2012-02-26 NRMI: NATURAL RESOURCE MONITORING ITEMS OF INTEREST
This Issue: Forest Roads and Landslides and Some Other Good Things
BUT FIRST, WON’T YOU PLEASE HELP? Contact with a forester in Egypt, Greece, Turkey and Italy. My wife and I plan on taking a cruise in the Mediterranean this coming May. We will be visiting Cairo, Athens, Mykonos, Istanbul, Kusadasi and Venice. Since this is my first time in that world, I would like to very briefly meet with a forester to see what is happening in their country – especially regard inventory and monitoring. If you know of someone who may have an interest in meeting, please contact me at gyde@comcast.net. Thanks. Gyde.
FOREST ROADS AND LANDSLIDES. I recently had a request for information on forest roads and landslides. Here are some sites that may be of interest.
B.C. Ministry of Forests. 2002. Forest road engineering guidebook. For. Prac. Br., B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Guidebook. 66 p. http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/tasb/legsregs/fpc/fpcguide/guidetoc.htm or http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/tasb/legsregs/fpc/fpcguide/Road/FRE1.pdf
Borga, Marco et al. 2005. Evaluating the influence of forest roads on shallow landsliding Ecological Modelling, 187(1): 85-98. Abstract. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304380005000426
Dai, F.C.; Lee, C.F. 2002. Landslide characteristics and slope instability modeling using GIS, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. Geomorphology 42: 213– 228. http://gisknowledge.net/topic/geospatial_analysis/dai_lee_geomorphology_02.pdf
Dixon, Michael. N.d. Landslide Computer Modeling Potential. 8 p. http://www.fs.fed.us/t-d/pubs/pdfpubs/pdf03713804/pdf03713804dpi72.pdf
Do clearcuts and forest roads cause landslides? http://www.oregonforests.org/assets/flow/watershed/landslide.htm
Duncan, S. H et al. 1987. A Method for Assessing Landslide Potential as an Aid in Forest Road Placement. Northwest Science 61(3). https://research.wsulibs.wsu.edu:8443/jspui/bitstream/2376/1761/1/v61%20p152%20Duncan%20et%20al.PDF
Esmali; H. Ahmadi 2003. Using GIS & RS in Mass Movements Hazard Zonation –A Case Study in Germichay Watershed, Ardebil, Iran. Map India 2003. 5 p. http://www.gisdevelopment.net/application/natural_hazards/landslides/pdf/128.pdf
FAO 1998. Proceedings of the Seminar on Environmentally Sound Forest Roads and Wood Transport. Sinaia, Romania. 17-22 June 1996. Rome, Italy: FAO. http://www.fao.org/docrep/X0622E/x0622e00.htm#Contents
FAO. 1998. A Manual for the Planning, Design and Construction of Forest Roads in Steep Terrain. Rome, Italy: FAO. http://www.fao.org/docrep/W8297E/w8297e00.htm#Contents
Fischer, Manfred M.; Getis, Arthur. 2010. Handbook of Applied Spatial Analysis: Software Tools, Methods and Applications. 805 p. The pages dealing with landslides may be viewed at http://books.google.com/books?id=c0EP_6eYsjAC&pg=PA654&lpg=PA654&dq=forest+roads+and+landslides&source=bl&ots=JACeun2E2T&sig=T1WtV4-7XecPU2F0DfzFpXDaIbA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=EVkQT_WXF6j00gH6hfTLAw&ved=0CGUQ6AEwCTge#v=onepage&q=forest%20roads%20and%20landslides&f=false
Froehlich, Henry A.; McNabb, David H. 1983. Minimizing Soil Compaction in Pacific Northwest Forests. In: Earl J. Stone ed. Sixth North American Forest Soils Conference on Forest Soils and Treatment Impacts. Univ. of Tenn. Conferences, 2016 Lake Ave. Knoxville. June 1983:159-192. http://forest.moscowfsl.wsu.edu/smp/solo/documents/RPs/Froehlich_McNabb_1983.pdf
Gabet, Emmanuel J.; Burbank, Douglas W.; Putkonen, Jaakko K.;. Pratt-Sitaula, Beth A.; Ojha, Tank. 2004. Rainfall thresholds for landsliding in the Himalayas of Nepal. Geomorphology 63: 131–143. http://projects.crustal.ucsb.edu/nepal/publications/Gabet_etal2004_Geomorph.pdf
