2013-06-23 NRMI: NATURAL RESOURCE MONITORING ITEMS OF INTEREST
This Issue: Comparison of Trees Grown w/o Herbicide Treatment and Some Other Good Things
COMPARISON OF TREES GROWN W/O HERBICIDE TREATMENT – This past February, David Robinson wrote, Is anyone aware of studies comparing trees grown w/o herbicide treatment v. trees with treatment? I know there is a visible comparison after just the first few years because of the lack of competition from grasses, etc. but I was talking with someone that seemed to remember something several years ago showing really no difference as the years go by.... and of course the lack of plant diversity should be taken into account as well.... Here are some sites that may be of interest. If you know of others, please contact David at dlrobinson49@rcabletv.com.
Allister.2009. Effects of Herbicide Application Following Mechanical Site Preparation on Long-term Forest Development: An Experiment with Picea glauca. Learn & Teach. American Museum of Natural History
APVMA. 2009. Guidelines for Efficacy Evaluation of Herbicides - Weeds in Australian Forests. Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority. 19 p.
Baltsavias, E. et al. 2006. Tree height measurements and tree growth estimation in a mire environment using digital surface models. Workshop ”3D Remote Sensing in Forestry“, 14 -15 Feb. 2006, Vienna, 33 slides.
Balzler, H et al. 2003.Estimation of tree growth in a conifer plantation over 19 years from multi-satellite L-band SAR. Remote Sensing of Environment, 84(3): 184-191. Abstract.
BC. 2011. Herbicide and Forest Health. Stop the Spray.
Boutz, Gary A.; Stack, Robert W. 1979? 14. Herbicides (Air Pollution). 3 p.
Campbell, A. 2003. Abiotic Injury to Forest Trees in Oregon. Woodland Workbook. EC 1501. 12 p.
CNIPS. N.d. Herbicide Use on National Forest Lands in California.
Dower, Clyde C.; et al. 1968. Effect and Persistence of Herbicides Applied to Soil in Puerto Rican Forests.. Weed Science 16(1): 45-50. Preview.
Goodman, Daisy. 1998? Aerial Herbicide Spraying- Poisoning the Maine (and New Hampshire) Woods. Forest Ecology Network.
Jackson, David R.; Finley, James C. 2011. Herbicides and Forest Vegetation Management - Controlling Unwanted Trees, Brush, and Other Competing Forest Vegetation. Penn State. 20 p.
Kobayashi, Shoko et al. 2012. Characteristics of Decomposition Powers of L-Band Multi-Polarimetric SAR in Assessing Tree Growth of Industrial Plantation Forests in the Tropics. Remote Sens. 4(10), 3058-3077.
Lobel, Ingrid. 2012. Majestic Forests in Oregon at Risk from Timber Industry and Chemical Spraying. PBS Newshour. 12 September 2012. Video.
Lobet, Ingrid. 2012. Oregonians fear harmful effects from timberland herbicides. Center for Investigative Reporting. Video.
McCarthy, Nick; O’Reilly, Conor.1997? The Impact of Herbicides on Tree Seedling Quality. COFORD Connects. Reproductive Material No. 1. 4 p.
McCreight, Richard W. 1983. Detection of 2,4-D herbicide damage using ground-based measurements : implications for remote sensing. Abstract.
McNabb, Ken. 1997. Environmental safety of forestry herbicides. Forest Productivity Net.
NCFS. 2012. Using Herbicides for Managing Forests. North Carolina Forest Service. Forestry Leaflet FM-19. 4 p.
Osiecka, Anna; Minogue, Patrick J. 2012? Forest Herbicide Characteristics. UF. FOR283. 9 p.
Pinter, Paul J. et al. 2003. Remote Sensing for Crop Management. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing 69(6): 647–664.
Taylor, Steven E. et al. 2006? Precision forestry in the southeast U.S. 18 p.
Turner, Larry. 2003. Analysis of potential effects of forestry herbicides on endangered and threatened plants. Memo. 30 p.
Valenzuela, Sofía et al. 2006. Transgenic trees and forestry biosafety. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology 9(3).
Willoughby, Ian et al. 2003. The effect of pre-emergent herbicides on germination and early growth of broadleaved species used for direct seeding. Forestry 76(1): 83-94.
Yahaya, Sani. et al. 2011. Remote sensing of barley stressed with CO2 and herbicide. ASPRS 2011 Annual Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 1-5, 2011. 13 p.
Young, James A. et al. 1976. Remote Sensing for Optimum Herbicide Application Date for Rabbitbrush. Journal of Range Management 29(4): 342-344.
Yu, Xiaowei et al. 2004. Automatic detection of harvested trees and determination of forest growth using airborne laser scanning. Remote Sensing of Environment, 90(4): 461-462. Abstract
SOME OTHER PUBLICATIONS/URLS OF INTEREST
Aerts, R. 2013. Old trees: extraction, conservation can coexist. Science 339(6122):904. Abstract.
Anon. 2009? Report on the IUFRO-SPDC Training Workshop “Preparing and Writing Research Proposals. IUFRO-SPDC Training Workshop on Proposal Writing, Hetauda, Nepal, 20-22 February 2009. 11 p
Armenteras, D., et al. 2013. Landscape dynamics in northwestern Amazonia: an assessment of pastures, fire and illicit crops as drivers of tropical deforestation. PLoS ONE 8(1):e54310.
