[PDF] Natural Forests In The Temperate Zone Of Europe eBook

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Page : 492 pages
File Size : 14,73 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Forests and forestry
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These proceedings contain 55 papers presented at the Conference "Natural Forests in the Temperate Zone of Europe - Values and Utilisation", held in October 2003 in Mukachevo, Ukraine. The papers deal with the topics "structure and dynamics of natural and virgin forests" with a focus on disturbance regimes, "biodiversity", and "protection and management of natural forests". The value of virgin forests for defining close-to-nature silviculture and for biodiversity conservation is analysed and critically discussed, as well as the socio-cultural and socio-economic value associated with natural forests. The significance of natural forest ecosystems is shown and strategies for the protection and management of natural forests are presented. Special attention is given to the virgin and natural forests of Ukraine.

Author : Grzegorz Mikusiński
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 17,12 MB
Release : 2018-03-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1108574637

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Ecology and Conservation of Forest Birds is a unique review of current understanding of the relationships between forest birds and their changing environments. Large ecological changes are being driven by forest management, climate change, introduced pests and pathogens, abiotic disturbances, and overbrowsing. Many forest bird species have suffered population declines, with the situation being particularly severe for birds dependent on attributes such as dead wood, old trees and structurally complex forests. With a focus on the non-tropical parts of the Northern Hemisphere, the text addresses the fundamental evolutionary and ecological aspects of forest birds using original data analyses and synthesising reviews. The characteristics of bird assemblages and their habitats in different European forest types are explored, together with the macroecological patterns of bird diversity and conservation issues. The book provides a valuable reference for ecologists, ornithologists, conservation professionals, forest industry employees, and those interested in birds and nature.

Author : George F. Peterken
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 23,41 MB
Release : 1996-03-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521367929

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A fascinating account of woodland natural history for all those concerned with woodland management and ecology.

Author : Elgene O. Box
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,81 MB
Release : 2016-10-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319348445

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Warm-temperate deciduous forests are "southern", mainly oak-dominated deciduous forests, as found over the warmer southern parts of the temperate deciduous forest regions of East Asia, Europe and eastern North America. Climatic analysis has shown that these forests extend from typical temperate climates to well into the warm-temperate zone, in areas where winters are a bit too cold for the ‘zonal’ evergreen broad-leaved forests normally expected in that climatic zone. This book is the first to recognize and describe these southern deciduous forests as an alternative to the evergreen forests of the warm-temperate zone. This warm-temperate zone will become more important under global warming, since it represents the contested transition between deciduous and evergreen forests and between tropical and temperate floristic elements. This book is dedicated to the memory of Tatsuō Kira, the imaginative Japanese ecologist who first noticed and described this general zonation exception and who proposed the name warm-temperate deciduous forest.

Author : Dominick A. DellaSala
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 43,24 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1597266760

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Temperate rainforests are biogeographically unique. Compared to their tropical counterparts, temperate rainforests are rarer and are found disproportionately along coastlines. Because most temperate rainforests are marked by the intersection of marine, terrestrial, and freshwater systems, these rich ecotones are among the most productive regions on Earth. Globally, temperate rainforests store vast amounts of carbon, provide habitat for scores of rare and endemic species with ancient affinities, and sustain complex food-web dynamics. In spite of their global significance, however, protection levels for these ecosystems are far too low to sustain temperate rainforests under a rapidly changing global climate and ever expanding human footprint. Therefore, a global synthesis is needed to provide the latest ecological science and call attention to the conservation needs of temperate and boreal rainforests. A concerted effort to internationalize the plight of the world’s temperate and boreal rainforests is underway around the globe; this book offers an essential (and heretofore missing) tool for that effort. DellaSala and his contributors tell a compelling story of the importance of temperate and boreal rainforests that includes some surprises (e.g., South Africa, Iran, Turkey, Japan, Russia). This volume provides a comprehensive reference from which to build a collective vision of their future.