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what are some NTFPs
(Non-Timber Forests Products) |
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Definition
- wild mushrooms
- berries
- ferns
- tree boughs
- cones
- moss
- maple syrup
- honey
- medicinal plants (ginseng)
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| importance of corn as bioethanol production |
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Definition
- not efficient -- long process and lots of pesticides + fertilizers
- could reduce greenhouse emission by 12%
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Definition
- industrial timber and unprocess logs - 1/2 WW comsumption
- developed countries 80% comsumption
- Fuelwood othe 1/2 of WW
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| what are CARDINAL TEMPERATURES? |
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Definition
- Min, Max & optimal growth temperatures of a plant.
- Ex: potatoe at very low-- freezes. optimum 15-18 and 29+ there is NO tuber formation
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| What are the causes of FOREST LOST and FOREST GAIN? |
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Definition
FOREST LOST
- Deforestation: forest cleared by ppl
Natural disaster: fires, drought...
FOREST GAIN
- Afforestation: Planting on land that was never forested
- Natural Expansion: reclaiming of abandoned land by plants |
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