[Forest-list] 2012-02-12 NRMI: This Issue: Salix and Zizyphus Research Papers and Some Other Good Things

[H. Gyde Lund]

*2012-02-12**NRMI: NATURAL RESOURCE MONITORING ITEMS OF INTEREST*

This Issue:*/Salix/ and /Zizyphus/ Research Papers *and**Some Other Good 
Things

*/SALIX /**AND /ZIZYPHUS/ RESEARCH PAPERS*-- In January, Umair Masood 
Awan was seeking any research papers on silvicultural techniques of 
/Salix tetrasperma/ (willow) and /Zizyphus nummularia./ Here are some 
sites that may be of interest. If you know of others, please contact 
Umair at awan48 at gmail.com <mailto:awan48 at gmail.com>.

Abd EL-Ghany, T.M. 2009. *Efficacy of fungal Rust Disease on Willow 
Plant in Egypt.* Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 3(3): 
1527-1539. http://www.insipub.com/ajbas/2009/1527-1539.pdf

Al Sherif, Emad A. et al., 2009. *Ecological Studies on Salix 
Distribution in Egypt. Asian Journal of Plant* Sciences, 8: 230-234. 
http://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi=ajps.2009.230.234

Birthal, P.; Parthasarathy Rao, P. (eds). 2002. *Technology options for 
sustainable livestock production in India.* Proceedings of the Workshop 
on Documentation, Adoption, and Impact of Livestock Technologies in 
India, 18--19 Jan 2001, ICRISAT-Patancheru, India. 220 p. 
http://www.icrisat.org/text/pubs/digital_pubs/J144_2002.pdf

Bora, Prahlad. 1990. *Study on propagation of some forest tree species 
by stem cutting.* Thesis. 
Abstract.http://www.yspuniversity.ac.in/tigr/thesis/tigr-phd-abstracts.doc

Chaturved, R.K. et al. 2011.*Carbon density and accumulation in woody 
species of tropical dry forest in India*. Forest Ecology and Management 
262(8): 1576-1588. Abstract. 
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112711004348

Chhetree, R.R. et al.2010 *Studies on the hypoglycaemic activity of the 
bark of/Salix tetrasperma /Roxburgh. International* Journal of Drug 
Development & Research 2(4) 
http://www.ijddr.in/Dacuments/ijddr,%20oct-dec%202010/no.19,vol.2,%20issue4,%20oct-dec%202010.pdf

Devendra, C. 1990. *Shrubs and tree fodders for farm animals. 
*Proceedings of a workshop in Denpasar, Indonesia, 24-29 July 1989. 
Ottawa, Ont., IDRC, 349 p. 
http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca/dspace/bitstream/10625/5228/1/49268.pdf

FAO. 1989. *Role of forestry in combating desertification.* Proceedings 
of the FAO Expert Consultation on the Role of Forestry in Combating 
Desertification held in Saltillo, Mexico 24-28 June 1985. FAO 
Conservation Guide 21. 
http://www.fao.org/docrep/T0115E/T0115E00.htm#Contents(see chapter 16)

Hamayun, Muhammad. N.d. *Ethnobotany of Some Useful Trees of Hindu-Kush 
Mountain Region: A Case Study of Swat Kohistan, District Swat, 
Pakistan*. http://www.ethnoleaflets.com/leaflets/paktrees.htm

Himachal Pradesh State Road Project. *Final Report on Bio Engineering 
Plan for 250 km*. 96 p. 
http://himachal.nic.in/hpridc/bioengineering_phase-1.pdf

Panwar, Pankaj et al. 2011.*/Salix Tetrasperma:/ Typical phenology a 
boon to low land agroforestry*. Indian Forester 137(3): 395-396. 
http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Indian%20willow.pdf

Khan, A.U. 1994. *History of decline and present status of natural 
tropical thorn forest in Punjab.* Biological Conservation. 67(3): 
205-210 Abstract. 
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0006320794906114

Mann, Haracharan Singh; Saxena, S. K. 1981. *Bordi (/Zizyphus 
nummularia/), a shrub of the Indian arid zone: its role in 
silvipasture.* Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Gardening - 93 
pages. Listing 
http://books.google.com/books/about/Bordi_Zizyphus_nummularia_a_shrub_of_the.html?id=CXg_AAAAYAAJ

Marcar, Nico et al. 1999.*Trees, Shrubs and Grasses for Saltlands: an 
Annotated Bibliography.* ACIARMonograph No. 56. 313 p. 
http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/114825/2/56.pdf

Srivastava, J. P. n.d. *Agroforestry for sustainable agriculture*. 9 p. 
http://www.bhu.ac.in/InstituteofAgriculturalSciencesBHU/EXTENSION_EDUCATION/Winter%20School/WS_9.pdf

