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1. Attitude towards biogas technology, use and prospects for greenhouse gas emission reduction in southern Ethiopia

Author:
Lemma, Bekele; Ararso, Kassahun; Evangelista, Paul H.
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2021 v.283 pp. 124608
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
attitudes and opinions; baked goods; baking; biogas; charcoal; crop residues; deforestation; developing countries; energy; forests; fuelwood; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; heating systems; households; kerosene; questionnaires; rural communities; surveys; Ethiopia
Abstract:
... In developing countries, fuelwood extraction is one of the main drivers of deforestation, forest degradation, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This study aimed to investigate the use, management, and attitudes towards biogas technology in rural communities in Ethiopia and assess its’ potential in reducing the consumption of biomass fuels and emissions of GHG. A questionnaire survey sampled from ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124608

2. Biotic and abiotic determinants of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infections in amphibians of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Author:
Lambertini, Carolina; Becker, C. Guilherme; M. Belasen, Anat; Valencia-Aguilar, Anyelet; Nunes-de-Almeida, Carlos Henrique L.; Betancourt-Román, Clarisse M.; Rodriguez, David; da Silva Leite, Domingos; Oliveira, Igor S.; Gasparini, João Luiz; Ruggeri, Joice; Mott, Tamí; Jenkinson, Thomas S.; James, Timothy Y.; Zamudio, Kelly R.; Toledo, Luís Felipe
Source:
Fungal ecology 2021 v.49 pp. 100995
ISSN:
1754-5048
Subject:
Anura; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; amphibians; animal diseases; biotic factors; environmental factors; forests; fungi; habitats; infectious diseases; latitude; rain; species richness; temperature; Brazil
Abstract:
... Latitudinal gradients are linked to the dynamics of infectious diseases. Both prevalence and infection intensity of the amphibian-killing fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), vary with latitude. Here, we tested whether abiotic and biotic factors are associated with Bd infection prevalence and intensity along a large latitudinal gradient across the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. We detected a p ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.funeco.2020.100995

3. Environmental agate mining impacts and potential use of agate residue in rangeland

Author:
Tonello, Maurício Sonda; Korchagin, Jackson; Bortoluzzi, Edson Campanhola
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2021 v.280 pp. 124263
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
acidity; aluminum; annuals; farmers; forests; grassland soils; grasslands; indigenous species; landscapes; mined soils; mining; pastures; potassium; rangeland soils; rangelands; remote sensing; silicon; soil organic matter; soil pH; toxicity
Abstract:
... The impacts of agate exploitation on soils and the adjacent landscapes are poorly understood. In addition, agate processing produces residues whose potential use in agriculture must be evaluated, in order to develop cleaner production practices. The aims of this study were: i) to estimate the effects of agate mining on the soil and the adjacent landscapes; ii) to evaluate the chemical and mineralo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124263

4. Field tests and real-world exhaust gas emissions of a pure rapeseed oil-fuelled harvester in forestry: Testing a solution for combined water, soil, and climate protection

Author:
Emberger, Peter; Hinrichs, Michael; Huber, Georg; Emberger-Klein, Agnes; Thuneke, Klaus; Pickel, Peter; Remmele, Edgar
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2021 v.280 pp. 124360
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
ambient temperature; carbon monoxide; climate; compliance; diesel fuel; energy efficiency; environmental impact; forestry; forestry equipment; forests; greenhouse gas emissions; hydrocarbons; nitrogen oxides; rapeseed; rapeseed oil; soil; statistical analysis; tempering; winter; working conditions
Abstract:
... Using pure rapeseed oil fuel (R100) in forest machinery could be a measure that contributes to climate, water, and soil protection in forestry. However, forest machinery that is compatible with R100 is not currently available. The target of this research was to operate forest machinery with R100 in a field-test, to collect and evaluate the operational and real-world emission behaviour and to asses ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124360

5. Sizing of a solar-wind hybrid electric vehicle charging station by using HOMER software

Author:
Ekren, Orhan; Hakan Canbaz, Celal; Güvel, Çetin Berk
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2021 v.279 pp. 123615
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
air pollution; computer software; electric vehicles; electricity; electricity generation; energy costs; energy efficiency; forests; fossil fuels; greenhouse gas emissions; internal combustion engines; issues and policy; oils; solar energy; wastes; wind power
Abstract:
... Although, fossil fuels are still the main source that used to balance the global demand/supply dynamics of energy; most countries have embarked on a quest to reach a solution and started changing their direction from fossil resources (especially oil and gas) to other resources by creating new opportunities with a focus meeting the increasing energy demand by reducing it via energy efficiency. “Tra ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123615

