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Category : Abies magnifica
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Vegetation and Ecological Characteristics of Mixed-conifer and Red Fir Forests at the Teakettle Experimental Forest
Author: Vegetation and Ecological Characteristics of Mixed-conifer and Red Fir Forests at the Teakettle Experimental Forest
Author: General Technical Report PSW.
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 730
Book Description
Sierra National Forest (N.F.). Kings River Project
Author: Fire in Mediterranean Ecosystems
Author: Jon E. KeeleyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521824915
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 523
Book Description
Explores the role of fire in Mediterranean-type climate ecosystems, providing unique insights into the assembly and evolutionary convergence of ecosystems.
Management of Soil Problems
Author: Khan Towhid OsmanPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319755277
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Soils are neither good nor bad, but some have inherent or acquired characteristics that may or may not suit our intended use. Unsuitable characteristics are considered to be soil problems, soil constraints or soil limitations. Only twelve percent of global land is right for agricultural production without much limitation. Some soils have severe limitations for crop production. These soils are so called ‘problem soils’. Many of them do not have enough fertility to be productive; some are arid and saline; some are very sandy and dry; and some are wet and waterlogged for most of the growing season. The global demand for food, wood, fuel, fiber, medicine and other plant products for the 7.2 billion current world population has created such an immense pressure on global soil resources that even the most fertile soils are losing their productive capacity. We are being compelled to bring more and more unsuitable or marginally suitable soils under cultivation. Unless innovative and integrated soil, crop and environmental management practices are adopted for their improvement and sustainable use, further degradation is inevitable. This book, Management of Soil Problems, identifies the problems and discusses management options in a smooth and reader-friendly style. It will be useful for students and professionals of soil science, agriculture, forestry, geography and environmental sciences.
Terrestrial Vegetation of California, 3rd Edition
Author: Michael BarbourPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520249550
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
"This completely new edition of Terrestrial Vegetation of California clearly documents the extraordinary complexity and richness of the plant communities and of the state and the forces that shape them. This volume is a storehouse of information of value to anyone concerned with meeting the challenge of understanding, managing or conserving these unique plant communities under the growing threats of climate change, biological invasions and development."—Harold Mooney, Professor of Environmental Biology, Stanford University "The plants of California are under threat like never before. Traditional pressures of development and invasive species have been joined by a newly-recognized threat: human-caused climate change. It is essential that we thoroughly understand current plant community dynamics in order to have a hope of conserving them. This book represents an important, well-timed advance in knowledge of the vegetation of this diverse state and is an essential resource for professionals, students, and the general public alike."—Brent Mishler, Director of the University & Jepson Herbaria and Professor of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley
Publications List
Author: Ecology of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi in Mixed-conifer Forests of California
Author: Antonio Dominic IzzoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
The Influence of Sampling Intensity on the Fire History of the Teakettle Experimental Forest, Sierra Nevada, California
Author: Robert Paul FiegenerPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description