... between the forest and cropland components ofthe agroecosystem is established, it explores the way the communitylevel social processes affect the exploitation ofthe forest.2 It describes the way these ... internal and external factors, help to shape theevolutionofthe agroecosocial system Because rural people often identify themselves with their communities and greatly value them, they often seek ... communityThe continuation of this subsidy andthe sustainability of both the agroecosystem andthe community, however, depend on the form of this relationship In San Martin Ocotlán, individualistic production...
... hand, the period ofthe second intervention has significantly corroborated our original hypothesis about the influence of forest management on the water-regulating function of forest stands The ... reaching the values of 398.9 mm, 158.3 mm and 103.8 mm on the totally closed plot andthe corresponding values of 488.8 mm, 169.9 mm and 188.8 mm on the deforested plot The pair testing supported the ... K and 0.1–1.6 on the plot H, α = 0.05) The objective effect of dry weather after the treatment was coupled with the not less important effect of herbal synusia in the understorey, density of...
... clearly held these provisions, rights and their responsibilities The lecturers explained the concerns ofthe people such as; basis of land allocation, the authority to hand land and forest The training ... forest products Therefore, the people put these regulations into the real conditon ofthe local community - 2- Appendices List of participants in the training class - The content ofthe training ... awareness and understanding of people of four villages to the provisions ofthe State management in forest protection - After the training course, participants will understand and comply with the provisions...
... ofthe landscape, e.g the share of components of high ecological value, including woodland, grasslands in the total area andthe features ofthe agroecosystem andthe farm; the soil quality and ... the one hand, a reduction in the number and diversity of natural elements of their structure and, on the other hand, the increase in the concentration and intensification of field crops, at the ... between the soil quality index, the share of woodland in the total area, the share of pasture and set-aside land and crops in the total acreage of agricultural land or arable land To maintain the...
... measured in the surroundings of Žiar nad Hronom The consequences ofthe persistent negative impact of ozone may impair the health of forest stands; in some cases they may even initialize their decomposition, ... that the direct impact of polluted air on the forest stands in the Kremnické J FOR SCI., 55, 2009 (8): 368–375 vrchy Mts is not getting weaker On the other hand, the buffering capacity of soils ... damage to forest stands by pollutants, and for definition ofthe risk area boundaries Parallelly we used the same method in a beech stand (stand density 0.7) in the surroundings ofthe aluminium plant...
... (beech) and 722 (Norway spruce) The C/N ratio in the natural stand was 30 in the L+F layer and 27 in the H layer It decreased to 20 in the A horizon and then remained relatively stable along the ... 40 cm In the Norway spruce stand, the C/N ratio was higher in the L+F layer than in the natural stand The ratios in the two stands were identical in the 0−5 to 15−25 cm horizons, but the ratio ... (−4.3% in the L+F layer ofthe natural stand and −2.7% for spruce) Strong 15 N enrichment was observed in the A1 horizon ofthe two stands In both stands A1 δ15 N became positive (1.4% in the natural...
... their organs [75, 81] The aim ofthe present work was to quantify and determine the temporal and spatial distribution ofthe organic matter and to establish the return of nitrogen in the southern ... for the beech stands in the Sierra de la Demanda The table also offers the values of nitrogen in the thirty sampling zones; these range between 2.66 % and 2.05 % in the leaf organs Study ofthe ... were set up on 17 ofthe beech stands studied andthe following structural population characteristics were studied: – The number of trees; – The DBH of all the trees; – The DBH ofthe dominant tree;...
... the joint ofthe anterior epiphyses ofthe first metatarsal (mt.m), the most prominent part ofthe inner side ofthe ball ofthe foot, andthe joint ofthe anterior epiphyses ofthe fifth metatarsal ... (mt.l), the most prominent part ofthe outer side ofthe ball ofthe foot Foot breadth at heel (cc.m – ctu.l): Distance taken from the lateral side ofthe heel (ctu.l) to the medial side (cc.m) ofthe ... [9-13], individualistic and unique features ofthe foot and footprints [13-18], andthe use of radiographic comparisons ofthe foot [19-23] confirms the importance ofthe foot in identification...
... conditions early in life and once the vulnerability has been ascertained, the onset andthe course ofthe illness are largely dependent on the dynamics of biological and psychosocial factors ... parts ofthe brain (i.e CA1, CA3 and hilus ofthe dentate gyrus) (Wang et al., 2005a) These events are elicited by an influx of calcium (Ca2+) upon the binding of KA to KA receptors (Sun and Chen, ... callosum, specific group of axon terminals such as the mossy-fiber terminal ofthe hippocampus and cerebellum, and neuropil ofthe hippocampus, 10 Chapter Introduction neocortex and substantia nigra...
... was the fillers section with 60m long, its total degradation ability was the sum ofthe natural degradation andthe biofilm degradation on the fillers ofthe section The layout of fillers was: the ... the flexibility and toughness ofthe stem andthe adhesion ofthe branch and leaf of Chara foetida was emphasized It was developed with beanpole imitating the stem, central buckle imitating the ... streams Thus the biofilm is totally in good oxygen state, this is favorable for the growth and reproduction of nitrifying bacteria, andthe whole biofilm activation is strengthened, therefore the whole...
