Fire is considered a major threat to forest conservation in the Neotropics. Palaeoecological studies are critical for understanding the long-term interactions of climate, fire, and human activities in the savanna-forest dynamic. Here, new data from palynological analyses conducted in sedimentary...
Author(s)
Leal, A.; Bilbao, B.; Berrio, J. C.; Behling, H.; Montoya, J. V.; Méndez, C.
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Holocene, 2016, 26, 7, pp 1049-1063
The Catalina Island Conservancy manages over 22,000 acres of coastal (California) sage scrub (CSS) habitat off the coast of Southern California, including much of the infrastructure, roads, and recreation associated with habitat disturbance. Restoration trials were initiated to establish best...
Publisher
Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, Provo, USA
Citation
Western North American Naturalist, 2018, 78, 4, pp 711-721
The Old Cahawba Forever Wild Tract (OCFWT) is a 1216-ha property that was acquired by the State of Alabama Forever Wild Program in August 2009. The OCFWT is characterized by Black Belt prairie pockets, upland dry/calcareous forest, Pinus taeda (Loblolly Pine) plantations, and bottomland/floodplain...
Author(s)
Barger, T. W.; Holt, B. D.; Derry, L.; Matthews, J.
Publisher
Humboldt Field Research Institute, Steuben, USA
Citation
Southeastern Naturalist, 2014, 13, 2, pp 288-316
The Sumok thyaktuk or Lepcha traditional hat is an oldest form of craft, unique and exclusive to the Lepcha tribe living in the Dzongu Tribal Reserve Area (DTRA) of Sikkim. The hat is intricately woven with the Ru or cane (Calamus acanthospathus), Po-young - local bamboo (Cephalostachyum capitatum...
Author(s)
Lepcha, S. R.; Gurung, R.; Arrawatia, M. L.
Publisher
National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources, CSIR, New Delhi, India
Citation
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, 2012, 11, 3, pp 537-541
A floristic study of Jarun Recreational and Sports Centre in Zagreb was conducted during the vegetation season of 2006 and partially in 2008. In total, 323 plant taxa from 70 families are presented in the list, out of which 156 are newly found, while the presence of 49 previously reported taxa was...
Author(s)
Vuković, N.; Boršić, I.; Župan, D.; Alegro, A.; Nikolić, T.
Publisher
Croatian Natural History Museum (Hrvatski prirodoslovni Muzej), Zagreb, Croatia
Citation
Natura Croatica, 2013, 22, 2, pp 275-294
Surveys were conducted during 1981, 1985 and 2002 to examine the vegetation changes at the Tataka recreation area located in the mountainous region of Yu Shan National Park, Taiwan. In the 1985 survey, the region was divided into 17 dominance types consisting of the Yushania...
Publisher
National Taiwan Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Citation
Annual of the National Taiwan Museum, 2002, 45, pp 35-82
The Indian Mountain Forever Wild Tract (IMFWT) is a 240-ha property that was acquired in two purchases by the State of Alabama Forever Wild Program on 18 September 1997 and 31 December 2001. The IMFWT lies 55 km east of Gadsden, AL, and is in the Terrapin Creek watershed, a tributary of the Coosa...
Author(s)
Barger, T. W.; Holt, B. D.
Publisher
Humboldt Field Research Institute, Steuben, USA
Citation
Southeastern Naturalist, 2010, 9, 2, pp 327-346