Carbon Sequestration Potential Of Land Cover Types In The Agricultural Landscape Of Eastern Amazonia Brazil
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: Cuvillier Verlag |
Total Pages |
: 174 |
Release |
: 2005-10-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783736916944 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3736916949 |
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: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis Carbon sequestration potential of land-cover types in the agricultural landscape of eastern Amazonia, Brazil by :
The Bragantina region is located in eastern Amazonia, Northern Brazil, covering around 9000 km and with a long history of agricultural activities. For over 150 years, human activities have modified the landscape and reduced the primary forest area to less than 5 % of the original cover (Hedden-Dunkhorst et al., 2004). Land use consists mainly of livestock grazing and cultivation of annual and perennial crops mixed with spontaneous forest vegetation in the fallow areas. During the past 40 years, the population has rapidly increased and the road network expanded, which has led to increasing pressure on the land resources. As the smallholders have to produce increasing amounts of food supplies for the neighboring cities, fallow periods are shortened, and soils and fallow vegetation have become degraded. Although the Bragantina region is an old colonized region, other tropical areas along the Amazonian basin have been recently deforested and 30 % of these areas are covered by secondary forests (Fearnside and Guimarães, 1996; Houghton et al., 2000). Alternatives uses for secondary forest must be developed in order to avoid the degradation of further areas. Forest management and atmospheric carbon sequestration of secondary forest are alternatives to be explored.
Author |
: Carlos Javier Puig |
Publisher |
: Cuvillier Verlag |
Total Pages |
: 181 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783865376947 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3865376940 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis Carbon Sequestration Potential of Land Cover Types in the Agricultural Landscape of Eastern Amazonia, Brazil by : Carlos Javier Puig
Author |
: B. Mohan Kumar |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 317 |
Release |
: 2011-08-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789400716308 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9400716303 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry Systems by : B. Mohan Kumar
Tree based production systems abound especially in the tropics. Despite the pervasiveness of such multipurpose “trees-outside-forest” resources, they have not attracted adequate attention in the development paradigms of many nation states. These multispecies production systems impact the ecosystem processes favourably. Yet, our understanding of the diversity attributes and carbon dynamics under agroforestry is not adequate. This book focuses on the role of multispecies production systems involving tree and crop species as a means for carbon sequestration and thereby reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Sixteen chapters organized into three broad sections titled: Measurement and Estimation, Agrobiodiversity and Tree Management, and Policy and Socioeconomic Aspects represent a cross section of the opportunities and challenges in current research and emerging issues in harnessing carbon sequestration potential of agroforestry systems.
Author |
: Kassahun Tesfaye Geletu |
Publisher |
: Cuvillier Verlag |
Total Pages |
: 160 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783867279864 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3867279861 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis Genetic Diversity of Wild Coffea Arabica Populations in Ethiopia as a Contribution to Conservation and Use Planning by : Kassahun Tesfaye Geletu
Author |
: Taye Kufa Obso |
Publisher |
: Cuvillier Verlag |
Total Pages |
: 331 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783867279901 |
ISBN-13 |
: 386727990X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ecophysiological Diversity of Wild Arabica Coffee Populations in Ethiopia by : Taye Kufa Obso
Coffea arabica, one of the economically most important crops worldwide, occurs naturally in the undergrowth of montane rainforests of Ethiopia. The study provides the first detailed ecophysiological investigations of wild coffee populations. It demonstrates the inter- and intra-regional variability in phenotypic and hydrological characteristics of wild coffee. The results reveal very different strategies of wild coffee seedlings for coping with drought stress. The ecophysiological diversity shows the importance of Ethiopian wild coffee populations as gene pools for future breeding programs, and underlines the need for an in-situ conservation strategy. The study includes recommendations for coffee forest management and the use of wild arabica coffee in Ethiopia.
