Eastern deciduous forest : ecology and wildlife conservation / / Richard H. Yahner

• Autore: Yahner Richard H
• Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2000
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (315 p.); 1 online resource
• 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.: 9910954160803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Wildlife habitats.