Forest Ecology and Conservation - A Handbook of Techniques (Paperback)

Forest conservation has become one of the most important environmental issues currently facing humanity, as a result of widespread deforestation and forest degradation. Pressures on remaining natural forests continue to intensify, leading to high rates of biodiversity loss. Understanding how human activities influence ecological processes within forests is essential for developing effective conservation action.
This book describes research methods and techniques relevant to understanding forest ecology, with a particular focus on those that are relevant to practical conservation and sustainable forest management. This information is currently disparate and difficult to locate and, as with other books in this series, the intention is to provide a comprehensive synthesis for use by graduate students, researchers and practising conservationists. Methods are presented for assessing forest extent and condition, structure and composition, and forest dynamics at a variety of scales. Techniques for assessing genetic variation and reproductive ecology, and for evaluating the habitat value of forests are also described. Particular emphasis is given to state-of-the-art techniques such as remote sensing, GIS, computer modelling and molecular markers. However, traditional methods of forest mensuration and ecological survey are also presented. The methods and techniques described are generally applicable to all forest types, including both temperate and tropical forest ecosystems.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Techniques in Ecology & Conservation
Release date:	May 2007
First published:	July 2007
Authors:	Adrian Newton
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	472
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-856745-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Physical geography > Forests, rainforests Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > Conservation of wildlife & habitats > General
LSN:	0-19-856745-6
Barcode:	9780198567455

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