Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest fires
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Nation's Forests Health Problems
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest fires
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Forest Health and Biotechnology
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309482887
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
The American chestnut, whitebark pine, and several species of ash in the eastern United States are just a few of the North American tree species that have been functionally lost or are in jeopardy of being lost due to outbreaks of pathogens and insect pests. New pressures in this century are putting even more trees at risk. Expanded human mobility and global trade are providing pathways for the introduction of nonnative pests for which native tree species may lack resistance. At the same time, climate change is extending the geographic range of both native and nonnative pest species. Biotechnology has the potential to help mitigate threats to North American forests from insects and pathogens through the introduction of pest-resistant traits to forest trees. However, challenges remain: the genetic mechanisms that underlie trees' resistance to pests are poorly understood; the complexity of tree genomes makes incorporating genetic changes a slow and difficult task; and there is a lack of information on the effects of releasing new genotypes into the environment. Forest Health and Biotechnology examines the potential use of biotechnology for mitigating threats to forest tree health and identifies the ecological, economic, and social implications of deploying biotechnology in forests. This report also develops a research agenda to address knowledge gaps about the application of the technology.
Nation's Forests Health Problems
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest fires
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Management challenges on Montana's national forests
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on ResourcesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Willamette National Forest (N.F.), Santiam Pass Forest Health Project, Linn County
Author: Assessing Forest Ecosystem Health in the Inland West
Author: David L. AdamsPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351465538
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
Inland West, their historical origins, assessments of available management tools, and analyses of the various choices available to policymakers. Its goal is to help people understand the Inland West forests so that public policies can reflect a constructive and realistic framework in which forests can be managed for sustained health. This resource is the product of a scientific workshop where 35 participants, including scientists, resource managers, administrators, and environmentalists, addressed the forest health problem in the Inland West. Synthesis chapters integrate the diverse knowledge and experience which participants brought to the workshop. They identify and link together many of the ecological, social, and administrative conditions which have created the forest health problem in the West. The book is unique in that it reflects a process that fostered the use of academic research, field realities, and industrial knowledge to define an interdisciplinary problem, establish rational policy objectives, and set-up “do-able” management approaches. The following topics are analyzed: Assessing forest ecosystem health in the Inland West Historical and anticipated changes in forest ecosystems in the Inland West Defining and measuring forest health Historical range of variability as a tool for evaluating ecosystem change Administrative barriers to implementing forest health problems Economic and social dimensions of the forest health problem Fire management Ecosystem and landscape management
Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Act
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks, and ForestsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780160399336
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
1996 National Technical Report on Forest Health
Author: Kenneth W. StoltePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest health
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Forest Health Criteria
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Forests and Forest HealthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Reforestation Problems on National Forests
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Forests and Forest HealthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description