Gorsevski, Pece V. et al. 2006. Spatial Prediction of Landslide Hazard Using Logistic Regression and ROC Analysis. Transactions in GIS 10(3): 395-415. Abstract. http://www.mendeley.com/research/spatial-prediction-landslide-hazard-using-logistic-regression-roc-analysis/
Haigh, Martin J.; Rawat, J.S.;Rawat, M.S.; Bartarya, S.K.; Rai, S.P. 1995. Interactions between forest and landslide activity along new highways in Kumaun Himalayas. Forest Ecology and Management 78:173-189 http://data2.xjlas.ac.cn:81/UploadFiles/sdz/cnki/外文/ELSEVIER/evironmental%20risk%20assessment/229.pdf
Hosseini, Sareh et al. 2011. Assessment of factors affecting forest road routing and landslide occurrence in north of Iran. I.J.S.N. 2(2): 220 – 224. http://scienceandnature.org/IJSN_Vol2(2)J2011/IJSN-VOL2(2)-11.pdf
Hosseini, Seyed Ataollah et al. 2011. The effect of terrain factors on landslide features along forest road. African Journal of Biotechnology 10(64):14108-14115. http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB/PDF/pdf2011/19Oct/Hosseini%20et%20al.pdf
Kocher, Susan D.; Gerstein, Jared M.; Harris, Richard R. n.d. Rural roads: A construction and maintenance guide for California landowners. ANR Publication 8262. 23 p. http://www.wildfirezone.org/assets/images/resource_docs/rural%20roads.pdf
Lewis, Lisa; Salisbury, Sandra L.; Hagen. Shannon. 2001. Soil bioengineering for upland slope stabilization. Soil Bioengineering for Slopes Research Report. Research Project WA-RD 491.1. 88 p. http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/publications/fulltext/Roadside/ResearchReport.pdf
Malet, J.P.; Maquaire, O. n.d. Risk assessment methods of landslides. Project Report 2.2. Deliverable 2.3.2.4. Sixth Framework Programme, Scientific Support to Policies. 29 p. http://www.ramsoil.eu/NR/rdonlyres/9179FD01-072A-449C-8EE4-CE1DC33DFF76/56314/PR22landslidesreport.pdf
Merrill, Brian R; Casaday, Ethan. 2001. Field techniques for forest and range road removal. 20 p. http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/23071/files/field%20techniques%20for%20road%20removal%20part%201.pdf
National Academies Press. 2008. Hydrologic Effects of a Changing Forest Landscape. 180 p. http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12223&page=R1
Priya, Goutham. N.d. Landslide hazard zonation using remote sensing and GIS based weight of evidence model. http://www.weathat.com/landslide-hazard-zonation-using-a2565.html
Saito, Masashi et al. 2009. The study of the automatic forest road design technique considering shallow landslides with Lidar data of the Funyu Experimental Forest. Council on Forest Engineering (COFE) Conference Proceedings: “Environmentally Sound Forest Operations.” Lake Tahoe, June 15-18, 2009. 12 p. http://frec.vt.edu/cofe/documents/COFE_2009_Saito_Poster_Paper.pdf
Section B. Forest Roads. Forest Practices Advisory Committee on Salmon and Watersheds 48 p. http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/privateforests/docs/RptSecB.pdf?ga=t
Sidle, Roy C.; Ziegler, Alan D.; Negishi, Junjiro N.; Nik, Abdul Rahim; Siew, Ruyan, Turklebloom, Francis. N.d. Erosion processes in steep terrain—Truths, myths, and uncertainties related to forest management in Southeast Asia. 27 p. http://www.aseanbiodiversity.info/Abstract/51005432.pdf
USFS. N.d. Slope Stability Reference Guide for National Forests in the United States. Volume III. 380 p. http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_other/wo_em7170_13/wo_em7170_13_vol3.pdf
Zaitchik, B.F.; van Es, H.M. 2003. Applying a GIS slope-stability model to site-specific landslide prevention in Honduras. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 58(1): 45-53. Abstract: http://www.jswconline.org/content/58/1/45.abstract; Excerpt: http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-2515728/Applying-a-GIS-slope-stability.html
