Changes in the ratio of twig to foliage in litterfall with species composition, and consequences for decomposition across a long term chronosequence
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The tree litterfall and the litter decomposition for several boreal forested zones are studied to understand the changes in the ratio of twig to foliar litterfall with the composition of the species. The analysis proves that the reduction in the decomposition rates in boreal forest soils can be completely attributed to the increase in the twig population in total litterfall, in the absence of fire and presence of a long term chronosequence in such places.
Publication Name: Oikos
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0030-1299
Year: 2006
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Conservation issues in New Zealand
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Marine conservation is examined as an important but underrepresented component of New Zealand's environmental policy. Conservation strategies are also discussed, including sustainable development, preservation, processes that address ecosystems as well as individual species, and land rights of indigenous peoples.
Publication Name: Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0066-4162
Year: 2000
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Conservation and development in Amazonian extractive reserves: The case of Alto Jurua
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A detailed analysis of deforestation and demographic and socioeconomic changes in Alto Jurua, the first extractive reserve created in Brazil in 1990 is presented. It is concluded that the Reserve represents a very dynamic setting with positive conservation and development outcomes during its first decade.
Publication Name: Ambio
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0044-7447
Year: 2005
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