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Ecological disturbances of forests by insects have a complex array of associated human dimensions presenting complications
for natural resource decision making and relationships between stakeholders and managers. This article discusses the human
context of forest disturbances by insects by reviewing four cases of bark beetle forest disturbance from British Columbia
in Canada, Bavarian Forest National Park in Germany, the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska, and the north central region of Colorado.
Findings and lessons learned from these studies are outlined along with their implications for managing forest disturbances
by insects in general. Conclusions focus on the need to assess the broad array of impacts and risks perceived by local residents
and the capacity for local action and involvement in managing forest disturbances. Communication and interaction between resource
managers and local stakeholders can facilitate the identification of management priorities and potentially reduce some of
the risks associated with forest disturbances by insects. 相似文献
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Anthony J. Gaston Paul A. Smith Laura McFarlane Tranquilla William A. Montevecchi David A. Fifield H. Grant Gilchrist April Hedd Mark L. Mallory Gregory J. Robertson Richard A. Phillips 《Marine Biology》2011,158(9):1929-1941
The non-breeding movements of marine birds were poorly known until recently, but this information is essential to understanding
the risk to different geographical populations from events on the wintering grounds. We tracked the migration routes and wintering
areas of Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia from two breeding colonies in eastern Canada: Coats Island in northern Hudson Bay and The Minarets, Baffin Island, during
the period August 2007–May 2008 using geolocation loggers. Birds from The Minarets moved south rapidly post-breeding and wintered
principally off Newfoundland and southern Labrador, or between Newfoundland and southern Greenland, remaining south of 55°N
until at least the spring equinox. Those from Coats Island remained in Hudson Bay until at least mid-November, after which
they moved rapidly through Hudson Strait to winter in southern Davis Strait and the northern Labrador Sea, mostly north of
55°N. Many individuals stayed throughout the winter in areas of heavy ice cover. Adults from the two colonies appear to be
completely segregated in winter and those from Coats Island probably did not enter the area of the winter hunt in Newfoundland.
Unexpectedly, some birds from The Minarets wintered in waters beyond the continental slope and outside the distribution of
pack ice, demonstrating that particular individuals can be wholly pelagic throughout the winter. Coats Island birds returned
through Hudson Strait as soon as open water areas became available in spring. Their sojourn in Hudson Bay coincided very closely
with the occurrence of areas with <90% ice cover. In spite of the relatively large error in positions obtained from geolocation
loggers, our results demonstrated the value of these devices by uncovering a number of previously unknown aspects of Thick-billed
Murre non-breeding ecology in the Northwest Atlantic. Comparison of the non-breeding ecology based on SST experienced in winter
show that the winter niche is broader than hitherto assumed, demonstrating that separate populations may experience different
selection in the face of climate change. 相似文献
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James C. McFarlane Amy Cross Clyde Frank Robert D. Rogers 《Environmental monitoring and assessment》1981,1(1):75-81
Gaseous benzene was rapidly depleted in exposure chambers containing viable soils and plants. When separate components of the system were analyzed, no benzene was detected in soils, plants, or water. Soil microorganisms were shown to be responsible for metabolizing benzene, yielding CO2 as the main product. The rates were sufficiently rapid to suggest that this reaction forms a major pathway for the elimination of benzene from the environment.This work was sponsored and conducted at the Environmental Protection Agency-Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A. 相似文献
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Carlos Wickliff J. C. McFarlane Hilman Ratsch 《Environmental monitoring and assessment》1984,4(1):43-51
A study of bromacil uptake by excised barley (Hordeum vulgare) roots was used to evaluate this procedure as a tool to learn the uptake characteristics of toxic organic chemicals. Bromacil uptake was shown to be a passive process with an uptake rate (at 0.8 mg l-1) of 0.64 μg bromacil g-1 fresh root hr-1. A Q10 for the process was determined to be 1.5 and living roots were required for bromacil uptake. This procedure was judged to be a quick and inexpensive method to screen plant uptake of toxic chemicals. 相似文献
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Researchers have devised many criteria that could assist with the development of an effective public participation process. Few studies, however, have linked these criteria to the effectiveness of decision-making resulting from these processes. We assess whether several criteria postulated by others for designing an effective decision-making process are associated with evaluations of the effectiveness of decision-making by advisory group members from a forest management planning process in Ontario, Canada. Data were collected by written questionnaires from 197 advisory group members in 2001. Four criteria were linked to the effectiveness evaluations including process control (influence), trust in decision-makers, information credibility, and process efficiency. The criterion of knowledge along with contextual variables related to experience, economic dependence on forestry, and geographical residence were not associated with evaluations of effectiveness. 相似文献
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BL Turner II Patrick Meyfroidt Tobias Kuemmerle Daniel Müller Rinku Roy Chowdhury 《Journal of Land Use Science》2020,15(4):489-508
ABSTRACT Land system science and affiliated research linked to sustainability require improved understanding and theorization of land and its change as a social-ecological system (SES). The absence of a general land-use theory, anchored in the social subsystem but with explicit links to the environmental subsystem, hampers this effort. Drawing on land-use explanations, meta-analyses, and associated frameworks, we advance a broad framework structure of eight elements – aggregations of explanatory variables – with links to the biophysical subsystem, for systematic comparisons of extant explanations. Tests and models can be employed to identify which set of variables and their configurations provide robust explanations of across land uses, identifying the potential for theory development. The framework and its application are applicable to both top-down and bottom-up explanatory approaches employed in the social sciences. Links to the environmental subsystem invite future exploration of SES explanations that reach across the different dimensions of global change and sustainability science. 相似文献
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Many organic pollutants potentially are available for uptake by plants and thus bioaccumulation and food contamination. One method of studying uptake is with excised roots, a technique extensively used with plant nutrients. A similar method was developed and used to evaluate uptake patterns of several 14C-labeled organic chemicals. Uptake rate constants for the chemicals tested occurred in the following order: captan phenol > aniline > ethanol indole trifluralin propanil > 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (TCB) > nitrobenzene atrazine > bromacil > simazine > monuron. 相似文献
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Neupane A Boxall PC McFarlane BL Pelletier RT 《Journal of environmental management》2007,85(2):471-482
Fire management agencies in Canada are mandated with protecting multiple forest values from wildfire. Deciding where to reduce fire hazard and how to allocate resources and fire suppression efforts requires an understanding of the values-at-risk from wildfire. The protection of recreation infrastructure is often assumed to provide adequate protection of recreation values. We use an expert judgment approach to provide a spatial distribution of recreation values-at-risk in the forested eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountain region of Alberta, Canada. Data were collected in 2004 from 11 land managers responsible for public lands management and wildfire prevention in the region. Expert assessments showed that recreation values were not confined to areas with publicly funded infrastructure. Exploratory spatial analysis of the ratings identified hotspots and cold spots of recreation activity. Maps resulting from these efforts will provide guidance to fire managers in the prioritization of fire management activities. 相似文献