Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques books

Micropropagation has become a reliable and routine approach for large-scale rapid plant multiplication, which is...  Read More >>

The recent recognition of the efforts of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Al Gore with the...  Read More >>

Although Alexander von Humboldt never saw a baobab, he wrote: ‘Among organic creatures, this tree [Dracaena draco...  Read More >>

During the latter part of 2004, Helen Buitenkamp of Springer Publishing emailed me that the first edition of Handbook...  Read More >>

Scientific research involves multidisciplinary approaches to understand the adaptation of mycorrhizae to the rhizosphere,...  Read More >>

Tidal freshwater forested wetlands represent an intriguing and und- studied type of ecosystem in the southeastern...  Read More >>

One of the central research themes in ecology is evaluating the extent to which biological richness is necessary...  Read More >>

Although forest policy is an established course in most European university forestry curricula, apart from a special...  Read More >>

Decreasing the vulnerability of agriculture and forestry to increasing climatic variability will go a long way towards...  Read More >>

Allelopathy can be viewed from different of perspectives, ranging from the molecular to the ecosystem level, and...  Read More >>

Despite their importance in sustaining livelihoods for many people living along some of the world’s most populous...  Read More >>

The origins of some of these questions can be traced back Wilhelm Hofmeister’s 1851 book, which detailed the revolutionary...  Read More >>

Topics include the cell programmes that drive mycorrhiza formation and function, the processes sustaining symbiotic...  Read More >>

This work assesses the issues facing biodiversity maintenance on tropical islands, and the impacts of biodiversity...  Read More >>

Global change, land use policies and EU enlargement affect the driving forces for landscape functioning, land use...  Read More >>

This publication is the result of more than six years of hard work by a dedicated group of European urban forest...  Read More >>

Provides information on a number of radiologically hazardous areas, based on field work. From Chernobyl to plutonium...  Read More >>

A continuous development in plant biotechnology including gene technology has been observable during the past 20...  Read More >>

A book providing an overview of the various wood and tree fungi that damage trees, lumber, and timber. Special focus...  Read More >>

In general, trees are viewed as admired symbolic individuals, producing rec- ational, spiritual and emotional rejuvenation....  Read More >>

Presents a comprehensive work dealing with plant ecology in any form. This book also presents complex issues as...  Read More >>

Natural resource management by rural citizens in tropical regions is crucial both to the conservation of biodiversity...  Read More >>

Combining concepts of forest and wildlife management, this book provides resources and research, practical field...  Read More >>

The link between modern lifestyles and increasing levels of chronic heart disease, obesity, stress and poor mental...  Read More >>

This is the first integrative book on the functioning and ecologically oriented use of floodplain forests in the...  Read More >>