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FOREST ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
A HANDBOOK OF TECHNIQUES |
| By: |
Adrian Newton |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£98.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0198567448 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780198567448 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
17 May, 2007 |
| Series: |
Techniques in Ecology & Conservation |
| Pages: |
472 |
| Description: |
Forests have become the focus of intense conservation interest over the past two decades, reflecting widespread concern about high rates of deforestation and forest degradation, particularly in tropical countries. The aim of this book is to outline the main methods and techniques available to forest ecologists. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Illustrations: |
89 halftones, tables, and line illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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