Forest amelioration [recurso electrónico

For some years, workers have been investigating the possibilities of integrating knowledge from soil and atmospheric sciences, crop physiology, and genetics in order to model crop response to water stress and breed plants for drought resistance. This book turns the theory into practice. Information, gathered from recent symposia and research journals, have been built upon by the authors. Up-to-date practices are cited, new practices devised, and approaches for scientific applications specified. The authors have devised numerous examples and applications for their approaches. Attention has been given to making these approaches credible in the light of economic and energy limitations. Because application of such practice over a wide area requires wide-areal sensing and measurement, recent advances in remote sensing for these purposes are outlined with methodology for practical application. The book will be of interest to a wide readership including crop managers and producers, soil scientists, agricultural micrometeorologists, plant breeders, water managers and stress physiologists Content: Other Titles in this Series Page II Front Matter Page III Copyright page Page IV List of Authors Page V Preface Pages VII-VIII O. Riedl CHAPTER I - Hydrology Pages 7-90 Jiři Krešl CHAPTER II - Hydraulics Pages 91-184 Jiři Krešl CHAPTER III - Erosion and other Destructive Phenomena Pages 185-233 Dušan Zachar CHAPTER IV - The Role of Forests in Water Economy and Soil Protection Pages 234-271 Otakar Riedl CHAPTER V - Torrent Control Pages 272-361 Otakar Riedl CHAPTER VI - Gully and Landslip Control Pages 362-385 Leo Skatula, Otakar Riedl CHAPTER VII - Avalanche Control Pages 386-422 Róbert Binder CHAPTER VIII - Riparian Stands Pages 423-453 Stanislav Volný CHAPTER IX - Afforestation of Barren Soil Pages 454-480 Dušan Zachar CHAPTER X - Protective Forest Belts Pages 481-508 Otakar Riedl CHAPTER XI - The Role of Forests in Land Reclamation and Improvement Pages 509-562 Otakar Riedl CHAPTER XII - The Technology of Forest Improvement Operations Pages 563-577 Otakar Riedl CHAPTER XIII - Constructions Pages 578-610 Otakar Riedl References Pages 612-614 Subject Index Pages 615-623 This book is primarily addressed to workers engaged in water management and forest husbandry. It provides an overview of the problems and describes biological and engineering measures designed to improve drainage conditions in small catchment areas, protect forest land against erosion, control torrential flows, regulate the water economy of forest soils, and improve the microclimatic conditions.

The thirteen chapters not only provide the reader with all the essential theoretical information, but are also supplemented by practical examples indicating solutions to typical situations. In addition, numerous diagrams and photographs are included to illustrate both theoretical considerations and the practical solutions, and several tables are added to facilitate actual computations.

This book is primarily addressed to workers engaged in water management and forest husbandry. It provides an overview of the problems and describes biological and engineering measures designed to improve drainage conditions in small catchment areas, protect forest land against erosion, control torrential flows, regulate the water economy of forest soils, and improve the microclimatic conditions. The thirteen chapters not only provide the reader with all the essential theoretical information, but are also supplemented by practical examples indicating solutions to typical situations. In addition, numerous diagrams and photographs are included to illustrate both theoretical considerations and the practical solutions, and several tables are added to facilitate actual computations