[Forest-list] 2012-02-26 NRMI: This Issue: Forest Roads and Landslides and Some Other Good Things

[H. Gyde Lund]

*2012-02-26**NRMI: NATURAL RESOURCE MONITORING ITEMS OF INTEREST*

This Issue:*/Forest Roads and Landslides/*and**Some Other Good Things

*BUT FIRST, WON'T YOU PLEASE HELP? Contact with a forester in Egypt, 
Greece, Turkey and Italy.*My wife and I plan on taking a cruise in the 
Mediterranean this coming May. We will be visiting Cairo, Athens, 
Mykonos, Istanbul, Kusadasi and Venice. Since this is my first time in 
that world, I would like to very briefly meet with a forester to see 
what is happening in their country -- especially regard inventory and 
monitoring. If you know of someone who may have an interest in meeting, 
please contact me at gyde at comcast.net <mailto:gyde at comcast.net>.Thanks. 
Gyde.**

*FOREST ROADS AND LANDSLIDES*. I recently had a request for information 
on forest roads and landslides. Here are some sites that may be of 
interest.

B.C. Ministry of Forests. 2002. *Forest road engineering guidebook.* 
For. Prac. Br., B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. Forest Practices Code of 
British Columbia Guidebook. 66 p. 
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/tasb/legsregs/fpc/fpcguide/guidetoc.htm or 
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/tasb/legsregs/fpc/fpcguide/Road/FRE1.pdf

Borga, Marco et al. 2005. *Evaluating the influence of forest roads on 
shallow landsliding* Ecological Modelling, 187(1): 85-98. Abstract. 
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304380005000426

Dai, F.C.; Lee, C.F. 2002. *Landslide characteristics and slope 
instability modeling using GIS, Lantau Island, Hong Kong*. Geomorphology 
42: 213-- 228. 
http://gisknowledge.net/topic/geospatial_analysis/dai_lee_geomorphology_02.pdf 


Dixon, Michael. N.d. *Landslide Computer Modeling Potential.* 8 p. 
http://www.fs.fed.us/t-d/pubs/pdfpubs/pdf03713804/pdf03713804dpi72.pdf

*Do clearcuts and forest roads cause landslides? 
*http://www.oregonforests.org/assets/flow/watershed/landslide.htm

Duncan, S. H et al. 1987. *A Method for Assessing Landslide Potential as 
an Aid in Forest Road Placement*. Northwest Science 61(3). 
https://research.wsulibs.wsu.edu:8443/jspui/bitstream/2376/1761/1/v61%20p152%20Duncan%20et%20al.PDF

Esmali; H. Ahmadi 2003. *Using GIS & RS in Mass Movements Hazard 
Zonation --A Case Study in Germichay Watershed, Ardebil, Iran.* Map 
India 2003. 5 p. 
http://www.gisdevelopment.net/application/natural_hazards/landslides/pdf/128.pdf

FAO 1998. *Proceedings of the Seminar on Environmentally Sound Forest 
Roads and Wood Transport.* Sinaia, Romania. 17-22 June 1996. Rome, 
Italy: FAO. http://www.fao.org/docrep/X0622E/x0622e00.htm#Contents

FAO. 1998. *A Manual for the Planning, Design and Construction of Forest 
Roads in Steep Terrain.* Rome, Italy: FAO. 
http://www.fao.org/docrep/W8297E/w8297e00.htm#Contents

Fischer, Manfred M.; Getis, Arthur. 2010.*Handbook of Applied Spatial 
Analysis: Software Tools, Methods and Applications*. 805 p. /The pages 
dealing with landslides may be viewed at/ 
http://books.google.com/books?id=c0EP_6eYsjAC&pg=PA654&lpg=PA654&dq=forest+roads+and+landslides&source=bl&ots=JACeun2E2T&sig=T1WtV4-7XecPU2F0DfzFpXDaIbA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=EVkQT_WXF6j00gH6hfTLAw&ved=0CGUQ6AEwCTge#v=onepage&q=forest%20roads%20and%20landslides&f=false 
<http://books.google.com/books?id=c0EP_6eYsjAC&pg=PA654&lpg=PA654&dq=forest+roads+and+landslides&source=bl&ots=JACeun2E2T&sig=T1WtV4-7XecPU2F0DfzFpXDaIbA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=EVkQT_WXF6j00gH6hfTLAw&ved=0CGUQ6AEwCTge#v=onepage&q=forest%20roads%20and%20landslides&f=false> 


