Maintaining Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems
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Review
'Malcolm Hunter has provided us with an excellent volume covering the important topical areas of managing forests for biological diversity. ... A 'must read' volume for scientists, students and managers involved with managing forests for biological diversity.' Jerry F. Franklin
'I believe that this pioneering effort will find its way into the classrooms of the Academy and into the libraries of scholars of forestry and wildlife management. More important yet, I predict that this book will significantly influence practitioners of the rapidly evolving art and science of ecosystem management.' From the Foreword by Jack Ward Thomas
' ... a valuable reference tool for natural resource managers, students, and scientists who are interested in learning more about maintaining forest diversity and ecosystem management.' BIOSIS
Book Description
The maintenance of the earth's biological diversity is widely seen as both necessary for ecosystem health and aesthetically desirable. This book focuses on how biodiversity can be maintained in forested ecosystems, particularly in those forests that are subject to timber harvesting. At the core of the book lies the concept that diversity should be conserved in all its forms--from the smallest microbes to the largest trees, and at all levels of organization--from genes to whole ecosystems. Introductory chapters on biodiversity and ecological forestry lead on to sections dealing with management at the macro (landscape) and micro (stand) levels. A concluding section addresses socioeconomic considerations that round out an overall synthesis and framework for the implementation of successful management practices. Thirty-three experts from ten countries contribute to this thorough and comprehensive account, providing a broad-based perspective that will be of interest internationally to researchers and professsionals in conservation, forestry, and ecology.
Maintaining Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems
Maintaining Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems,Malcolm L. Hunter,Cambridge University Press,0521637686,Ecosystem management,Environmental Conservation & Protection - General,Environmental Studies,Forest biodiversity conservation,Forest biological diversity co,Forest ecology,Forest management,Life Sciences - Ecology - Ecosystems,Life Sciences - Ecology - Forest Ecology,Nature,Nature/Ecology,Biological diversity conservation,Ecological science, the Biosphere,Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques,Management of land & natural resources,Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection
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