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Forest Ecology and Conservation - A Handbook of Techniques (Paperback)
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Forest Ecology and Conservation - A Handbook of Techniques (Paperback)
Series: Techniques in Ecology & Conservation
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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.
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