2011-10-23 NRMI: NATURAL RESOURCE MONITORING ITEMS OF INTEREST
This Issue: Estimating Rattan Biomass and Some Other Good Things
BUT FIRST, WON’T YOU PLEASE HELP?
Infosylva Customer Survey – This survey (see https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Infosylva_EN) is being conducted by FAO as an assessment of Infosylva, an information service of news clippings provided by the FAO Forestry Information Centre with news on forestry in English, French and Spanish. The information that you provide is confidential, and results will be used for the sole purpose of helping us to serve you better. The survey is timed to take less than ten minutes. The survey is also available in French (Français) and Spanish (español). Please complete only one version. Thank you for participating in this survey. Your participation is invaluable! Regards, Infosylva Team. If you are unfamiliar with Infosylva, you may access the latest issue at http://www.fao.org/forestry/infosylva/en/
Seeking Free Access Forestry Journals. Umair Awan writes, “Please help me by giving some best online free full access journals' links for forestry research papers as I have to start my research coming spring semester.” If you can help, please contact Umair at awan48@gmail.com.
ESTIMATING RATTAN BIOMASS – Here are some sites that may be of interest. If you know of others, please contact Dr. Tim Gregoire at timothy.gregoire@yale.edu.
ANSAB. 2010. Participatory Inventory of Non-Timber Forest Products. Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources. Kathmandu, Nepal. http://www.ansab.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/2.-PARTICIPATORY-INVENTORY_05102010.pdf
Bøgh, Anders.1996. Abundance and growth of rattans in Khao Chong National Park, Thailand. Forest Ecology and Management 84(1-3): 71-80. Abstract. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378112796037383
Chamberlain, J.L., tech. coord. and editor. 2007. Non-timber Forest Products: Traditional Products and Technologies: Proceedings of the IUFRO Division 5 Research Group 5.11 technical sessions, Brisbane, Australia, 8-13 August 2005. Asia Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions, FRIM, Kepong, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 118 p. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=36&ved=0CEAQFjAFOB4&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iufro.org%2Fdownload%2Ffile%2F2318%2F1855%2F51100-proceedings-brisbane05_pdf%2F&rct=j&q=measuring%20inventorying%20biomass%20of%20rattan&ei=pmx_ToL4Lonu0gGlw43fDw&usg=AFQjCNHFtaNVXFQ4zc1uzHgW_hKtIVgbmA www.iufro.org/download/file/.../51100-proceedings-brisbane05_pdf/
Cultivation, Harvesting and Processing of African Rattan - Palmae calamoideae. 11 p. http://www.isf-cameroun.org/african%20rattan-good.pdf
DeWalt, Saara J. et al. 2006. Liana habitat associations and community structure in a Bornean lowland tropical forest. http://www.springerlink.com/content/584q4124534l3072/
Evans, Tom D.; Viengkham, Oulathong V. 2001. Inventory time-cost and statistical power: a case study of a Lao rattan. Forest Ecology and Management 150(3): 313-322. http://www.elsevier.nl/inca/publications/store/5/0/3/3/1/0/index.htt?menu=cont
FAO. N.d. Rattan: current research issues and prospects for conservation and sustainable development. http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/003/Y2783E/y2783e00.htm#TopOfPage
Ferchland, Bjarke et al. 2006. Participatory inventory methods for multi-purpose tropical evergreen forest. Case: Ban Thung Soon community forest. Fifth International Course on Tropical Forest Ecology and Silviculture. Thailand 3-23 January 2006. Group 7. 22 p. http://www.helsinki.fi/vitri/research/Educational_Projects/forrsa/RE_1_Proceedings/Forrsa_RE_1/RE_1_proceedings_pdf/Report_Gr7.pdf
Gnanaharan, R.; Mosteiro, A.P. 1997. Local Tools and Equipment Technologies for Processing Bamboo & Rattan - An Illustrated Manual. http://www.inbar.int/publication/txt/INBAR_Technical_Report_No09.htm
Hamid, Nur Hasmiza Abdul; Suratman, Mohd Nazip. 2011. Distribution of Rattan at Kuala Keniam, Taman Negara Pahang, Malaysia. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Rehabilitation of Tropical Rainforest Ecosystems 2011. 5 p. http://www.forr2.upm.edu.my/frp/images/abstract42.pdf
Hirschberger, Peter. 2011. Global Rattan Trade: Pressure on Forest Resources Analysis and Challenges. 84 p. http://assets.wwf.ch/downloads/rattan_trade_analysis_final_editedno_trackchnage__ph__20110203.pdf
