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R. Andersson, Historical Land-Use Information from Culturally Modified Trees, Diss. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umea 2005; M. Antrop, Why landscapes of the past are important for the future. Landscape and urban planning 70 (2005) 21-34; Arcas Associates, Native Tree Use on Meares Island, B.C., 4 volumes, Victoria 1986
Genetic diversity also ensures that forest trees can survive, adapt and evolve under changing environmental conditions. Furthermore, genetic diversity is the foundation of biological diversity at species and ecosystem levels. Forest genetic resources are therefore important to consider in forest management. [16]
Urban forestry can be an important tool for stormwater management as trees intercept rainwater in the canopy, and can slow down, filter and pump water back into the atmosphere via their roots. [7] [8] Other benefits include noise control, traffic control, and glare and reflection control. [9]
The forest is a natural system that can supply different products and services. Forests supply water, mitigate climate change, provide habitats for wildlife including many pollinators which are essential for sustainable food production, provide timber and fuelwood, serve as a source of non-wood forest products including food and medicine, and contribute to rural livelihoods.
[3] At the same time environmental philosophy deals with the value human beings attach to different kinds of environmental experience, particularly how experiences in or close to non-human environments contrast with urban or industrialized experiences, and how this varies across cultures with close attention paid to indigenous people.
Sacred groves, sacred woods, or sacred forests are groves of trees that have special religious importance within a particular culture. Sacred groves feature in various cultures throughout the world. These are forest areas that are, for the most part, untouched by local people and often protected by local communities.
Evergreen trees—such as pine, spruce, fir and juniper—are featured at various vendors and Christmas tree farms for people to choose from. Going out to select the perfect height, width, and ...
Arboriculture (/ ˈ ɑːr b ər ɪ ˌ k ʌ l tʃ ər, ɑːr ˈ b ɔːr-/) [1] is the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants. The science of arboriculture studies how these plants grow and respond to cultural practices and to their environment.