[Forest-list] 2011-11-27 NRMI: This Issue: Carbon Mapping and Allometric Equations (Part 2 of 3) and Some Other Good Things

[H. Gyde Lund]

*2011-11-27**NRMI: NATURAL RESOURCE MONITORING ITEMS OF INTEREST*

This Issue:*/Carbon Mapping and Allometric Equations (Part 2 of 3)/*and 
Some Other Good Things

*CARBON MAPPING AND ALLOMETRIC EQUATIONS (Part 2 of 3). *Earlier this 
month**Yogendra Kumar Karna wrote, "I am doing my MSc research in 
_Carbon mapping_ for tropical forests in Chitwan districts of Nepal. So 
I am desperately searching for _allometric equations_ of some of the 
major forest tree species of Nepal. These tree species are as following: 
Asna/Saj - /Terminalia tomentosa, /Bhalayo - /Semecarpus anacardium, 
/Botdhangeo - /Lagerstroemia parviflora, /Sal - /Shorea robusta, 
/Chilaun/e - Schima wallichii, /and Sindure - /Mallotus philippensis. 
/If someone will provide me these equations, I would be very grateful to 
them. Thanking you". Here are some sites that may be of interest. If you 
know of others, please contact Yongendra at yogendra.karna at yahoo.com 
<mailto:yogendra.karna at yahoo.com>. **

ICIMOD. 2010. *Forest Carbon Stock Measurement - Guidelines for 
measuring carbon stocks in community-managed forests*. 69 p. 
http://www.forestrynepal.org/images/publications/MeasuringCarbonStocksCF.pdf

ICIMOD. 2010. *Report on forest carbon stocks in Ludikhola, Kayarkhola 
and Charnawati Watersheds of Nepal*. Forest Carbon Stock in REDD+ Pilot 
Project Sites: Year One Measurement & Analysis. 41 p. 
http://communityredd.net/userfiles/Nepal%20REDD%20CStock%20Year%20One%20Report%202010.pdf

ICIMOD. N.d. *Potential for Carbon Finance in the Land Use Sector of the 
Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region - A Preliminary Scoping Study.* 54 p. 
http://southasia.oneworld.net/Files/ICIMOD.pdf

Kaewkrom, Puangpaka et al. 2011. *Evaluation of carbon storage in soil 
and plant biomass of primary and secondary mixed deciduous forests in 
the lower northern part of Thailand*. African Journal of Environmental 
Science and Technology. 5(1): 8-14.

Kale, Manish et al. 2004. *Biomass equations of dominant species of dry 
deciduous forest in Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh*. Current Science 
87(5): 683-687. http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/sep102004/683.pdf

Kamelarczyk, Kewin Bach Friis 2009. *Carbon Stock Assessment and 
Modelling in Zambia - A UN-REDD programme study*. 89 p. 
http://www.unredd.net/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=962&Itemid=53 
<http://www.unredd.net/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=962&Itemid=53>

Karky, Bhaskar Singh. 2008. *The economics of reducing emissions from 
community managed forests in Nepal Himalaya*. Dissertation. 230 p. 
http://doc.utwente.nl/68916/1/thesis_B_karky.pdf

Kenzo, Tanaka et al. 2009.*Development of allometric relationships for 
accurate estimation of above- and below-ground biomass in tropical 
secondary forests in Sarawak, Malaysia*. Journal of Tropical Ecology 25: 
371-386 
http://foreignpolicybulletinmonitor.com/action/displayAbstract;jsessionid=760404086C055B0A4141352B3E2D4314.journals?fromPage=online&aid=5645084 
<http://foreignpolicybulletinmonitor.com/action/displayAbstract;jsessionid=760404086C055B0A4141352B3E2D4314.journals?fromPage=online&aid=5645084>

Kiyono, Yoshiyuki et al. 2007. *Tree Biomass of Planted Forests in the 
Tropical Dry Climatic Zone: Values in the Tropical Dry Climatic Zones of 
the Union of Myanmar and the Eastern Part of Sumba Island in the 
Republic of Indonesia.* JARQ 41(4):315--323. 
http://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/english/publication/jarq/41-4/41-04-08.pdf

Kiyono, Yoshiyuki et al.2010. *Carbon Stock Estimation by Forest 
Measurement Contributing to Sustainable Forest Management in Cambodia*. 
JARQ 44 (1): 81-92.

