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1. A comparison of stream water temperature regimes from open and afforested moorland, Yorkshire Dales, northern England

Author:
Brown, L.E.; Cooper, L.; Holden, J.; Ramchunder, S.J.
Source:
Hydrological processes 2010 v.24 no.22 pp. 3206-3218
ISSN:
0885-6087
Subject:
afforestation; coniferous forests; ecosystems; forest plantations; forested watersheds; heat; heathlands; highlands; monitoring; river water; rivers; space and time; stream flow; streams; summer; water temperature; winter; England
Abstract:
... Despite the known importance of water temperature for river ecosystems, the thermal regime of streams and rivers can be heavily modified by afforestation. Although the nature of the heat budget affecting streams in forested catchments shows high variability in space and time, most of the studies of stream temperature response to afforestation have lacked replication among streams. This study exami ...
DOI:
10.1002/hyp.7746

2. A comparison of the growth of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in a reclaimed oil shale post-mining area and in a Calluna site in Estonia

Author:
Kuznetsova, Tatjana; Mandre, Malle; Klõšeiko, Jaan; Pärn, Henn
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2010 v.166 no.1-4 pp. 257-265
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
Calluna; Pinus sylvestris; afforestation; biomass; calcium; climatic zones; forests; landscapes; magnesium; mine spoil; nitrogen content; nutrient content; nutrient uptake; oil shale; phosphorus; potassium; shoots; soil analysis; soil pH; tissues; trees; Estonia
Abstract:
... The growth of Scots pine and its suitability for afforestation of post-mining landscapes in Northeast Estonia were assessed in comparative analytical studies by using morphological parameters and mineral nutrition characteristics. The growth and nutrient uptake of Scots pine growing on post-mining substrate were compared with the characteristics of pines of the same age (22-23 years) in a Calluna ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-009-0999-1
PubMed:
19472062

3. A retrospective and lessons learned from Natural Resources Canada’s Forest 2020 afforestation initiative

Author:
Dominy, S.W.J.; Gilsenan, R.; McKenney, D.W.; Allen, D.J.; Hatton, T.; Koven, A.; Cary, J.; Yemshanov, D.; Sidders, D.
Source:
Forestry chronicle 2010 v.86 no.3 pp. 339-347
ISSN:
0015-7546
Subject:
tree growth; greenhouse gases; carbon dioxide; pollution control; afforestation; climate change; carbon sequestration; commodity prices; anthropogenic activities; forest products; forest plantations; opportunity costs; biobased products; Canada
Abstract:
... Canada is seeking cost-effective means to mitigate anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, particularly CO2, that have been linked to global climate change. In 2003 the Government of Canada launched the Forest 2020 Plantation Development and Assessment Initiative to assess the potential for fast-growing woody crops to sequester carbon from the atmosphere. Across the country 6000 ha of plantations ...
DOI:
10.5558/tfc86339-3

4. Afforestation improves soil fertility in south-eastern Spain

Author:
Fernández-Ondoño, E.; Rojo Serrano, L.; Jiménez, M. N.; Navarro, F. B.; Díez, M.; Martín, F.; Fernández, J.; Martínez, F. J.; Roca, A.; Aguilar, J.
Source:
European journal of forest research 2010 v.129 no.4 pp. 707-717
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
basins; plantations; canopy; afforestation; soil properties; Quercus ilex subsp. rotundifolia; soil depth; edaphic factors; trees; soil fertility; forest types; multivariate analysis; stand basal area; Spain; Mediterranean region
Abstract:
... In the 20th century, in the Mediterranean area, many extensive afforestation efforts were made with the primary objective of protecting soils from erosion and improving their fertility. This study evaluates the effects of the afforestation undertaken in the Guadalentín basin (SE Spain) with respect to the organic and inorganic soil constituents and physico-chemical soil properties. Given the phyto ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-010-0376-1

5. Afforestation of a trace-element polluted area in SW Spain: woody plant performance and trace element accumulation

Author:
Maria Teresa Domínguez; Paula Madejón; Teodoro Marañón; José Manuel Murillo
Source:
European journal of forest research 2010 v.129 no.1 pp. 47
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
Ceratonia siliqua; Quercus ilex; Salicaceae; afforestation; highlands; land restoration; leaves; pollutants; riparian areas; riparian soils; rivers; soil pollution; survival rate; terraces; trace elements; valleys; woody plants; Spain
Abstract:
... Trace element soil pollution can have ecotoxic effects on plants, which could negatively affect the restoration of a degraded area. In this work, we studied the revegetation success in different sites within a trace element-polluted area (Guadiamar River Valley, SW Spain). We analysed the survival and growth patterns of afforested plants of seven Mediterranean woody species, and their relation to ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-008-0253-3

