Overview
What is a natural forest disturbance? How well do we understand them and how might we emulate them in forest management? What role does emulation play in forest management? Representing a range of geographic perspectives from across Canada and the United States, this book looks at the escalating public debate on the viability of natural disturbance emulation for sustaining forest landscapes from the perspective of policymakers, forestry professionals, academics, and conservationists. The first section examines foundational concepts, addressing questions of what emulation involves and what ecological reasoning substantiates it. The second section uses case studies from a wide geographical range to address the characterization of natural disturbances and the development of applied templates for their emulation through forest management. The final section explores the expectations for and feasibility of emulating natural disturbance through forest management.
Full Product Details
Author: Dr. Ajith H. Perera ,
Lisa J. Buse ,
Michael G. Weber
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.800kg
ISBN: 9780231129169
ISBN 10: 0231129165
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 30 June 2004
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Out of stock
Reviews
For professional and graduate students in forestry, wildlife management, ecology, and conservation biology...Recommended. -- Choice For professional and graduate students in forestry, wildlife management, ecology, and conservation biology...Recommended. -- Choice For professional and graduate students in forestry, wildlife management, ecology, and conservation biology...Recommended. -- Choice
"""For professional and graduate students in forestry, wildlife management, ecology, and conservation biology...Recommended."" -- Choice ""For professional and graduate students in forestry, wildlife management, ecology, and conservation biology...Recommended."" -- ""Choice"" ""For professional and graduate students in forestry, wildlife management, ecology, and conservation biology...Recommended."" -- ""Choice"""
<p> For professional and graduate students in forestry, wildlife management, ecology, and conservation biology...Recommended. -- Choice
For professional and graduate students in forestry, wildlife management, ecology, and conservation biology...Recommended. -- Choice
Author Information
Ajith H. Perera is a landscape ecologist who leads the forest landscape ecology research program at the Ontario Forest Research Institute, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Lisa J. Buse is a forest biologist and coordinates the technology transfer section at the Ontario Forest Research Institute. Michael G. Weber is director of the Saskatoon Lab of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