Froehlich, Henry A.; McNabb, David H. 1983. *Minimizing Soil Compaction 
in Pacific Northwest Forests*._In:_ Earl J. Stone ed. Sixth North 
American Forest Soils Conference on Forest Soils and Treatment Impacts. 
Univ. of Tenn. Conferences, 2016 Lake Ave. Knoxville. June 1983:159-192. 
http://forest.moscowfsl.wsu.edu/smp/solo/documents/RPs/Froehlich_McNabb_1983.pdf 


Gabet, Emmanuel J.; Burbank, Douglas W.; Putkonen, Jaakko K.;. 
Pratt-Sitaula, Beth A.; Ojha, Tank. 2004. *Rainfall thresholds for 
landsliding in the Himalayas of Nepal.* Geomorphology 63: 131--143. 
http://projects.crustal.ucsb.edu/nepal/publications/Gabet_etal2004_Geomorph.pdf 


Gorsevski, Pece V. et al. 2006.*Spatial Prediction of Landslide Hazard 
Using Logistic Regression and ROC Analysis.* Transactions in GIS 10(3): 
395-415. Abstract. 
http://www.mendeley.com/research/spatial-prediction-landslide-hazard-using-logistic-regression-roc-analysis/

Haigh, Martin J.; Rawat, J.S.;Rawat, M.S.; Bartarya, S.K.; Rai, S.P. 
1995. *Interactions between forest and landslide activity along new 
highways in Kumaun Himalayas.* Forest Ecology and Management 78:173-189 
http://data2.xjlas.ac.cn:81/UploadFiles/sdz/cnki/??/ELSEVIER/evironmental%20risk%20assessment/229.pdf<http://data2.xjlas.ac.cn:81/UploadFiles/sdz/cnki/%3F%3F/ELSEVIER/evironmental%20risk%20assessment/229.pdf>

Hosseini, Sareh et al. 2011. *Assessment of factors affecting forest 
road routing and landslide occurrence in north of Iran. I*.J.S.N. 2(2): 
220 -- 224. 
http://scienceandnature.org/IJSN_Vol2(2)J2011/IJSN-VOL2(2)-11.pdf 
<http://scienceandnature.org/IJSN_Vol2%282%29J2011/IJSN-VOL2%282%29-11.pdf>

Hosseini, Seyed Ataollah et al. 2011. *The effect of terrain factors on 
landslide features along forest road*. African Journal of Biotechnology 
10(64):14108-14115. 
http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB/PDF/pdf2011/19Oct/Hosseini%20et%20al.pdf 


Kocher, Susan D.; Gerstein, Jared M.; Harris, Richard R. n.d. *Rural 
roads: A construction and maintenance guide for California landowners*. 
ANR Publication 8262. 23 p. 
http://www.wildfirezone.org/assets/images/resource_docs/rural%20roads.pdf

Lewis, Lisa; Salisbury, Sandra L.; Hagen. Shannon. 2001. *Soil 
bioengineering for upland slope stabilization. *Soil Bioengineering for 
Slopes Research Report. Research Project WA-RD 491.1. 88 p. 
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/publications/fulltext/Roadside/ResearchReport.pdf

Malet, J.P.; Maquaire, O. n.d. *Risk assessment methods of landslides.* 
Project Report 2.2. Deliverable 2.3.2.4. Sixth Framework Programme, 
Scientific Support to Policies. 29 p. 
http://www.ramsoil.eu/NR/rdonlyres/9179FD01-072A-449C-8EE4-CE1DC33DFF76/56314/PR22landslidesreport.pdf 


