Wildlife, Forests and Forestry Principles of Managing Forests for Biological Diversity,9780135014325

Wildlife, Forests and Forestry Principles of Managing Forests for Biological Diversity

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780135014325
ISBN10: 0135014328
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-07-08
Publisher(s): Pearson
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Summary

Now in a second edition,WILDLIFE, FORESTS AND FORESTRY: PRINCIPLES OF MANAGING FORESTS FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, 2/e offers a broad geographic scope and conceptual focus that establishes general principles and guidelines for forest and wildlife management. Balanced in approach, it discusses both the macro and micro approaches to forest management and addresses how to implement and fund various plans. With over 700 new references, updated figures and a new co-author, the book offers a renewed and thoughtful look at the management of wildlife, forests, and forestry.

Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION

1.      Wildlife

2.      Forests and Forestry

3.      Biological Diversity

 

PART II: THE MACRO APPROACH: MANAGING FOREST LANDSCAPES

4.      Species Composition

5.      Age Structure

6.      Spatial Heterogeneity

7.      Edges

8.      Islands and Fragments

9.      Shores

 

PART III: THE MICRO APPROACH: MANAGING FOREST STANDS

10.  Dying, Dead, and Down Trees

11.  Vertical Structure

12.  Special Species

 

PART IV:SYNTHESIS AND IMPLEMENTATION

13.  Management Plans

14.  Who Pays?

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