The Redwood Forest: History, Ecology, and Conservation of the Coast Redwoods

• Autore: Noss Reed F
• Pubblicazione: [Place of publication not identified], : 3Island Press, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (368 pages)
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- List of Appendices -- Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1 More Than Big Trees -- The Value of Redwoods -- Purpose and Scope of This Book -- Chapter 2 History of Redwood and Redwood Forests -- Before the Holocene -- Transition to the Holocene -- The Holocene -- Since European Settlement -- Today's Forest -- The Redwood Preservation Movement -- Chapter 3 Characteristics of Redwood Forests -- Variation in Redwood Forests -- Northern Redwood Forests -- Central Redwood Forests -- Southern Redwood Forests -- Outlier Stands -- Redwood Flora -- Redwood Canopy Communities -- Conclusions -- Chapter 4 Redwood Trees, Communities, and Ecosystem: A Closer Look -- Life History -- Environmental Relations -- Genetics -- Major Coexisting Tree Species -- Disturbance Regimes -- Ecological Roles of Fungi -- Conclusions -- Chapter 5 Terrestrial Fauna of Redwood Forests -- Vertebrate Distributions -- Faunal Description -- Species Richness Patterns -- Habitat Relationships -- Invertebrates of the Redwoods and Other Northwest Forests -- Forest Carnivores of the Redwoods Region -- Marbled Murrelets in Redwoods -- Conclusions -- Chapter 6 Aquatic Ecosystems of the Redwood Region -- Stream Ecosystem Processes in Pristine Watersheds -- The Aquatic Biota -- Changes in Stream Ecosystem Processes Resulting from Timber Harvesting and Related Activities -- Research Needs -- Conclusions -- Chapter 7 Conservation Planning in the Redwoods Region -- Deciding What to Protect -- Developing a Conservation Plan -- Focal Area Identification and Assessment Model -- Focal Area Selection and Monitoring -- Conclusions -- Chapter 8 Managing Redwoods -- Management of Redwood Parks -- Silviculture in Redwoods: Incentives and Disincentives -- Traditional Silvicultural Systems -- The Current and Future Landscape. ; Future Silvicultural Management of Private Forestlands -- Adaptive Management and Monitoring -- Chapter 9 Lessons from the Redwoods -- Glossary of Technical Terms -- Species List -- Literature Cited -- About the Contributors -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Redwood Forest: History, Ecology, and Conservation of the Coast Redwoods
• ISBN: 1-61091-338-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910480405503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II