SOME OTHER PUBLICATIONS/URLS OF INTEREST
:Accumulation of Black Carbon Toward The Base Of The Himalayas.OGG http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Accumulation_of_Black_Carbon_Toward_The_Base_Of_The_Himalayas.OGG
Acar, H. Hulusi et al. 2002. GPS/GIS usage on the forest boundary points surveying and mapping. International Symposium on GIS, Septber 23-26, 2002, Istanbul, Turkey. 7 p. http://www.fig.net/com_3_istanbul/PDF/S.Gumus.pdf
Barr, L.M., et al. 2011. A new way to measure the world's protected area coverage. PLoS ONE 6(9):e24707. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0024707
Beier, P., et al. 2011. Toward best practices for developing regional connectivity maps. Conserv. Biol. 25(5):879-892. Abstract. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2011.01716.x/abstract
BirdLife European Forest Task Force, 2009. Bulgarian-Romanian Forest Mapping Project, Final Report. 36 p. http://www.hcvnetwork.org/resources/assessments/BRFM%20report_English_low%20resolution.pdf
Bjorholm, Stine et al. 2008. To what extent does Tobler's 1st law of geography apply to macroecology? A case study using American palms (Arecaceae). BMC Ecology 8:11. http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6785-8-11.pdf
BLM. 1973. Photo Interpretation Handbook 5214. Denver, CO: U.S. Department of Interior; Bureau of Land Management; Denver Service Center. Misc. pagination. This handbook is online in 4 parts as follows: http://home.comcast.net/~gyde/5214.Photo.1.pdf (Covering the extensive forest inventory sample design, Photo phase inputs, and Preparation for the photo sample). ; http://home.comcast.net/~gyde/5214.Photo.2.pdf (Photo interpretation). http://home.comcast.net/~gyde/5214.Photo.3.pdf (Analysis and field plot selection), and http://home.comcast.net/~gyde/5214.Photo.4.pdf (Appendix - Formulas used in interpretation).
BLM. 2005. Land Use Planning Handbook. BLM Handbook H-1601-1. 163 p. http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/ak/aktest/planning/planning_general.Par.65225.File.dat/blm_lup_handbook.pdf
BLM. 2010. BLM EcoSurvey Field User Guide. USDI Bureau of Land Management. 105 p. http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/files/blm_ecosurvey.pdf
Blundell, Arthur G. et al. 2007. A database of schemes that prioritize sites and species based on their conservation value: focusing business on biodiversity. BMC Ecology 7:10. http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6785-7-10.pdf
Branthomme, A. 2002. National Forest Inventory – Philippines Field Manual. FAO Forestry Department. 67 p. http://www.fao.org/forestry/15607-070f28f166a8e79c0fb151cacb9500731.pdf
Brassel, Peter; Lischke, Heike.2001. Swiss National Forest Inventory: Methods and Models of the Second Assessment. 339 p. http://www.wsl.ch/dienstleistungen/publikationen/pdf/3077.pdf
Browning, Arnie, n.d. Continuous Forest Inventory for the Northwest Region Bureau of Indian Affairs. 62 slides. http://gis.cdatribe-nsn.gov/Projects/GISonFire/CFI.ppt
Bullock, J.M., et al. 2011. Restoration of ecosystem services and biodiversity: conflicts and opportunities. Trends Ecol. Evol. 26(10):541-549. http://www2.uah.es/josemrey/Reprints/Bullock_RestorationReview_TREE_2011_online.pdf
Burton F.J. 2007. Vegetation Classification for the Cayman Islands. In: Burton, F.J. 2007. Threatened Plants of the Cayman Islands. Kew Publishers, London. http://www.cyclura.com/mkern/VC%20Test%20PDF/VC_Cayman_Mst-1_3.pdf
Butler, Larry D. et al.1997. National Range and Pasture Handbook. NRCS. 472 p. http://agecon.uwyo.edu/wire/ResourcePages/NRPH.PDF
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.