Merrill, Brian R; Casaday, Ethan. 2001. *Field techniques for forest and 
range road removal.* 20 p. 
http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/23071/files/field%20techniques%20for%20road%20removal%20part%201.pdf

National Academies Press. 2008. *Hydrologic Effects of a Changing Forest 
Landscape*. 180 p. 
http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12223&page=R1 
<http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12223&page=R1>

Priya, Goutham. N.d. *Landslide hazard zonation using remote sensing and 
GIS based weight of evidence model. 
*http://www.weathat.com/landslide-hazard-zonation-using-a2565.html

Saito, Masashi et al. 2009. *The study of the automatic forest road 
design technique considering shallow landslides with Lidar data of the 
Funyu Experimental Forest. *Council on Forest Engineering (COFE) 
Conference Proceedings: "Environmentally Sound Forest Operations." Lake 
Tahoe, June 15-18, 2009. 12 p. 
http://frec.vt.edu/cofe/documents/COFE_2009_Saito_Poster_Paper.pdf

*Section B. Forest Roads*. Forest Practices Advisory Committee on Salmon 
and Watersheds 48 p. 
http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/privateforests/docs/RptSecB.pdf?ga=t

Sidle, Roy C.; Ziegler, Alan D.; Negishi, Junjiro N.; Nik, Abdul Rahim; 
Siew, Ruyan, Turklebloom, Francis. N.d. *Erosion processes in steep 
terrain---Truths, myths, and uncertainties related to forest management 
in Southeast Asia. *27 p. 
http://www.aseanbiodiversity.info/Abstract/51005432.pdf

USFS. N.d. *Slope Stability Reference Guide for National Forests in the 
United States.* Volume III. 380 p. 
http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_other/wo_em7170_13/wo_em7170_13_vol3.pdf

Zaitchik, B.F.; van Es, H.M. 2003. *Applying a GIS slope-stability model 
to site-specific landslide prevention in Honduras. *Journal of Soil and 
Water Conservation 58(1): 45-53. Abstract: 
http://www.jswconline.org/content/58/1/45.abstract; Excerpt: 
http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-2515728/Applying-a-GIS-slope-stability.html 


*SOME OTHER PUBLICATIONS/URLS OF INTEREST*

:*Accumulation of Black Carbon Toward The Base Of The Himalayas*.OGG 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Accumulation_of_Black_Carbon_Toward_The_Base_Of_The_Himalayas.OGG 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Accumulation_of_Black_Carbon_Toward_The_Base_Of_The_Himalayas.OGG>

Acar, H. Hulusi et al. 2002*. GPS/GIS usage on the forest boundary 
points surveying and mapping.* International Symposium on GIS, Septber 
23-26, 2002, Istanbul, Turkey. 7 p. 
http://www.fig.net/com_3_istanbul/PDF/S.Gumus.pdf

Barr, L.M., et al. 2011. *A new way to measure the world's protected 
area coverage.* PLoS ONE 6(9):e24707. 
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0024707

Beier, P., et al. 2011. *Toward best practices for developing regional 
connectivity* maps. Conserv. Biol. 25(5):879-892. Abstract. 
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2011.01716.x/abstract 


BirdLife European Forest Task Force, 2009. *Bulgarian-Romanian Forest 
Mapping Project*, Final Report. 36 p. 
http://www.hcvnetwork.org/resources/assessments/BRFM%20report_English_low%20resolution.pdf 


Bjorholm, Stine et al. 2008. *To what extent does Tobler's 1st law of 
geography apply to macroecology? *A case study using American palms 
(Arecaceae). BMC Ecology 8:11. 
http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6785-8-11.pdf

