"This volume is a comprehensive guide to the methods and techniques employed in forest carbon inventory and monitoring. Since forest carbon research is interdisciplinary, it is unlikely that any one investigator will possess expertise in all of the types of measurements needed t…
In his meticulous notes on the natural history of Concord, Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau records the first open flowers of highbush blueberry on May 11, 1853. If he were to look for the first blueberry flowers in Concord today, mid-May would be too late. In the 160 years si…
Degradation and restoration -- Israel's forests: from the Bible to the British -- A mandate for trees -- Enthusiastic saplings -- Sustainable forestry -- Dryland forests and their natural enemies -- Of fires and foraging -- People and trees -- Ecosystem services and Israel's for…
In this insightful and provocative book, Alon Tal provides a detailed account of Israeli forests, tracing their history from the Bible to the present, and outlines the effort of transform drylands and degraded soils into prosperous parks, rangelands and ecosystems.
Geographic variation within tree species is one of the basic issues facing foresters, biologists, and others who work with trees. Genetic differences among and within populations of these trees become important considerations when forests are regenerated artificially by seeding …