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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0130662585
ISBN-13
9780130662583
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2395429
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
720 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Forest Ecology : a Foundation for Sustainable Forest Management and Environmental Ethics in Forestry
Subject
Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests, Agriculture / General
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Nature, Technology & Engineering
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
45.5 Oz
Item Length
10.3 in
Item Width
8.2 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
3
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2003-054862
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
577.3
Table Of Content
I. PEOPLE AND FORESTS: WHY THE SCIENCE OF FOREST ECOLOGY DEVELOPED. 1. Sustainability of Forest Ecosystems: The Problem of Human Population Growth. 2. Development of Forestry and Forest Ecology. II. ECOSYSTEM AS THE BASIC UNIT OF FOREST ECOLOGY. 3. Ecology and the Ecosystem Concept. 4. Production Ecology: The Transfer and Storage of Energy in Ecosystems. 5. Biogeochemistry: Cycling of Nutrients in Ecosystems. III. ECOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND THE ECOLOGICAL STAGE: PHYSICAL DETERMINANTS OF THE ECOLOGICAL PLAY. 6. Ecosystem Classification: The Ecological Foundation for Sustainable Forest Management. 7. Ecological Role of Solar Radiation. 8. Temperature as an Ecological Factor. 9. Wind: Ecological Effects of Atmospheric Movements. 10. Water: The Material that Makes Life Possible. 11. Soil: The Least Renewable Physical Component of the Ecosystem. 12. Fire: A Pervasive and Powerful Environmental Factor. 13. Patterns of Biotic Communities along Environmental Gradients. IV. BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY: POPULATION, COMMUNITY, AND GENETIC DETERMINANTS OF THE ECOLOGICAL PLAY. 14. Population Ecology: Study of the Abundance and Dynamics of Species Populations. 15. Community Ecology. 16. Genetic and Evolutionary Aspects of Ecosystems: Adaptation and Evolution.1 V. TEMPORAL DIVERSITY: THE ECOLOGICAL PLAY IN WHICH ALL ASPECTS OF ECOSYSTEMS CHANGE OVER TIME. 17. Ecological Succession: Processes of Change in Ecosystems.1 18. Understanding and Emulating Natural Forest Disturbance: A Template for the Management of Succession and Temporal Diversity? VI. SPATIAL DIVERSITY: THE LANDSCAPE REVISITED. 19. Ecosystem Management and Landscape Ecology - The Ultimate Focus in Forest Ecology. 20. Environmental Issues in Forestry: The Role of Ecology in the Management of the Ecological Play. VII. APPLICATION OF ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF FOREST ECOSYSTEMS. 21. Models and Their Role in Ecology and Resource Management.1 22. Sustainability and Renewability of Natural Resources, and Implications for Forest Management. 23. Concluding Statement.
Synopsis
For undergraduate courses in Forest Ecology, Urban Forestry, and Forestry Management. This comprehensive textbook on ecosystem ecology is the only one on the market that covers the entire field, linking conventional ecosystem-level forest ecology to forest management. It features ecological site classification, ecosystem modeling, and strong sections on ecological diversity and the physical environment. The text presents a historical perspective, including human population growth, and puts the link between today's forest management and ecology into a philosophical framework., This management-driven, comprehensive book on ecosystem ecology is the only one on the market that covers the entire field, linking conventional ecosystem-level forest ecology to forest management. It features ecological site classification, ecosystem modeling, and strong sections on ecological diversity and the physical environment. It provides a comprehensive treatment of forestry issues; as well as excellent coverage of ecosystem management, landscape management, natural disturbances and their emulation. An excellent reference work for professional foresters, resource managers, wildlife managers, parks managers, forest planners and policy makers, and forestry researchers.
LC Classification Number
QH541.5.F6K55 2004
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