Author: Elaine Kennedy SutherlandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Characteristics of Mixed-oak Forest Ecosystems in Southern Ohio Prior to the Reintroduction of Fire
Author: Elaine Kennedy SutherlandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Fire in eastern oak forests
Author: Matthew DickinsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest fires
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Upland Oak Ecology Symposium
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Fifty-one papers address the ecology, history, current conditions, and sustainability of upland oak forests - with emphasis on the Interior Highlands. Subject categories were selected to provide focused coverage of the state-of-the-art research and understanding of upland oak ecology of the region.
General Technical Report NRS-P
Author: Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
Canadian Journal of Forest Research
Author: A Goal-Oriented Approach to Forest Landscape Restoration
Author: John StanturfPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400753381
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
While restoration ecology has traditionally aimed to re-create some putative more ‘natural’ ecological state, forest landscape restoration (FLR) has emerged over the last decade as an approach aimed more at restoring natural functions, while focusing on meeting human needs. With a view to exploring the practical potential of this approach, this book draws together a team of experts from the natural and social sciences to discuss its success so far in addressing critical issues such as biodiversity, ecological function, and human livelihoods. Applying principles of landscape ecology, restoration ecology, planning theory and conflict management, the book presents a series of case studies which document the approach, and discusses how the approach can help with priority setting for the future. The book will provide a valuable reference to graduate students and researchers interested in ecological restoration, forest ecology and management, as well as to professionals in environmental restoration, natural resource management, conservation, and environmental policy.
The American Chestnut
Author: Donald Edward DavisPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820360465
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
Before 1910 the American chestnut was one of the most common trees in the eastern United States. Although historical evidence suggests the natural distribution of the American chestnut extended across more than four hundred thousand square miles of territory—an area stretching from eastern Maine to southeast Louisiana—stands of the trees could also be found in parts of Wisconsin, Michigan, Washington State, and Oregon. An important natural resource, chestnut wood was preferred for woodworking, fencing, and building construction, as it was rot resistant and straight grained. The hearty and delicious nuts also fed wildlife, people, and livestock. Ironically, the tree that most piqued the emotions of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Americans has virtually disappeared from the eastern United States. After a blight fungus was introduced into the United States during the late nineteenth century, the American chestnut became functionally extinct. Although the virtual eradication of the species caused one of the greatest ecological catastrophes since the last ice age, considerable folklore about the American chestnut remains. Some of the tree’s history dates to the very founding of our country, making the story of the American chestnut an integral part of American cultural and environmental history. The American Chestnut tells the story of the American chestnut from Native American prehistory through the Civil War and the Great Depression. Davis documents the tree’s impact on nineteenth-and early twentieth-century American life, including the decorative and culinary arts. While he pays much attention to the importation of chestnut blight and the tree’s decline as a dominant species, the author also evaluates efforts to restore the American chestnut to its former place in the eastern deciduous forest, including modern attempts to genetically modify the species.
American Journal of Botany
Author: America's Fires
Author: Stephen J. PynePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire management
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
"America's Fires reviews the historical context of our fire issues and policies that can inform the current and future debate. The forecast makes it imperative that the nation review its policies toward wildland fires and find ways to live with them more intelligently"--Provided by publisher.