6. Assessment and prediction of carbon sequestration using Markov chain and InVEST model in Sariska Tiger Reserve, India

Author:
Babbar, Deepakshi; Areendran, G.; Sahana, Mehebub; Sarma, Kiranmay; Raj, Krishna; Sivadas, Akhil
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2021 v.278 pp. 123333
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
Markov chain; alternative energy industry; anthropogenic activities; biomass; branches; carbon; carbon sequestration; carbon sinks; climate change; combustion; economic valuation; energy; forests; fuelwood; greenhouse gas emissions; land use and land cover maps; models; photosynthesis; plantations; prediction; rain; reforestation; temperature; terrestrial ecosystems; trees; India
Abstract:
... Enhancing and conserving carbon pools in vegetation is a major climate change mitigation strategy. The dynamics of carbon in terrestrial ecosystems depend on processes like photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition and combustion, anthropogenic activities like emission of greenhouse gases and climatic variations in rainfall and temperature, and is stored as biomass in different forms. The quantif ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123333

7. Patterns and driving factors of litter decomposition across Chinese terrestrial ecosystems

Author:
Cai, Andong; Liang, Guopeng; Yang, Wen; Zhu, Jie; Han, Tianfu; Zhang, Wenju; Xu, Minggang
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2021 v.278 pp. 123964
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
biodegradation; carbon; climatic factors; cropland; data collection; energy flow; forests; global warming; grasslands; latitude; lignin; models; nitrogen; nutrients; pH; plant litter; prediction; sand fraction; temperature; terrestrial ecosystems; variance
Abstract:
... Litter decomposition is a vital component of carbon and nutrients cycling and energy flow within terrestrial ecosystems. Understanding the litter decomposition rate with a temperature change of 1 °C (kDD, degree days⁻¹) is critical for quantifying the climate-carbon, nutrients, and energy cycle feedback and predicting the response of ecosystems to climate change. However, the spatial pattern of kD ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123964

8. A tree nymph of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: Dryades (Galipeinae, Rutaceae), a new neotropical genus segregated from Conchocarpus

Author:
Groppo, Milton; Jório Cavalcante de Lemos, Luisa; de Lima Ferreira, Paola; Ferreira, Carolina; Poleselli Bruniera, Carla; Maria de Castro, Neuza; Rubens Pirani, José; Hanna Leite El Ottra, Juliana; Ann Kallunki, Jacquelyn
Source:
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 2021 v.154 pp. 106971
ISSN:
1055-7903
Subject:
Bayesian theory; Neotropics; Rutaceae; conservation status; forests; geographical distribution; internal transcribed spacers; leaf morphology; monophyly; new combination; new genus; polyphyly; taxonomic keys; Brazil; Central America
Abstract:
... Subtribe Galipeinae (tribe Galipeeae) is the most diverse group of Rutaceae (the orange family) in the Neotropics, with 27 genera and ca. 130 species. The largest genus in the subtribe is Conchocarpus, with ca. 50 species, distributed from Central America to southern Brazil, and is particularly diverse in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The circumscription of the genus was recently changed to accom ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106971

9. Colorimetry as a criterion for segregation of logging wastes from sustainable forest management in the Brazilian Amazon for bioenergy

Author:
Lima, Michael Douglas Roque; Patrício, Evelym Poliana Santos; Barros Junior, Udson de Oliveira; Silva, Rita de Cássia Carvalho; Bufalino, Lina; Numazawa, Sueo; Hein, Paulo Ricardo Gherardi; Protásio, Thiago de Paula
Source:
Renewable energy 2021 v.163 pp. 792-806
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
Dinizia excelsa; Manilkara elata; bioenergy; branches; charcoal; color; colorimetry; energy; energy density; forests; lignin; logging; principal component analysis; slash; sustainable forestry; wastes; wood; Amazonia; Brazil
Abstract:
... Logging wastes from sustainable forest management in Amazon are promising for bioenergy; however, highly heterogeneous technological properties limit their proper application. This paper sought to study the potential of colorimetry in the segregation of logging wastes for bioenergy in Brazilian Amazon. Branches of twenty forest species were sampled at the Forest Management Area Rio Capim, Pará, Br ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2020.08.078

10. Comparative phylogeographic and demographic analyses reveal a congruent pattern of sister relationships between bird populations of the northern and south-central Atlantic Forest