Withington, Dale et al. 1988. *Multipurpose tree species for small-farm 
use*. Proceedings of an international workshop held November 2-5, 1987 
in Pattaya, Thailand. 281 p. 
http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca/dspace/bitstream/10625/1983/1/8102.pdf

Wright, Julia E. 2010. *Literature Review of Woody Biomass and Land Use 
Potential for Community Management in India.* Enhanced Biomass 
Production and Energy Conversion for Use in Water-Scarce Areas of India 
Project. EPSRC Project: EP/E044360/1. 43 p. 
http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/researchnet/cafs/Documents/Literature%20Review%20of%20Woody%20Biomass%20and%20Land%20Use%20Potential%20for%20Community%20Management%20in%20India.pdf__

*SOME OTHER PUBLICATIONS/URLS OF INTEREST*

Schaminée, J.H.J., et al. 2011. *Large vegetation databases and 
information systems: new instruments for ecological research, nature 
conservation, and policy making.* Plant Biosyst. 145:85-90. 
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/11263504.2011.602744#preview

Schindele, Werner. 1995. *Guidelines for a Reconnaissance Forest 
Inventory* (Bhutan) --Draft.- Working Paper No. 6. 48 p. Thimpu, 
December 1995 http://www.thomas-caspari.de/bhutan/landeskunde/gtz/32.pdf

Schindele, Werner. 2001. *Proposed Design for a Combined Forest 
Inventory on State and National Level for Peninsular Malaysia*. Revised. 
25 p. 
http://www.aseanforest-chm.org/document_center/sfm_framework/best_practices_for_sfm/annex_1b_proposed_design_for_a_combined_forest_inventory_on_state_and_national_level.pdf?download=true

Schwenk, W.S.; Donovan, T.M. 2011.*A multispecies framework for 
landscape conservation planning.* Conserv. Biol. 25(5):1010-1021. 
http://file-storage.digitalmeasures.usgs.edu.s3.amazonaws.com/scott.schwenk/intellcont/Schwenk%20%20Donovan_11_Multispecies%20framework_ConBio-1.pdf 


Stockdale, M.C. et al. 1999. *A* *field manual on participatory 
inventory of non-timber forest products, with special reference to 
Indonesia.* Final technical report of project R6352. 36 p. 
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/r4d/PDF/Outputs/Forestry/R6352FTR.pdf

*Strategic FRAs manual - Guyana Forestry Commission*52 p. 
http://www.forestry.gov.gy/Downloads/Strategic%20Forest%20Resource%20Appraisals.pdf

*Urban Forestry Manual*- 
http://www.urbanforestrysouth.org/resources/collections/urban-forestry-manual

USAID. 1990. *Sudan reforestation and antidesertification (SRAAD) pilot 
project procedures handbook.* Feb. 1990. Prepared for the Forests 
National Corporation, Khartoum, Sudan by the U.S. Geological Survey, 
U.S.D.A. Forest Service, and Sudan Survey Dept. sponsored by the United 
States Agency for International Development. 67 p. 
http://home.comcast.net/~gyde/90sraad_process.pdf 
<http://home.comcast.net/%7Egyde/90sraad_process.pdf>

USFS. 2008. *FSH 4809.11 - Forest Survey Handbook. Chapter 10 - 
Operational Procedures*, Washington, DC. US Dept. of Agriculture, Forest 
Service. http://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsh/4809.11/4809.11_10.doc

Van den Eynden, Veerle; Naranjit, Alësha. 2006. *Field Survey Handbook.* 
Matura National Park [Trinidad] ESA Participatory Biological Baseline 
Survey. 2nd Edition. 69 p. 
http://sta.uwi.edu/fsa/maturaNP/files/Matura%20NP%20ESA%20Field%20Survey%20Manual.pdf

Verplanke, J.J.; Zahabu, E. eds. 2009: *A Field Guide for Assessing and 
Monitoring Reduced Forest Degradation and Carbon Sequestration by Local 
Communities.* 93 p. Available online from 
www.communitycarbonforestry.org 
<http://www.communitycarbonforestry.org>and 
http://www.communitycarbonforestry.org/Online%20Fieldguide%20full%20123.pdf__

Vesa, L. et al. 2011. *Field Manual - Biophysical Survey*. National 
Forestry Resources Monitoring and Assessment of Tanzania (NAFORMA )108 
p. http://www.mnrt.go.tz/phocadownload/NAFORMA_BIOPHYSICAL.pdf__

Vincent, A.C.J. 2011. *Saving the shallows: focusing marine conservation 
where people might care*. Aquat. Conserv. 21(6):495-499. Abstract. 
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aqc.1226/abstract

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*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/.

