A current paradigm in conservation biology is that forest harvest practices that better approximate natural disturbance processes are more likely to conserve biodiversity. We contrasted bird communities in three replicate stands in each of 1, 13–15, and 22–28 yr old forests following wildfire and harvest in north-central Alberta, Canada. Stands were chosen from old (.120 yr) boreal mixedwood fo...

Throughout the Midwest United States, agricultural and urban development have fragmented natural areas, with a disproportionate effect on forests wetlands. The resulting habitat loss, compounded spread of white-nose syndrome (WNS), has caused precipitous population declines in several forest-obligate bat species. In 2019, we discovered remnant northern long-eared (Myotis septentrionalis Trouess...

zinnia elegans, an annual flowering plant of the genus zinnia, is one of the best known zinnias. present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different growing media on the growth and flowering of zinnia elegans. seven different growth media including coconut compost, silt, soil loam, leaf manure, (leaf manure + silt; 2:1), (coconut compost + soil loam; 1:1) and (leaf manure + soil loa...

tragacanth gum is one of the most important medicinal and industrial productsof rangelands and is obtained from the incision of gum tragacanth-producing astragalusincluding astragalus keyserlingii. the conservation of astragalus species in rangelandshas a special place in terms of economic profit and soil conservation. the increase in priceof gum tragacanth in recent years and more attention of...

Johansson, T. 2006. The conservation of saproxylic beetles in boreal forest: importance of forest management and dead wood characteristics Doctoral dissertation ISSN 1652-6880, ISBN 91-576-7115-X Forest management has altered the age structure, tree species composition and dead wood availability of Swedish boreal forests. As a consequence, many saproxylic (wood living) insect species have decre...