6. Alternative community states maintained by fire in the Klamath Mountains, USA

Author:
Odion, Dennis C.; Moritz, Max A.; DellaSala, Dominick A.
Source:
Journal of ecology 2010 v.98 no.1 pp. 96-105
ISSN:
0022-0477
Subject:
afforestation; autocorrelation; combustion; fire hazard; forests; landscapes; mountains; shrublands; California
Abstract:
... 1. The earliest examples of alternative community states in the literature appear to be descriptions of natural vegetation said to both depend on and promote fire. Nonetheless, alternative community states determined by fire have rarely been documented at landscape scales and in natural vegetation. This is because spatial autocorrelation may confound analyses, experimental manipulations are diffic ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01597.x

7. Assessing risk and adaptation options to fires and windstorms in European forestry

Author:
Schelhaas, Mart-Jan; Hengeveld, Geerten; Moriondo, Marco; Reinds, Gert Jan; Kundzewicz, Zbigniew W.; ter Maat, Herbert; Bindi, Marco
Source:
Mitigation and adaptation strategies for global change 2010 v.15 no.7 pp. 681-701
ISSN:
1381-2386
Subject:
afforestation; biogeography; climate; conifers; fire hazard; fire weather; fires; forests; global change; risk; risk assessment; storms; summer; trees; wind; wind damage; wood; Western European region
Abstract:
... Risks can generally be described as the combination of hazard, exposure and vulnerability. Using this framework, we evaluated the historical and future development of risk of fire and wind damage in European forestry at the national level. Fire risk is expected to increase, mainly as a consequence of an increase in fire hazard, defined as the Fire Weather Index in summer. Exposure, defined as fore ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11027-010-9243-0

8. Assessing the impact of human activities on hydrological and sediment changes (1953-2000) in nine major catchments of the Loess Plateau, China

Author:
Yang, Tao; Xu, Chong-Yu; Chen, Xi; Singh, Vijay P.; Shao, Quan Xi; Hao, Zhen-Chun; Tao, Xin
Source:
River research and applications 2010 v.26 no.3 pp. 322-340
ISSN:
1535-1459
Subject:
afforestation; anthropogenic activities; engineering; runoff; sediments; soil conservation; stream flow; vegetation; water management; watersheds; China; Yellow River
Abstract:
... The Range of Variability Approach (RVA) is employed to investigate the variability and spatial patterns of hydrological and sediment changes (1953-2000) induced by intensified human activities, i.e. the implementation of water and soil conservation measures, in nine major catchments of the Loess Plateau, China. Results indicate that: (1) streamflow and sediment load regimes were greatly changed by ...
DOI:
10.1002/rra.1267

9. Assessing the mitigation potential of forestry activities in a changing climate: A case study for Karnataka

Author:
Khatun, Kaysara; Valdes, Paul J.; Knorr, Wolfgang; Chaturvedi, Rajiv Kumar
Source:
Forest policy and economics 2010 v.12 no.4 pp. 277-286
ISSN:
1389-9341
Subject:
development policy; profitability; carbon sequestration; carbon dioxide; forest policy; pollution control; dry matter accumulation; elevated atmospheric gases; land use change; simulation models; air temperature; sustainable forestry; treaties; climate change; econometric models; environmental markets; reforestation; India
Abstract:
... The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol allows Afforestation and Reforestation (A/R) projects as mitigation activities to offset the CO2 in the atmosphere whilst simultaneously seeking to ensure sustainable development for the host country. The Kyoto Protocol was ratified by the Government of India in August 2002 and one of India's objectives in acceding to the Prot ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forpol.2009.12.001

10. Assessing the probability of carbon and greenhouse gas benefit from the management of peat soils

Author:
Worrall, F.; Bell, M.J.; Bhogal, A.
Source:
Science of the total environment 2010 v.408 no.13 pp. 2657-2666
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
afforestation; burning; carbon; carbon sinks; deforestation; drainage; grazing; greenhouse gases; land restoration; peat soils; uncertainty; United Kingdom
Abstract:
... This study proposes a method for assessing the probability that land management interventions will lead to an improvement in the carbon sink represented by peat soils. The method is able to: combine studies of different carbon uptake and release pathways in order to assess changes on the overall carbon or greenhouse gas budget; calculate the probability of the management or restoration leading to ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.01.033
PubMed:
20427076