Bandaru, Varaprasad et al 2013. Estimating crop net primary production using national inventory data and MODIS-derived parameters. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 80: 61-71. Abstract.
Becker, R.H., et al.. 2013. Seeing the forest for the invasives: mapping buckthorn in the Oak Openings. Biol. Invasions 15(2):315-326.
Black, S.H., et al. 2013. Do bark beetle outbreaks increase wildfire risks in the central US Rocky Mountains? Implications from recent research. Nat. Areas J. 33(1):59-65. Abstract.
Blickley, J.L., et al.. 2013. Graduate student's guide to necessary skills for nonacademic conservation careers. Conserv. Biol. 27(1):24-34. Abstract.
Calvo, Emilio; Rubio,Santiago J. 2013. Dynamic Models of International Environmental Agreements: A Differential Game Approach. International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics 6(4). Abstract. From Tanya Capawana, Now Publishers
Cornforth, W.A., et al.. 2013. Advanced land observing satellite Phased Array type L-band SAR (ALOS PALSAR) to inform the conservation of mangroves: Sundarbans as a case study. Remote Sens. 5(1):224-237.
Corona, Piermaria. 2013. Lidar Applications in Forest Inventory and Related Statistical Issues. IUFRO News 42(5).
Fajardo, L., et al. 2013. Restoration of a degraded tropical dry forest in Macanao, Venezuela. J. Arid Environ. 88:236-243 Abstract.
FAO. 2013. Mapping Forests -- The Path to Green Growth. Video.
Franklin, J., et al. 2013. Modeling plant species distributions under future climates: how fine scale do climate projections need to be? Global Change Biol. 19(2):473-483. Abstract.
Gaertner-Mazouni, N.; De Wit, R. 2012.Exploring new issues for coastal lagoons monitoring and management. Estuarine Coast. Shelf Sci. 114:1-6. Abstract.
Garcia-Gonzalez, C.; Garcia-Vazquez, E. 2012. Urban ponds, neglected Noah's Ark for amphibians. J. Herpetol. 46(4):507-514.
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InFO News – A newsletter from FAO Forestry. Issue No. 11 now available at http://www.fao.org/forestry/infonews/en/
LAStools: software for rapid LiDAR processing - http://www.cs.unc.edu/~isenburg/lastools/
Earth Science & Remote Sensing Environment & Agriculture Impact Factors for 2013 - Taylor and Francis Journal articles. http://explore.tandfonline.com/page/est/impact-factors/earth .
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Call for Papers - JICZM (Journal of Integrated Coastal Zone Management) Special Issue's in "Establishing, Planning and Managing Protected Areas in Small Islands". Deadline for Full Papers Submission in English (preferably), Spanish or Portuguese: December 31st 2013. More info at: http://www.aprh.pt/rgci/callforpapers_epmpasi.html. From Artur Gil, Applied GIS RS List.
PhD Fellowships in Remote Sensing - Virginia Tech (USA) - PhD Fellowships in Remote Sensing are available immediately in Virginia Tech's new Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. Remote Sensing is an interdisciplinary field which is evolving rapidly as more and more techniques are developed and implemented to address a wide range of scientific and societal problems. Virginia Tech's new remote sensing graduate curriculum spans multiple departments, including courses in electrical engineering, computer engineering, forestry, geography, history, economics, computer science, and statistics. Research opportunities exist within the Center for Space Science and Engineering Research (Space@VT) and the Center for Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing (CEARS). Interested applicants are encouraged to visit http://rsigep.frec.vt.edu/ to learn more about specific research opportunities, the application process, and to communicate with prospective advisors. General questions can be directed to Dr. Joseph Baker (jo.baker@vt.edu) or Dr. Valerie Thomas (thomasv@vt.edu). From Artur Gil, Applied GIS RS List.
Inventory and Monitoring Deputy Program Manager - The USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station is currently advertising for the Inventory and Monitoring Deputy Program Manager, a GS-401-13/14 Supervisory Biologist position that supports the Program Manager in oversight of a dynamic Forest Inventory and Research Organization. The position is located in Ogden, UT. The incumbent participates in program management and shares accountability for the general effectiveness of the Inventory and Monitoring Program. Represents the Program Manager in any activity affecting the Program with the same degree of authority to make commitments and provide policy as the Program Manager; shares responsibility with the Program Manager for providing technical and administrative leadership in all aspects of the Program. Supports the Program Manager in advising management in formulating, establishing, and effectuating natural resource inventory, monitoring, and evaluation policies and programs for the Interior West and the Nation as a whole. Provides direct technical and administrative supervision to a subordinate staff consisting of professional, technical, administrative, and clerical employees. Serves as Acting Program Manager in providing first and second level supervision for approximately 180 positions, including Team Leaders, administrative staff, scientists and techniques staff, forest resource analysts, programmers, field operations staff, and up to 50 temporaries hired every field season. Plans and directs the overall work of the Program performed through Team Leaders, subordinate supervisors, or similar personnel. For complete information about the position, including how to apply, view the full vacancy announcement on www.usajobs.gov. The job announcement number for any U.S. citizen is 13-22531638-0389DP-EB and for federal career and status eligible applicants (see announcement for a full list) is 13-22531638-0389G-EB. The open period is Monday, June 10, 2013 to Monday, July 01, 2013. USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. From Barbara Conkling, USFS. Wish I were 50 years younger….heck, I would settle for just one! Cheers, Gyde.
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