Eastern deciduous forest : ecology and wildlife conservation / / Richard H. Yahner
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| Autore: |
Yahner Richard H
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| Titolo: |
Eastern deciduous forest : ecology and wildlife conservation / / Richard H. Yahner
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| Pubblicazione: | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2000 |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (315 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 577.3/0974 |
| 577.30974 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Forest ecology - East (U.S.) |
| Wildlife conservation - East (U.S.) | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1. THE FOREST AND ITS WILDLIFE; 2. EARLY HISTORY OF THE FOREST; 3. ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES; 4. FOREST PLANT AND ANIMAL INTERACTIONS; 5. FOREST SUCCESSION AND MANAGEMENT; 6. FOREST FRAGMENTATION; 7. CORRIDORS AND EDGES IN RELATION TO FRAGMENTED FORESTS; 8. BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION; 9. ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; 10. FORESTS OF THE FUTURE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES; APPENDIX A. SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS MENTIONED IN THE TEXT; APPENDIX B. GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN THE TEXT; REFERENCES; INDEX |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "A readable introduction to ecology and wildlife conservation in the eastern deciduous forest."-The Prairie Naturalist. This new edition includes the most up-to-date information on the forest and its wildlife, with special attention given to contemporary conservation issues. The result is a timely and useful tool for anyone who wants to know or hopes to help one of North America's great natural resources. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Eastern deciduous forest |
| ISBN: | 0-8166-9032-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910812930703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Wildlife habitats.