Author:
Bocalini, Fernanda; Bolívar-Leguizamón, Sergio D.; Silveira, Luís F.; Bravo, Gustavo A.
Source:
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 2021 v.154 pp. 106973
ISSN:
1055-7903
Subject:
Pleistocene epoch; allopatry; avifauna; birds; climate; forests; gene flow; genetic structure; genetic variation; geographical distribution; indigenous species; mitochondrial genes; phylogeography; population size; rivers; single nucleotide polymorphism; Amazonia; Brazil
Abstract:
... The Pernambuco Center of Endemism (PCE) is the northernmost strip of the Atlantic Forest (AF). Biogeographic affinities among avifaunas in the PCE, the southern-central Atlantic Forest (SCAF), and Amazonia (AM) have not been studied comprehensively, and current patterns of genetic diversity in the PCE remain unclear. The interplay between species’ ecological attributes and historical processes, su ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106973

11. Entrepreneurship and natural resource rents: Evidence from excessive entrepreneurial activity

Author:
Canh, Nguyen Phuc; Nguyen, Bach; Thanh, Su Dinh; Kim, Sangho
Source:
Sustainable Production and Consumption 2021 v.25 pp. 15-26
ISSN:
2352-5509
Subject:
coal; econometrics; ecosystems; entrepreneurship; forests; minerals
Abstract:
... This study investigates the impact of excessive entrepreneurial activity on natural resource rents. We employ the ecological perspective to argue that while entrepreneurship is usually associated with innovation and improved efficiency, and thus reduced natural resource rents, excessive entrepreneurial activity may increase natural resource rents and harm the environment. Investigating a global sa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.spc.2020.07.010

12. Lewis's woodpecker nesting habitat suitability: Predictive models for application within burned forests

Author:
Cross, Todd B.; Latif, Quresh S.; Dudley, Jonathan G.; Saab, Victoria A.
Source:
Biological conservation 2021 v.253 pp. 108811
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
Melanerpes lewis; burn severity; canopy; economic valuation; foraging; forest damage; forest management; forests; habitat conservation; habitats; models; nesting; nesting sites; nests; planning; prioritization; regression analysis; remote sensing; salvage logging; snags; surveys; wildfires; wildlife; woodpeckers; Northwestern United States; Pacific States
Abstract:
... Wildfire-generated snags provide key habitat for wildlife associated with recently disturbed forests, offering nesting and foraging resources for several woodpecker species. Snag harvest through post-fire salvage logging provides economic value but reduces habitat in recently burned forests. Managers of recently burned forests often must identify suitable woodpecker habitat within timeframes precl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108811

13. Radio-tracking reveals insight into survival and dynamic habitat selection of fledgling Cerulean Warblers

Author:
Raybuck, Douglas W.; Larkin, Jeffery L.; Stoleson, Scott H.; Boves, Than J.
Source:
TheCondor 2020 v.122 no.1 pp. 1-15
ISSN:
1938-5422
Subject:
Setophaga cerulea; Tamias striatus; breeding; canopy gaps; fledglings; forests; habitat preferences; habitats; landscapes; migratory species; mortality; nesting; nests; parents; population dynamics; radio telemetry; riparian areas; shelterwood systems; stand basal area; surface water; trees; understory
Abstract:
... For most bird species, little is known about their ecology and survival between fledging and independence despite the potential for post-fledging survival to be a factor limiting population dynamics. Cerulean Warblers (Setophaga cerulea) are a declining migratory species, and full-life-cycle conservation efforts that include the post-fledging period are warranted to attempt to reverse their declin ...
DOI:
10.1093/condor/duz063

14. Identifying opportunities for local assisted expansion of coastal upland vegetation in an urban estuary

Author:
Meixler, Marcia S.; Kaunzinger, Christina M.K.; Epiphan, Jean N.; Handel, Steven N.
Source:
Ecological modelling 2020 v.438 pp. 109309
ISSN:
0304-3800
Subject:
brackish marshes; ecosystem services; estuaries; forests; geographic information systems; grasslands; habitats; highlands; land use; lawns and turf; loamy sand soils; models; open space; parks; planning; provenance; railroads; roads; salt marshes; sandy soils; sea level; shrublands; shrubs; tides; New York
Abstract:
... Resilience planning requires an understanding of the potential impact of accelerated sea level rise on the narrow coastal habitats between the sea and the built environment in urban estuaries. Preliminary work suggests that facilitating expansion of coastal upland vegetation (grasslands and maritime shrubland/successional maritime forest) may improve resilience. We created a GIS model for Jamaica ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109309

15. Examining the impact of forestry policy on poor and non-poor farmers’ income and production input in collective forest areas in China

