Publication Year : 2011
Publication Year : 2011
Swidden agriculture is often deemed responsible for deforestation and forest degradation in tropical regions, yet swidden landscapes are commonly not…
Authors: Hett, C.; Castella, J.C.; Heinimann, A.; Messerli, P.; Pfund, J.L.
Publication Year : 2009
The interaction between land-use change and the sustainability of hunting is poorly understood but is critical for sustaining hunted vertebrate…
Authors: Parry, L.; Barlow, J.; Peres, C.A.
Publication Year : 2009
A review of the occurrence of wild fires in Sengwa Wildlife Research Area (SWRA), Zimbabwe, is presented for the period…
Authors: Mapaure, I.; Campbell, B.M.; Gambiza, J.
Publication Year : 2009
The search for effective strategies to protect forests and improve livelihoods of the people dependent on them has led to…
Authors: Ojha, H.R.; Cameron, J.; Kumar, C.
Publication Year : 2010
The Guinean rain forest (GRF) of West Africa, identified over 20 years ago as a global biodiversity hotspot, had reduced…
Authors: Gockowski, J.; Sonwa, D.J.
Publication Year : 2011
Land tenure and carbon rights constitute critical issues to take into account in achieving emission reductions, ensuring transparent benefit sharing…
Authors: Corbera, E.; Estrada, M.; May, P.; Navarro, G.; Pacheco, P.
Publication Year : 2009
Abstract Positive aboveground biomass trends have been reported from old-growth forests across the Amazon basin and hypothesized to reflect a…
Authors: Gloor, M.; Phillips, O. L.; Lloyd, J. J.; Lewis, S. L.; Malhi, Y.; Baker, T. R.; LÓPez-Gonzalez, G.; Peacock, J.; Almeida, S.; De Oliveira, A. C. Alves; Alvarez, E.; Amaral, I.; Arroyo, L.; Aymard, G.; Banki, O.; Blanc, L.; Bonal, D.; Brando, P.; Chao, K. J.; Chave, J.; DÁVila, N.; Erwin, T.; Silva, J.; Di Fiore, A.; Feldpausch, T. R.; Freitas, A.; Herrera, R.; Higuchi, N.; Honorio, E.; JimÉNez, E.; Killeen, T.; Laurance, W.; Mendoza, C.; Monteagudo, A.; Andrade, A.; Neill, D.; Nepstad, D.; Vargas, P. NÚÑEz; PeÑUela, M. C.; Cruz, A. PeÑA; Prieto, A.; Pitman, N.; Quesada, C.; SalomÃO, R.; Silveira, Marcos; Schwarz, M.; Stropp, J.; RamÍRez, F.; RamÍRez, H.; Rudas, A.; Ter Steege, H.; Silva, J.N.M.; Torres, A.; Terborgh, J.; VÁSquez, R.; Van Der Heijden, G.
Publication Year : 2011
Le Cameroun a adopté une nouvelle loi des forêt en 1994 qui mettait laccent sur le secteur forestier industriel, à…
Authors: Cerutti, P.O.; Lescuyer, G.
Publication Year : 2010
Authors: Ghazoul, J.; Koh, L.P.; Levang, P.
Publication Year : 2009
Xylem density is a physical property of wood that varies between individuals, species and environments. It reflects the physiological strategies…
Authors: Patino, S.; Lloyd, J.; Paiva, R.; Baker, T. R.; Quesada, C. A.; Mercado, L. M.; Schmerler, J.; Schwarz, M.; Santos, A. J. B.; Aguilar, A.; Czimczik, C. I.; Gallo, J.; Horna, V.; Hoyos, E. J.; Jimenez, E. M.; Palomino, W.; Peacock, J.; Pena-Cruz, A.; Sarmiento, C.; Sota, A.; Turriago, J. D.; Villanueva, B.; Vitzthum, P.; Alvarez, E.; Arroyo, L.; Baraloto, C.; Bonal, D.; Chave, J.; Costa, A. C. L.; Herrera, R.; Higuchi, N.; Killeen, T.; Leal, E.; Luizao, F.; Meir, P.; Monteagudo, A.; Neil, D.; Nunez-Vargas, P.; Penuela, M. C.; Pitman, N.; Priante, N.; Prieto, A.; Panfil, S. N.; Rudas, A.; Salomao, R.; Silva, J.N.M.; Silveira, M.; deAlmeida, S. S.; Torres-Lezama, A.; Vasquez-Martinez, R.; Vieira, I.; Malhi, Y.; Phillips, O. L