09-2016 —
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838 p. —
15.5x23.5 cm —
This book addresses the challenges and opportunities faced by the world?s forests posed by climate change, conservation objectives, and sustainable development needs including bioenergy, outlining...
09-2016 —
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258 p. —
15.5x23.5 cm —
This book dealt with a number of issues under the broad subject matter of protected area focusing on the policy of collaborative management as a means to augment the forest conservation activities...
09-2016 —
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191 p. —
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A new era in wildland fuel sciences is now evolving in such a way that fire scientists and managers need a comprehensive understanding of fuels ecology and science to fully understand fire effects...
09-2016 —
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268 p. —
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For the last three centuries forests have been recognised as providing the best water catchments and valued for their sustained output of high quality water. In Australia, work which was commenced...
Decentralization is sweeping the world and having dramatic and far-reaching impacts on resource management and livelihoods, particularly in forestry. This book is the most up-to-date examination...
08-2016 —
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295 p. —
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The book is a comprehensive manual of practice for execution of afforestation and tree planting programmes in arid and semi-arid tropics. It includes a compact running account of the technology of...
08-2016 —
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329 p. —
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This book describes the scientific principles that are used throughout the world to ensure the rapid, healthy growth of forest plantations. As the population of the world increases so does the...
Forest soil characteristics are not only unique but their interpretation also differs from cropland soils. Just as there are diverse forest types, there are many soil variants that need different...
08-2016 —
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393 p. —
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This book provides an overview of the complex challenges and opportunities related to forest-based rural development in the tropics and subtropics. Applying a socio-ecological perspective, the...
08-2016 —
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543 p. —
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The Management of Industrial Forest Plantations. Theoretical Foundations and Applications provides a synthesis of current knowledge about industrial forestry management planning processes. It...
Process-based models open the way to useful predictions of the future growth rate of forests and provide a means of assessing the probable effects of variations in climate and management on forest...
Les champignons sylvestres symbolisent un fruit qu’il est de bon ton de ne pas trop partager. Enjeux d’une ressource aux intérêts multiples, loisir pour certains, complément de revenus pour...
06-2016 —
46 p. —
21x29.7 cm —
Four-color printing
La France est riche de plus de 400 espèces d’oiseaux, soit la moitié des espèces d’oiseaux d’Europe. Et à son tour, la forêt française et ses habitats associés hébergent la moitié des espèces...
This book, first published in 1967, presents a concise picture of the demand and supply trends of timber around the world. Zivnuska provides a keen analysis of plans, prospects, and opportunities...
Cet ouvrage riche en surprises vous permettra de découvrir ce que vous n'auriez jamais cru ne pas savoir sur l'arbre. Avec une grande clarté, Christophe Drénou, auteur de "La taille des arbres...
Are forests beneficial or prejudicial to the functions and uses of water? Is it possible to concomitantly sustain forestry activities and to protect downstream water uses, particularly drinking...
This book presents the latest information on tropical tree physiology, making it a valuable research tool for a wide variety of researchers. It is also of general interest to ecologists (e.g...
Urban tree management is the key basis for greener cities of the future. It is a practical discipline which includes tree selection, planting, care and protection and the overall management of...