Author |
: Maria Teresa Almanza Fandiño |
Publisher |
: Cuvillier Verlag |
Total Pages |
: 131 |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783867271875 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3867271879 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis Management of Bombus Atratus Bumblebees to Pollinate Lulo (Solanum Quitoense L), a Native Fruit from the Andes of Colombia by : Maria Teresa Almanza Fandiño
Solanum quitoense (Lulo) from the northern Andes is a fruit with an attractive taste. It has a high export potential but its production is hampered by insufficient pollination. Studies on the reproductive system of Lulo revealed that, due to their poricidal anthers, the flowers need pollinators for self- and cross-pollination. Pollination by native bumblebees significantly increases fruit set and quality. Experiments show that colonies of Bombus atratus can be reared in captivity and used in Lulo fields for providing increased pollination services. Modeling based on data on colony development reveal larva/workers ratio and the supply of pollen as main parameters for improving the rearing method.
Author |
: Damaris Achieng Odeny |
Publisher |
: Cuvillier Verlag |
Total Pages |
: 115 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783867279918 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3867279918 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Synopsis Microsatellite Development and Application in Pigeonpea (Cajanus Cajan (L.) Millspaugh) by : Damaris Achieng Odeny
Author |
: Kenneth M. Chomitz |
Publisher |
: World Bank Publications |
Total Pages |
: 48 |
Release |
: 2001 |
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: |
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: |
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: 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Synopsis Geographic Patters of Land Use and Lande Intensity in the Brazilian Amazon by : Kenneth M. Chomitz
Nearly 90 percent of agricultural land in the Brazilian Amazon is used for pasture, or has been cleared and left unused. Pasture on average is used with very low productivity. Analysis based on census tract data shows that agricultural conversion of forested areas in the wetter western Amazon would be even less productive, using current technologies.
Author |
: Gerhard Gerold |
Publisher |
: Göttingen University Press |
Total Pages |
: 181 |
Release |
: 2014 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783863951382 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3863951387 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Interdisciplinary Analysis and Modeling of Carbon-Optimized Land Management Strategies for Southern Amazonia by : Gerhard Gerold
The Carbiocial Project investigates viable carbon-optimized land management strategies for maintaining tropical ecosystem services under land use change and changing climate conditions in Southern Amazonia – a hotspot of global change. The project aims at understanding the vital natural processes and socio-economic driving forces in the region and develops strategies to enhance and protect carbon stocks in the recently deforested agroscapes of Central/Northern Mato Grosso and South Pará. That is why Carbiocial analyzes and models soil, water and climate as well as agro-economics, social and political transformations. Based on detailed storylines, the project aims at identifying possible entry-points for a necessary change in local and regional production patterns, considering local livelihoods as well as the present national and global economic, legal and political situation. This book gives an overview of the first results of the multi-disciplinary Carbiocial Project by publishing the main presentations, held on the Carbiocial Status Conference, on October 7-8, 2013, in Cuiabá. In sixteen chapters the authors elucidate the project‘s current state of knowledge, illustrating adapted methods for regional modeling and promising strategies for the Amazon development.
Author |
: Lykke E. Andersen |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 288 |
Release |
: 2002-12-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 052181197X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521811972 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (7X Downloads) |
Synopsis The Dynamics of Deforestation and Economic Growth in the Brazilian Amazon by : Lykke E. Andersen
A multi-disciplinary team of authors analyze the economics of Brazilian deforestation using a large data set of ecological and economic variables. They survey the most up to date work in this field and present their own dynamic and spatial econometric analysis based on municipality level panel data spanning the entire Brazilian Amazon from 1970 to 1996. By observing the dynamics of land use change over such a long period the team is able to provide quantitative estimates of the long-run economic costs and benefits of both land clearing and government policies such as road building. The authors find that some government policies, such as road paving in already highly settled areas, are beneficial both for economic development and for the preservation of forest, while other policies, such as the construction of unpaved roads through virgin areas, stimulate wasteful land uses to the detriment of both economic growth and forest cover.