... containing 100 lm of (GlcNAc)14 was analysed at the start, in the middle and at the end of each series of samples The resulting average values ofthe standards (displaying standard deviations of < 5%) ... course ofthe degradation of (GlcNAc)3 (r) and (GlcNAc)4 ( ) by LlChi18A, illustrated by theproductionof (GlcNAc)2 during the initial linear phase ofthe degradation reaction Note that the enzyme ... into the chitinolytic potential of L lactis, the present results provide only the third example ofthe role of family 33 CBPs in the degradation of recalcitrant polysaccharides Furthermore, the...
... suggesting the absence of CK2 sites N-terminal of position 402 in the catalytic domain andthe presence of several phosphorylation sites for CK2 in the C-terminal portion of Rio1p, one (or more) of them ... RIO1alleles under the control ofthe GAL10 promoter in the genomic context (the respective alleles were integrated at the URA3 locus with the help ofthe integration plasmid pRS306) were cultured on ... difficulties entering the S phase The reason for the accumulation of cells in the G1 phase may be due to the slightly lower kinase activity ofthe (S > A)6 mutant Rio1p kinase during the G1 phase relative...
... the species exists, the rarity ofthe species, the charisma ofthe species and a variety of other factors It is unlikely that most households in the U.S including those far from the habitat of ... is the study of forests in the United States the types of forests, the extent of these forests, andthe ecosystem services that forests provide on a national level Similarly, the amount of land ... But, as with the analyses of outdoor recreation, most ofthe studies of visitors and residents andthe impact on their homes and communities come from single sites or a handful of sites with...
... Other land Other land consists mainly of agricultural land and land underlying buildings etc The values are from the balance sheets ofthe Swedish NA The land values are based on the same type of ... Comments and conclusions are based on experiences andthe practical work with the tables and are the views ofthe authors and not necessarily the view of Statistics Sweden The authors ofthe report ... 22742 (4) The market prices on forest land where the same at the beginning and end of 1993 but was approximately percent lower in the middle ofthe year The stumpage prices on the other hand was...
... due to the formation of acidic compounds from the decomposition ofthe woodpulps and other raw materials, which can induce the hydrolysis ofthe cellulose and then decrease the resistance and mechanical ... Characterization ofthe artistic techniques and technologies ofproduction from the analytical data related to the chemical composition and morphology ofthe object often allows a clear ascription ofthe ... analyzed andthe level of accuracy required for the estimate In general, the larger the number of samples, the higher the level of accuracy is reached in the analysis; however, the number of samples...
... Map ofthe Gulf of Thailand showing the six major rivers that flow into the inner Gulf of Thailand Sample from the Upper Gulf and Lower Gulf in Southern Thailand exhibited low concentrations of ... expansion ofthe marine fishery industry since the early 1960s has put tremendous pressure on the available resources in the Gulf of Thailand The exploitation of fish resources in the Gulf of Thailand ... Island, Mab Tapud, andthe Off-shore area ofthe Gulf of Thailand A report to Petroleum Authority of Thailand (Unpublished manuscript) Merchand, M., 1982 The AMOCO CADIZ Oil spill distribution and...
... (an inducer of isoforms ofthe UGT2 family) increased the urinary excretion of ascorbate in normal and homozygous Gunn rats Taken together, these results indicate that UGT isoforms ofthe UGT1A, ... involvement of UGTs in the formation of vitamin C Gunn rats are decient in UGT isoforms ofthe UGT1A family, but not ofthe UGT2 family [26,27] 3-Methylcholanthrene, an inducer of UGTs ofthe UGT1A ... unable to synthesize the vitamin Important progress has been made recently in our understanding ofthe synthesis andthe recycling of vitamin C, and a novel pathway has been described for the degradation...
... based on the video recordings: the number of times that the user looked at the robot, andthe percentage ofthe total interaction that they spent looking at the robot We considered these gaze-based ... more than once (the snowman andthe L shape), we recorded whether they said yes or no when they were asked if they remembered each of these components during the construction ofthe railway signal ... concentrated on the timing ofthe interaction: the time taken to complete the three construction tasks, the number of system turns required for the complete interaction, andthe mean time taken by the system...
... preservation of soils, and protection of animal habitats Wood also provides a source of clean, renewable energy Pressures on Performance and Competitiveness In spite ofthe success ofthe forest, wood and ... but as the handiwork of nature's life cycle, constantly renewing and replenishing itself for the multiple uses of man and wildlife Today, the forest, wood and paper industry produces wood and paper ... linerboard, and wastepaper Major imports include wood pulp, newsprint, and printing and writing paper There are many facts and figures that underscore the breadth ofthe pulp and paper industry in the...
... that the presence of Clouded Apollo was significantly dependent on the number of fumewort, on the heterogeneity of landscapes, and on the presence of semi-natural grasslands, deep valleys and ... Estonia (1:10 000) The analysis ofthe land cover and plant community types of habitats of Clouded Apollo was made on the basis ofthe digital cadastral map For analysis, only these data were used, ... 12(10%) and from the earlier period 19(16%) records There are three main centres of Clouded Apollo in Estonia: the population ofthe island of Saaremaa, andthe North-Estonian andthe South-Estonian...