Forest quality : assessing forests at a landscape scale / Nigel Dudley [and others]
Deforestation is frequently a topic of discussion in the environmental arena but it is not just the number of trees that matters; the quality of the forest is also important. Even where the forest area is stable or increasing there are often rapid changes in its character. Natural forests are being...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; Sterling, VA :
Earthscan,
2006.
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| Series: | Earthscan forestry library.
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| Summary: | Deforestation is frequently a topic of discussion in the environmental arena but it is not just the number of trees that matters; the quality of the forest is also important. Even where the forest area is stable or increasing there are often rapid changes in its character. Natural forests are being replaced by plantations or by intensively managed forests. Around the world forests are becoming younger and less diverse in both species and structure; this has important impacts for biodiversity and also affects many human values. In this groundbreaking text forest quality is discussed as a useful. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 186 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-180) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849771375 1849771375 142941216X 9781429412162 9781136565427 1136565426 9781136565465 1136565469 9781136565472 1136565477 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |