Phenology has achieved a prominent position in current scenarios of global change
research given its role in monitoring and predicting the timing of recurrent life cycle events …

Forest degradation is a global environmental issue, but its definition is problematic.
Difficulties include choosing appropriate reference states, timescales, thresholds, and forest …

The effects of the present biodiversity crisis have been largely focused on the loss of
species. However, a missed component of biodiversity loss that often accompanies or even …

Restoring degraded land to combat environmental degradation requires the collection of
vast quantities of germplasm (seed). Sourcing this material raises questions related to …

Forest degradation is broadly defined as a reduction in the capacity of a forest to produce
ecosystem services such as carbon storage and wood products as a result of anthropogenic …

Forest conservation has become one of the most important environmental issues currently
facing humanity, as a result of widespread deforestation and forest degradation. Pressures …

Nearly 90 percent of the earth's land surface is directly affected by human infrastructure and
activities, yet less than 5 percent is legally" protected" for biodiversity conservation--and …

Many studies of postdispersal seed fate use seed removal as an index of seed predation.
However, following primary seed dispersal, some seeds are transported intact by ants, dung …

Epidemiological studies have shown an inverse relationship between nut intakes and
chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and cancers. The composition of lipids …

Abstract Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) are the forest products derived from both
plants and animals whose tangible values are often made to evade reaching a nation's …