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A new service offered by Katam Technologies utilises autonomous drones to complement manual measurements of tree trunk diameter. With this new solution, forest owners and field personnel can avoid entering inaccessible, hilly, thorny, and even dangerous forests, such as tropical environments that are home to spiders and snakes. Traditionally, drones are used in ...
” She and her co-author Ben Cook, of the US space agency Nasa and the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University in New York, report in Nature Climate Change that they pored over harvest records and tree ring measurements dating back to 1600, and vintage statistics and instrument measurements throughout the 20th century. ...
Sustainable land management refers to a wide range of practices and technologies that prevent, mitigate or rehabilitate damage to land, therefore protecting or enhancing the natural resources of that land and its surroundings. There are structural measures, such as terraces, banks and dams; agronomic measures, such as mulching and increasing organic matter in ...
Unwelcome vegetation on the orchard floor competes with trees for water and nutrients reducing tree growth and productivity, and can be a host for pathogens and insect pests. ...
Although the researchers appreciate that attention has been directed towards benefiting pollinators in agricultural environments in recent years, they suggest that more should be done to improve the quality of urban spaces for pollinators as well — this could include such measures as more trees and wildflower meadows in cities, leaving grass areas uncut, ...
Such a "Plenterwald" is an old sylvicultural forest management system based on individual tree selection. It is very close to nature and typical for privately owned farm forests in the Black Forest. ...
The WHRC database is more accurate than previous data collections because of developments in satellite sensors designed specifically for vegetation measurements derived from LiDAR data and MoDIS data from NASA. The output layer is "metric tons of biomass," which is basically the amount of matter sitting in each pixel. Included in the carbon-density model are the actual ...
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The expedition to the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, a biodiversity "hotspot" and one of the world's most threatened forests, enabled 10 volunteers to work alongside scientists to record and measure a variety of tree species. When enough data is collected, it will be used to make recommendations on how to best manage these forests in a changing climate. ...
This policy brief, published by the research network NCCR North-South, argues for policies that promote planting trees in drylands on a small scale, because large-scale projects can negatively affect local ecosystems. ...
The Environment and Native Plants A Greener Welcome will have a positive impact on the environment. More than 73,000 native trees, shrubs, ornamental grasses, and perennials will be planted. About 17 acres within the interchanges will be naturalized with trees, shrubs and plants. The areas will need less frequent mowing, saving money for other projects. Newly ...
The results will help pinpoint the effectiveness of trees in offsetting carbon releases that contribute to higher atmospheric temperatures and global climate change. ...
New research describes a method for measuring tree growth and timber harvesting, which can lead to sustainable management of tropical timber resources. ...