow in dry forests and there is a particularly high occurrence of yam tubers in recently burned, open secondary forest formations. The study found that the uncontrolled harvest of yams can contribute to the degradation of dry forests due to the high quantity of wild yams harvested by the local population and the widespread practice of intentionally burning forests to increase yams production.

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La gestion forestière écosystémique multifonctionnelle et son importance pour la biodiversité (essai) | Multifunctional forest ecosystem management and its importance for biodiversity (essay)

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen ◽

10.3188/szf.2010.0311 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 161 (8) ◽

pp. 311-315

Author(s):

Jean-Philippe Schütz ◽

Brice de Turckheim

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Management ◽

Basic Principle ◽

Forest Ecosystem ◽

Sustainable Management ◽

Management System ◽

The Other ◽

Carbon Management ◽

Gestion Forestière ◽

Forest Ecosystem Management

The basic principle of Pro Silva silviculture is to be multifunctional and to seek to combine into a harmonious whole all the benefits provided by the forest. It is thus a management system constantly adapted to follow the evolution of different needs and requirements. On the occasion of the International Year of Biodiversity, it is here explained why this form of management meets in an optimal manner the interests of biodiversity without however pushing into the background the other functions, in particular carbon management. Intrinsically it corresponds to the principles of sustainable management, maintaining the balance between economic, social and ecological interests.

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