Overview
First textbook on the growing of plantation forests.
Presents an affordable introduction to the topic.
Interesting for everyone who works with trees such as reforestation agencies, prefessional foresters and private forest owners
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Plantation forests are grown to supply wood and to provide environmental benefits, such as waste disposal, rehabilitation of degraded sites, enhancement of regional biodiversity and reduction of logging in native forests. In a highly readable fashion, this book describes the scientific principles which are used throughout the world to ensure rapid, healthy plantation growth. It is written for a world-wide audience, from forestry professionals and scientists through to small plantation growers, to describe how plantations may be grown responsibly and profitably.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Professor Phil West has been a forest scientist for over 30 years. His research specialities concern the growth behaviour of forests. He is presently a forestry consultant and teaches both plantation forestry and forest measurement in the forestry school of Southern Cross University in northern New South Wales, Australia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Growing Plantation Forests
Authors: Philip W. West
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-32479-8
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-32479-9Published: 02 August 2006
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 304
Number of Illustrations: 36 b/w illustrations
Topics: Forestry, Forestry Management, Tree Biology, Wood Science & Technology