Insects and Diseases of Mediterranean Forest Systems - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Insects and Diseases of Mediterranean Forest Systems write by Timothy D. Paine. This book was released on 2016-01-06. Insects and Diseases of Mediterranean Forest Systems available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Insect and disease issues are often specific to the Mediterranean forest systems rather than shared with the temperate forests. In addition to the specific native insects and diseases, the forests are subject to the invasion of exotic species. The forests are also at risk from high degrees of human activity, including changing patterns of forest fires, land management activities, intensive plantation forestry using introduced timber species from other Mediterranean climate zones, and atmospheric deposition. Combined with elements of global climate change that may disproportionately affect Mediterranean climate systems, this creates a number of significant management issues that are unique to the Mediterranean forests. It is our goal that the information contained in this volume will contribute to understanding the unique aspects of Mediterranean forest systems and to protecting these critical resources.
Entomological Research in Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems
Entomological Research in Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Entomological Research in Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems write by François Lieutier. This book was released on 2005-06-03. Entomological Research in Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book presents the state of the art in entomological research in various Mediterranean forest ecosystems in the world. Unique in its field, it fills an important gap in forest and Mediterranean entomology. It is composed of 4 main parts: overviews on research works; entomological biodiversity; life cycles and relations with host trees; survey and control of insect populations. Researchers, teachers and students in universities as well as forest managers will find in it ground for thinking and much recent information.
Pines and Their Mixed Forest Ecosystems in the Mediterranean Basin
Pines and Their Mixed Forest Ecosystems in the Mediterranean Basin - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pines and Their Mixed Forest Ecosystems in the Mediterranean Basin write by Gidi Ne'eman. This book was released on 2021-10-12. Pines and Their Mixed Forest Ecosystems in the Mediterranean Basin available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Almost 20 years after the first MEDPINE book "Ecology, biogeography and management of Pinus halepensis and P. brutia forest ecosystems in the Mediterranean basin "(Ne'eman and Trabaud, 2000) was published, this new book presents up-to-date and state of the art information, covering a wide range of topics concerning Mediterranean pine trees growing in native and planted forests, their ecosystems and management. This will be an essential source of scientific information for learning, exploring planning and managing mediterranean pine and mixed forests. We focus on: genetics, adaptation, distribution and evolution; ecophysiology and drought resistance; pine and mixed forest ecosystems; forest dynamics biodiversity and biotic interactions; fire ecology; ecosystem services and policy; afforestation and management; all under the effect of global climate change. While forests are studied mainly in temperate and tropical zones, in the light of current climate change, focusing on Mediterranean forests growing in semi-humid to semi-arid zones is more important than ever. This book will include mostly review chapters (and two outstanding case studies) contributed by leading scientists, foresters and managers, and will serve as a scientific textbook for students of biology, agriculture and forestry, researchers of ecology forestry and related fields, forest managers, policy and decision makers.
Operationalization of Remote Sensing Solutions for Sustainable Forest Management
Operationalization of Remote Sensing Solutions for Sustainable Forest Management - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Operationalization of Remote Sensing Solutions for Sustainable Forest Management write by Gintautas Mozgeris. This book was released on 2021-06-02. Operationalization of Remote Sensing Solutions for Sustainable Forest Management available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The great potential of remote sensing technologies for operational use in sustainable forest management is addressed in this book, which is the reprint of papers published in the Remote Sensing Special Issue “Operationalization of Remote Sensing Solutions for Sustainable Forest Management”. The studies come from three continents and cover multiple remote sensing systems (including terrestrial mobile laser scanning, unmanned aerial vehicles, airborne laser scanning, and satellite data acquisition) and a diversity of data processing algorithms, with a focus on machine learning approaches. The focus of the studies ranges from identification and characterization of individual trees to deriving national- or even continental-level forest attributes and maps. There are studies carefully describing exercises on the case study level, and there are also studies introducing new methodologies for transdisciplinary remote sensing applications. Even though most of the authors look forward to continuing their research, nearly all studies introduced are ready for operational use or have already been implemented in practical forestry.
Forest Entomology and Pathology
Forest Entomology and Pathology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Forest Entomology and Pathology write by Jeremy D. Allison. This book was released on 2023-06-30. Forest Entomology and Pathology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This open access book will provide an introduction to forest entomology, the principles and techniques of forest insect pest management, the different forest insect guilds/feeding groups, and relevant forest insect pest management case studies. In addition to covering 30% of the earth, forest ecosystems provide numerous timber and non-timber products that affect our daily lives and recreational opportunities, habitat for diverse animal communities, watershed protection, play critical roles in the water cycle, and mitigate soil erosion and global warming. In addition to being the most abundant organisms in forest ecosystems, insects perform numerous functions in forests, many of which are beneficial and critical to forest health. Conversely, some insects damage and/or kill trees and reduce the capacity of forests to provide desired ecosystem services. The target audience of this book is upper-level undergraduate and graduate students and professionals interested in forest health and entomology.
