acorn production plays a fundamental role in the organization and dynamics of oak forest ecosystems. regarding acorn importance, visual survey methods have been used to estimate acorn production of oak species throughout the world. in this study, the mast indices of brant`s oak (quercus brantii lindl.) were determined in a section of northern zagros forests, almost 36 ha area, near baneh, kurdi...

Fodder trees and shrubs are crucial sources of animal feed in Sudan, particularly in arid and semi-arid areas. This is because they can fill up the feed gaps in the summer period when grassland growth is limited due to unfavorable weather conditions. The study was conducted in Elnour forest-southeastern Sudan in 2015, which is dominated by Acacia seyal. The objectives of this study were to esti...

1. In respect of the appeal by Luckless Limited (‘the appellant’) against the fine of £140,000 imposed upon it by HHJ Stern QC, following the 2 guilty pleas entered by the appellant in respect of a single count under s.85 Water Resources Act 1991 (‘WRA’); and a single count under s.33(1)(c) Environmental Protection Act 1990 (‘EPA’), the Crown has been asked to make submissions on the following ...

Efficient forest management requires detailed, timely information on forests. The increasing availability and affordability of high spatial resolution remotely sensed imagery provides viable opportunities for developing automatic forest inventories at fine scale. Individual tree crown detection and delineation has become increasingly important for forest management and ecosystem monitoring. Exi...

Recent advances in LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology have allowed for the remote sensing of important forest characteristics to be more reliable and commercially available. Studies have shown that this technology can adequately estimate forest characteristics such as individual tree locations, tree heights, and crown diameters. These values are then used to estimate biophysical pro...