CAB International and USDA, 2016. — 308 p. — ISBN: 9781780646602. Forests cover approximately 26% of the world's land surface area and represent a distinct biotic community. They interact with water and soil in a variety of ways, providing canopy surfaces which trap precipitation and allow evaporation back into the atmosphere, thus regulating how much water reaches the forest...
5th ed. — CSIRO Publishing, 2006. — 736 p. — ISBN: 0643069690 Forest Trees of Australia is the essential reference for observing, identifying and obtaining information on the native trees in this country. It describes and illustrates over 300 of the most important indigenous trees, which have been carefully selected for their environmental significance, their importance to the...
Springer, 2010 — 531 p. — (Ecological Studies, Vol. 212). — ISBN: 904819833X, 978-90-481-9833-7. The protective function of forests for water quality and water-related hazards, as well as adequate water supplies for forest ecosystems in Europe, are potentially at risk due to changing climate and changing land-management practices. Water budgets of forest ecosystems are heavily...
InTech, 2013. — 393 p. — ISBN: 9535111948, 9789535111948 In this book authors analyzed transnational case studies dealing with different manifestations of climate change effects, and intended to stimulate the discussion on management strategies to adapt forests in the Alps to climate change risks. The presented results are derived from the INTERREG project Management Strategies...
New Society Publishers, 2008. — 318 p. — ISBN: 0865716161, 9780865716162 In this groundbreaking anthology, the author offers new hope for those who love trees and forests. These essays are by leading experts. This work draws on the knowledge of indigenous people and the traditional role that forests and trees have played in their lives. It shows that sustainable forestry and...
Second Revised Edition. — Brill, 2017. — 1154 p. — ISBN: 978-90-04-32442-8. Conifers are known to everyone as a conspicuous kind of evergreen trees or shrubs that feature prominently in gardens and parks as well as in many managed forests in the cool to cold temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Numerous books have been written about them and continue to appear, mostly...
Springer, 2014. — 838 p. 138 illus., 106 illus. in color. — (Forestry Sciences, Vol. 81). — ISBN: 9789400770768. This book addresses the urgent and complex threats and challenges to the world’s forests posed by the four great problems of the age: climate change, conservation objectives and sustainable development needs, and the growing demand for affordable energy. The...
Gelderen D.M. van, Jong de P.C., Oterdoom H.J. Maples of the World. - Portland: Timber Press, 1994. - 458 p. Maple takes pride of place among the largest and most important tree genera. Its importance in both ornamental and economic use is consistent with its taxonomic complexity. This book is the fruit of almost two decades of work by its distinguished authors. In 1975, three...
Springer, 2013. — 395 p. — ISBN: 1610912152, 9781610912150 Forests for the People tells one of the most extraordinary stories of environmental protection in our nation’s history: how a diverse coalition of citizens, organizations, and business and political leaders worked to create a system of national forests in the Eastern United States. It offers an insightful and...
Boston: CABI, 2015. – 393 p. – ISBN: 978-1-78064-337-3. This book brings together information about Europe's forests and how they have developed since the last Ice Age. The first part (Chapters 1-4) gives an overview of Europe's woods and forests in space and over time; the second part (Chapters 5-9) looks at how they have been managed; the third part (Chapters 10-15) deals...
Springer, 2013. — 168 p. Tropical rain forests are increasingly expected to serve for climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation amid global climate change and increasing human demands for land. Natural production forests that are legally designated to produce timber occur widely in the Southeast Asian tropics. Synergizing timber production, climate change...
Academic Press, 2011. — 341 p. — ISBN: 0123744601, 9780123744609 Process-based models open the way to useful predictions of the future growth rate of forests and provide a means of assessing the probable effects of variations in climate and management on forest productivity. As such they have the potential to overcome the limitations of conventional forest growth and yield...
CSIRO Publishing, 2003. — 242 p. — ISBN: 0643068325 , 1559633816 This work describes the changes that have taken place in forest management - highlighting what worked, what didn't, and the lessons that have been learned. It documents the drivers of the change in the logging industry and the resulting outcomes, both the good and the bad. It provides real-world insights from an...
2nd edition. — Routledge, 2005. — 332 p. — (The Earthscan Forest Library). — ISBN10: 1844071189; ISBN13: 978-1844071180. The Sustainable Forestry Handbook is widely considered to be the essential aid to understanding and implementing sustainable forest management. Providing a clear and concise guide to the practicalities of implementing international standards for sustainable...
Springer, 2019. — 593 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-46806-8. This Book provides the first comprehensive volume on conifers detailing their genomes, variations, and evolution. The book begins with general information about conifers such as taxonomy, geography, reproduction, life history, and social and economic importance. Then topics discussed include the full genome sequence, complex...
London: Routledge, 2014. — 238 p. — (The Earthscan Forest Library). — ISBN: 9781138787391. The overarching contribution of this book is a review and assessment of the current and future impacts of globalization on the world’s forests. The work has been developed by the "Resources for the Future" Task Force for the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)....
2nd ed. — Springer, 2017. — 3630 p. — ISBN: 9781498751063. This book provides a cross-section of all outstanding experience in all fields of tropical forestry under a drastically changing environment induced by climate change. It sheds light on the existing know-how and presents it in a concise and efficient way for the scientist and professional in charge of planning,...
Springer, 2012. — 647 p. — ISBN: 9400721439. Exploring a topic of vital and ongoing importance, Traditional Forest Knowledge examines the history, current status and trends in the development and application of traditional forest knowledge by local and indigenous communities worldwide. It considers the interplay between traditional beliefs and practices and formal forest...
Foreword by Bernd Heinrich — Island Press, 2016. — 336 p. How long should a leaf live? When should blueberries ripen? And what should a clever moose eat? Questions like these may seem simple or downright strange - yet they form the backbone of natural history, a discipline that fostered some of our most important scientific theories, from natural selection to glaciation....
Springer, 2010. - 671 p. ISBN: 3642148611, 9783642148613, 9783540883067, 9783540883074 This book is the latest of several dealing with forest growth and how to measure and model the growth. The aim of this book is to improve the understanding of forest dynamics and the sustainable management of forest ecosystems. This book is directed at all readers interested in trees, forest...
Springer, 2011. – 304 p. – 91 illus., 44 in color – 2nd ed. – ISBN: 940072201X, 9789400722026 Although the majority of the world’s forest ecosystems are dominated by uneven-sized multi-species stands, forest management practice and theory has focused on the development of plantation monocultures to maximize the supply of timber at low cost. Societal expectations are changing,...
CABI, 2007. — 552 p. In the context of forest sustainability, this book presents the issues related to both global climate change and conservation of biodiversity. It highlights four methodologies and shows how they contribute in overcoming the ecological challenges facing our world. The practical experience presented can be applied to the implementation of successful...
Springer, 2011. - 92 p. ISBN: 9400725752. Forests in Development: A Vital Balance, shows some of the main advances in forestry over the six years spanning between the XII World Forestry Congress in Canada and the XIII WFC held in Buenos Aires. The book covers most of the themes of the XIII WFC, from biodiversity through production, policies, environmental services, and economic...
Springer, 1999. — 327 p. — ISBN: 0387943854, 9780387690360. The camaraderie of George Ice and Ben Stout (NCASI) in particular made for an enjoyable leave and I want to acknowledge the late Hank Froehlich and Jim Kiser (OSU) for our discussions on what does it all mean. My plan was to finish this book at OSU, but that opportunity was not presented. Nonetheless, the book took...
Springer, 2002. — 489 p. In this book is summarized those management principles that should be valid in areas where forests continuously are used for production, where biodiversity aspects are important as well as economy and productivity, and where demands on soil status and water quality are set. Especially the very long-term aspects are emphasized, and it is shown how system...
Springer, 1979. — 138 p. — ISBN: 978-3-642-67109-8. In the European Alps the importance of forests as protection against avalanches and soil erosion is becoming ever clearer with the continuing increase in population and development of tourism. The protective potential of the mountain forests can currently only be partially realised because a considerable proportion of...
Reaktion Books, 2015. — 312 p. — ISBN: 1780233736, 9781780233734 Forests — and the trees within them — have always been a central resource for the development of technology, culture, and the expansion of humans as a species. Examining and challenging our historical and modern attitudes toward wooded environments, this engaging book explores how our understanding of forests has...
CABI, 2010. – 304 p. – ISBN: 1845936892, 9781845936891 Innovation is increasingly recognised as a key factor in environmental protection and balanced sustainable development within the forestry sector.This volume provides a comprehensive theoretical foundation for the analysis of innovation processes and policies in a traditional, rural sector as well as presenting empirical...
München: Ludwig Verlag, 2015. — 224 S. Im Wald geschehen die erstaunlichsten Dinge: Bäume tauschen Botschaften aus. Sie umsorgen nicht nur liebevoll ihren Nachwuchs, sondern pflegen auch alte und kranke Nachbarn. Bäume haben ein Gedächtnis, empfinden Schmerzen und bekommen sogar Sonnenbrand und Falten. Peter Wohlleben, Deutschlands bekanntester Förster, zeigt uns den Wald von...
New York: Columbia University Press. - 2004. -458. (Biology and resource management series) This book explores ideas and evidence about the efficacy of forest management as a strategy for neotropical conservation. As the varied contributions to this volume indicate, forest management encompasses many different kinds of activities and may mean very different things to different...
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