Overview
Takes on issues of topical importance to the world's forests, such as the impacts of climate change and its implications for management
Accessible to students and lay readers, providing sound treatment of technical information on forests and how to conserve and manage them for resilience and good health as environmental stessors continue to increase
A clear explanation of the economics of managing both natural forests and plantations, and why it matters
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Front Matter
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About this book
Scientists tell us that climate change is upon us and the physical world is changing quickly with serious implications for biodiversity and human well-being. Forests cover vast regions of the globe and serve as a first line of defense against the worst effects of climate change, but only if we keep them healthy and resilient.
Forests in Our Changing World tells us how to do that. Authors Joe Landsberg and Richard Waring present an overview of forests around the globe, describing basic precepts of forest ecology and physiology and how forests will change as earth’s climate warms. Drawing on years of research and teaching, they discuss the values and uses of both natural and plantation-based forests. In easy-to-understand terms, they describe the ecosystem services forests provide, such as clean water and wildlife habitat, present economic concepts important to the management and policy decisions that affect forests, and introduce the use of growth-and-yield models and remote-sensing technology that provide the data behind those decisions.
This book is a useful guide for undergraduates as well as managers, administrators, and policy makers in environmental organizations and government agencies looking for a clear overview of basic forest processes and pragmatic suggestions for protecting the health of forests.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Richard Waring is emeritus Distinguished Professor of Forest Science at Oregon State University. In his long career, he has held guest and visiting professorships at leading institutions around the world, and has served as administrator of a NASA program exploring land-atmosphere interactions and as a long-term consultant to NASA on forest modeling projects.
ÂBibliographic Information
Book Title: Forests in Our Changing World
Book Subtitle: New Principles for Conservation and Management
Authors: Joe Landsberg, Richard Waring
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-497-0
Publisher: Island Press Washington, DC
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Joe Landsberg/Richard Waring 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-61091-497-0Published: 12 September 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 214
Topics: Climate Change, Forestry Management, Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management, Ecosystems, Climate Change Management and Policy