Author:
Lu, Shasha; Sun, Haisheng; Zhou, Yi; Qin, Fan; Guan, Xingliang
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.276 pp. 123784
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
capital; farm income; farmers; forest land; forestry; forests; households; insurance; issues and policy; labor; models; monitoring; mortgages; poverty; subsidies; surveys; China
Abstract:
... Forestry policy plays an important role in China's collective forest areas in improving the management efficiency of forest land and promoting poverty alleviation amongst farmers. The data used in this study comes from the follow-up monitoring survey data for 454 households in the 10 counties of Liaoning Province from 2012 to 2016. We use a two-way fixed effect model to analyse the policy factors ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123784

16. Determining the width of lake riparian buffer zones for improving water quality base on adjustment of land use structure

Author:
Wang, Minghao; Duan, Lijie; Wang, Jiapan; Peng, Jiayu; Zheng, Binghui
Source:
Ecological engineering 2020 v.158 pp. 106001
ISSN:
0925-8574
Subject:
agricultural land; biodiversity; ecosystem services; forests; grasslands; lakes; land use and land cover maps; land use change; models; riparian areas; riparian buffers; runoff; sediments; water quality; watersheds; China
Abstract:
... Lake buffer riparian zones play an essential role in maintaining the sustainability of water quality, reducing sediment accumulation, regulating surface runoff, and protecting biodiversity. However, they are massively degraded over most of the lake basins in the world due to human activities and land-use change in adjacent areas. In this study, the width of the riparian buffer zone was determined ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.106001

17. How eco-compensation contribute to poverty reduction: A perspective from different income group of rural households in Guizhou, China

Author:
Le, Wu; Leshan, Jin
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.275 pp. 122962
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
ecosystem services; ecosystems; forests; households; issues and policy; land use change; low income households; poverty; surveys; topographic slope; China
Abstract:
... In recent years, eco-compensation in China, or more internationally termed as the payments for ecosystem services (PES) has emerged as an important policy instrument for not only environment management, but also poverty reduction. In the individual eco-compensation programs, there are usually some additional objectives other than ecosystem protection, among which poverty alleviation is the most im ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122962

18. Modelling the scaling up of sustainable farming into Agroecology Territories: Potentials and bottlenecks at the landscape level in a Mediterranean case study

Author:
Padró, R.; Tello, E.; Marco, I.; Olarieta, J.R.; Grasa, M.M.; Font, C.
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.275 pp. 124043
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
accounting; agricultural soils; agroecosystems; biogeochemical cycles; case studies; crops; decision making; farmers; farms; forests; healthy diet; land use; landscapes; livestock; models; pastures; soil nutrients; sustainable agriculture
Abstract:
... There is a need for a socioecological transition towards sustainable agri-food systems that recover the organic functioning and the closure of socio-metabolic cycles at the lower feasible scales. This implies an agroecology leap forward aimed at scaling up eco-functional intensification practices from the plot to the landscape level, and identifying synergies and trade offs involved in these jump ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124043

19. Molecular and sensory characterization of odorants in Cembran pine (Pinus cembra L.) from different geographic regions

Author:
Ghadiriasli, Rahil; Mahmoud, Mohamed A.A.; Wagenstaller, Maria; van de Kuilen, Jan-Willem; Buettner, Andrea
Source:
Talanta 2020 v.220 pp. 121380
ISSN:
0039-9140
Subject:
Pinus cembra; beta-caryophyllene; carvacrol; evaporation; flavor; forests; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; germacrene; humans; monoterpenoids; odor compounds; odors; olfactometry; organic acids and salts; principal component analysis; sensory evaluation; thymol; trees; wood; Austria; Italy
Abstract:
... The wood of the Cembran pine (Pinus cembra L.), also known as Swiss pine, Arolla pine or Stone pine, has a prominent and long-lasting odor which has been reported to relieve stress in humans. However, the odorants responsible for this are unknown and it is also unclear whether the odor profile depends on the origin of the trees, namely different geographical regions and pedoclimatic conditions. Th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121380

20. Prioritization of barriers to energy generation using pine needles to mitigate climate change: Evidence from India

Author:
Sengar, Anita; Sharma, Vinay; Agrawal, Rajat; Dwivedi, Alka; Dwivedi, Prasoom; Joshi, Kapil; Dixit, Gaurav; Sharma, Pankaj Kumar; Barthwal, Mohit
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.275 pp. 123840
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
Pinus; climate change; conifer needles; energy; fauna; flora; forest fires; forests; funding; greenhouse gases; guidelines; issues and policy; landscapes; markets; multi-criteria decision making; prioritization; renewable energy sources; summer; supply chain; topography; Himalayan region; India
Abstract:
... Forest fires due to pine needles in the northwestern Himalayas during summers are a very common phenomenon every year causing major harm to flora and fauna. They are a major contributor to climate change as forest fires destroy hectares of land covered by forest and emit greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. One possible solution to this problem is to generate energy from the bio residue of pine tre ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123840