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  • Fire in the Forest

    de Peter A. Thomas, Robert S. McAlpine, Kelvin Hirsch, Peter Hobson ...
    How destructive or beneficial are forest fires to wildlife? Should we be trying to reduce or increase the amount of fire in forests? How are forest fires controlled, and why does this sometimes fail? What effect will climate change have? These and many other questions are answered in this richly illustrated book, written in non-technical language. The journey starts in the long geological history ... Leer más

    $54.99 USD

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  • Field Guide: Fire in Dry Eucalypt Forest

    Fuel Assessment and Fire Behaviour Prediction in Dry Eucalypt Forest

    Edición de JS Gould, WL McCaw, NP Cheney, PF Ellis, S Matthews ...
    An effective response to bushfires relies on accurate predictions of fire behaviour, particularly the rate of spread, intensity and ‘spotting’. This field guide has been developed to provide a systematic method for assessing fuel hazard and predicting potential fire behaviour in dry eucalypt forest. It will assist in making vital decisions that ensure the protection of fire crews and the community ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • The Redwood Forest

    History, Ecology, and Conservation of the Coast Redwoods

    de Save-the-Redwoods League ...
    Evidence is mounting that redwood forests, like many other ecosystems, cannot survive as small, isolated fragments in human-altered landscapes. Such fragments lose their diversity over time and, in the case of redwoods, may even lose the ability to grow new, giant trees.The Redwood Forest, written in support of Save-the-Redwood League's master plan, provides scientific guidance for saving the ... Leer más

    $39.59 USD

  • Plant Identification

    Creating User-Friendly Field Guides for Biodiversity Management

    de Anna Lawrence, William Hawthorne ...
    Series series People and Plants International Conservation
    An important prerequisite for successful conservation is a good understanding of what we seek to conserve. Nowhere is this more the case than in the fight to protect plant biodiversity, which is threatened by human activity in many regions worldwide. This book is written in the belief that tools that enable more people to understand biodiversity can not only aid protection efforts but also ... Leer más

    $87.99 USD

  • Global Thinking and Local Action

    Agriculture, Tropical Forest Loss and Conservation in Southeast Nigeria

    de Uwem Ite ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This title was first published in 2001. Based on extensive local field research undertaken in and around the Cross River National Park in Nigeria, this book provides a socio-economic study of the tensions between agriculture and nature conservation. Taking a ’bottom-up’ approach and focussing on the farm household and the dynamics of forest farming at household level, it brings together a wealth ... Leer más

    $33.99 USD

  • High-Tech and Micropropagation VI

    Edición de Y.P.S Bajaj ...
    Series Libro 40 - Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry
    The volume describes the propagation of various ornamental, aromatic and medicinal plants through modern biotechnological methods. Treated plants are e.g. amaryllis, zinnia, camomile, and jojoba. ... Leer más

    $287.99 USD

  • Biotechnology and Biodiversity

    Edición de K.G. Ramawat, M. R. Ahuja ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The purpose of this book is to assess the potential effects of biotechnological approaches particularly genetic modification on biodiversity and the environment. All aspects of biodiversity such as ecological diversity, species diversity and genetic diversity are considered. Higher organisms contain a specific set of linear DNA molecules called chromosomes and a complete set of chromosomes in an ... Leer más

    $143.99 USD

  • Globalisation and Change in Forest Ownership and Forest Use

    Natural Resource Management in Transition

    Edición de E. Carina H. Keskitalo ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book describes the changing landscape of European forest ownership and explores the impact a new, often urban, generation of forest owners may have on the future of one of our most basic resources – forests. Forests have not played a major role in rural studies thus far, however they constitute an important part of many rural areas. Drawing on Swedish cases and comparison cases from various ... Leer más

    $80.99 USD

  • Soils

    Principles, Properties and Management

    de Khan Towhid Osman ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Aimed at taking the mystery out of soil science, Soils: Principles, Properties and Management is a text for undergraduate/graduate students who study soil as a natural resource. Written in a reader-friendly style, with a host of examples, figures and tables, the book leads the reader from the basics of soil science through to complex situations, covering such topics as:the origin, development and ... Leer más

    $89.99 USD

  • Introduction to Computing Applications in Forestry and Natural Resource Management

    de Jingxin Wang ...
    Due to the complexity of operational forestry problems, computing applications are becoming pervasive in all aspects of forest and natural resource management. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to computers and their applications in forest and natural resource management and is designed for both undergraduate and graduate students in forestry and natural resources. It introduces ... Leer más

    $68.99 USD

  • Terrestrial Biospheric Carbon Fluxes Quantification of Sinks and Sources of CO2

    Edición de Joe Wisniewski, R. Neil Sampson ...
    Towards the Balance and Management of the Carbon Budget of the Biosphere The current state of misunderstanding of the global C cycle and our failure to resolve an issue that has been debated for 100 years (Jones and Henderson-Sellers, 1990) speaks loudly about the limitations of modem science when faced with the complexity of the biosphere. Efforts to understand and balance the global C budget ... Leer más

    $49.99 USD

  • Alpine Treelines

    Functional Ecology of the Global High Elevation Tree Limits

    de Christian Körner ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Alpine treelines mark the low-temperature limit of tree growth and occur in mountains world-wide. Presenting a companion to his book Alpine Plant Life, Christian Körner provides a global synthesis of the treeline phenomenon from sub-arctic to equatorial latitudes and a functional explanation based on the biology of trees. The comprehensive text approaches the subject in a multi-disciplinary way by ... Leer más

    $98.99 USD