Forests Elements Of Silvology

Author : Roelof A.A. Oldeman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 364275211X
Total Pages : 639 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forests: Elements of Silvology written by Roelof A.A. Oldeman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silvology is the general science of forest ecosystems, without the usual division between Man and Nature. This systematic treatment of forests intends to integrate and harmonize existing approaches with the help of systems modeling in a hierarchy of close system levels, according to criteria of biological architecture, biomass production and species composition. Scientists and practitioners will appreciate this synoptic treatment of forests and their ecology, allowing the balance of holistic and reductionist viewpoints, and the placement of phenomena and techniques. Topics covered include: - introduction of the methods, - sections on forest organisms, - a special chapter on trees, - eco-units, i.e. forest ecosystems developing after some zero-event like fire, storm or waterlogging, - silvatic mosaics built by the eco-units of different size, architecture and species composition, - a summary of silvological rules determining system's behaviour at every level, e.g. fragmentation and fusion, transfer of functions, irreversibility and process oscillation.

Author : David L. Hawksworth
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402052081
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forest Diversity and Management written by David L. Hawksworth and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-04-06 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on research from biodiversity experts around the world, this book reflects the diversity of forest types and forest issues that concern forest scientists. Coverage ranges from savannah and tropical rainforests to the ancient oak forests of Poland; issues explored include the effects of logging, management practices, forest dynamics and climate change on forest structure and biodiversity. Here is a useful overview of current science, for researchers and educators alike.

Author : Kevin Laughlin O'Hara
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198703066
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Multiaged Silviculture written by Kevin Laughlin O'Hara and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the latest scientific and management information on multiaged silviculture, an emerging strategy for managing forestry systems worldwide. Over recent decades, forest science and management have tended to emphasize plantation silviculture. Whilst this clearly meets our wood production needs, many of the world's forests need to be managed far less intensively and more flexibly in order to maintain their natural ecosystem functions together with the values inherent in those processes. Developing multiaged management strategies for these complex forest ecosystems represents a global challenge to successfully integrate available science with sustainable management practices. Multiaged Silviculture covers the ecology and dynamics of multiaged stands, the management operations associated with regeneration, tending, and stocking control, and the implications of this strategy on production, genetic diversity, and stand health. It is primarily aimed at graduate level students and researchers in the fields of forestry and silviculture, but will also be of relevance and use to all professional foresters and silviculturists.

Author : Mark S. Ashton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119270952
Total Pages : 776 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Practice of Silviculture written by Mark S. Ashton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-03-19 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most up-to-date, comprehensive resource on silviculture that covers the range of topics and issues facing today’s foresters and resource professionals The tenth edition of the classic work, The Practice of Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology, includes the most current information and the results of research on the many issues that are relevant to forests and forestry. The text covers such timely topics as biofuels and intensive timber production, ecosystem and landscape scale management of public lands, ecosystem services, surface drinking water supplies, urban and community greenspace, forest carbon, fire and climate, and much more. In recent years, silvicultural systems have become more sophisticated and complex in application, particularly with a focus on multi-aged silviculture. There have been paradigm shifts toward managing for more complex structures and age-classes for integrated and complementary values including wildlife, water and open space recreation. Extensively revised and updated, this new edition covers a wide range of topics and challenges relevant to the forester or resource professional today. This full-color text offers the most expansive book on silviculture and: Includes a revised and expanded text with clear language and explanations Covers the many cutting-edge resource issues that are relevant to forests and forestry Contains boxes within each chapter to provide greater detail on particular silvicultural treatments and examples of their use Features a completely updated bibliography plus new photographs, tables and figures The Practice of Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology, Tenth Edition is an invaluable resource for students and professionals in forestry and natural resource management.

Author : Sergio A. Molina-Murillo
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 131535991X
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Paradigm of Forests and the Survival of the Fittest written by Sergio A. Molina-Murillo and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-12-20 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates the social, historical, and environmental framework within which humans have developed a relationship with the forest and its resources. Starting from the biological basis that permits the existence of forests to the use of forest resources in a modern human context, this book summarizes the interaction between humans and forest ecosystems. Designed for readers from a broad range of disciplines and interests including those from environmental sciences, environmental economics, sociology, anthropology, biology, forestry and human ecology and other related disciplines, the book evokes interest in the development of an integrated approach towards forest ecosystems and natural resources in the context of sustainability.

Author : Frederick Franklin Moon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Elements of Forestry written by Frederick Franklin Moon and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : R. Peters
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401587949
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beech Forests written by R. Peters and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume compares the beech forests of eastern Asia, North America and Europe. Beech forests are important in each of these three regions. No other book covers beech on this scale. The author has personally studied beech forests in each region, and his large body of data is the starting point for comparison. For such a world-wide comparison to be justified, factors that have most strongly influenced the beech forests should be known. First, use and management of beech forests are compared. They have influenced beech forests for millennia and have been very different in each region. Next, in a historical comparison spread and speciation since the early Tertiary are analysed. Today's beech forests cover a wide range of climates and soils; they occur in cool temperate regions as well as on tropical mountains. The final part compares the trees and forests themselves: growth and form of trees, species composition and populations, forest structure and forest dynamics.

Author : Manuel R. Guariguata
Publisher : CATIE
ISBN 13 : 9789977573182
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ecology and Management of Tropical Secondary Forest written by Manuel R. Guariguata and published by CATIE. This book was released on 1998 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Hans Pretzsch
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3662545535
Total Pages : 653 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mixed-Species Forests written by Hans Pretzsch and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-06-10 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook offers a detailed overview of the current state of knowledge concerning the ecology and management of compositionally and structurally diverse forests. It provides answers to central questions such as: What are the scientific concepts used to assess the growth, dynamics and functioning of mixed-species forests, how generalizable are they, and what kind of experiments are necessary to develop them further? How do mixed-species stands compare with monocultures in relation to productivity, wood quality, and ecological stability in the face of stress and disturbances? How are the effects of species mixtures on ecosystem functioning influenced by the particular species composition, site conditions, and stand structure? How does any over- or underyielding at the forest-stand level emerge from the tree and organ level, and what are the main mechanisms behind mixing effects? How can our current scientific understanding of mixed-species forests be integrated into silvicultural concepts as well as practical forest management and planning? Do the ecological characteristics of mixed-species stands also translate into economic differences between mixtures and monocultures? In addition, the book addresses experimental designs and analytical approaches to study mixed-species forests and provides extensive empirical information, general concepts, models, and management approaches for mixed-species forests. As such, it offers a valuable resource for students, scientists and educators, as well as professional forest planners, managers, and consultants.

Author : Eberhard F Bruenig
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1780641400
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conservation and Management of Tropical Rainforests, 2nd Edition written by Eberhard F Bruenig and published by CABI. This book was released on 2016-12-07 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of Conservation and Management of Tropical Rainforests applies the large body of knowledge, experience and tradition available to those who study tropical rainforests. Revised and updated in light of developments in science, technology, economics, politics, etc. and their effects on tropical forests, it describes the principles of integrated conservation and management that lead to sustainability, identifying the unifying phenomena that regulate the processes within the rainforest and that are fundamental to the ecosystem viability. Features of the natural forest and the socio-cultural ecosystems which can be mimicked in the design of self-sustaining forests are also discussed. A holistic approach to the management and conservation of rainforests is developed throughout the book. The focus on South-East Asian forestry will be widened to include Africa and Latin America. Recent controversial issues such as biofuels and carbon credits with respect to tropical forests and their inhabitants will be discussed. This book is a substantial contribution to the literature, it is a valuable resource for all those concerned with rainforests.