intimately connected with the forests. Forests have had a great influence on human thought and way of living. For example‚ the Vedas and Upanishads‚ the oldest known religious‚ philosophical and literary monuments of mankind are the direct products of forest-life in ancient India. The Aranyakas or the Forest Texts form an integral part of these oldest testaments of human wisdom and philosophy. They are called so because they were both composed and studied in the forest-dwellings. They contain the
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BEECH FOREST ECOSYSTEMS INTRODUCTION This essay will look at beech forest ecosystems‚ describing the main characteristics‚ along with pre-human and current distribution of beech forests. Vegetation structure and native fauna associated with the ecosystem will be looked at with examples of species given. Environmental effects such as altitude‚ latitude‚ rainfall and soil drainage‚ and how they can affect beech forests will be investigated. Anthropogenic effects will also be looked at‚ explaining
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escape from everyday life. Everyone has their own way of escaping. It could be listening to music‚ going somewhere quiet‚ going out with friends‚ or some people may even part take in different types of drugs. My place of escape is on the side road of a forest. There is a spot on the side of the road‚ where cars can stop and take a break from driving or just to relax. As I sit on the side of the road‚ I feel peaceful‚ hearing no busy life‚ just the wind and birds chirping in the trees. Peace is always beautiful
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they were done as well. Though not much is thought when a tree is cut down only lately we understand how destructive it would be if this process to be continued. Although there are many organizations established for the management and protection of forests‚ they have not always been active for the purpose they were meant to be. While carrying out this study‚ I collected data on the statistics of deforestation‚ the main reasons for it‚ countries and regions that mostly produce or consume lumber‚ the
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Jackson The business dictionary definition of rainforest is a dense forest of evergreen trees growing in regions of heavy year-round rainfall in tropical latitudes (such as Amazon Basin‚ Borneo‚ New Guinea‚ North-East India‚ and Zair Basin) and warm temperate latitudes (such as Eastern Australia‚ Florida‚ South Africa‚ South Brazil‚ South and Central China‚ South Japan‚ and New Zealand’s North Island). Nearly half of these forests are in the Central and South America‚ mainly the lower Amazonia and
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in November‚ 1989‚ the Noordwijk Declaration on Climate Change advocated a world net forest growth of 12 million hectares per year by the turn of the century while a global forest cover of 30 per cent by the year 2000 was proposed at the second Ministerial Conference of Developing Countries on Environment and Development held in Malaysia in April‚ 1992. There is every indication that the existing global forest cover should be enhanced through greening of the world. In this connection‚ restoration
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Forests cover one third of the earth’s landmass‚ performing vital functions and services around the world which make our planet alive with possibilities. The forests serve as green lungs and water purifying systems in nature. In fact‚ 1.6 billion people depend on forests for their livelihoods. They play a key role in our battle against climate change‚ releasing oxygen into the atmosphere while storing carbon dioxide. Forests feed our rivers and are essential to supplying the water for
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Deciduous Forests INTRODUCTION A deciduous forest‚ simply described is a forest that is leafless during the winter. Eury species make up this type of forest‚ meaning that the species can tolerate a wide range of conditions. In the extreme northern latitudes‚ the growing season is short causing the trees to be leafless the majority of the year. The deciduous forest is subjected to distinct weather cycles and temperature shifts. In this area of the northeast we experience four distinct seasons‚ and
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Forest Growth report-1 A timber cruise is a sample measurement using an instrument to estimate the stand basal area. The measurements are taken from plots or quadrants‚ laid out in a random fashion. Using the timber crutch‚ hold the brass ball for the selected area under your eye and extend the Crutch away until chain is tight. Trees that appear wider than the width of the plastic are big enough or close enough to be counted. An advantage of this particular tool is its ability to correct for
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Rain Forests Vegetation • More than two thirds of the world’s plant species are found in the tropical rainforests: plants that provide shelter and food for rainforest animals as well as taking part in the gas exchanges which provide much of the world’s oxygen supply. • Rainforest plants live in a warm humid environment that allows an enormous variation rare in more temperate climates: some like the orchids have beautiful flowers adapted to attract the profusion of forest insects.
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