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Forest Mensuration
by Van Laar, Anthonie, Akça, Alparslan
fromManaging Forest Ecosystems
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Type: Book
Focusing on the example of the "Lost Pines forest of Texas", this book contextualises the present-day conservation of the Lost Pines within its wealth of historical and geological records. This in turn presents a realistic example for examining evolutionary dynamics models and h…
Typically, landscape ecologists use empirical observations to conduct research and devise solutions for applied problems in conservation and management. In some instances, they rely on advice and input of experienced professionals in both developing and applying knowledge. Given…
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Continuous Cover Forestry
by Pukkala, Timo, Gadow, Klaus
fromManaging Forest Ecosystems
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Type: Book
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 chan…
Continuous cover forestry
by Pukkala, Timo, Gadow, Klaus von
fromManaging Forest Ecosystems
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Type: Book
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 chan…
In spite of all the efforts made in fire prevention and suppression, every year about 45 000 forest fires occur in Europe, burning ca. 0.5 million hectares of forests and other rural lands. The management of these burned forests has been given much less attention than fire preve…
Social Forestry and its most well-known variant, Community Forestry, have been practiced almost as long as people have used forests. During this time, forests have provided people with countless goods and services, including wood, medicine, food, clean water and recreation. In m…