Conserving southern longleaf [[electronic resource] ] : Herbert Stoddard and the rise of ecological land management / / Albert G. Way
| Conserving southern longleaf [[electronic resource] ] : Herbert Stoddard and the rise of ecological land management / / Albert G. Way |
| Autore | Way Albert G |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Athens, : University of Georgia Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (324 p.) |
| Disciplina | 634.9/2 |
| Collana | Environmental history and the American South |
| Soggetto topico |
Longleaf pine - Conservation - Red Hills (Fla. and Ga.)
Forest management - Red Hills (Fla. and Ga.) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-26787-X
9786613267870 0-8203-4129-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456908503321 |
Way Albert G
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| Athens, : University of Georgia Press, c2011 | ||
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Conserving southern longleaf [[electronic resource] ] : Herbert Stoddard and the rise of ecological land management / / Albert G. Way
| Conserving southern longleaf [[electronic resource] ] : Herbert Stoddard and the rise of ecological land management / / Albert G. Way |
| Autore | Way Albert G |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Athens, : University of Georgia Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (324 p.) |
| Disciplina | 634.9/2 |
| Collana | Environmental history and the American South |
| Soggetto topico |
Longleaf pine - Conservation - Red Hills (Fla. and Ga.)
Forest management - Red Hills (Fla. and Ga.) |
| ISBN |
1-283-26787-X
9786613267870 0-8203-4129-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781672203321 |
Way Albert G
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| Athens, : University of Georgia Press, c2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Forecasting forest futures : a hybrid modelling approach to the assessment of sustainability of forest ecosystems and their values / / by Kim Scoullar, Brad Seely, Clive Welham, Hamish Kimmins and Juan A. Blanco
| Forecasting forest futures : a hybrid modelling approach to the assessment of sustainability of forest ecosystems and their values / / by Kim Scoullar, Brad Seely, Clive Welham, Hamish Kimmins and Juan A. Blanco |
| Autore | Scoullar Kim |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (294 p.) |
| Disciplina | 634.9/2 |
| Collana | The Earthscan forest library |
| Soggetto topico |
Forest ecology - Simulation methods
Forest management Sustainable forestry |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-136-53215-3
1-282-78979-1 9786612789793 1-84977-643-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Forecasting Forest Futures; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction: Why do we Need Ecosystem-Level Models as Decision-Support Tools in Forestry?; Introduction; Human population growth: the ultimate environmental threat to the world's forests; The failure of science to provide the necessary analytical and forecasting tools for resource management: the question of complexity and prediction; Complexity and prediction in forestry: levels of biological organization and integration
The role of process-based, ecosystem-level hybrid simulation models as a component of the solution to problems posed by complexity in forestryTake-home message; Additional material; Notes; Notes; 2. Ecological and Environmental Concepts that should be Addressed in Forestry Decision-Support tools; Introduction; The problem of uncritical use of, or failure to define, termscommonly used in environmental debates about forestry: the dangers posed by the anthropomorphizing of ecosystems; Ecosystem stability; Ecosystem resilience; Ecosystem health; Forest ecosystem integrity Are ecosystems 'complex adaptive systems'?Old growth; Dangers of the misuse of terminology: feeding inappropriate belief systems; Take-home message; Additional material; 3. Hybrid Simulation in the Context of Other Classes of Forest Models, and the Development of the FORECAST Family of Hybrid Simulation Models; Introduction; A three-level classification of models; Brief history of the development of these three categories; The FORECAST-HORIZON family of hybrid simulation models; Major categories of hybrid simulation models we have developed; Take-home message; Additional material 4. Forestry in Transition: The Need for Individual Tree ModelsIntroduction; The ideal individual tree model; Individual tree models as management tools; FORCEE: a comprehensive, spatially explicit, individual tree management and agroforestry model; Take-home message; Additional material; 5. Stand-Level Hybrid Models as Tools to Support Ecosystem-Based Management; Introduction; Classification of stand-level hybrid models; Description of the hybrid modelling approach employed in FORECAST; Overview of FORECAST evaluation studies; Applications of FORECAST; Development of FORECAST, Climate Take-home messageAdditional material; 6. Landscape-Level Models in Forest Management; Introduction; Development of landscape-level models for forest management; The LLEMS model: a multi-value, local landscape extension of FORECAST for variable retention harvesting; Example application of LLEMS to evaluate dispersed retention alternatives; Ongoing development; Take-home message; Additional material; 7. Educational Models in Forest Management; Introduction; The use of ecological models as educational tools; FORTOON: a high-school-level, introductory, multiple-value forest management game PFF: Possible Forest Futures |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459536003321 |
Scoullar Kim
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| Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Forecasting forest futures : a hybrid modelling approach to the assessment of sustainability of forest ecosystems and their values / / by Kim Scoullar, Brad Seely, Clive Welham, Hamish Kimmins and Juan A. Blanco