ITTO. 2007. Technical report: rattan raw material trade. 43 p. http://www.pustaka.rotanindonesia.org/rattan%20raw%20material%20trade.pdf
Laos. 2001. Course 2.3 - Forest inventory for management planning purposes. 37 p. http://www.mekonginfo.org/mrc_en/doclib.nsf/0/0A2450F7612FDBBD47256B96000B0D43/$FILE/Course2-3.pdf
Laos. 2001. Village Forestry Training Manual http://www.mekonginfo.org/mrc_en/doclib.nsf/0/0a2450f7612fdbbd47256b96000b0d43/$file/village_forestry_training_manual.html
Manual of management and utilization techniques for rattan plantations in China. http://www.itto.int/direct/topics/topics_pdf_download/topics_id=2708&no=0&disp=inline
Martin, Gary J. et al. n.d. Measuring Diversity – Methods of Accessing Biological Resources and Local Knowledge. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001240/124076eb.pdf
Pantanella, Edoardo. 2005. The Silvicultural and Sustainable Management of Rattan Production Systems. Thesis. 143 p. http://www.fao.org/forestry/11136-0f1ac19a329690e4e63e511ef1da4ccb.pdf
Philippines. 1996. Governing the cutting, transporting and utilization of rattan and development of rattan plantations within the reservations covered by EOs 224 and 258. http://www.napocor.gov.ph/WMD%20WEBPAGE/mandates/memorandum/mo%2096-27.htm
Rao, LV. Ramanuja; Sastry, Cherla B. Sastry. 1990. The IDRC Bamboo and Rattan Research Network in Asia. 20 p. http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca/dspace/bitstream/10625/11370/1/92784.pdf
Schindelem W. 2001. Combined Forest Inventory - Field Manual. Short-term Consultancy Report 26a 25 p. http://www.aseanforest-chm.org/document_center/sfm_framework/best_practices_for_sfm/annex_1a_combined_forest_inventory_field_manual.pdf?download=true.
Schippmann, Uwe; Lange, Dagmar. N.d. Annotated Bibliography on Plant Resource Assessment Methods for Non-Timber Forest Products with a focus on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. 132 p. http://www.floraweb.de/map-pro/Bib_Vilm.pdf
Sunderland, Terry C.H. 1997. Field Guide to Rattan Genera and Rattan Collecting in West & Central Africa. African Rattan Research Programme Technical Note No. 1. 7 p. http://www.cesca-world.org/downloads/Guide%20to%20Rattan%20Collection.pdf
Watanabe, Natsuki M.; Suzuki, Eizi. 2008. Species diversity, abundance, and vertical size structure of rattans in Borneo and Java. Biodiversity and Conservation 17(3): 523-538. Abstract. http://www.springerlink.com/content/j7317317163t4635/
Williams, J.T. et al eds. 1996. Inventory Techniques and Assessment of Rattan and Bamboo in Tropical Forests. Papers Presented at an International Meeting of Experts at the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) 27-28 March 1995. Technical Report No. 11. http://www.inbar.int/publication/txt/INBAR_Technical_Report_No11.htm
Wong, J.L.G. 2000. The biometrics of non-timber forest product resource assessment: A review of current methodology. 15 p http://www.etfrn.org/etfrn/workshop/ntfp/text.pdf
Wong, Jennifer L.G. et al. 2001. Resource Assessment of Non-Wood Forest Products – Experience and Biometric Principles. Non-Wood Forest Products 13. FAO. http://www.mekonginfo.org/mrc_en/doclib.nsf/0/78931B0CB2B5CECE47256B2E000D731F/$FILE/FULLTEXT.pdf and http://www.dfid.gov.uk/r4d/PDF/Outputs/Forestry/ZF0077_-_Resource_assessment_of_non-wood_forest_products_experience_and_biometric_principles.pdf
Zemek, Oliver John 2009. Biomass and Carbon Stocks Inventory of Perennial Vegetation in the Chieng Khoi Watershed, NW Viet Nam. University of Hohenheim. M.Sc. Thesis 125 p. https://www.uni-hohenheim.de/sfb564/public/c4_files/zemek_msc.pdf
SOME OTHER PUBLICATIONS/URLS OF INTEREST
Barrett, T.M.; Gray, A.N. 2011. Potential of a national monitoring program for forests to assess change in high-latitude ecosystems. Biol. Conserv. 144(5):1285-1294.Abstract. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320710004581
BC. 1936. Standard Legend for Forest Cover Mapping. British Columbia, Canada. 34 p. http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/bib106838.pdf. Note: much of text is hand written
Beever, E.A.; Woodward, A. 2011. Design of ecoregional monitoring in conservation areas of high-latitude ecosystems under contemporary climate change. Biol. Conserv. 144(5):1258-1269. http://fresc.usgs.gov/products/papers/2723_Woodward.pdf
Beever, E.A.; Woodward, A. 2011. Ecoregional-scale monitoring within conservation areas, in a rapidly changing climate. Biol. Conserv. 144(5):1255-1257. http://fresc.usgs.gov/products/papers/2769_Woodward.pdf.
