Forestry Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (47) essays
Forestry essays:
Logging the rainforest
... Industrial logging is the main cause of forest loss throughout the tropics. It is the starting point of a process leading to the forests' final destruction and substitution by agricultural crops, cattle raising or monoculture tree plantations. These ...
Endangered Species
... population significantly decreased. Within one hundred years of the arrival of humans on Mauritius, the dodo that was once abundant was now a rare bird. The last dodo was killed in 1681, therefore making them extinct. Had the Endangered Species Act ...
Endangered Species Act
... more priceless and more worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed." Over the past thirty years, many animals have been added to the endangered species list and have benefited greatly ...
Deciduous Forests - An introduction to the forrests in NY
... the species can tolerate a wide range of conditions. In the extreme northern latitudes, the growing season is short causing the trees to be leafless the majority of the year. The deciduous forest is subjected to distinct weather cycles ...
Host Plant Phenology and it's impact on Sympatric Speciation
... in recent years. It can be defined as the timing of natural living processes with weather events. The return of various migratory songbirds, the blooming of wildflowers and woody landscape plants, and the development of locally indigenous insects are ...
Forest Fire: Help or Harm?
... one of those approaches. Prescribed fire is defined as "fire applied in a knowledgeable manner to forest fuels on a specific land area, under selected weather conditions, to ...
The Mortality of the Red Spruce and Fraser Fir in the Appalachians due to Air Pollution
... Red Spruce and the Fraser fir. The onset of modern air pollution has caused many problems for the trees in the form of acid deposition, changes in nutrient ratios, and weakening trees to insect defoliation, as well as harsh weather conditions ...
Save the Owls, preserve the forests
... for future generations. Currently, the tons of lumber produced from the Pacific Northwest region of the United States are taken for granted, and most people do not realize that the forests will be destroyed within ten years at ...
American Forests Advocacy Paper
... Releaf" (plant trees). The growing issue of air pollution has also been addressed with vast research projects; "USDA Forest Service conducted research in ...
Main Causes of Deforestation
... poor, acidic soil. Once the forest has been cleared, the soil undergoes "nutrient flush." Over time the soil can no longer be maintained in the pasture (Hecht, 1993). Agriculture is the process of producing ...