10=12 June 2012. *Western Mensurationists' Meeting.* Agate Beach Best 
Western, Newport, Oregon, USA. A call for papers is now open. 
http://www.westernforestry.org/wmens/. From Temesgen Hailemariam,

25 August -- 1 September 2012*. Imaging a sustainable future*. The XXII 
Congress of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote 
Sensing. Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, 
Australia. http://www.isprs2012.org/

11-14 September 2012. *ForestSAT. *Corvallis, Oregon, USA. The purpose 
of ForestSAT 2012 is to promote scientifically-based understanding of 
how spatial analysis technologies can help describe and monitor forested 
systems. Recognized is an inherent need to integrate data from an array 
of remote sensing systems, and other spatial information, using a 
variety of approaches. Numerous uses of spatial data are relevant, from 
addressing the needs of local forest managers, to informing forest 
ecosystem models, to establishing monitoring systems in support of 
international agreements. Delegates to ForestSAT typically represent 
research organizations, universities, agencies, and the private sector. 
(www.forestsat2012.com <http://www.forestsat2012.com>). From Artur Gil, 
Applied GIS RS List.

*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/_.

*"Geo-Wiki.org Tutorial" - Land Cover *- The Geo-Wiki Project is a 
global network of volunteers who wish to help improve the quality of 
global land cover maps. Since large differences occur between existing 
global land cover maps, current ecosystem and land-use science lacks 
crucial accurate data (e.g. to determine the potential of additional 
agricultural land available to grow crops in Africa). Volunteers are 
asked to review hotspot maps of global land cover disagreement and 
determine, based on what they actually see in Google Earth and their 
local knowledge, if the land cover maps are correct or incorrect. Their 
input is recorded in a database, along with uploaded photos, to be used 
in the future for the creation of a new and improved global land cover 
map. See: http://geo-wiki.org. Geo-Wiki video tutorial: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F1UjFRJZpQ. From Artur Gil, Applied GIS 
RS List.

*Forest Restoration Scientist*- The RSPB has recently advertised for a 
senior tropical forest restoration scientist to work in Sumatra, 
Indonesia, which may be of interest to you or someone you know. Details 
at 
http://www.rspb.org.uk/vacancies/details/303724-forest-restoration-scientist. 
 From Jeremy Lindsell, Forest List.

***OUTREACH NOTICE** Forestry Technician GS-0462 05/06 Pacific Northwest 
Research Station - *The Anchorage Forestry Sciences Lab anticipates 
hiring 2-4 temporary positions (6 months maximum) to serve as crew 
members on the data collection team in Alaska. These positions are with 
the Pacific Northwest Research Station, Forest Inventory and Analysis 
(FIA) Program (http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/fia). The Alaska FIA Program 
conducts forest inventories and forest health monitoring on forestlands 
of all land ownerships. FIA installs permanent research plots that are 
measured on a 10 cycle. A wide range of forestry variables are collected 
on each plot in addition to forest health measurements that include; 
vegetation, lichens, soils, fuels, and crown measurements. The majority 
of work will be devoted to data collection operations, of which, 
approximately four to five months will be spent in the field. Crews of 
two to five people will collect data for inventory and forest health 
monitoring in the coastal regions of Southeast and Southcentral Alaska. 
Duties include photo interpretation, locating inventory plots in remote 
settings, measuring various forest and site attributes, and supporting 
our safety program. Duties also include daily documentation, 
downloading, and editing of field data. After training in Anchorage, the 
field season work schedule is 11 days in the field followed by 4 days 
off in Anchorage. During the 2012 field season, all positions will be 
working within the coastal unit. Inventory work will be conducted in 
Southeast and Southcentral Alaska between Ketchikan and the Kenai 
Peninsula. While in Alaska, field operations will be based primarily 
aboard a research vessel, the Maritime Maid 
(http://maritimehelicopters.com/boat.htm). Travel to and from research 
sites is accomplished predominantly by helicopter flights, with 
occasional skiff, float plane, and vehicle access. In future years, work 
may be divided between Alaska's Coastal and Interior units. For further 
information -- see http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/employment/index.shtml or, 
contact Justin Holgerson, Anchorage Forestry Sciences Lab, 3301 C. St., 
Suite 200, Anchorage, AK 99503 USA. Phone (907) 748-2096; Fax: (907) 
743-9482. Email: jholgerson at fs.fed.us <mailto:jholgerson at fs.fed.us>

*Two PhD Opportunities in UCD Forestry.*University College Dublin, 
Ireland. The UCD Forestry research group focuses on developing solutions 
to problems associated with changes in the economic, environmental and 
social context in which forestry operates. The group comprises five core 
and one affiliated academic staff, one research manager, two 
postdoctoral researchers, two research assistants, 21 PhDs and one MSc 
student. 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 below. 
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 EUR16,000 per year and 
EU-level tuition fees (EUR5,800 in 2011/12) up to EUR6,000 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. The application deadline is 29 
February 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 at ucd.ie). Enquiries for more 
information may be made by email (conor.oreilly at ucd.ie 
<mailto:conor.oreilly at 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, UCD.

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