Sentences with phrase «upland forest»

An international team has described a new great ape species, the Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis), found in upland forests in the Batang Toru Ecosystem of North Sumatra, Indonesia.

The study, published in the journal Ecosystems, showed that methane emissions from tree trunks could upset the positive effect caused by the ability of upland forest soils to take up and store methane.

Large contribution of boreal upland forest soils to a catchment - scale CH4 balance in a wet year.

Large contribution of boreal upland forest soils to a catchment - scale CH4 balance in a wet year.

The vast majority of wood used by Enviva's production plants in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina comes from upland forests and mixed stands.

Most of the wildlife sanctuary consists of upland forest with a mixture of deciduous and coniferous trees.

Previous research has focused on Amazon upland forests and the potential impacts of deforestation, fire, and drought.

The South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (South Slough NERR) is a 5,000 acre natural area located in the Coos estuary on the south coast of Oregon.The South Slough contains upland forests, freshwater wetlands and ponds, salt marshes, mud...

Naturally beautiful Kapalua Resort on Maui's northwest coast is simply stunning with rolling fairways, lush upland forests, and offshore islands of Molokai and Lanai in view.

KOKE`E STATE PARK, located at the very top of the island, is defined by its sprawling 4,345 - acre upland forest, intersected by 45 miles of HIKING TRAILS and popularized by its SCENIC CLIFFSIDE VISTAS.

Under current plans, this RED initiative will be implemented in a defined geographic area, essentially a newly established, 7500 km2 protected area (PA) comprising mostly upland forest, where guards will be recruited to enforce forest protection.

The team predicts that the current plan would save 1313 sq km of upland forest by 2030, but 7913 sq km of forest (around 22 % of 2006 forest cover) would be lost across landscapes outside protected areas.

For the study, the researchers measured the carbon dioxide and methane fluxes of the soil and tree trunks» coarse woody debris (CWD) in a 30 - acre area of upland forest at Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area.

Now, a study from the University of Delaware found a new, previously unaccounted source of methane — tree trunks in upland forests.

The vast majority of upland forests and woodlands are dominated by conifers, all but one of which are evergreen.

«Farm fields, upland forests, streams, ponds, and marshes — this land has everything.

The upland forest will be replaced after wildfire by open woodland or grassland, according to research from University of Alberta biologists, conducted in collaboration with Natural Resources Canada researchers.

And a new study by US scientists shows that tree trunks in at least one sample of an upland forest actually emit methane into the atmosphere.

Cows have competition... tree trunks in an upland forest in Maryland, US, have been found to emit methane.

But this new finding in an upland forest in Union, Conn. was unexpected and in fact was found by accident.

Conservationists also worry that in upland forests, the skyrocketing demand for pellets could accelerate the conversion of natural forests to short - rotation pine timber, which would be a devastating blow to local biodiversity.

A section of the landscape is protected in Bukit Tigapuluh National Park, but most of this consists of upland forest, which while threatened, is less endangered than lowland forest.

The yearly run - off river floods actually deposit enriched silt from the upland forests on the delta which facilitates some of the best food - growing regions in the world.