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Eye On The Rainforest Blue Mahoe Hibiscus elatus
Second Experimental Thinning 2004 In July 2004, on the site of Las Casas de la Selva, Patillas, Puerto Rico, Andre Sanfiorenzo and Robert Townsend headed up the second thinning operation of approximately 1500 board feet of Mahoe (Hibiscus elatus), aided by Manuel Sanfiorenzo, Storm Townsend, Carmelo Torre, Javier Rojas, 3t Vakil and Sally Silverstone. Third Experimental Thinning ...
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Ponderosa Pine Fire Ecology on the Colorado Plateau
Options to deal with these changes include prescribed fire, thinning and timber harvest to mimic natural disturbances and conditions. However, there are barriers to ... Ponderosa Pine Forests. General Technical Report. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experimental Station. Fule, P. Z., Moore, M. M. and Covington, W. W. 1995. Changes in ...
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Land Use History of the San Francisco Peaks, Arizona (part 1 of 2)
Today, experimental restoration treatments are underway in the ponderosa pine forest at the base of the San ... the health and structure of the region's pine forests over the last century, is thinning and burning certain areas in an attempt to restore ecosystem health and lessen fire danger ...
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Direct seeding by farmers - the natural solution to Sahel's problems
The completely randomised design is used in order to ... the time and place of collection through germination to the thinning stage and right on through its life as a mature plant ... done by uprooting the plants, the wide spacing allowing for the thinning to be done without disturbing other plants. The young plants ...
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Faidherbia albida: Direct seeding experiments in an arid environment
The soil in the experimental area was a mixture of two main types, namely a fine red sandy soil with ... , (the seedlings were counted after the September rains). Almost all the seedlings which remained after thinning down to one seedling per hole, which was done after counting in September, still had ...
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Rainforest Newz Vol 3 Iss 2 May/June/July/Aug 2005
Earthwatch Summer teams. Both groups helped us to remeasure our new experimental planting plots, remeasured some of our mahogany and blue mahoe plots ... seen some of the gorgeous Mahoe wood that came from a thinning project last year.. Andrés Rúa is accepting commissions ...
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Phoenix dactylifera
According to Kikuchi and Miki (1978) the sarocarp contains cholesterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, b- ... . Pruning of the leaves, artificial pollination (described in Ur ca 2,300 BC), and thinning of the fruits also recommended. Pollination is helped along by placing cut portions of ...
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Bird dispersal techniques
Adverse effects are minimized during the dormant season. Thinning often enhances commercial timber production. Dramatic changes are not always necessary, however. Sometimes subtle ... Proc. Vertebr. Pest Conf. 8:54-59. Good, H. B., and D. M. Johnson. 1976. Experimental tree trimming to control an urban winter blackbird roost. Proc. Bird Control Sem. 7: ...
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Blackbird,Icterinae, Damage Control and Management Information by Richard Dolbeer
Control Methods Exclusion Exclusion of blackbirds from agricultural crops is practical only for small gardens, experimental plots, and high-value fruit crops. Use lightweight netting to cover trees, bushes, or ... roost. A registered herbicide (Rodeo®) is applied in swaths to about 70% of the marsh. Thinning the cattail stands decreases blackbird roosts in the marsh and increases use by waterfowl ...
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Robert Brothers - Respectful Forestry
Cascades were grown in an experimental nursery, the height differences in the young trees ... , in the mixed hardwood stands of Illinois' Kaskaskia Experimental Forest, cuts of 1/5 acre to 1 ... thinning and small group selection cuts for regeneration) is probably the most long-term economical method - it's just never been given a chance! In fact, cases like the Kaskaskia Experimental ...
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