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Investigations on forests from viewpoints of global environment; Shinrin no chikyu kankyoteki shiten kara no chosa

Abstract

Forests have become drawing attention as an absorption source of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse effect gas. This paper discusses significance of forests from viewpoints of their roles as diverse ecological systems and socio-economic values. Forest is a place for living and resting of all kinds of living organisms including plants, animals and microorganisms. Living forms in forests being affluent in kinds and large in amount bring great favor to human societies. Forests play diversified roles other than biological roles in addition to largely affecting heat distribution on the ground through evapotranspiration. These roles include suppression of erosion on ground surface, alleviation of micro climate by reducing wind velocity on the ground, and disaster prevention. Forests have an aspect of supply source of production resources for societies as well as an aspect of unused lands. Efficiency of converting solar energy by plants looks inferior to that of solar cells. Biomass may be regarded as regenerative energy limited to a case where excess production is utilized. 142 refs., 56 figs., 44 tabs.
Publication Date:
Mar 01, 1996
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
NEDO-GET-9501
Reference Number:
SCA: 540250; 553006; 560162; 290301; PA: NEDO-96:820048; EDB-96:152420; NTS-97:002165; SN: 96001672619
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Mar 1996
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, BASIC STUDIES; 56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, APPLIED STUDIES; 29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY; FORESTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; GREENHOUSE GASES; GLOBAL ASPECTS; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; PLANTS; ANIMALS; MICROORGANISMS; HUMAN FACTORS; EVAPORATION MODEL; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; HEAT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WEATHER; METEOROLOGY; SAFETY; DAMAGE; SOLAR ENERGY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; BIOMASS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
OSTI ID:
375639
Research Organizations:
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, Tokyo (Japan)
Country of Origin:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE97703047; TRN: 96:820048
Availability:
Available from Office of Scientific and Technical Information, P.O.Box 1000, Oak Ridge Tennessee 37831, USA; OSTI as DE97703047
Submitting Site:
NEDO
Size:
182 p.
Announcement Date:
Oct 17, 1996

Citation Formats

None. Investigations on forests from viewpoints of global environment; Shinrin no chikyu kankyoteki shiten kara no chosa. Japan: N. p., 1996. Web.
None. Investigations on forests from viewpoints of global environment; Shinrin no chikyu kankyoteki shiten kara no chosa. Japan.
None. 1996. "Investigations on forests from viewpoints of global environment; Shinrin no chikyu kankyoteki shiten kara no chosa." Japan.
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title = {Investigations on forests from viewpoints of global environment; Shinrin no chikyu kankyoteki shiten kara no chosa}
author = {None}
abstractNote = {Forests have become drawing attention as an absorption source of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse effect gas. This paper discusses significance of forests from viewpoints of their roles as diverse ecological systems and socio-economic values. Forest is a place for living and resting of all kinds of living organisms including plants, animals and microorganisms. Living forms in forests being affluent in kinds and large in amount bring great favor to human societies. Forests play diversified roles other than biological roles in addition to largely affecting heat distribution on the ground through evapotranspiration. These roles include suppression of erosion on ground surface, alleviation of micro climate by reducing wind velocity on the ground, and disaster prevention. Forests have an aspect of supply source of production resources for societies as well as an aspect of unused lands. Efficiency of converting solar energy by plants looks inferior to that of solar cells. Biomass may be regarded as regenerative energy limited to a case where excess production is utilized. 142 refs., 56 figs., 44 tabs.}
place = {Japan}
year = {1996}
month = {Mar}
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