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Analysis of Sustainable Transport for Smart Cities
(MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2019)
For decades, transportation has been considered as a link to all aspects of life worldwide. In this case, the world's natural environment, social well-being and economic development all usually depend on transportation ...
Diversity of Tree Species in Gap Regeneration under Tropical Moist Semi-Deciduous Forest: An Example from Bia Tano Forest Reserve
(MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2020)
In a quest to improve the diversity and conservation of native tree species in tropical African forests, gap regeneration remains all-important nature-promoting silviculture practice and ecosystem-based strategy for attaining ...
Integrated Proteomic and Metabolomic Profiling of Phytophthora cinnamomi Attack on Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) Reveals Distinct Molecular Reprogramming Proximal to the Infection Site and Away from It
(MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2020)
Phytophthora cinnamomi is one of the most invasive tree pathogens that devastates wild and cultivated forests. Due to its wide host range, knowledge of the infection process at the molecular level is lacking for most of ...
Drought spells and their impact on the growth of young plantations established with the containerized planting stock
(Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2018)
In 2013-2016, the growth and post-planting losses were monitored of bare-rooted and containerized planting stock of European beech, Norway spruce and Douglas fir together with the course of weather in seven regions of the ...
Analysis of performance of the forestry sector in the Czech and Slovak Republics
(Česká akademie zemědělských věd, 2017)
The forestry sector provides several social and economic benefits to the whole economy. It is based on the sustainable management of renewable natural resources and production of raw wood. It is therefore able of sustainable ...
Monitoring Bark Beetle Forest Damage in Central Europe. A Remote Sensing Approach Validated with Field Data
(MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2020)
Over the last decades, climate change has triggered an increase in the frequency of sprucebark beetle (Ips typographusL.) in Central Europe. More than 50% of forests in the Czech Republic areseriously threatened by this ...
Development of sessile oak and European hornbeam sprouts after thinning
(MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2017)
We observed the growth of juvenile sprouts at stool level in an oak-hornbeam selective coppice after selective thinning. We tested the relations of sprouting probability, number and height of new sprouts, and stool biometric ...
Ancient Coppice Woodlands in the Landscape of the Czech RepublicStarobylé výmladkové lesy v krajině České republiky
(De Gruyter Open Ltd., 2017)
Ancient coppice woodlands are forest stands of coppice origin with a long-term continual development and preserved typical natural and historic elements of old coppices. Significant natural elements in ancient coppices ...
Study on the (bio)degradation process of bioplastic materials under industrial composting conditions
(Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2017)
The objective of this study was to determine the biodegradability of bioplastic materials-sponge cloths-available on the European market. They are labeled as 100 % biodegradable but not certified as compostable. The test ...
Local Management System of Dragon's Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari Balf. f.) Resin in Firmihin Forest, Socotra Island, Yemen
(MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2020)
Various nontimber forest products (NTFPs) are produced from the forests and woodlands of Yemen. Dragon's blood tree resin is one of the commercial NTFPs in Yemen and is produced by tapping Dracaena cinnabari trees, which ...