Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Forest Resources
- Wood
- Structural support and infill
material for building construction
- To make furniture and tools, e.g.
mahogany, oak, conifer, etc
- Fibres are used to make paper and
cotton, as well as other textile fibres
- Wood is still the most popular energy
resource for use as a fuel, mainly in LEDCs
- Food Resource Examples
- Coffee
- Cocoa
- Bananas
- Nuts
- Medicine (Extraction)
- Quinine from the Cinchona
tree used to treat malaria
- Aspirin originally extracted from willow bark
- Extracts from the Rosy Periwinkle
used to treat leukaemia
- Life Support
- Forests help to regulate many natural
cycles and processes that male life easier
- Atmospheric
- Carbon Sequestration is the process that is used
to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere,
stored in the carbohydrates that make up wood
- The process of photosynthesis releases oxygen into
the atmosphere which is essential for all aerobic
organisms and for maintainence of the ozone layer
- Micro-climates are created under the forest canopy
with differing levels of light, humidity and wind velocity
- Forests modify the water cycle
by changing the amount and
redistributing the movement of
water through various processes
- Soil Conservation
- Dead vegetation contributes nutrients to the soil
- Tree roots help to hold the soil together and reduce soil erosion
- Tree canopies help to
reduce wind velocity
and rainfall impact
- Forests have a high primary productivity, so can support
a higher number of trophic levels in the food chain, and
diverse habitats with various ecological niches
- Forests can be used for a number human recreational
activities, separated with space and time zoning