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2nd ed. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2006.

ISBNs 9783540261230 9783540305941

Colección: SpringerLink

Academic Press, 1997.

ISBNs 9780124359550

Colección: ScienceDirect

Resumen (en inglés):

Forest management is a complex process that now incorporates information obtained from many sources. It is increasingly obvious that the physiological status of the trees in a forest has a dramatic impact on the likely success of any particular management strategy. Indeed, models described in this book that deal with forest productivity and sustainability require physiological information. This information can only be obtained from an understanding of the basic biological mechanisms and processes that contribute to individual tree growth.

This valuable book illustrates that physiological ecology is a fundamental element of proficient forest management.

• Provides essential information relevant to the continuing debate over sustainable forest management
• Outlines how modern tools for physiological ecology can be used in planning and managing forest ecosystems
• Reviews the most commonly used forest models and assesses their value and future

13th ed. Dordrecht: Springer, 2007.

ISBNs 9781402035418 9781402035463

Colección: SpringerLink

ANU E Press, 2013.

ISBNs 9781922144799 9781922144782

Colección: JSTOR

Resumen (en inglés): Deforestation of Scotland began millennia ago and by the early 20th century woodland cover was down to about 6 per cent of the total land area. A century later woodland cover had tripled. Most of the newly established forestry plantations were created on elevated land with wet peaty soils and high wind exposure, not exactly the condition in which forests naturally thrive. Jan Oosthoek tells in this book the story of how 20th century foresters devised ways to successfully reforest the poor Scottish uplands, land that was regarded as unplantable, to fulfil the mandate they had received from the Government and wider society to create a timber reserve. He raises the question whether the adopted forestry practice was the only viable means to create forests in the Scottish Highlands by examining debates within the forestry community about the appearance of the forests and their longterm ecological prospects. Finally, the book argues that the long held ecological convictions among foresters and pressure from environmentalists came together in the late 20th century to create more environmentally sensitive forestry.

Licencia de uso: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

ANU Press, 2013.

ISBNs 9781922144782

Colección: Directory of Open Access Books

Resumen (en inglés): Ecology; Deforestation; Scotland

13th ed. Dordrecht: Springer, 2005.

ISBNs 9781402034657 9781402035180

Colección: SpringerLink

Universitätsverlag Göttingen, 2008.

ISBNs 9783940344328

Colección: Directory of Open Access Books

Resumen (en inglés): The European Union underlines the growing importance of integrated rural development (ILE). Maximilian Ortner shows how forestry can successfully participate in this development. Forest model projects for drinking water, wood mobilization, increase in sales of wood, energy out of wood, forest preservation or airport environmental education are analyzed as examples of acts of the forestry practice in the context of integrated rural development. The examples are based on the state forests, local forest, private forest owners and the Chamber of Agriculture. About the identified success factors inform a "checklist" with the chance of success of specific projects can be assessed quickly.

13th ed. Dordrecht: Springer Science+Business Media, 2007.

ISBNs 9781402059902 9781402059919

Colección: SpringerLink

13th ed. Dordrecht: Springer, 2005.

ISBNs 9781402034787 9781402034855

Colección: SpringerLink

ANU Press, 2015.

ISBNs 9781925022834

Colección: Directory of Open Access Books

Resumen (en inglés): This innovative interdisciplinary study focuses on the history, science, and policy of tree planting and water conservation in South Africa. South Africa’s forestry sector has sat—often controversially—at the crossroads of policy and scientific debates regarding water conservation, economic development, and biodiversity protection. Bennett and Kruger show how debates about the hydrological impact of exotic tree planting in South Africa shaped the development of modern scientific ideas and state policies relating to timber plantations, water conservation, invasive species control, and biodiversity management within South Africa as well as elsewhere in the world. Forestry and Water Conservation in South Africa shows how scientific research on the impact of exotic and native vegetation led to the development of a comprehensive national policy for conserving water, producing timber, and protecting indigenous species from invasive alien plants. Policies and laws relating to forests and water began to change in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a result of political and administrative changes within South Africa. This book suggests that the country’s contemporary policies towards timber plantations, guided by the National Water Act of 1998, need to be reconsidered in light of the authors’ findings. Bennett and Kruger also call for more interdisciplinary research and greater emphasis on integrated policies and management plans for forestry, invasive alien plants, water conservation, and biodiversity preservation.