Introduction to Forest Ecosystem Science and Management
3rd Edition
Published on 10. January 2003
Book
Hardback
576 pages
978-0-471-33145-2 (ISBN)
Description
This new revision reflects the many changes and approaches to forestry that have occurred in the field of forestry over the last decade. This book is intended to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to the important aspects of the field of forestry. Treatment is comprehensive and more advanced than other forestry textbooks, featuring a new section on Forests and Society to reflect the increasing human influences on forestry.
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Product info
GB
Edition
3., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
1102 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-33145-2 (9780471331452)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Raymond A. Young | R.A. Young
Introduction to Forest Science
Book
01/1990
2nd Edition
Wiley
€99.66
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Persons
The late Raymond A. Young started his lifelong career with the Missouri Farmers Association in 1933 as an accountant for the Producers Produce Company in Springfield. Ronald L. Giese is the editor of Introduction to Forest Ecosystem Science and Management, 3rd Edition, published by Wiley.
Content
* Forest Policy Development in the United States
* Forestry: The Profession and Career Opportunities
* Forest Biomes of the World
* Forest Ecophysiology
* Forest Soils
* Forest Ecosystem Ecology
* Landscape Ecology
* Forest Trees: Disease and Insect Interactions
* Forest Management and Stewardship
* Non-industrial Private Forests
* Measuring and Monitoring Forest
* Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems for Natural Resource Management
* Silviculture and Ecosystem Management
* Forest Wildlife Management
* Rangeland Management
* Watershed Management: A Regional to Global Perspective
* Managing Recreation Behavior
* Behavior and Management of Forest Fires
* Timber Harvesting
* Wood Products
* Economics and the Management of Forests for Wood and Amenity Values
* Urban Forestry
* Social Forestry: Community Management of Natural Resources