LEADER 05479nam 22007213u 450 001 9910830191903321 005 20210108075847.0 010 $a1-281-32087-0 010 $a9786611320874 010 $a0-470-75706-X 010 $a0-470-75682-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000407419 035 $a(EBL)351543 035 $a(OCoLC)746573210 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000157103 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11160569 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000157103 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10131246 035 $a(PQKB)10385968 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC351543 035 $a(PPN)152307389 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000407419 100 $a20131014d2008|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Forests Handbook, An Overview of Forest Science$b[electronic resource] 210 $aHoboken $cWiley$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (418 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-632-04821-2 327 $aThe Forests Handbook: An Overview of Forest Science; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part 1: Forest Resources and Types; 1 Global Forest Resources: History and Dynamics; 1.1 Historical perspective; 1.2 Recent estimates of global forest area; 1.2.1 Natural forests; 1.2.2 Forest plantations; 1.3 Changes in forest cover and condition; 1.3.1 Changes in forest cover; 1.3.2 Conversion of forests to other land cover; 1.3.3 Changes in forest condition; 1.4 Conclusions; 2 Forest Types and Classification; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Boreal forests; 2.2.1 Distribution and extent 327 $a2.2.2 Climate2.2.3 Soils; 2.2.4 Dominant forest types; 2.2.5 Regional floras; 2.3 Tropical and subtropical forests; 2.3.1 Distribution and extent; 2.3.2 Climate; 2.3.3 Soils; 2.3.4 Dominant forest types; 2.3.5 Regional formations; 2.4 Temperate broadleaf and coniferous forests; 2.4.1 Distribution and extent; 2.4.2 Climate; 2.4.3 Soils; 2.4.4 Regional formations; 2.5 Savannahs and open woodland; 2.5.1 Distribution and extent; 2.5.2 Climate; 2.5.3 Soils; 2.5.4 Regional floras; 2.6 Mediterranean ecosystems; 2.6.1 Distribution and extent; 2.6.2 Climate; 2.6.3 Soils; 2.6.4 Regional floras 327 $a2.7 SummaryPart 2: Biological and Ecological Processes; 3 Genetics and Speciation in the World's Forests; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The wealth of forest tree species; 3.2.1 Cladogenesis; 3.2.2 Selection; 3.2.3 Migration; 3.2.4 Chromosomal change; 3.2.5 Hybridization; 3.3 The wealth of populations; 3.4 The wealth of intrapopulation genetic variation; 3.5 Conclusions; 4 Structural Dynamics of Forest Stands and Natural Processes; 4.1 What counts as disturbance?; 4.2 Sources of disturbance; 4.2.1 Wind; 4.2.2 Fire; 4.2.3 Drought; 4.2.4 Biotic; 4.2.5 Water; 4.2.6 Ice; 4.2.7 Topography and landform 327 $a4.3 Disturbance regimes4.4 Tree and shrub responses; 4.5 Forest structure and patterns; 4.6 Dead wood; 4.7 Dynamic pattern of forest composition; 4.7.1 Highly disturbed environments; 4.7.2 Relatively undisturbed environments; 4.7.3 Interactions and intermediate conditions; 4.7.4 Influence of people; 4.8 Stability succession and climax; 4.9 People as agents of disturbance; 4.9.1 Seminatural disturbances; 4.9.2 Silvicultural systems; 4.9.3 Traditional cultures as part of nature; 5 Biological Interactions and Disturbance: Plants and Animals; 5.1 Introduction 327 $a5.2 Diversity and distribution of forest vertebrate resources5.2.1 Habitat structure and some generalities of vertebrate responses to resource variability; 5.2.2 Issues of scale; 5.3 Vertebrate richness and diversity in primary and disturbed forests; 5.3.1 Birds; 5.3.2 Mammals; 5.3.3 Amphibians; 5.3.4 Reptiles; 5.4 Vertebrate-mediated ecological processes and impacts of disturbance; 5.4.1 Pollination; 5.4.2 Seed predation; 5.4.3 Seed dispersal; 5.4.4 Herbivory; 5.5 Vertebrate invaders as mediators of change; 5.6 Economic value hunting and tourism; 5.7 Conclusions 327 $a6 Biological Interactions and Disturbance: Invertebrates 330 $aThe future of the world's forests is at the forefront of environmental debate. Rising concerns over the effects of deforestation and climate change are highlighting the need both to conserve and manage existing forests and woodland through sustainable forestry practices. The Forests Handbook, written by an international team of both scientists and practitioners, presents an integrated approach to forests and forestry, applying our present understanding of forest science to management practices, as a basis for achieving sustainability. Volume One presents an overview of the world's forests; t 606 $aForest ecology 606 $aForests and forestry 606 $aHandbooks, manuals, etc 606 $aEarth & Environmental Sciences$2HILCC 606 $aForestry$2HILCC 615 4$aForest ecology. 615 4$aForests and forestry. 615 4$aHandbooks, manuals, etc. 615 7$aEarth & Environmental Sciences 615 7$aForestry 676 $a333.75 676 $a634.9 676 $a634.92 700 $aEvans$b Julian$0387014 702 $aAttiwill$b P. M 702 $aEvans$b H 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910830191903321 996 $aThe Forests Handbook, An Overview of Forest Science$94039995 997 $aUNINA