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Category : Flood Plain
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Flooding and Its Effect on Trees
Author: Flooding and Its Effect on Trees
Author: Understanding the Effects of Flooding on Trees
Author: Jeff IlesBotanical Evidence of Floods and Flood-plain Deposition
Author: Robert Sumner SigafoosPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Effects of Flooding Upon Woody Vegetation Along Parts of the Potomac River Flood Plain
Author: Thomas M. YanoskyPublisher:
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Category : Flood damage
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Amazonian Floodplain Forests
Author: Wolfgang J. JunkPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9048187257
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Central Amazonian floodplain forests are an unique and endangered ecosystem. The forests grow in areas that are annually flooded by large rivers during mean periods of up to 8 months and at depths of up to 10 m. Despite this severe stress, these forests consist of over 1,000 species and are by far the most species-rich floodplain forests worldwide. The trees show a broad range of morphological, anatomical, physiological, and phenological adaptations that enable them not only to survive the adverse environmental conditions, but also to produce large amounts of biomass when the nutrient levels in water and soils are sufficiently high. This is the case in the floodplains of white-water rivers, which are used for fisheries, agriculture, and cattle-ranching but which also have a high potential for the production of timber and non-timber products, when adequately managed. Latest research on ecophysiology gives insight how tree species adapt to the oscillating flood-pulse focusing on their photosynthesis, respiration, sap flow, biochemistry, phenology, wood and leave anatomy, root morphology and functioning, fruit chemistry, seed germination, seedling establishment, nitrogen fixation and genetic variability. Based on tree ages, lifetime growth rates and net primary production, new concepts are developed to improve the sustainability of traditional forest managements in the background of an integrated natural resource management. This is the first integrative book on the functioning and ecologically oriented use of floodplain forests in the tropics and sub-tropics.It provides fundamental knowledge for scientist, students, foresters and other professionals on their distribution, evolution and phytogeography. “This book is an excellent testimony to the interdisciplinary collaboration of a group of very dedicated scientists to unravel the functioning of the Amazonian Floodplain forests. They have brought together a highly valuable contribution on the distribution, ecology, primary production, ecophysiology, typology, biodiversity, and human use of these forests offering recommendations for sustainable management and future projects in science and development of these unique wetland ecosystems. It lays a solid scientific foundation for wetland ecologists, foresters, environmentalists, wetland managers, and all those interested in sustainable management in the tropics and subtropics.” Brij Gopal, Executive Vice President International Society for Limnology (SIL).
Comparative Plant Succession Among Terrestrial Biomes of the World
Author: Karel PrachPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108472761
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
Provides a comparative approach to plant succession among all terrestrial biomes and disturbances, helping to reveal generalizable patterns.
Effects of Permanently Raised Water Tables on Forest Overstory Vegetation in the Vicinity of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Author: Charles V. KlimasPublisher:
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Category : Forest hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Water tables are expected to rise somewhat in the vicinity of planned impoundments along the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. Where permanent flooding of timber is anticipated, tree mortality is expected and has been accounted for in the project planning process. However, where water table levels will be raised significantly but permanent flooding does not occur, the effects on forests are very unclear. This report identifies factors that may be pertinent in assessing this type of impact. The information presented here has been drawn from the scientific literature on species flood tolerance and related topics that provide insight on potential water table effects. This review concentrates on induced mortality and changes in growth rates of mature trees. (Author).
Hydrologic Effects of a Changing Forest Landscape
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309121086
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Of all the outputs of forests, water may be the most important. Streamflow from forests provides two-thirds of the nation's clean water supply. Removing forest cover accelerates the rate that precipitation becomes streamflow; therefore, in some areas, cutting trees causes a temporary increase in the volume of water flowing downstream. This effect has spurred political pressure to cut trees to increase water supply, especially in western states where population is rising. However, cutting trees for water gains is not sustainable: increases in flow rate and volume are typically short-lived, and the practice can ultimately degrade water quality and increase vulnerability to flooding. Forest hydrology, the study of how water flows through forests, can help illuminate the connections between forests and water, but it must advance if it is to deal with today's complexities, including climate change, wildfires, and changing patterns of development and ownership. This book identifies actions that scientists, forest and water managers, and citizens can take to help sustain water resources from forests.
References on Effects of Flooding on Forest Trees
Author: John J. StranskyPublisher:
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Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 5
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