Köhler, Peter. 2000.*Modelling anthropogenic impacts on the growth of 
tropical rain forests using an individual-oriented forest growth model 
for analyses of logging and fragmentation in three case studies*. 216 p. 
http://epic.awi.de/4526/1/Koe2000a.pdf

Kumar, B. Mohan. In press. *Species richness and aboveground carbon 
stocks in the home gardens of central Kerala, India*. 11 p. 
http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/19427046/241225471/name/Kumar+2011+AGEE.pdf

Kumar, Shashi. 2009. *Retrieval of forest parameters from Envisat ASAR 
data for biomass inventory in Dudhwa National Park, U.P., India.* Thesis 
submitted to Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) and International 
Institute for Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation (ITC). 85 p. 
http://www.iirs.gov.in/student_thesis/msc_geoinformatics/2007-2008/shashi_kumar_20589.pdf

Lin, Kuo-chuan et al. 2002. *Proceedings International Symposium on 
Forest on Forest Carbon Sequestration and Monitoring.* November 11-15, 
2002 Taipei, Taiwan. 198 p. 
http://www2.tfri.gov.tw/main/download.aspx?dlfn=%E6%9E%97%E8%91%89%E5%8F%A2%E5%88%8A153.pdf

Lusiana, Betha et al. n.d. *Carbon stocks in Nunukan, East Kalimantan: a 
spatial monitoring and modelling approach.* Report from the Carbon 
Monitoring Team of the Forest Resources Management for Carbon 
Sequestration. (FORMACS) Project. 91 p. 
http://www.worldagroforestry.org/downloads/publications/PDFs/B13575.pdf

Majumdar, Smita 2008. *Above ground biomass and carbon assessment in 
forests using high and medium resolution satellite data in Panna Taluk, 
Madhya Pradesh.* Thesis. 119 p. 
http://www.iirs.gov.in/smita_mtech_thesis_2008.pdf

Maraseni,Tek Narayan et al. n.d. *Valuing Ecosystem Services from 
Forests: A Multidisplinary Field-Based Approach*. 17 p. 
http://eprints.usq.edu.au/3378/2/Maraseni_Cockfield_Apan_Valuing.pdf

Murdiyarso, Daniel et al. 2009. *Carbon storage in mangrove and peatland 
ecosystems - A preliminary account from plots in Indonesia.* Working 
Paper 48. 35 p. 
http://www.cifor.org/publications/pdf_files/WPapers/WP48Murdiyarso.pdf

Nepal, Prakash. 2005.*Understanding Change in Forest Cover and Above 
Ground Carbon Storage in Community and Government Managed Forest 
Regimes. (A Case Study from Chitwan District, Nepal).* Thesis proposal. 
20 p. http://www.geocities.ws/neprakash/Prakash_Thesis_proposal_June20.doc

Norgrove, L.; Hauser, S. 2002. *Measured growth and tree biomass 
estimates of /Terminalia ivorensis/ in the 3 years after thinning to 
different stand densities in an agrisilvicultural system in southern 
Cameroon. *Forest Ecology and Management 166(1-3): 261-270. Abstract. 
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112701006144

*SOME OTHER PUBLICATIONS/URLS OF INTEREST*

Anon. 2011. *Forest Carbon, Cash and Crime - The Risk of Criminal 
Engagement in REDD+.* Global Witness. September. 19 p. 
http://www.globalwitness.org/sites/default/files/library/Forest%20Carbon,%20Cash%20and%20Crime.pdf 


CPF. 2011. *Energy grows on trees: Global forest institutions highlight 
vital role of forests to cope with future demands for bioenergy, but 
call for balanced approaches.* 
http://www.iufro.org/typo3conf/ext/tcdirectmail/web/click.php?l=1&t=html&c=3eff5a85&s=79519 
<http://www.iufro.org/typo3conf/ext/tcdirectmail/web/click.php?l=1&t=html&c=3eff5a85&s=79519>**

