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Title: |
Woodlands |
| Sub-title: |
Structure, Species Diversity & Sustainable Management |
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| Edited by: |
Lazaro Manzanares |
| ISBN10-13: |
1626181772 : 9781626181779 |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
230x155mm |
| Pages: |
124 |
| Weight: |
.412 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - May 2013 |
| List Price: |
159.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 1 |
| Subjects: |
Environmental science, engineering & technology |
| Forest and woodland ecosystems in the world serve important ecological functions and also contribute to the economic, aesthetic and spiritual health of humans. In this book, the authors discuss the structure, species diversity and sustainable management of woodlands across the globe. Topics include changes in composition and threats to the sustainable management of woodlands in Portugal; the role and diversity of soil fauna in woodlands; climate change and forest fires in the Ave Region of Northwest Portugal; drivers of deforestation and the potential for carbon trading in the Miombo woodlands of Zambia; soil microbial diversity in the dry woodlands of Central-Western Argentina; and developing silvicultural systems based on disturbance-recovery knowledge of the Southern African Miombo woodlands. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Preface; Changes in Composition & Threats to the Sustainable Management of Woodlands in Portugal; The Role & Diversity of Soil Fauna in Different Woodlands; Climate Change & Forest Fires in the Ave Region (NW of Portugal); Drivers of Deforestation & Potential for Carbon Trading in Miombo Woodlands; Soil Microbial Diversity in Dry Woodlands of Central-Western Argentina: Response to Ecological Conditions; Developing Silvicultural Systems Based on Disturbance-Recovery Knowledge of the Southern African Miombo Woodlands; Index. |
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