When dealing with environmental and ecological systems, stochastic methods may play central role at various stages for proper identification, assessment and decisions. This is particularly due to their ability to integrate the diverse knowledges which are needed to deal with the complex nature of environmental and ecological issues. The main purpose of this mini-symposium is the development of ...

Miombo woodlands are crucial to the livelihoods of rural people throughout southern, eastern and central Africa. This paper describes a dynamic simulation model of key ecological processes in miombo and examines the ecological and economic impacts of various forms of management. The model shows that removing harvestable trees and reducing the level of grazing by livestock causes an increase in ...

How to build an image interpretation expert system and other relevant expert systems within a knowledge-based pictorial information system is an ad hoc theme in geographical information system(GIS) field. It plays an important role in building a synthetic information system and in enhancing the GIS system performance. In this article, we present a forestry regional resource planning sub-system,...

Following the generalization of major ecological and environmental problems facing China today and brief introduction of some research results in the country concerning the forest impacts on stream flow, soil erosion and water quality, the current Chinese forestry development toward soil and water conservation was briefly presented in terms of initiatives and techniques in the paper.

†Unitat d’Ecofisiologia CSIC-CEAB-CREAF, CREAF (Center for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Edifici C, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain ‡Department of Forest Ecology, Latokartanonkaari 7, PO Box 27, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland §Departament de Biologia Vegetal, Universitat de Barcelona, Facultat de Biologia, Avinguda Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelon...

1 Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ICTJA-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain, 2 Department of Prehistory, Ancient History and Archaeology, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 3 Ecological Research Center and Forestry Applications (CREAF-CSIC), Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain, 4 Department of Stratigraphy, Paleontology and Marine Geosciences, Uni...

Ignasi Bartomeus*, Montserrat Vilà and Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter Center for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF) and Ecology Unit, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBDCSIC), Avda. Américo Vespucio, s ⁄n 41092 Sevilla, Spain; and Population Ecology Group, Department of Animal Ecology, University of Bayr...

a Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, 21020 Ispra (VA), Italy – [email protected] b World Resources Institute, Washington, USA c Greenpeace Russia, Moscow, Russia d Biodiversity Conservation Center & Socio Ecological Union, Moscow, Russia e Central Siberia Botanical Garden, Novosibirsk, Russia f World Wildlife Fund, Vladivostok, Russia g Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, ...

a Yellowstone Ecological Research Center, 2048 Analysis Drive, Bozeman, MT 59718, United States b NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, United States c Yellowstone Center for Resources, Yellowstone National Park, WY 821990, United States d Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, MT 5...