Estreguil, Christine; Mouton, Coralie. 2009. *Measuring and reporting on 
forest landscape pattern, fragmentation and connectivity in Europe: 
methods and indicators*. EUR 23841 EN -- 2009. 69 p. 
http://forest.jrc.ec.europa.eu/docs/publications/2009/EUR23841EN_Estreguil_and_Mouton_2009.pdf 


Everaert, G., et al. 2011. *Using classification trees to analyze the 
impact of exotic species on the ecological assessment of polder lakes in 
Flanders, Belgium*. Ecol. Model. 222(14):2202-2212. Abstract. 
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304380010004084

Goyal, A K.1999. *Course contents for forest range officers*. 32 p. 
http://ifs.nic.in/rt/rules/range_off/trg_contents.pdf

Köble, Renate; Seufert, Günther. 2001.*Novel Maps for Forest Tree 
Species in Europe*. 
http://ies.jrc.ec.europa.eu/Units/cc/events/torino2001/torinocd/Documents/Terrestrial/TP35.htm

Kushwaha, SPS; Roy, PS. 2002. *Geospatial technology for wildlife 
habitat evaluation.* Tropical Ecology 43(1): 137-150. 
http://www.tropecol.com/pdf/open/PDF_43_1/43111.pdf

Pontes, Nadia. 2011.*Brazil exports satellite rainforest monitoring 
*http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15516250,00.html

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*Authors Sought -*The */Journal of Biodiversity and Ecological Sciences 
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*Consultant Sought -*To assist with FAO's growing portfolio of forestry 
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*Two PhD Opportunities in UCD Forestry*: i) forest management & ii) 
social forestry, The University College Dublin, Ireland (UCD) Forestry 
research group focuses on developing solutions to problems associated 
with changes in the economic, environmental and social context in which 
forestry operates. UCD Forestry comprises five core and one affiliated 
academic staff, one research manager, two postdoctoral researchers, two 
research assistants, 21 PhDs and one MSc student. UCD Forestry is 
recruiting two PhD candidates to conduct research in the area of 
optimized (forest) land-use in Ireland. The research focus will be on 
addressing the challenges resulting from the competition of different 
demands for multiple (forest) ecosystem goods and services under 
changing environmental, economic and social conditions. This research is 
part of the EU-funded FP7 collaborative project "Future-oriented 
integrated management of European forest landscapes" (the INTEGRAL 
project). The two PhD students will work (together) on two 
landscape-level case studies in Ireland. One student (job ref INTEGRAL 
PhD.01) will focus on forest management decision support systems for 
multi-criteria decision making and the other (job ref INTEGRAL PhD.02) 
on social forestry, especially participatory decision making and 
planning methods and processes. Both students will be expected to attend 
INTEGRAL project meetings in Europe and present their work to European 
audiences. Preferred Selection Criteria: INTEGRAL PhD.01: BSc and MSc 
which together cover the following disciplines: forest science or a 
related field, computer programming and the development of GIS-based 
decision support tools; INTEGRAL PhD.02: BSc and MSc which together 
cover the following disciplines: forestry or related field, social 
forestry, environmental governance, land-use policy and planning, and 
social or political sciences. Both positions: capable of independent 
research and team work. Be 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. Both PhD positions are 
available for 3.5 years. Start of the work contract is as soon as 
possible but no later than 16 January 2012. The (tax-free) scholarship 
will be EUR16,000 per year and EU-level tuition fees (EUR5,800 in 
2011/12) 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 (INTEGRAL PhD.01 or INTEGRAL PhD.02). The application 
deadline is 9 December 2011. Applications from non-EU citizens should 
include evidence of access to funding to pay the higher tuition fees 
(EUR11,600 in 2011/12). 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 and why you should be selected for the position) to: Prof. 
Maarten Nieuwenhuis, E-Mail: maarten.nieuwenhuis at ucd.ie for INTEGRAL 
PhD.01 and to Dr Aine Ni Dhubhain INTEGRAL PhD.02. Additional 
information about the INTERGRAL project and/or the PhD position can be 
obtained from the above contacts. For more information about UCD 
Forestry go to http://www.ucd.ie/agfood/ucdforestry. More information 
about the INTEGRAL project may be found at 
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/projects_en.html, From Charles Harper via 
Foresters List.

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