BLM. 1973. *Photo Interpretation Handbook**5214.* Denver, CO: U.S. 
Department of Interior; Bureau of Land Management; Denver Service 
Center. Misc. pagination. This handbook is online in 4 parts as follows: 
http://home.comcast.net/~gyde/5214.Photo.1.pdf 
<http://home.comcast.net/%7Egyde/5214.Photo.1.pdf>(Covering the 
extensive forest inventory sample design, Photo phase inputs, and 
Preparation for the photo sample). ; 
http://home.comcast.net/~gyde/5214.Photo.2.pdf 
<http://home.comcast.net/%7Egyde/5214.Photo.2.pdf>(Photo 
interpretation). http://home.comcast.net/~gyde/5214.Photo.3.pdf 
<http://home.comcast.net/%7Egyde/5214.Photo.3.pdf>_(_Analysis and field 
plot selection), and http://home.comcast.net/~gyde/5214.Photo.4.pdf 
<http://home.comcast.net/%7Egyde/5214.Photo.4.pdf>(Appendix - Formulas 
used in interpretation).

BLM. 2005. *Land Use Planning Handbook*. BLM Handbook H-1601-1. 163 p. 
http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/ak/aktest/planning/planning_general.Par.65225.File.dat/blm_lup_handbook.pdf

BLM. 2010. *BLM EcoSurvey Field User Guide.* USDI Bureau of Land 
Management. 105 p. 
http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/files/blm_ecosurvey.pdf

Blundell, Arthur G. et al. 2007. *A database of schemes that prioritize 
sites and species based on their conservation value: focusing business 
on biodiversity. BMC* Ecology 7:10. 
http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6785-7-10.pdf

Branthomme, A. 2002. *National Forest Inventory -- Philippines Field 
Manual*. FAO Forestry Department. 67 p. 
http://www.fao.org/forestry/15607-070f28f166a8e79c0fb151cacb9500731.pdf

Brassel, Peter; Lischke, Heike.2001. *Swiss National Forest Inventory: 
Methods and Models of the Second Assessment*. 339 p. 
http://www.wsl.ch/dienstleistungen/publikationen/pdf/3077.pdf

Browning, Arnie, n.d. *Continuous Forest Inventory for the Northwest 
Region Bureau of Indian Affairs*. 62 slides. 
http://gis.cdatribe-nsn.gov/Projects/GISonFire/CFI.ppt

Bullock, J.M., et al. 2011. *Restoration of ecosystem services and 
biodiversity: conflicts and opportunities. *Trends Ecol. Evol. 
26(10):541-549.http://www2.uah.es/josemrey/Reprints/Bullock_RestorationReview_TREE_2011_online.pdf 


Burton F.J. 2007. *Vegetation Classification for the Cayman Islands. 
*In: Burton, F.J. 2007. Threatened Plants of the Cayman Islands. Kew 
Publishers, London. 
http://www.cyclura.com/mkern/VC%20Test%20PDF/VC_Cayman_Mst-1_3.pdf

Butler, Larry D. et al.1997. *National Range and Pasture Handbook*. 
NRCS. 472 p. http://agecon.uwyo.edu/wire/ResourcePages/NRPH.PDF__

*KEEPING UP-TO-DATE -- PRODUCTS, NEWSLETTERS, EMAIL LISTS, JOURNALS.*See 
also 
http://botany.si.edu/puhttps://www.createspace.com/3489254bs/bcn/links.cfm 
<http://botany.si.edu/puhttps:/www.createspace.com/3489254bs/bcn/links.cfm>, 
http://scholar.google.com/, and**Directory of open access journals. 
http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=findJournals.

*Journal of Biodiversity and Ecological Science (JbES)*You may find 
(Vol. 1, Issue. 4, Fall 2011), which is available online at: 
http://www.jbes.ir**

*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/.

*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/_.

*Two PhD Opportunities in forest gentics/tree improvement in Ireland 
(extended deadline) *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 as follows: 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. Application process 
Indicate in your application the position for which you are applying ( 
FOREGN PhD.01 or ~.02) . The application deadline is 16 March 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 <mailto: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 via the 
Forest List.

*FOREST FRAGMENTS (Tip of the week)*If you have a tip to improve field 
or office work that you would like to share, please send to me 
(gyde at comcast.net <mailto:gyde at comcast.net>)

*Pay It Forward/-- Cheers, Gyde/*

-- 
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