An impassioned case for the importance of ancient forests and their preservationStanding in an old-growth forest, you can instinctively sense the ways it is different from forests shaped by humans.
Die Zukunft liegt in unseren HändenSpringende Flussdelfine, himmelhohe Baumriesen, Hausboote auf dem Amazonas: Rund um die Stadt Manaus wartet der Dschungel.
Desde hace algunos años, en la estela de importantes descubrimientos científicos relacionados con la comunicación vegetal, una fuerte tendencia nos incita a tomar el árbol como modelo, incluso a penetrar los arcanos de su "vida secreta".
Este libro proporciona una guia para llevar a cabo el mapeo de la biomasa aerea del bosque en grandes superficies relacionando datos de campo con la informacion derivada de imagenes de satelite.
Hochwasser sind Ereignisse, die große Schäden verursachen können, in naturbelassenen Flussauen aber der Motor einer immer neu in Gang kommenden Entwicklung von Lebensräumen und biologischer Vielfalt sind.
Am See zelten, unter Sternen schlafen und den Vögeln lauschen – Torbjørn Ekelund erfüllt sich den Traum vom Ausstieg in die Natur und zieht jeden Monat für eine Nacht in den Wald.
Scattered across the Scottish Highlands are the last surviving remnants of the Caledonian forest which have survived, naturally seeding and growing since the last ice age.
This new edition of Conservation and Management of Tropical Rainforests applies the large body of knowledge, experience and tradition available to those who study tropical rainforests.
'Sometimes it feels as though the whole planet has been so polluted and ravaged that there are no Edens left, but they are there to be found by those who step off the beaten track.
Views on the dynamics of tropical forests are changing rapidly with the recognition that their environment is variable on the decadal to century scale.
In 1944 Lady Park Wood (45 hectares of woodland in Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire, UK) was set aside indefinitely by the Forestry Commission so that ecologists could study how woodland develops naturally.
In 1944 Lady Park Wood (45 hectares of woodland in Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire, UK) was set aside indefinitely by the Forestry Commission so that ecologists could study how woodland develops naturally.
A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER One of the most beloved books of our time: an illuminating account of the forest, and the science that shows us how trees communicate, feel, and live in social networks.
Awaken your senses and make the most out of your next walk in the woodswith Peter Wohlleben, New York Times-bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees.
Taken from the earlier book Priceless Florida (and modified for a stand-alone book), this volume discusses the well-drained areas of Florida, including high pine grasslands, flatwoods and prairies, interior scrub, hardwood hammocks, rocklands and caves, and beach dunes.
Forest Conservation: Methods, Management and Challenges offers to a wide readership the opportunity to understand, consider and plan strategies that aim to conserve forest ecosystems across the world.