Recreational stress is a determining factor in the sustainability of forest ecosystems. Objects research - green spaces park 51 ° 33’14 “N; 45 55’34” E (green zone city Saratov, “Kumysnaya Polyana”). Purpose: identification and optimization recreational potential. The 4504 hectares. largest indicators bulk density (1.35 g / cm3) were revealed service recreation areas. For separate section park,...

Variability of green biomass quantity in plant communities found in study transects established along selected traffic routes in Białystok was studied. The study was conducted in a total of four transects including three in non-forest plant communities and one in a forest community located in the vicinity of Białystok’s main outbound roads. The effect of different distance of the study fields f...

carbon sequestration in soil, leaf and litter of three tree species, viz. eucalyptuscamaldulensis, prosopisjuliflora and ziziphus spina-christi, plantation was investigated in the dehloran city, iran. results showed that the amount of sequestered c in leaf, litter and soil was significantly different among these species. the highest amount of sequestrated c was in leaf and the lowest amount in ...

1. In recent decades there has been a significant effort to establish marine sanctuaries for the purpose of protecting marine biodiversity and ecological processes. While many studies have demonstrated that marine sanctuaries increase the abundance, diversity, and trophic level of marine fish communities, few have compared these parameters across multiple levels of protection and human modifica...

Clearing of dry forests globally creates edges between remnant forest and open anthropogenic habitats. We used flight intercept traps to evaluate how forest beetle communities are influenced by distance from such edges, together with vertical height, spatial location, and local vegetation structure, in an urbanising region (Brisbane, Australia). Species composition (but not total abundance or r...

In urban environments, green roofs provide a number of benefits, including decreased urban heat island effects and reduced energy costs for buildings. However, little research has been done on the non-plant biota associated with green roofs, which likely affect their functionality. For the current study, we evaluated whether or not green roofs planted with two native plant communities in New Yo...

Understanding the factors that influence the characteristics of avian communities using urban parks at both the patch and landscape level is important to focus management effort towards enhancing bird diversity. Here, we investigated this issue during the breeding season across urban parks in Beijing, China, using high-resolution satellite imagery. Fifty-two bird species were recorded across 29...

Every year, forest fires, floods and landslides cause enormous damage of vegetation and fauna, environment and property and bind significant human resources. Particularly in national parks and natural reservations, unique areas of high degree of protection can be devastated by fire. For instance, during the destructive forest fire in the Slovak Paradise National Park (Slovakia) in 1976, very un...

this study aims at assessing the impact of land use change (from forest areas to forest parks) on some silvicultural characteristics of stands under recreational land use in boloran natural forest park, kuhdasht. for this purpose, three zones including non-recreation, extensive recreation and intensive recreation regions were chosen. in each zone 30 sample plots in a systematic random design (1...

In the words of Carole Bergmann, MNPS board member and forest ecologist for Montgomery County Parks: “Kalmia latifolia is a lovely plant all the way around. Beautiful owers, and evergreen foliage that shines in the winter sun. It often forms huge thickets, and when it gets old, it has an open sprawling habit with a peeling strip cinnamon colored bark. It lives in acidic soil. It will tolerate v...