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Full-Text Articles in Forest Sciences
Community Attitudes Towards Private Native Forestry In New South Wales, Jerome K. Vanclay
Community Attitudes Towards Private Native Forestry In New South Wales, Jerome K. Vanclay
Professor Jerome K Vanclay
An on-line survey during August-September 2006 examined community attitudes toward private native forestry. Survey findings (n=156) confirmed prior hypotheses that attitudes would correlate with associations (e.g., professionals in favour of incentives, farmers in favour of freedom to manage, conservationists in favour of regulations), and with interest (biodiversity enthusiasts in favour of regulations; producers in favour of incentives), but refuted the prior hypotheses that urban dwellers would be more likely to favour regulations. Respondents appear to reflect different constituencies with divergent views without a shared understanding of the condition and dynamics of these forests. This indicates the need for more extension …
Regeneration Changes In Tree Species Abundance Diversity And Structure In Logged And Unlogged Subtropical Rainforest Over A 36-Year Period, Maina Kariuki, Robert M. Kooyman, R Geoff B. Smith, Grant Wardell-Johnson, Jerome K. Vanclay
Regeneration Changes In Tree Species Abundance Diversity And Structure In Logged And Unlogged Subtropical Rainforest Over A 36-Year Period, Maina Kariuki, Robert M. Kooyman, R Geoff B. Smith, Grant Wardell-Johnson, Jerome K. Vanclay
Professor Jerome K Vanclay
The long-term effects of logging treatments on rainforest regeneration are difficult to quantify due to compounding interactions with natural dynamics, site characteristics and tree species. The aim of this study was to examine regeneration differences over a 36-year period in stands subjected to various levels of disturbance ranging from natural, through an increasing intensity of individual tree removal to intensive logging. Multivariate and univariate analyses of trees ¡Ý 10 cm diameter at 1.3 m above the ground (dbh) showed that regeneration responses were generally correlated with disturbance gradient. In the undisturbed controls there were gradual changes that had no significant …
Realising Opportunities In Forest Growth Modelling, Jerome K. Vanclay
Realising Opportunities In Forest Growth Modelling, Jerome K. Vanclay
Professor Jerome K Vanclay
The world is continually changing: the emergence of new technology and new demands for pertinent information pose new challenges and possibilities for forest management. Are forest growth models keeping up with client needs? To remain relevant, modelers need to anticipate client needs, gauge the data needed to satisfy these demands, develop the tools to collect and analyze these data efficiently, and resolve how best to deliver the resulting models and other findings. Researchers and managers should jointly identify and articulate anticipated needs for the future, and initiate action to satisfy them. New technology that offers potential for innovation in forest …
Spatially-Explicit Competition Indices And The Analysis Of Mixed-Species Plantings With The Simile Modelling Environment, Jerome K. Vanclay
Spatially-Explicit Competition Indices And The Analysis Of Mixed-Species Plantings With The Simile Modelling Environment, Jerome K. Vanclay
Professor Jerome K Vanclay
Individual-based modelling and analysis of forest experiments has been made more accessible to researchers with the advent of modelling environments like Simile from www.simulistics.com. Individual-based analyses of tree growth data offer insights not possible with plot-based analyses, especially when the original experimental design has been compromised by mortality or other unforeseen events. The paper illustrates how Simile can be used for individual-based analyses of mixed plantings, and how it can be used to explore the consequences of the resulting statistical models. A mixed-species planting of Eucalyptus pellita and Acacia peregrina is used to illustrate possibilities.
Site Index Equation For Smallholder Plantations Of Gmelina Arborea In Leyte Province, The Philippines, Jerome K. Vanclay, Jack Baynes, Edwin Cedamon
Site Index Equation For Smallholder Plantations Of Gmelina Arborea In Leyte Province, The Philippines, Jerome K. Vanclay, Jack Baynes, Edwin Cedamon
Professor Jerome K Vanclay
The equation SiteIndex = Height × Log(IndexYear+0.5) / Log(Age+0.5) is suggested as a robust way to classify site index of small private Gmelina arborea plantations in Leyte province in the Philippines. Estimates of site index from this equation correlate well with other indicators of site productivity, including the observed mean annual volume increment and soil depth. An alternative equation based on slope and soil depth offers an indication of potential site productivity on unforested sites where no crop trees are present.
