Browsing by Subject "forest"
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Cashing in on Carbon--Land and Offset Project Valuation: Incorporating Climate Legislation and Environmental Incentives in Property and Project Appraisal
(2010-04-30)The CBO, EIA, and EPA predict carbon offset prices will rise to $15-30/ton CO2e in the next decade (ACESA). The creation of carbon offsets markets provides landholders with an alternative means of income generation on suitable ... -
Duke Forest Carbon
(2011-12-09)Duke University is dedicated to achieving climate neutrality by 2024. With over 7000 acres of sustainably managed forest land, the Duke Forest has great potential for generating “in house” carbon offsets to help reach this ... -
Measurement and Modeling of Radiation and Water Fluxes in Plantation Forests
(2009)An increasing number of experimental studies attempt to maximize biomass production of trees in plantations by removing nutrient and water limitations. The results from these studies begin to inform operational managers. ... -
North American tree migration paced by fecundity and recruitment through contrasting mechanisms east and west
(2020-04-24)Global forest diebacks are the beginnings of change that will be controlled by tree migration, which combines two uncertain processes, tree fecundity and recruitment. Knowledge of how, and where, tree migration can proceed ... -
Spaces of Order: An African Poetics of Space
(2016)“Spaces of Order” argues that the African novel should be studied as a revolutionary form characterized by aesthetic innovations that are not comprehensible in terms of the novel’s European archive of forms. It does this ... -
Tennessee Forest Carbon
(2013-08-12)In 2012, the California Air Resource Board initiated the first Cap-and-Trade (Cap) compliance market in the United States. It is a rigorous and iterative program that was launched under extreme scrutiny, with protocols that ... -
The Effect of Warming on Phenology, Physiology, and Leaf Nitrogen in Six Deciduous Tree Species Over the Growing Season
(2013)There is no consensus on climatic warming's effect on phenology, photosynthesis, and leaf nitrogen content in temperate deciduous tree species. A major question is whether or how these trees will utilize a longer growing ... -
Three Essays on Evaluating Forest Conservation Programs in Developing Countries
(2021)Deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries are leading causes of environmental problems such as soil erosion, biodiversity loss, and climate change. As a result, policies aimed at slowing down or reversing ...
