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1. an assessment of current levels of knowledge about bamboo
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A. In the past 100 years or so, resources have come under increasing pressure as populations have exploded and large areas of bamboo forest have been cleared to make way for commercial plantations. B. Bamboo can be harvested from forest areas or grown quickly elsewhere, and then converted simply without expensive machinery or facilities. In this way, it contributes substantially to poverty alleviation. C. Bamboo’s pattern of mass flowering and mass death leaves behind large areas of dry biomass that attract wildfire. When these burn, they create patches of open ground far bigger than would be left by a fallen tree. Patchiness helps to preserve diversity because certain plant species do better during the early stages of regeneration when there are gaps in the canopy. D. Only 38 priority species identified for their commercial value have been the subject of any real scientific research to date. E. A recent report has revealed just how profound our ignorance of global bamboo resources is, particularly in relation to conservation.
2. the commercial significance of bamboo
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A. In the past 100 years or so, resources have come under increasing pressure as populations have exploded and large areas of bamboo forest have been cleared to make way for commercial plantations. B. Bamboo can be harvested from forest areas or grown quickly elsewhere, and then converted simply without expensive machinery or facilities. In this way, it contributes substantially to poverty alleviation. C. Bamboo’s pattern of mass flowering and mass death leaves behind large areas of dry biomass that attract wildfire. When these burn, they create patches of open ground far bigger than would be left by a fallen tree. Patchiness helps to preserve diversity because certain plant species do better during the early stages of regeneration when there are gaps in the canopy. D. Only 38 priority species identified for their commercial value have been the subject of any real scientific research to date. E. A recent report has revealed just how profound our ignorance of global bamboo resources is, particularly in relation to conservation.
3. a human development that is threatening the availability of bamboo
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A. In the past 100 years or so, resources have come under increasing pressure as populations have exploded and large areas of bamboo forest have been cleared to make way for commercial plantations. B. Bamboo can be harvested from forest areas or grown quickly elsewhere, and then converted simply without expensive machinery or facilities. In this way, it contributes substantially to poverty alleviation. C. Bamboo’s pattern of mass flowering and mass death leaves behind large areas of dry biomass that attract wildfire. When these burn, they create patches of open ground far bigger than would be left by a fallen tree. Patchiness helps to preserve diversity because certain plant species do better during the early stages of regeneration when there are gaps in the canopy. D. Only 38 priority species identified for their commercial value have been the subject of any real scientific research to date. E. A recent report has revealed just how profound our ignorance of global bamboo resources is, particularly in relation to conservation.
4. a description of the limited extent of existing research on bamboo
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A. In the past 100 years or so, resources have come under increasing pressure as populations have exploded and large areas of bamboo forest have been cleared to make way for commercial plantations. B. Bamboo can be harvested from forest areas or grown quickly elsewhere, and then converted simply without expensive machinery or facilities. In this way, it contributes substantially to poverty alleviation. C. Bamboo’s pattern of mass flowering and mass death leaves behind large areas of dry biomass that attract wildfire. When these burn, they create patches of open ground far bigger than would be left by a fallen tree. Patchiness helps to preserve diversity because certain plant species do better during the early stages of regeneration when there are gaps in the canopy. D. Only 38 priority species identified for their commercial value have been the subject of any real scientific research to date. E. A recent report has revealed just how profound our ignorance of global bamboo resources is, particularly in relation to conservation.
5. an explanation of how bamboo may contribute to the survival of range of plants
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A. In the past 100 years or so, resources have come under increasing pressure as populations have exploded and large areas of bamboo forest have been cleared to make way for commercial plantations. B. Bamboo can be harvested from forest areas or grown quickly elsewhere, and then converted simply without expensive machinery or facilities. In this way, it contributes substantially to poverty alleviation. C. Bamboo’s pattern of mass flowering and mass death leaves behind large areas of dry biomass that attract wildfire. When these burn, they create patches of open ground far bigger than would be left by a fallen tree. Patchiness helps to preserve diversity because certain plant species do better during the early stages of regeneration when there are gaps in the canopy. D. Only 38 priority species identified for their commercial value have been the subject of any real scientific research to date. E. A recent report has revealed just how profound our ignorance of global bamboo resources is, particularly in relation to conservation.
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