| Forecasting forest futures : a hybrid modelling approach to the assessment of sustainability of forest ecosystems and their values / / by Kim Scoullar, Brad Seely, Clive Welham, Hamish Kimmins and Juan A. Blanco |
| Autore | Scoullar Kim |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (294 p.) |
| Disciplina | 634.9/2 |
| Collana | The Earthscan forest library |
| Soggetto topico |
Forest ecology - Simulation methods
Forest management Sustainable forestry |
| ISBN |
1-136-53214-5
1-136-53215-3 1-282-78979-1 9786612789793 1-84977-643-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Forecasting Forest Futures; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction: Why do we Need Ecosystem-Level Models as Decision-Support Tools in Forestry?; Introduction; Human population growth: the ultimate environmental threat to the world's forests; The failure of science to provide the necessary analytical and forecasting tools for resource management: the question of complexity and prediction; Complexity and prediction in forestry: levels of biological organization and integration
The role of process-based, ecosystem-level hybrid simulation models as a component of the solution to problems posed by complexity in forestryTake-home message; Additional material; Notes; Notes; 2. Ecological and Environmental Concepts that should be Addressed in Forestry Decision-Support tools; Introduction; The problem of uncritical use of, or failure to define, termscommonly used in environmental debates about forestry: the dangers posed by the anthropomorphizing of ecosystems; Ecosystem stability; Ecosystem resilience; Ecosystem health; Forest ecosystem integrity Are ecosystems 'complex adaptive systems'?Old growth; Dangers of the misuse of terminology: feeding inappropriate belief systems; Take-home message; Additional material; 3. Hybrid Simulation in the Context of Other Classes of Forest Models, and the Development of the FORECAST Family of Hybrid Simulation Models; Introduction; A three-level classification of models; Brief history of the development of these three categories; The FORECAST-HORIZON family of hybrid simulation models; Major categories of hybrid simulation models we have developed; Take-home message; Additional material 4. Forestry in Transition: The Need for Individual Tree ModelsIntroduction; The ideal individual tree model; Individual tree models as management tools; FORCEE: a comprehensive, spatially explicit, individual tree management and agroforestry model; Take-home message; Additional material; 5. Stand-Level Hybrid Models as Tools to Support Ecosystem-Based Management; Introduction; Classification of stand-level hybrid models; Description of the hybrid modelling approach employed in FORECAST; Overview of FORECAST evaluation studies; Applications of FORECAST; Development of FORECAST, Climate Take-home messageAdditional material; 6. Landscape-Level Models in Forest Management; Introduction; Development of landscape-level models for forest management; The LLEMS model: a multi-value, local landscape extension of FORECAST for variable retention harvesting; Example application of LLEMS to evaluate dispersed retention alternatives; Ongoing development; Take-home message; Additional material; 7. Educational Models in Forest Management; Introduction; The use of ecological models as educational tools; FORTOON: a high-school-level, introductory, multiple-value forest management game PFF: Possible Forest Futures |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785134703321 |
Scoullar Kim
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| Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Forest management : applications, challenges, and strategies / / Candace Buchanan, editor
| Forest management : applications, challenges, and strategies / / Candace Buchanan, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, [New York] : , : Novinka, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (158 pages) : illustrations (some color), charts, tables |
| Disciplina | 634.9/2 |
| Collana | Environmental Remediation Technologies, Regulations and Safety |
| Soggetto topico | Forest management |
| ISBN | 1-63485-903-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155066703321 |
| New York, [New York] : , : Novinka, , 2017 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Forestry economics : a managerial approach / / John E. Wagner
| Forestry economics : a managerial approach / / John E. Wagner |
| Autore | Wagner John E. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (409 p.) |
| Disciplina | 634.9/2 |
| Collana | Routledge textbooks in environmental and agricultural economics |
| Soggetto topico |
Forests and forestry - Economic aspects
Forest management |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-46040-8
9786613460400 1-136-66577-3 0-203-80802-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Forestry Economics A managerial approach; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Production systems; 3 Costs; 4 Revenue; 5 Profit; 6 Supply and demand; 7 Market equilibrium and structure; 8 Capital theory: investment analysis; 9 The forest rotation problem; 10 Capital theory: risk; 11 Forest taxes; 12 Estimating nonmarket values; Appendix 1: mathematical appendix; Appendix 2: technical efficiency versus production cost efficiency; Appendix 3: average and marginal cost; Appendix 4: profit and least cost models
Appendix 5: calculus of profit maximizationAppendix 6: price searching; Appendix 7: financial formulae; Appendix 8: sustainability and the interest rate; Appendix 9: misinterpreting the internal rate of return in forest management planning and economic analysis; Appendix 10: calculus of the even-aged forest rotation problem; Appendix 11: the Faustmann-Smith-Samuelson model; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461610603321 |
Wagner John E.