Journal of Biodiversity and Ecological Science (JbES) You may find (Vol. 1, Issue. 4, Fall 2011), which is available online at: http://www.jbes.ir
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/ , http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/index.html The Job Seekers Guide for International and Environmental Careers http://timresch.net/ejobs/index.htm and Scholarship Listing http://www.scholarshiplisting.com/.
Two PhD Opportunities in forest gentics/tree improvement in Ireland (extended deadline) The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine in Ireland has approved a new programme of research in the area of forest genetic resources, involving UCD, Coillte (the Irish Forestry Board), the National Botanic Gardens, Teagasc and several research consultants. The FORGEN programme commenced 15th December 2011 and will continue until 14th December 2015. UCD Forestry would like to recruit two PhD candidates to conduct research in the area of physiological methods to assess the performance of different Sitka spruce improved genotypes in Ireland. The two PhD students will work on two similar projects and collaboration will be expected. The two projects are summarised as follows: FORGEN PhD.01: The use of physiological methods to assess the performance of different Sitka spruce improved genotypes under stress and non-stress conditions in field and greenhouse trials, with a view to developing a protocol to select elite material at an early age. FORGEN PhD.02: Investigation of physiological and morphological basis of resource allocation in Sitka spruce trees that might explain genotype performance differences at stand level. The aim of the research is to develop optimisation protocols for the deployment of improved material in the field. Preferred Selection Criteria – BSc and MSc which together cover the following disciplines: forestry, or the biological sciences, such as genetics, plant physiology, cell biology or other closed related disciplines. Both positions: capable of independent research and team work. Prepared to work together during parts of the research. Very good oral and written communication skills in English are mandatory. A clean driving licence is desirable. Candidates should state the preferred area of research in their application (FOREGN PhD.01 or ~.02). The tuition fee allowance is insufficient to cover non-EU fees (currently double the EU rate), so only EU citizens should apply. Both PhD positions are available for 3.5 years. Start of the work contract is no later than 1 April 2012. The (tax-free) scholarship will be €16,000 per year and EU-level tuition fees (€5,800 in 2011/12) up to €6,000 are paid by the project. Each student will be registered for the PhD degree with University College Dublin. The research should result in the successful defence of a PhD thesis in 3.5 years. Application process Indicate in your application the position for which you are applying ( FOREGN PhD.01 or ~.02) . The application deadline is 16 March 2012. We will acknowledge all applications, but we will contact only short-listed candidates. Please send your CV and a cover letter (in which you explain why you are interested in the position, why you should be selected for the position and where you saw the advert) to: Dr Conor O'Reilly by email only (conor.oreilly@ucd.ie). Enquiries for more information may be made by email (conor.oreilly@ucd.ie) or telephone (+353 1 716 7191). For more information about UCD Forestry go to http://www.ucd.ie/agfood/ucdforestry/. From Charles Harper via the Forest List.
FOREST FRAGMENTS (Tip of the week) If you have a tip to improve field or office work that you would like to share, please send to me (gyde@comcast.net)
Pay It Forward – Cheers, Gyde
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