Forestry and silviculture

This book discusses the impact of climate change on rural forest areas.

Understanding the current state and dynamics of any forest is extremely difficult - if not impossible - without recognizing its history.

The aim of this book is to present, in depth, updated information on soil and microbial processes involved in mixed plantations of Eucalyptus and N2-fixing species, especially Acacia mangium, focusing on Forestry, Soils, Biology, Ecosystem Services and Sustainability.

Understanding the current state and dynamics of any forest is extremely difficult - if not impossible - without recognizing its history.

Latin America is a megadiverse territory hosting several hotspots of plant diversity and many types of forest biomes, ecosystems and climate types, from tropical rainforest to semi-arid woodlands.

This book transfers the newest service research concepts, such as value co-creation, to family forestry context.

The United Nations has declared 2018-2028 as the International Decade for Action on Water for Sustainable Development.

Model-driven individual-based forest ecology and individual-based methods in forest management are of increasing importance in many parts of the world.

The vegetation addressed in this book is, biologically, one of the most diverse on Earth, with many characteristic taxa offering refuge and food sources for many resident and migratory animals.

This atlas presents macroscopic descriptions, macro cross section pictures, general characteristics and identification keys of 335 wood species currently introduced in the European timber market from all over the world.

This book offers comprehensive information on the genomics of spruces (Picea spp.

This is the first comprehensive science-based primer to highlight the unique ecosystem services provided by mangrove forests, and discuss how these services preserve the livelihoods of coastal populations.

The Swiss National Forest Inventory (NFI) is a forest survey on national level which started in 1982 and has already reached its 5th survey cycle (NFI5).

Dothistroma pini changed New Zealand commercial forestry dramatically.

This book discusses the reality of implementing sustainable forest management measures.

This book presents the microscopic and macroscopic bark structure of more than 180 different tree and shrub species from Europe, Asia and North America.

This monograph puts a focus on the fundamental role of timber, in the European industrialization process.

With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences.

This book offers an extensive study of indigenous communities in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, and their methods of forest conservation, along with an exploration of the impact of forestry operations in the islands and the wide scale damage they have incurred on both the land and the people.

The United Nations has declared 2018-2028 as the International Decade for Action on Water for Sustainable Development.

The vegetation addressed in this book is, biologically, one of the most diverse on Earth, with many characteristic taxa offering refuge and food sources for many resident and migratory animals.

This atlas presents macroscopic descriptions, macro cross section pictures, general characteristics and identification keys of 335 wood species currently introduced in the European timber market from all over the world.

Extrait : "Au milieu des efforts incessants qui se produisent sur tous les points de 'Europe pour découvrir de nouveaux éléments de richesse ; quand on considère l'activité, l'intelligence avec lesquelles mille agents artificiels sont mis en mouvement pour décupler les forces motrices et les agents producteurs, il n'est rien d'aussi pénible que de voir une vaste contrée, à laquelle le ciel a prodigué les faveurs d'un climat chaud et d'une terre féconde.

For half a century Bob Frakes pursued his ';Forest Lookout Tower' hobby.

This book presents research on landscape ecology and the relationship between humans and wildlife.

50 savvy skills for outdoor adventurers.

This book takes a fresh look at the most disliked tree in Britain and Ireland, explaining the reasons it was introduced and why it became ubiquitous in the archipelagos of northwest Europe.

This book takes a fresh look at the most disliked tree in Britain and Ireland, explaining the reasons it was introduced and why it became ubiquitous in the archipelagos of northwest Europe.

In his introduction, Don MacCaskill wrote modestly, 'I think I became a naturalist'.

Trees are one of the dominant features of our existence on earth and play a fundamental role in the environment.

The concept of natural resource sustainability has taken on new importance in today's world, and community participation in the conservation of forest resources is essential for generating innovative sustainability solutions.

Our understanding of the historical ecology of European forests has been transformed in the last twenty years.

This book provides a series of exercises of various types covering matters of hydrology and watershed management.

This book provides a series of exercises of various types covering matters of hydrology and watershed management.

This book is a guide for the identification of the indigenous forest trees of Uganda.

This book is a guide for the identification of the indigenous forest trees of Uganda.

Poplars and willows form an important component of forestry and agricultural systems, providing a wide range of wood and non-wood products.

Today, forest health and the management of threats towards it are attracting more and more attention on a global scale.

Because of the long-standing Canada-U.

Because of the long-standing Canada-U.

Soil fertility and plant nutrition is an applied science that integrates knowledge across all disciplines of soil and plant sciences to provide nutrients effectively and efficiently to plants.

Soil fertility and plant nutrition is an applied science that integrates knowledge across all disciplines of soil and plant sciences to provide nutrients effectively and efficiently to plants.

British woodlands and forests are often located on sites and in regions that are marginal for agriculture; many are at high elevations and exposed, with short growing seasons.

British woodlands and forests are often located on sites and in regions that are marginal for agriculture; many are at high elevations and exposed, with short growing seasons.

Extinction of species has alarmingly increased in recent decades due to anthropogenic activities, natural calamities and climate change.

Extinction of species has alarmingly increased in recent decades due to anthropogenic activities, natural calamities and climate change.

Northern Europe was, by many accounts, the birthplace of much of modern forestry practice, and for hundreds of years the region s woodlands have played an outsize role in international relations, economic growth, and the development of national identity.

'Sound, well-seasoned advice [on] how to bring wood fires into our lives.

This is a guide to finding tree-roosts.