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| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Forestry economics : a managerial approach / / John E. Wagner
| Forestry economics : a managerial approach / / John E. Wagner |
| Autore | Wagner John E. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (409 p.) |
| Disciplina | 634.9/2 |
| Collana | Routledge textbooks in environmental and agricultural economics |
| Soggetto topico |
Forests and forestry - Economic aspects
Forest management |
| ISBN |
1-136-66576-5
1-283-46040-8 9786613460400 1-136-66577-3 0-203-80802-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Forestry Economics A managerial approach; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Production systems; 3 Costs; 4 Revenue; 5 Profit; 6 Supply and demand; 7 Market equilibrium and structure; 8 Capital theory: investment analysis; 9 The forest rotation problem; 10 Capital theory: risk; 11 Forest taxes; 12 Estimating nonmarket values; Appendix 1: mathematical appendix; Appendix 2: technical efficiency versus production cost efficiency; Appendix 3: average and marginal cost; Appendix 4: profit and least cost models
Appendix 5: calculus of profit maximizationAppendix 6: price searching; Appendix 7: financial formulae; Appendix 8: sustainability and the interest rate; Appendix 9: misinterpreting the internal rate of return in forest management planning and economic analysis; Appendix 10: calculus of the even-aged forest rotation problem; Appendix 11: the Faustmann-Smith-Samuelson model; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790449703321 |
Wagner John E.
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| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Managing forests as complex adaptive systems : building resilience to the challenge of global change / / edited by Christian Messier, Klaus J. Puettmann and K. David Coates
| Managing forests as complex adaptive systems : building resilience to the challenge of global change / / edited by Christian Messier, Klaus J. Puettmann and K. David Coates |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Earthscan from Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Disciplina | 634.9/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CoatesK. Dave
MessierChristian C PuettmannKlaus J |
| Collana | Earthscan forest library |
| Soggetto topico |
Forest management
Forest ecology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-203-12280-1
1-299-14844-1 1-136-33522-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Managing forests as complex adaptive systems / Klaus J Puettmann -- An introduction to complexity science / Lael Parrott -- Tropical forests as complex adaptive systems / Robin l. Chazdon -- Complexity in temperate forest dynamics / Sybille Haeussler -- Exploring complexity in boreal forests / Philip J. Burton -- Forest restoration in a changing world / Meredith Cornett -- Meta-networks of fungi, fauna and flora as agents of complex adaptive systems / Suzanne Simard -- Complexity confronting tropical silviculturists / Francis Putz -- Is close-to-nature forest management in Europe compatible with managing forests as complex adaptive forest ecosystems? / Jürgen Bauhus -- Mediterranean forests:human use and complex adaptive systems / Susanna Nocentini -- Fennoscandian boreal forests as complex adaptive systems / Timo Kuuluvainen -- Management of Tasmanian eucalypt forests as complex adaptive systems / Sue Baker -- Managing tree plantations as complex adaptive systems / Alain Paquette -- A new integrative framework for understanding and managing the world forest / Christian Messier. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463023003321 |
| London ; ; New York : , : Earthscan from Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Managing forests as complex adaptive systems : building resilience to the challenge of global change / / edited by Christian Messier, Klaus J. Puettmann and K. David Coates
| Managing forests as complex adaptive systems : building resilience to the challenge of global change / / edited by Christian Messier, Klaus J. Puettmann and K. David Coates |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Earthscan from Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Disciplina | 634.9/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CoatesK. David
MessierChristian C PuettmannKlaus J |
| Collana | Earthscan forest library |
| Soggetto topico |
Forest management
Forest ecology |
| ISBN |
1-136-33521-8
0-203-12280-1 1-299-14844-1 1-136-33522-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Managing forests as complex adaptive systems / Klaus J Puettmann -- An introduction to complexity science / Lael Parrott -- Tropical forests as complex adaptive systems / Robin l. Chazdon -- Complexity in temperate forest dynamics / Sybille Haeussler -- Exploring complexity in boreal forests / Philip J. Burton -- Forest restoration in a changing world / Meredith Cornett -- Meta-networks of fungi, fauna and flora as agents of complex adaptive systems / Suzanne Simard -- Complexity confronting tropical silviculturists / Francis Putz -- Is close-to-nature forest management in Europe compatible with managing forests as complex adaptive forest ecosystems? / Jürgen Bauhus -- Mediterranean forests:human use and complex adaptive systems / Susanna Nocentini -- Fennoscandian boreal forests as complex adaptive systems / Timo Kuuluvainen -- Management of Tasmanian eucalypt forests as complex adaptive systems / Sue Baker -- Managing tree plantations as complex adaptive systems / Alain Paquette -- A new integrative framework for understanding and managing the world forest / Christian Messier. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786277003321 |
| London ; ; New York : , : Earthscan from Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Plantations and protected areas : a global history of forest management / / Brett M. Bennett
| Plantations and protected areas : a global history of forest management / / Brett M. Bennett |
| Autore | Bennett Brett M. <1983-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina | 634.9/2 |
| Collana | History for a sustainable future |
| Soggetto topico |
Forest protection
Sustainable forestry Forest reserves |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-262-32991-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- The conservation model : universal pattern, local adaptation -- Plantations -- Native forests : from multiple-use to protected areas -- Towards a twenty-first century consensus : problems and possibilities. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460465303321 |
Bennett Brett M. <1983->
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| Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2015] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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