03337oam 2200649 a 450 991082188920332120230912125211.00-7748-0574-91-283-22556-597866132255660-7748-5419-7(CKB)2560000000049645(EBL)3245751(SSID)ssj0000381720(PQKBManifestationID)11285794(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000381720(PQKBWorkID)10401153(PQKB)11224365(CaPaEBR)404045(CaBNvSL)jme00327119(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/x439bg(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/2/404045(MiAaPQ)EBC3412228(MiAaPQ)EBC3245751(EXLCZ)99256000000004964519920625d1997 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBalancing act environmental issues in forestry /Hamish KimminsSecond edition.Vancouver :UBC Press,199.©19971 online resource (305 pages) illustrations0-7748-0426-2 0-7748-0435-1 Includes bibliographical references: p. [235]-241 and index.Intro; Contents; Illustrations, Figures, and Tables; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgments; 1 Words, Pictures, and Reality; 2 The Peter Pan Principle in Renewable Resource Conflicts; 3 Causes and Time Scales of Environmental Change; 4 A Brief Primer on Ecology and Forest Ecosystems ; 5 A Brief Primer on Forestry; 6 Clearcutting: Ecosystem Destruction or Environmentally Sound Timber Harvesting? ; 7 Slashburning: Responsible Land Management or Playing with Fire? ; 8 Chemicals in Forest Management: Responsible Use or Environmental Abuse? ; 9 Are Old-Growth Forests Forever?10 Where Have All the Species Gone? The Question of Loss of Biological Diversity 11 From 'Old Forestry' to 'New Forestry,' and Thence to 'Ecosystem Management' ; 12 Forestry and Climate Change; 13 Acid Rain: Is It as Bad for Forests as It Is for Lakes? ; 14 'Brazil North': Is Forestry in British Columbia Comparable to Deforestation in the Tropics? ; 15 'Future Shock' in Forecasting Forest Growth, Ecosystem Conditions, and Timber Yields: How Cloudy Is Our Crystal Ball? ; 16 Ecosystem Health and Integrity: Does Forestry 'Destroy' Ecosystems, and Can They Be 'Unhealthy'?17 Respect for Nature: The Ecological Foundation for Sustainable Forest Management 18 Certification: A Market-Driven Mechanism to Promote Sustainable Forest Management ; 19 Sustainable Development and Forestry: Can We Use and Sustain Our Forests? ; Epilogue: Reality, Pictures, and Words; Bibliography; IndexForests and forestryForest managementEnvironmental aspectsForest ecologyForests and forestry.Forest managementEnvironmental aspects.Forest ecology.634.9Kimmins J. P440023MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821889203321Balancing act4056790UNINA