11. Biodiesel Policies for India: Achieving Optimal Socio-Economic and Environmental Impact

Author:
Tilman Altenburg
Source:
Journal of Biofuels 2010 v.1 no.1 pp. 163-171
ISSN:
0976-4763
Subject:
afforestation; biodiesel; employment; energy; environmental impact; oilseeds; rural development; socioeconomics; soil conservation; supply chain; India
Abstract:
... Production of biodiesel from tree-borne oilseeds is often praised as a solution to many problems of rural development in India: employment generation on wastelands; afforestation of eroded land; soil conservation; a new source of energy, etc. Whether and to what extent these goals are achieved depends on the selected oilseed species, and, more importantly, the mode of production. We found many dif ...
DOI:
10.5958/j.0976-3015.1.1.022

12. Carbon Cautious: Israel’s Afforestation Experience and Approach to Sequestration

Author:
Alon Tal; Jessica Gordon
Source:
Small-scale forestry 2010 v.9 no.4 pp. 409-428
ISSN:
1873-7617
Subject:
afforestation; atmospheric precipitation; carbon; carbon dioxide; carbon markets; carbon sequestration; developing countries; ecosystem services; emissions; industry; issues and policy; land degradation; landscapes; profitability; recreation; semiarid zones; temperate forests; trees; Europe; Israel
Abstract:
... During the past 60 years, afforestation has transformed Israel’s landscape, with forests planted or planned on 10% of the country’s land, much of it with less than 300 mm of annual precipitation. After early efforts to establish a successful commercial timber industry failed, recreation and ecosystem services came to dominate forestry policy objectives. Given Israel’s status as a ‘developing count ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11842-010-9125-z

13. Carbon accumulation in agricultural soils after afforestation: a meta-analysis

Author:
LAGANIÈRE, JÉRÔME; ANGERS, DENIS A.; PARÉ, DAVID
Source:
Global change biology 2010 v.16 no.1 pp. 439-453
ISSN:
1354-1013
Subject:
afforestation; carbon sequestration; agricultural land; land use change; soil organic carbon; soil properties
Abstract:
... Deforestation usually results in significant losses of soil organic carbon (SOC). The rate and factors determining the recovery of this C pool with afforestation are still poorly understood. This paper provides a review of the influence of afforestation on SOC stocks based on a meta-analysis of 33 recent publications (totaling 120 sites and 189 observations), with the aim of determining the factor ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01930.x

14. Carbon gains and recovery from degradation of forest biomass in European Union during 1990-2005

Author:
Rautiainen, Aapo; Saikku, Laura; Kauppi, Pekka E.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2010 v.259 no.7 pp. 1232-1238
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
land use change; estimation; forest policy; equations; afforestation; vegetation cover; carbon sequestration; European Union; data analysis; biomass; forests; Europe
Abstract:
... The net gain of carbon in European Union (EU) forest vegetation during 1990-2005 was estimated at 360-400Tg CO₂ year⁻¹ by analysing international data. This amount is at low end of the range of recent corresponding estimates, but greater than earlier estimates published for the period 1971-1990. The sequestration took place almost exclusively in areas which were already forested in 1990. In 2005, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2009.07.043

15. Carbon sequestration versus bioenergy: A case study from South India exploring the relative land-use efficiency of two options for climate change mitigation

Author:
Rootzén, J.M.; Berndes, G.; Ravindranath, N.H.; Somashekar, H.I.; Murthy, I.K.; Sudha, P.; Ostwald, M.
Source:
Biomass and bioenergy 2010 v.34 no.1 pp. 116-123
ISSN:
0961-9534
Subject:
development policy; planning; soil organic carbon; energy crops; carbon sequestration; development projects; fossil fuels; land use change; electricity; temporal variation; forest trees; sustainable development; climate change; biomass; afforestation; biofuels; electric generators; forest plantations; India
Abstract:
... This case study has been carried out as a comparison between two different land-use strategies for climate change mitigation, with possible application within the Clean Development Mechanisms. The benefits of afforestation for carbon sequestration versus for bioenergy production are compared in the context of development planning to meet increasing domestic and agricultural demand for electricity ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biombioe.2009.10.008

16. Case study of the Agacli landslide–gully complex during post-coal-mining reclamation and afforestation

Author:
Nuray Tokgöz
Source:
Environmental earth sciences 2010 v.59 no.7 pp. 1559-1567
ISSN:
1866-6280
Subject:
afforestation; case studies; environmental impact; geophysics; land use change; landslides; surface water; sustainable development
Abstract:
... The concept of sustainable development has gained wide acceptance in the fields of mining and environmental studies. Mining is a temporary activity, but its impact on the environment persists long after mine closure. The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of land-use change on the stability of the Agacli landslide, northern coastal part of the Istanbul (Turkey), spanning periods of ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12665-009-0141-2

17. Changes in Soil Particulate Organic Matter, Microbial Biomass, and Activity Following Afforestation of Marginal Agricultural Lands in a Semi-Arid Area of Northeast China

Author:
Mao, Rong; Zeng, De-Hui
Source:
Environmental management 2010 v.46 no.1 pp. 110-116
ISSN:
0364-152X
Subject:
Populus canadensis; afforestation; arid lands; best management practices; carbon; chronosequences; land use change; microbial biomass; mineralization; nitrogen; particulate organic matter; plantations; semiarid zones; soil density; soil quality; China
Abstract:
... Afforestation of agricultural lands has been one of the major land use changes in China in recent decades. To better understand the effect of such land use change on soil quality, we investigated selected soil physical, chemical and microbial properties (0-15 cm depth) in marginal agricultural land and a chronosequence of poplar (Populus euramericana cv. ‘N3016') plantations (5-, 10-, 15- and 20-y ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00267-010-9504-4
PubMed:
20508936

18. Changes in soil organic carbon and total nitrogen after 28 years grassland afforestation: effects of tree species, slope position, and soil order

Author:
Wei, Xiaorong; Shao, Mingan; Fu, Xiaoli; Horton, Robert
Source:
Plant and soil 2010 v.331 no.1-2 pp. 165-179
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
land use change; shrublands; canopy; Pinus; nitrogen content; soil organic carbon; afforestation; ecosystem management; wooded grasslands; global change; trees; Caragana; land resources; soil types; woody plants; China
Abstract:
... The effect of conversion of grassland to woodland on organic carbon (OC) and total nitrogen (TN) has significance for global change, land resource use and ecosystem management. However, these effects are always variable. Here, we show results of a study in an arid area in China on profile distribution of OC and TN in soils covered by two different woody tree canopies and outer canopy space (grassl ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-009-0243-3

19. Changing stock of biomass carbon in a boreal forest over 93 years

Author:
Kauppi, Pekka E.; Rautiainen, Aapo; Korhonen, Kari T.; Lehtonen, Aleksi; Liski, Jari; Nöjd, Pekka; Tuominen, Sakari; Haakana, Markus; Virtanen, Tarmo
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2010 v.259 no.7 pp. 1239-1244
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
land use change; carbon dioxide; landscape ecology; boreal forests; afforestation; vegetation cover; carbon sequestration; deforestation; forest growth; gas emissions; biomass; Finland
Abstract:
... The growing stock more than doubled from 1.6 to 3.4millionm³ between 1912 and 2005 in forests on an area of 387km² in southern Finland. The stock expansion continued for 93 years noting interim results, which were available for 1959, 1982, 1994 and 1999. Forested area in the region hardly changed. Carbon sequestration was mainly a result of a long-term recovery from forest degradation, a legacy of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2009.07.044

20. Composição e riqueza de formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) em savana e ambientes associados de Roraima. = Composition and richness of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in savanna and associated environments of Roraima State (Northern of Brazil).

Author:
Tatiana Soares Peixoto; Catarina de Lurdes Praxedes; Fabricio Beggiato Baccaro; Reinaldo Imbrozio Barbosa; Moisés Mourão Júnior
Source:
Agro@mbiente on-line 2010 v.4 no.1 pp. 1-10
ISSN:
1982-8470
Subject:
Acacia mangium; Crematogaster; Pheidole; Triportheus; afforestation; ecotones; grasslands; morphospecies; sardines; savannas; secondary forests; species diversity; vegetation structure; Brazil
Abstract:
... O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a composição, riqueza e abundância de formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)em ambientes de savana e sistemas associados aproveitando os gradientes de uso (natural; antrópico) e estrutura da vegetação (florestal; não-florestal). Os ecossistemas avaliados foram (i) mosaico de savana parque-campo sujo (natural; não-florestal), (ii) mata galeria em ambiente de savana ...