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  • FORESTRY: RESEARCH, ECOLOGY AND POLICIES ; FORESTRY: RESEARCH, ECOLOGY AND POLICIES ; Contents; Preface; The Conflict between Traditional and Formal Knowledge in Finnish and Swedish Forest Management in the Twentieth Century; Abstract; Introduction; Silvicultural Paradigms on a Collision Course, CA. 1900-1948; The Logging Method; Dependence of Agriculture on Forestry; Traditional Knowledge Vs. Financial Incentives, from 1948 to the 1980s; The Revival of Traditional Knowledge, since the 1980s; Conclusion; References.
  • Knowledge Gained and Gaps Suggested from Recent Forestry-Related GPS ResearchAbstract; Introduction; Satellite Navigation (GPS) Testing Procedures; Recent Research Results; Static Position Analysis; Horizontal Position Accuracy; Vertical Position Accuracy; Dynamic Position Analysis; Conclusion; References; Natural Regeneration of Pinus Nigra Arn spp Salzmannii Forest in Cuenca Mountains (Spain): A Problem for Sustainable Forest Management; 1. Introduction; 2. General Description of the European Black Pine (Pinus Nigra Arn).
  • 3. Natural Regeneration of Spanish Black Pine (Pinus Nigra Arn. ssp Salzmannii (Dunal) Franco)4. Principal Purpose of ohis Research Work; 5. Spanish Black Pine Forest Management Strategies in Cuenca Mountain; References; Evaluation and Implications of Free-Ranging Garrano Horses in the Risk of Forest Fires
  • The Study Case of Vieira Do Minho Municipality (Portugal); Abstract; Introduction; Site Tested; Results; Land Use; Cattle; Renovation of Pastures; Discussion; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Sources.
  • Multiscalar Analysis of the Spatial Pattern of Forest Ecosystems in Central Africa Justified by the Pattern/Process Paradigm: Two Case StudiesAbstract; 1. Introduction: Landscape Ecology and Tropical; Forest Ecology; 2. Forest Definition and its Impact on Fragmentation Assessment in the Katanga Province; (Democratic Republic of the Congo).; 2.1 Context, Data Set and Methods; 2.2. Results and Discussion; 3. Forest Structure and its Impact on Understory Diversity in the Bururi Forest Nature Reserve (Burundi).; 3.1. Context, Data Set and Methods; 3.2. Results and Discussion; Conclusions.
  • AcknowledgmentsReferences; Seedling Growth and Survival of Indigenous Tree Species along a Light Gradient in a Dry Afromontane Forest; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Study Site; Study Species; Seedling Growth Experiment and Light Environment; Data Analyses; Results; Seedling Survival; Light Effects And Intra-Specific Growth Variations; Light Effects and Inter-Specific Growth Variations; Relationships in Plant Growth Traits and Determinants of RGR; Discussion; Summary; Acknowledgments; References.