Sentences with phrase «wooded areas of the forest»

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Mosquitoes, fleas and ticks tend to reside near bodies of water, tall and thick grassy areas and in the woods or forest.

The authors of the study suspect that the mountain pastures, which many hundreds of years ago also used to be wooded areas before the advent of alpine farming, must have lost a considerable portion of their original humus stock relatively soon after the forests had been cleared to make room for the pastures.

Such afforested areas account for only 4 percent of Earth's forests, but they already supply 35 percent of the world's wood products, according to the United Nations's Food and Agriculture Organization.

These models provide new information on the impacts of stump wood energy on the carbon sink capacity of forests, the biodiversity of forest nature and the soil structure of recovery areas.

The biggest savings are achieved at the beginning of the production chain due to the reduced use of fresh wood, which in turn reduces the required forest land area.

In order to account for the characteristic features of cascading use, wood researcher Michael Risse applied the holistic life cycle approach and analyzed the exergy of all materials used, the internal recycling processes, and the consumption of other primary resources, such as the forest land areas required.

A forest is an area with a high density of trees (or, historically, a wooded area set aside for hunting).

The researchers incorporated information on soot produced by burning fossil fuels, wood and other biofuels, along with that naturally produced by forest fires and then checked their model predictions against global measurements of soot levels in polar snow from Sweden to Alaska to Russia and in Antarctica as well as in nonpolar areas such as the Tibetan Plateau.

The vast magnificent savanna, forests, wooded savannas, and deep rivers habitats remain largely intact with potential for recovery of wildlife populations if urgent and robust conservation security measures are taken in this strategic area, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), ECOFAUNE + / AGRECO, and the Ministry of Environment of Central African Republic said in a report issued today.

Australia has created an adaptation program to «help Australians better understand climate change, manage risks, and take advantage of potential opportunities;» In Nigeria, state and local governments are developing action plans for high - risk urban areas, while the federal government is seeking to expand forests by reducing deforestation and wood fuel demand; in Mali, significant efforts are being made to conserve water resources, as well as create usable mechanisms to track the development of climate change.

Elderberries are common in forests and wooded areas in parts of the U.S., but please don't try gathering them without an expert.

While this year's E3 showed off the dense woods of the Ancient Forest area, this trailer details a different area fans will find: the deserts and cliffs of Wildspire Waste.

Charles from Uganda makes stoves like these to reduce his use of fuel wood from forests (they use 1/3 of the wood that an open fire needs) and keep his kitchen area safe for his children.

According to the National Science Foundation, «Areas of patchy woods, which are very common in cities and suburban and rural areas, may have higher populations of Lyme - disease carrying ticks than forest fragments... this is because some species thrive in smaller places.&rAreas of patchy woods, which are very common in cities and suburban and rural areas, may have higher populations of Lyme - disease carrying ticks than forest fragments... this is because some species thrive in smaller places.&rareas, may have higher populations of Lyme - disease carrying ticks than forest fragments... this is because some species thrive in smaller places.»

They hang out in the forest preserves, wood piles and lots of other shady areas.

Its Forest Park area is set on the edge of town and holds a treasure trove of woods, walking trails and BBQ areas.

Most of the lots in Toucan Forest are heavily wooded, lending the area a jungle atmosphere, but are only steps away from a full range of amenities and just a few minutes from the beach.

Ubud City: This place is so famous and popular for tourist, this district has an open view of the rice terrace, forest, paintings, sculptures, wood carvings, silver smith and culture Monkey Forest: This area is a monkey habitat and protected by local goverforest, paintings, sculptures, wood carvings, silver smith and culture Monkey Forest: This area is a monkey habitat and protected by local goverForest: This area is a monkey habitat and protected by local government.

Forests and woods are probably my favorites simply because they feel realistic compared to a lot of other games, sometimes have flatter, open areas and other times having more hills, dips, and bumps as well as a nice mixture of dense and light foliage.

For example, Leanbluff forest is a heavily wooded and hilly area, and one of the first you'll encounter once you get past the training grounds of Lanseal.

The preview map was set in a wooded area surrounded by a large fence (which, if I may channel my inner weeb for a second, seemed to be based just inside the Forest of Death).

A multimedia artist, she has spent the past seven years turning forests and wooded areas throughout the UK into stunning works of art.

His works are placed in remote areas of Norway's forest, and either balance precariously in a selected location or illuminate a particular patch of the surrounding wooded environment.

Armenian environmental activists fighting plans to build a copper mine in an endangered forest got a boost recently when former System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian, surely the world's most famous Armenian - American rock star, sent a message of support for their campaign and promised to donate a song to the cause.One of few significant wooded areas remaining in a country already heavily deforested, the Teghut Forest in northern Armenia is home to many native species, including the Syrian brown bear, the endangered Caucasian gray bear, and the short - toed forest got a boost recently when former System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian, surely the world's most famous Armenian - American rock star, sent a message of support for their campaign and promised to donate a song to the cause.One of few significant wooded areas remaining in a country already heavily deforested, the Teghut Forest in northern Armenia is home to many native species, including the Syrian brown bear, the endangered Caucasian gray bear, and the short - toed Forest in northern Armenia is home to many native species, including the Syrian brown bear, the endangered Caucasian gray bear, and the short - toed eagle.

Rather, while profitably meeting growing demand for wood products, humanity can vastly increase the area of forests and simultaneously reduce the amount of those forests that is disturbed.

Based on a methodology developed in a previous study that estimated wood supply on four National Forests in northern Arizona [33], we subtracted from the total area of ponderosa pine in the watersheds — 0.68 million ha (1.68 million acres)-- those areas that are typically excluded from mechanical thinning projects due to steepness, restrictions in land management, previous treatments, or considerations of soil, habitat, or wildlife conditions (Table 1).

In June 2009, Madagascar National Parks (MNP) with an official mandate of the Ministry of the Environment and Forests contracted Global Witness and the Environmental Investi - gation Agency (EIA) to investigate and monitor the flow of illegally harvested precious wood from the national parks and surrounding areas of Madagascar's SAVA Region.

For timber, all wood must be certified to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) 100 % labeling standards, from salvaged sources, or from the intentional harvest of on - site timber for the purpose of clearing the area for construction or restoring / maintaining the continued ecological function of the on - site bionetwork.

«Illegal logging for wood used in guitars and other instruments is helping to eat away at the irreplaceable forests of my country and the communities that depend on them,» said Razia Said, a singer from Madagascar who has recently been touring her native country with other musicians to raise awareness, and who performed at Thursday's event along with local Los Angeles area musicians.

Sustainably harvested wood was used throughout to avoid contributing to the deforestation of native forests that is ongoing in the area.

Worldwide, plantations account for less than 5 percent of global forest area but produce roughly 35 percent of the annual wood harvest.

For example, methane is emitted from rice fields, which are of course wetlands, and methane is emitted from biomass burning, either from burning of forest areas for cultivation or the use of wood in furnaces.

Forest plantations now cover more than 187 million hectares, less than 5 percent of total forested area, but account for 20 percent of current world wood production.

That's because at the start of the year, he published a video of himself gawking at a dead body he discovered in Japan's famous «suicide forest,» a secluded wooded area where people often go to... you know.