Bin Muzaffar, S., et al. 2011. The endangered forests of Bangladesh: why the process of implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity is not working. Biodivers. Conserv. 20(7):1587-1601. http://www.springerlink.com/content/fh5pv4g37637n1k3/
Block, Ira. 2011. Earth before the ice. National Geographic (October) 220(4): 90-109.
Didion, M. et al. 2009. Potentials and limitations of using large-scale forest inventory data for evaluating forest succession models. Ecological Modelling 220(2): 133-147. Abstract. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304380008004626
Estes, J.A., et al. 2011. Trophic downgrading of planet Earth. Science 333(6040):301-306. http://people.biology.ufl.edu/rdholt/holtpublications/255.pdf
Etter, A., et al. 2011. Incorporating temporality and biophysical vulnerability to quantify the human spatial footprint on ecosystems. Biol. Conserv. 144(5):1585-1594. Abstract . http://www.mendeley.com/research/incorporating-temporality-biophysical-vulnerability-quantify-human-spatial-footprint-ecosystems/
Hui, C., et al.2011. Defining optimal sampling effort for large-scale monitoring of invasive alien plants: a Bayesian method for estimating abundance and distribution. J. Appl. Ecol. 48(3):768-776. Abstract. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.01974.x/abstract
ITC. N.d. A Compendium of On-Line Soil Survey Information - Methods & Techniques. http://www.itc.nl/~rossiter/research/rsrch_ss_methods.html
KEEPING UP-TO-DATE – PRODUCTS, NEWSLETTERS, EMAIL LISTS, JOURNALS. See also http://botany.si.edu/puhttps://www.createspace.com/3489254bs/bcn/links.cfm, http://scholar.google.com/, and Directory of open access journals. http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=findJournals.
NWFP-Digest-L - FAO’s NWFP-Digest-L, a free e-mail journal that covers all aspects of non-wood forest products, No. 14/11 may be found on FAO's NWFP home page: www.fao.org/forestry/site/12980/en. You can take part in contributing to the continued success of this newsletter by sharing with the NWFP community any news that you may have regarding research, events, publications and projects. Kindly send such information to NWFP-Digest-L@mailserv.fao.org: We also appreciate any comments or feedback.
WORKING SMARTER - WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS, EVENTS, ETC. – See also: http://www.gfis.net, http://www.iufro.org/events/calendar/ and http://www.iufro.org/discover/noticeboard/.
MOVING AHEAD – OPPORTUNITIES – See also: Scholarships-Positions - http://scholarship-positions.com/, Forestry, Arboriculture, Agriculture, Agronomy & Natural Resource Management Jobs at http://www.earthworks-jobs.com/forest.htm, Riley Guide to Agriculture, Forestry, & Farming Jobs http://www.rileyguide.com/agric.html, Finding Your Dream Job in Natural Resources http://www.cyber-sierra.com/nrjobs/, Naturesjobs.com http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/index.html, The Job Seekers Guide for International and Environmental Careers http://ejobs.home.att.net/ and Scholarship Listing http://www.scholarshiplisting.com/.
Invitation to Exhibit at Eye on Earth Summit - This is an invitation for all youth who have any relevant projects showcasing best practices in the utilization of environmental data to get in touch for their projects to be showcased at the 12-15 December 2011 Eye on Earth Summit http://www.eyeonearthsummit.org, Emerging Economies are at risk of losing valuable environmental assets as a result of inaccurate decision-making caused by the lack of useable, quality data. The solution is an achievable one. Much of the world's growing wealth of data is held in incompatible standards, ‘protected’ by bureaucratic complexity, restrained by lack of open access or ignorance of its existence. The Eye on Earth Summit http://www.eyeonearthsummit.org/ is convened to address these issues. The summit will enable global leaders, innovators and decision-makers to focus on an issue critical to the wise decision-making upon which our planet’s future depends: how to ensure effective access to the world's expanding pool of environmental and societal data by all of those who need it. Facilitated by Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative (AGEDI) and hosted by Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Eye on Earth Summit will strengthen existing efforts and inspire a search for unified, global solutions to the issues that preclude access to data. The Eye on Earth Exhibition will showcase ‘best-impact’ examples of geospatial and environmental data technologies, projects and innovations. If there is anyone who is interested in showcasing any of the following, please get in touch. 1. Awesome application, web-based or otherwise, that promote utilization of environmental and societal data. 2. Any areas where youth are using mapping and data technologies to address environmental issues. For further information see http://www.eyeonearthsummit.org, From the ANFES list.
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