scholarly journals Forest Patch Connectivity: The Case of the Kranj–Sora Basin, Slovenia

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maja Polenšek ◽  
Janez Pirnat
Keyword(s):  
Forest Patch ◽  
Patch Connectivity

Forest patch connectivity diagnostics and prioritization using graph theory

2013 ◽  
Vol 251 ◽  
pp. 279-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.S. Shanthala Devi ◽  
M.S.R. Murthy ◽  
Bijan Debnath ◽  
C.S. Jha
Keyword(s):  
Graph Theory ◽  
Forest Patch ◽  
Patch Connectivity

Understory use by terrestrial small mammals in an unflooded forest patch in the Pantanal floodplain

Mammalia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nayara Yoshie Sano ◽  
Heitor Miraglia Herrera ◽  
Grasiela Edith de Oliveira Porfirio ◽  
Filipe Martins Santos
Keyword(s):  
Small Mammals ◽  
Small Mammal ◽  
Understory Vegetation ◽  
Monodelphis Domestica ◽  
Forest Patch ◽  
Habitat Features ◽  
Species Characteristics ◽  
Local Habitat

AbstractTo date, there have been no studies that have evaluated small mammal utilization of the understory of forests. In this study, we described the use of vertical strata by small mammals in patches of unflooded forests, known as “cordilheiras”, in the Nhecolândia sub-region of the Pantanal, Brazil. We collected all species using the ground and understory, including the terrestrial didelphid Monodelphis domestica. We suppose that local habitat features (e.g., Acuri palms), rather than intrinsic species characteristics, may be more conducive to the use of understory vegetation by small mammals in the Nhecolândia region.

scholarly journals The wildcat Felis silvestris in northern Turkey: assessment of status using camera trapping

Oryx ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Özgün Emre Can ◽  
İrfan Kandemi̇r ◽  
İnci̇ Togan
Keyword(s):  
Population Size ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Sampling Effort ◽  
Felis Silvestris ◽  
Forest Patch ◽  
Western Turkey ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
The Status ◽  
Capture Recapture ◽  
Estimate Population Size

AbstractThe wildcat Felis silvestris is a protected species in Turkey but the lack of information on its status is an obstacle to conservation initiatives. To assess the status of the species we interviewed local forestry and wildlife personnel and conducted field surveys in selected sites in northern, eastern and western Turkey during 2000–2007. In January–May 2006 we surveyed for the wildcat using 16 passive infrared-trigged camera traps in Yaylacı k Research Forest, a 50-km2 forest patch in Yenice Forest in northern Turkey. A total sampling effort of 1,200 camera trap days over 40 km2 yielded photo-captures of eight individual wildcats over five sampling occasions. Using the software MARK to estimate population size the closed capture–recapture model M0, which assumes a constant capture probability among all occasions and individuals, best fitted the capture history data. The wildcat population size in Yaylacı k Research Forest was estimated to be 11 (confidence interval 9–23). Yenice Forest is probably one of the most important areas for the long-term conservation of the wildcat as it is the largest intact forest habitat in Turkey with little human presence, and without human settlements, and with a high diversity of prey species. However, it has been a major logging area and is not protected. The future of Yenice Forest and its wildcat population could be secured by granting this region a protection status and enforcing environmental legislation.

scholarly journals Frequency of Aedes sp. Linnaeus (Diptera: Culicidae) and Associated Entomofauna in Bromeliads from a Forest Patch within a densely Urbanized Area

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 613-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
T N Docile ◽  
R Figueiró ◽  
N A Honório ◽  
D F Baptista ◽  
G Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Patch ◽  
Urbanized Area

Landscape Pattern Analysis of Land Use in Low Mount Hilly Land of Harbin Eastern Suburb

2014 ◽  
Vol 641-642 ◽  
pp. 514-518
Author(s):  
Hai Hong Song ◽  
Yun Feng Tan
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Landscape Pattern ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Pattern Analysis ◽  
Landscape Index ◽  
Patch Type ◽  
Landscape Pattern Analysis ◽  
Patch Shape ◽  
Patch Connectivity ◽  
Landscape Patch

This article analyzes the general characteristics and its causes of the landscape pattern of land use, taking the Tuanjie town of DaoWai district in Harbin as an example. Using GIS and Fragstats software to calculate a series of landscape index, the data show that Tuanjie town is given priority to with agriculture landscape, and the landscape patch connectivity is stronger; the overall landscape patch shape is complex, showing the human activities interfere significantly; and each patch type concentration and fragmentation is quite different. Therefore, based on the use of their own advantages, put forward reasonable suggestions to the landscape optimization of Tuanjie town land use.

scholarly journals Improving the establishment submodel of a forest patch model to assess the long-term protective effect of mountain forests

2006 ◽  
Vol 126 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Wehrli ◽  
P. J. Weisberg ◽  
W. Schönenberger ◽  
P. Brang ◽  
H. Bugmann
Keyword(s):  
Protective Effect ◽  
Mountain Forests ◽  
Forest Patch ◽  
Patch Model ◽  
Forest Patch Model

Climbing asparagus, Asparagus scandens Thunb.: a South African in your forest patch

2000 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 533-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan M. Timmins ◽  
Virginia Reid
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Forest Patch

scholarly journals PRESERVATION OF PRIMARY FOREST CHARACTERISTICS DESPITE FRAGMENTATION AND ISOLATION IN A FOREST REMNANT FROM VIÇOSA, MG, BRAZIL1

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 985-994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Gastauer ◽  
Marcos Eduardo Guerra Sobral ◽  
João Augusto Alves Meira-Neto
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Forest Patch ◽  
Diameter At Breast Height ◽  
Breast Height ◽  
Forest Remnant ◽  
Primary Forests ◽  
Biotic Resources

According to its owners, the Forest of Seu Nico (FSN) from the Viçosa municipality, Minas Gerais, Brazil, never has been logged and is therefore considered a primary forest. Nevertheless, the forest patch suffered impacts due to selective wood and non-timber extraction, fragmentation and isolation. Aim of this study was to test if the FSN, despite impacts, preserved characteristics of primary forests, which are elevated percentages of non-pioneer (>90%), animal-dispersed (>80 %), understory (>50%) and endemic species (~40%). For that, all trees with diameter at breast height equal or major than 3.2 cm within a plot of 100 x 100 m were identified. With 218 tree species found within this hectare, the FSN's species richness is outstanding for the region. The percentages of non-pioneer (92 %), animal-dispersed (85 %), understory (55 %) and endemic species (39.2 %) from the FSN fulfill the criteria proposed for primary forest. Therefore, we conclude that the FSN maintained its characteristics as a primary forest which highlights its importance for the conservation of biotic resources in the region, where similar fragments are lacking or not described yet.

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