Ecology and Management of Northern Hardwood Forests in New England
Author : James W. Hornbeck
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Page : 52 pages
File Size : 46,79 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Forest ecology
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Author : James W. Hornbeck
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Page : 52 pages
File Size : 46,79 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Forest ecology
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Author : Richard M. DeGraaf
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 17,82 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781584655879
The authoritative, professional guide to improving and sustaining diverse wildlife habitat conditions in New England.
Author : Ray R. Hicks
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 50,6 MB
Release : 1998-11-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780471137580
A comprehensive guide to effective hardwood forest management Extending 235,000 square miles from New York to Georgia and fromVirginia to Missouri, the Central Hardwoods Region harbors the mostextensive concentration of deciduous hardwoods in the world. Asharvests in the Pacific Northwest decline and timber prices rise,the maturing stands of mixed species in this central U.S. regionare a rich and valuable resource that is increasingly vulnerable toexploitation. This timely book examines all of the key ecological,social, and economic management considerations essential to utilizeand sustain these vital woodlands effectively. First, it develops the background necessary to understand whatmakes the hardwood eco-system function, with a thorough examinationof the physiography, geology, soils, and climate of the region anda historical overview of its evolution and development frompre-European settlement to the present. Then, species by species,the book details the silvical characteristics of 34 important treespecies. Next, it offers expert recommendations for effectiveforest treatment and management, from specific concerns such astimber production, pollution, and financial planning to broaderissues, including the role of the natural resource manager and thebiological potential of the entire region. Generously supplemented with graphs and photos, Ecology andManagement of Central Hardwood Forests is important reading forforesters, natural resource managers, regional planners,environmental scientists, governmental officials--everyone with astake in the future of this critical living resource.
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Page : 472 pages
File Size : 42,85 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Forests and forestry
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Page : 496 pages
File Size : 50,15 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Forests and forestry
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Author : Constance A. Carpenter
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Page : 116 pages
File Size : 10,42 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Sustainable forestry
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Author : William B. Leak
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Page : 40 pages
File Size : 40,59 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Forest management
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Author : William B. Leak
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Page : 38 pages
File Size : 30,99 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Ecosystem management
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Author : Andrew M. Barton
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 26,63 MB
Release : 2018-11-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1610918908
The landscapes of North America, including eastern forests, have been shaped by humans for millennia, through fire, agriculture, hunting, and other means. But the arrival of Europeans on America’s eastern shores several centuries ago ushered in the rapid conversion of forests and woodlands to other land uses. By the twentieth century, it appeared that old-growth forests in the eastern United States were gone, replaced by cities, farms, transportation networks, and second-growth forests. Since that time, however, numerous remnants of eastern old growth have been discovered, meticulously mapped, and studied. Many of these ancient stands retain surprisingly robust complexity and vigor, and forest ecologists are eager to develop strategies for their restoration and for nurturing additional stands of old growth that will foster biological diversity, reduce impacts of climate change, and serve as benchmarks for how natural systems operate. Forest ecologists William Keeton and Andrew Barton bring together a volume that breaks new ground in our understanding of ecological systems and their importance for forest resilience in an age of rapid environmental change. This edited volume covers a broad geographic canvas, from eastern Canada and the Upper Great Lakes states to the deep South. It looks at a wide diversity of ecosystems, including spruce-fir, northern deciduous, southern Appalachian deciduous, southern swamp hardwoods, and longleaf pine. Chapters authored by leading old-growth experts examine topics of contemporary forest ecology including forest structure and dynamics, below-ground soil processes, biological diversity, differences between historical and modern forests, carbon and climate change mitigation, management of old growth, and more. This thoughtful treatise broadly communicates important new discoveries to scientists, land managers, and students and breathes fresh life into the hope for sensible, effective management of old-growth stands in eastern forests.
Author : Mark S. Ashton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 30,29 MB
Release : 2018-03-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 1119270952
The most up-to-date, comprehensive resource on silviculture that covers the range of topics and issues facing today’s foresters and resource professionals The tenth edition of the classic work, The Practice of Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology, includes the most current information and the results of research on the many issues that are relevant to forests and forestry. The text covers such timely topics as biofuels and intensive timber production, ecosystem and landscape scale management of public lands, ecosystem services, surface drinking water supplies, urban and community greenspace, forest carbon, fire and climate, and much more. In recent years, silvicultural systems have become more sophisticated and complex in application, particularly with a focus on multi-aged silviculture. There have been paradigm shifts toward managing for more complex structures and age-classes for integrated and complementary values including wildlife, water and open space recreation. Extensively revised and updated, this new edition covers a wide range of topics and challenges relevant to the forester or resource professional today. This full-color text offers the most expansive book on silviculture and: Includes a revised and expanded text with clear language and explanations Covers the many cutting-edge resource issues that are relevant to forests and forestry Contains boxes within each chapter to provide greater detail on particular silvicultural treatments and examples of their use Features a completely updated bibliography plus new photographs, tables and figures The Practice of Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology, Tenth Edition is an invaluable resource for students and professionals in forestry and natural resource management.