Large-scale forest restoration

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Landscapes are being degraded and simplified across the globe. This book explores how forest restoration might be carried out to increase landscape heterogeneity, improve ecological functioning and restore ecosystem services in such landscapes. It focuses on large, landscape-scale reforestation because that is the scale at which restoration is needed if many of the problems that have now developed are to be addressed. It also shows how large-scale forest restoration might improve human liveliho…

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Full title :Large-scale forest restoration / David Lamb.

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Publication Date:2014.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014.

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Description:1 online resource

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ISBN:9781135096069, 1135096066, 9781135096014, 1135096015, 9781135096052, 1135096058, 9780415663205, 0415663202
oclc:ocn891147516
LC Classification:SD409
Dewey Decimal:634.9/56

The need for large-scale forest restoration -- Lessons from the last hundred years -- Natural forest regrowth -- Types of planted forests -- Where in the landscape should forest restoration take place -- How much is forest restoration needed? -- Creating multi-functional landscapes : choices and trade-offs -- Making it happen : policies and institutions -- Final discussion.