Timelag and Equilibrium Moisture Content of Ponderosa Pine Needles (Classic Reprint)
Timelag and Equilibrium Moisture Content of Ponderosa Pine Needles (Classic Reprint)

Author: Hal E. Anderson

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-05-03

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 9780365759737

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Excerpt from Timelag and Equilibrium Moisture Content of Ponderosa Pine Needles Sorption studies of ponderosa pine (pinus ponderosa Laws.) needles and litter beds of current year cast show a shorter response time and lower equilibrium moisture contents than most other conifer needle data in the literature. For conditions below fiber saturation, the response time is described best by considering the time for 95 percent of the total change in moisture content. Equilibrium moisture content can be esti mated by an equation based on temperature and humidity, but type of vegetation must be considered. Analysis of moisture response at the test conditions indicates that the moisture diffusivity of the needles and beds remains nearly constant for both adsorption and desorption. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Seasonal Trends in Moisture Content, Ether Extractives, and Energy of Ponderosa Pine and Douglas-Fir Needles (Classic Reprint)
The Seasonal Trends in Moisture Content, Ether Extractives, and Energy of Ponderosa Pine and Douglas-Fir Needles (Classic Reprint)

Author: Charles W. Philpot

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-09-09

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 9781390465150

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Excerpt from The Seasonal Trends in Moisture Content, Ether Extractives, and Energy of Ponderosa Pine and Douglas-Fir Needles Philpot found the same general situation in ponderosa pine in the central Sierra Nevada of California with moisture increasing through most of the fire season and then leveling off.3 A similar trend was also found for pinyon pine and juniper in Arizona and Utah (jameson and for five coniferous species in eastern Canada (van Wagner After finding high moisture contents in conifers in the Lake States during periods of high crown fire potential, Johnson (1966) concluded, In our search for a satisfactory explanation for crown fires, we must apparently look beyond needle moisture content. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Forest Succession
Forest Succession

Author: D. C. West

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 530

ISBN-13: 1461259509

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Succession-nothing in plant, community, or ecosystem ecology has been so elaborated by terminology, so much reviewed, and yet so much the center of controversy. In a general sense, every ecologist uses the concept in teaching and research, but no two ecologists seem to have a unified concept of the details of succession. The word was used by Thoreau to describe, from a naturalist's point of view, the general changes observed during the transition of an old field to a forest. As data accumulated, a lengthy taxonomy of succession developed around early twentieth century ecologists such as Cooper, Clements, and Gleason. Now, nearer the end of the century, and after much discussion concerning the nature of vegetation communities, where do ecologists stand with respect to knowledge of ecological succession? The intent of this book is not to rehash classic philosophies of succession that have emerged through the past several decades of study, but to provide a forum for ecologists to present their current research and present-day interpretation of data. To this end, we brought together a group of scientists currently studying terrestrial plant succession, who represent research experience in a broad spectrum of different ecosystem types. The results of that meeting led to this book, which presents to the reader a unique summary of contemporary research on forest succession.

Knowing Yellowstone
Knowing Yellowstone

Author: Jerry Johnson

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2010-06-16

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1589795229

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Visitors to Yellowstone National Park are drawn to the spectacular scenery, unique thermal features, and the large numbers of wild animals easily observed in their natural habitat. The thoughtful visitor to the park cannot help but be captivated by the unparalleled breadth of scientific knowledge needed to understand the intricate interrelationships that make up the yellowstone landscape. Knowing Yellowstone explores how scientists discover what they know about America's first national park and the surrounding lands. The chapter authors are scientists who represent the best of their fields of study. The science they describe is leading the way to our understanding of complex ecosystems worldwide.

The Photoload Sampling Technique
The Photoload Sampling Technique

Author: Robert E. Keane

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13:

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Fire managers need better estimates of fuel loading so they can more accurately predict the potential fire behavior and effects of alternative fuel and ecosystem restoration treatments. This report presents a new fuel sampling method, called the photoload sampling technique, to quickly and accurately estimate loadings for six common surface fuel components (1 hr, 10 hr, 100 hr, and 1000 hr downed dead woody, shrub, and herbaceous fuels). This technique involves visually comparing fuel conditions in the field with photoload sequences to estimate fuel loadings. Photoload sequences are a series of downward-looking and close-up oblique photographs depicting a sequence of graduated fuel loadings of synthetic fuelbeds for each of the six fuel components. This report contains a set of photoload sequences that describe the range of fuel component loadings for common forest conditions in the northern Rocky Mountains of Montana, USA to estimate fuel loading in the field. A companion publication (RMRS-RP-61CD) details the methods used to create the photoload sequences and presents a comprehensive evaluation of the technique.

The Mushroom Cultivator
The Mushroom Cultivator

Author: Paul Stamets

Publisher:

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 9780961079802

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... The best source of information on growing mushrooms at home (back cover.).

Standard Fire Behavior Fuel Models
Standard Fire Behavior Fuel Models

Author: Joe H. Scott

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13:

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This report describes a new set of standard fire behavior fuel models for use with Rothermels surface fire spread model and the relationship of the new set to the original set of 13 fire behavior fuel models. To assist with transition to using the new fuel models, a fuel model selection guide, fuel model crosswalk, and set of fuel model photos are provided.

Forest Hydrology
Forest Hydrology

Author: Devendra Amatya

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2016-09-14

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 1780646607

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Forests cover approximately 26% of the world's land surface area and represent a distinct biotic community. They interact with water and soil in a variety of ways, providing canopy surfaces which trap precipitation and allow evaporation back into the atmosphere, thus regulating how much water reaches the forest floor as through fall, as well as pull water from the soil for transpiration. The discipline "forest hydrology" has been developed throughout the 20th century. During that time human intervention in natural landscapes has increased, and land use and management practices have intensified. The book will be useful for graduate students, professionals, land managers, practitioners, and researchers with a good understanding of the basic principles of hydrology and hydrologic processes.

Roots of language
Roots of language

Author: Derek Bickerton

Publisher: Language Science Press

Published: 2016-02-05

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 3946234089

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Roots of language was originally published in 1981 by Karoma Press (Ann Arbor). It was the first work to systematically develop a theory first suggested by Coelho in the late nineteenth century: that the creation of creole languages somehow reflected universal properties of language. The book also proposed that the same set of properties would be found to emerge in normal first-language acquisition and must have emerged in the original evolution of language. These proposals, some of which were elaborated in an article in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (1984), were immediately controversial and gave rise to a great deal of subsequent research in creoles, much of it aimed at rebutting the theory. The book also served to legitimize and stimulate research in language evolution, a topic regarded as off-limits by linguists for over a century. The present edition contains a foreword by the author bringing the theory up to date; a fuller exposition of many of its aspects can be found in the author's most recent work, More than nature needs (Harvard University Press, 2014).