Structure And Floristic Composition Of Flood Plain Forests In The Peruvian Amazon, Ii. The Understorey Of Restinga Forests, Gustav Nebel, Jens Dragsted, Jerome K. Vanclay
Structure And Floristic Composition Of Flood Plain Forests In The Peruvian Amazon, Ii. The Understorey Of Restinga Forests, Gustav Nebel, Jens Dragsted, Jerome K. Vanclay
Professor Jerome K Vanclay
Structure and floristic composition of small trees and shrubs (1.5 m height to 10 cm diameter at breast height was described in two flood plain forests of the lower Ucayali river, Peruvian Amazon. The forests were of the high and low restinga type, on an annual average flooded around 1 and 2 months, respectively. The soils were nutrient rich entisols, and the vegetation forms closed high canopy forests with presence of emergents. A total of 25 permanent sample plots covering 0.64 ha were established. They were nested within six quadratic 1 ha permanent sample plots where large individuals (>10 …
Sustainable Forestry In The Tropics: Panacea Or Folly?, David W. Pearce, Francis E. Putz, Jerome K. Vanclay
Sustainable Forestry In The Tropics: Panacea Or Folly?, David W. Pearce, Francis E. Putz, Jerome K. Vanclay
Professor Jerome K Vanclay
The profitability of uncontrolled logging can be a significant obstacle to sustainable forest management, especially in the tropics. Rice et al. (1997) have argued that not only does traditional selective logging provide higher returns but also incurs less damage to forests than sustainable forest management systems that involve harvesting of many species and the creation of large gaps in the forest canopy to foster regeneration of light-demanding species. They claimed that protected areas were the only viable way to conserve forest ecosystems and proposed that loggers be allowed to log forests selectively once, after which the forests should become parks. …
Forest Dynamics In Flood Plain Forests In The Peruvian Amazon: Effects Of Disturbance And Implications For Management, Gustav Nebel, Lars Peter Kvist, Jerome K. Vanclay, Hector Vidaurre
Forest Dynamics In Flood Plain Forests In The Peruvian Amazon: Effects Of Disturbance And Implications For Management, Gustav Nebel, Lars Peter Kvist, Jerome K. Vanclay, Hector Vidaurre
Professor Jerome K Vanclay
Forest dynamics were studied from 1993 to 1997 for individuals > 10 cm DBH in nine 1 ha permanent sample plots. They were established in natural flood plain forests located on the lower Ucayali river in the Peruvian Amazon. After inventories of three plots in each of three forest types, a light and a heavy felling treatment were applied to each of the two plots, while a third plot was kept untreated. Average annual stem mortality and recruitment rates in the untreated plots were among the highest observed in neotropical rain forests: mortality 2.2-3.2% per year, recruitment 3.0-4.6% per year. Dead …
Colour Variation And Correlations In Eucalyptus Dunnii Sawnwood, Jerome K. Vanclay, Michael Henson, Graeme Palmer
Colour Variation And Correlations In Eucalyptus Dunnii Sawnwood, Jerome K. Vanclay, Michael Henson, Graeme Palmer
Professor Jerome K Vanclay
A study of material thinned from a 9-year-old Eucalyptus dunnii progeny trial revealed that E. dunnii has light yellowish wood that is relatively uniform in color, and varies little within and between trees. The variation in color between half-sib families is small, but is statistically signifi - cant (P = 0.008). Most of the color variation relates to the yellowness (CIE b*) of the wood, which in heartwood is moderately heritable (h = 0.6). The color of the endgrain, especially its lightness (CIE L*) and whiteness index (E313), is correlated with basic density, hardness, and rates of shrinkage. The CIE …
Experiment Designs To Evaluate Inter- And Intra-Specific Interactions In Mixed Plantings Of Forest Trees, Jerome K. Vanclay
Experiment Designs To Evaluate Inter- And Intra-Specific Interactions In Mixed Plantings Of Forest Trees, Jerome K. Vanclay
Professor Jerome K Vanclay
A review of three mixed-species trials reveals the utility of competition indices for evaluating inter- and intra-specific interactions between trees, the desirability of experiments that span a range of tree spacing and composition to inform calibration of these competition indices, the need for extremes of species composition and stand density to calibrate response surfaces, and the far-reaching impact of edge-effects. Experiment layouts commonly used for mixed-species trials in forestry (such as replacement series) rarely provide a strong basis to calibrate competition indices and response surfaces. Alternative designs involving systematic changes in species composition may offer a better basis for calibrating …
How To Foster Good Husbandry Of Private Native Forests, Jerome K. Vanclay
How To Foster Good Husbandry Of Private Native Forests, Jerome K. Vanclay
Professor Jerome K Vanclay
It is generally agreed that effective conservation requires the cooperation of private landholders to complement reserve-based efforts, but there is little agreement about how this can best be achieved. Various stakeholders lobby for tough regulations, for greater landholder freedom, and for incentives for activities or outcomes. A review of these alternatives suggests an emerging consensus that incentives are the most effective approach. Policy-makers should consider incentive-based approaches such as stewardship support to foster conservation outcomes on private lands.
A Long And Winding Road: The Regulation Of Private Native Forestry In New South Wales, Australia, Jerome K. Vanclay, J Doland Nichols
A Long And Winding Road: The Regulation Of Private Native Forestry In New South Wales, Australia, Jerome K. Vanclay, J Doland Nichols
Professor Jerome K Vanclay
This special issue of Small-Scale Forestry is concerned with private native forestry (PNF) in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Private native forests comprise indigenous species in a semi-natural formation on privately owned land. Such forests are usually uneven-aged, and regenerated naturally rather than by sowing or planting. These forests are of major conservation and commercial importance in NSW, covering 8 M ha and comprising one-third of all native forest in the state (Thompson 2007). The management and harvesting of these forests is known as PNF, and has been the focus of public attention for several years, as the desirability and …
Managing Water Use From Forest Plantations, Jerome K. Vanclay
Managing Water Use From Forest Plantations, Jerome K. Vanclay
Professor Jerome K Vanclay
Tree plantations have developed a reputation for excessive water use, with age commonly used as an explanatory variable to predict water loss – but many factors have the potential to affect plantation water use, and few of these alternatives have been considered. Changes in forest cover may be correlated with other environmental changes that may affect precipitation, transpiration, and runoff, indicating that more thorough investigation is required in both field and simulation studies. Several factors influencing water use by plantations are amenable to management control, so there is scope to design and manage forest plantations deliberately for water use efficiency. …
Improving Productivity In Mixed-Species Plantations, Mila Bristow, J Doland Nichols, Jerome K. Vanclay
Improving Productivity In Mixed-Species Plantations, Mila Bristow, J Doland Nichols, Jerome K. Vanclay
Professor Jerome K Vanclay
Mixed species plantations are often promoted as being environmentally preferable to monocultures, but are rarely considered operationally viable by commercial forest growers. Despite many publications documenting benefits demonstrated in research studies (e.g., Kelty 2006; Forrester et al. 2006b; Wood and Vanclay 1995), and despite continuing calls from a wide range of advocates for mixed-species plantations, polyculture remains the exception rather than the rule in industrial plantation forestry (Nichols et al 2006)...