Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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Tropical Forestry Research
Author: Tropical Forestry Research in the New Millennium
Author: Azmy Hj. MohamedPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 592
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Forest Communities in the Third Millennium
Author: FRIM Research Report
Author: Sustainability Matters
Author: Tropical Forest Canopies: Ecology and Management
Author: K.E. LinsenmairPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401736065
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Almost half of all life on earth may exist in the world's forest canopies. They may also play a vital role in maintaining the planet's climate, yet they remain largely unexplored owing to difficulties of access. They are renowned for their great diversity and role in forest functioning, yet there are still great gaps in the understanding of this `last biological frontier'. This seminal book shows how canopy science is now in a position to answer many of the outstanding questions, among which are some of the most pressing environmental issues society is presently facing. It represents a major summary of the current understanding of canopy ecology, and maps a path forward into a greater understanding of tropical forest ecology and management at a time when the very future of this ecosystem is threatened by humanity's actions.
Biological Control of Tropical Weeds Using Arthropods
Author: Rangaswamy MuniappanPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521877911
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 509
Book Description
This book discusses the biological control of weeds using arthropods, providing ecological management models for use across the tropical world.
Air Pollution, Global Change and Forests in the New Millennium
Author: D.F. KarnoskyPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080526918
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
The chapters in this book present a snapshot of the state of knowledge of air pollution effects at the beginning of the 21st century. From their different disciplines, a distinguished collection of authors document their understanding of how leaves, trees, and forests respond to air pollutants and climate change. Scenarios of global change and air pollution are described. The authors describe responses of forests to climate variability, tropospheric ozone, rising atmospheric CO2, the combination of CO2 and ozone, and deposition of acidic compounds and heavy metals. The responses to ozone receive particular attention because of increasing concern about its damaging effects and increasing concentrations in rural areas. Scaling issues are addressed - from leaves to trees, from juvenile trees to mature trees, from short-term responses to long-term responses, and from small-scale experiments and observations to large-scale forest ecosystems. This book is one major product of a conference sponsored by the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations, the USDA Forest Service Global Change Northern Stations Program, the Arthur Ross Foundation, NCASI, the Canadian Forest Service, and Michigan Technological University. The conference, held in May 2000 in Houghton, Michigan, USA, was appropriately titled "Air Pollution, Global Change, and Forests in the New Millennium". The Editors, David Karnosky, Kevin Percy, Art Chappelka, Caroline Simpson, and Janet Pikkarainen organized the conference and edited this book.
Emerging Threats to Tropical Forests
Author: William F. LaurancePublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226470229
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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Tropical Forest Canopies: Ecology and Management
Author: Karl-Eduard LinsenmairPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780792370499
Category : Forest canopies
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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