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« Previous EntriesTrends and process of Kithul tapping as an aspect of forest utilization
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008The Sinharaja forest reserve is one of the least disturbed and biologically unique Tropical Wet Evergreen Rain Forests in Sri Lanka located in the Southern as well as Sabaragamuwa provinces in the wet zone.In addition, the
forest reservation comprises two isolated villages located within it and twenty-five villages at its vicinity. Many of the villagers from […]
Wood quality traits in Eucalyptus hybrid in Tamilnadu for pulpwood
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Eucalyptus tereticornis is utilized mainly for paper pulp as it possess long fibers and fibers with wide overall diameter and thin walls. This paper elicits information on extent of variability, effect of stand age, order of coppice sprouts relative to the original tree and number of coppice sprouts per stool on wood properties of E. […]
Litterfall and Nutrient Accretions to Soil in Teak Plantation
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008In natural forests and manmade protected plantations, nutrient cycling is an important process and it involves various processes within the ecosystem. A considerable amount of nutrients are returned through litterfall in the form of leaves, twigs, bark, flowers, fruits, etc. to the soil and are made available for reabsorption. In order to study the litterfall […]
Growth rates Variability in Eucalyptus Hybrid with respect to Site, Ro tation, Coppice Stand in relation to Original Stand
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008The importance of Eucalyptus as the raw material source of paper and pulpwood industries needs no elabora tion. Thus this paper elicits information on extent of variability, effect of stand age, order of coppice sprouts relative to the original tree and number of coppice sprouts per stool on mophometric traits of E. tereticornis. The study […]
Memecylon umbellatum Burm.f. (Melastomataceae): A wild plant with a landscape potential
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008The landscape industry is continuously in need of novel and exciting material to maintain the viability. As a result, exotic plants are being introduced at an accelerated rate. Some of these plants have escaped from man made landscapes and invaded into natural areas causing detrimental damage to the biodiversity. As a solution, floristic wealth of […]
Action Oriented Learning: A Tool for Effective Use of Forest Resources for Better Livelihood
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Widespread poverty existed amongst the forest based tribal communities in the Aruku valley and the adjoining forest area of Andhra Pradesh state in southern India. In spite of dwelling in a forest range with rich biodiversity most of these tribal communities were unable to utilize the Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) to augment their livelihood […]
Factors Influencing Fuelwood Collection Pattern and Their Impacts on Forest Management and Livelihoods of Poor Families in the Mountains of Nepal
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008This paper examines the factors influencing the fuelwood collection and its impact on forest management and livelihoods of poor families in one of the mountain watersheds of Nepal. The annual per capita fuelwood collec tion ranged widely and had a median of 683 kg. The proportion of total fuelwood collected from private sources was a […]
Sustainable Management of Forest Resources in India Through Criteria and Indicator Approach
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008The concept of Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) is not new, but has become popular in recent years. SFM encompasses environmental dimension relating to maintenance of the natural resources in perpetuity, economic dimensions for production of goods and services and social dimensions describing involvement of people in decision-making process and equitable benefit sharing. For operationalising SFM […]
Beauty Leaf (Calophyllum inophyllum L.), tree: a tree with great economic potential
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Calophyllum inophyllum L. (Clusiaceae) commonly known as Alexandrian laurel or beauty leaf or Domba (in Sri Lanka) is essentially a littoral tree of the tropics, occurring above the high-tide mark along sea coasts of northern Australia and extending throughout Southeast Asia and southern India (Agroforesrey Database 2007).The tree is native to both Australia and Sri […]
Underutilized wild Dioscorea Species Found in the Dry Zone Forests of Sri Lanka
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Wild germplasm of Dioscorea aculata (syn. Dioscorea pentaphyla) known as Katuala and Dioscorea obcuniata known as Hiritala were explored, investigated and characterized from forests of Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Hambantota areas. These species grew vigorously in dry, sandy and stony areas. They were field planted at Aralaganwila and evaluated the performance. Katuala and Hiritala species produced […]
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