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  • Expert Knowledge and Its Application in Landscape Ecology

    Edición de Ajith H. Perera, Chris J. Johnson, C. Ashton Drew ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Typically, landscape ecologists use empirical observations to conduct research and devise solutions for applied problems in conservation and management. In some instances, they rely on advice and input of experienced professionals in both developing and applying knowledge. Given the wealth of expert knowledge and the risks of its informal and implicit applications in landscape ecology, it is ... Leer más

    $143.09 USD

  • Ecosystem Services from Forest Landscapes

    Broadscale Considerations

    Edición de Ajith H. Perera, Urmas Peterson, Guillermo Martínez Pastur, Louis R. Iverson ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Over the last two decades, the topic of forest ecosystem services has attracted the attention of researchers, land managers, and policy makers around the globe. The services rendered by forest ecosystems range from intrinsic to anthropocentric benefits that are typically grouped as provisioning, regulating, supporting, and cultural. The research efforts, assessments, and attempts to manage forest ... Leer más

    $188.99 USD

  • Mapping Forest Landscape Patterns

    Edición de Tarmo K. Remmel, Ajith H. Perera ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book explores the concepts, premises, advancements, and challenges in quantifying natural forest landscape patterns through mapping techniques. After several decades of development and use, these tools can now be examined for their foundations, intentions, scope, advancements, and limitations. When applied to natural forest landscapes, mapping techniques must address concepts such as ... Leer más

    $107.99 USD

  • Simulation Modeling of Forest Landscape Disturbances

    Edición de Ajith H. Perera, Brian R. Sturtevant, Lisa J. Buse ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Forest landscape disturbances are a global phenomenon. Simulation models are an important tool in understanding these broad scale processes and exploring their effects on forest ecosystems. This book contains a collection of insights from a group of ecologists who address a variety of processes: physical disturbances such as drought, wind, and fire; biological disturbances such as defoliating ... Leer más

    $89.99 USD

  • Forest Landscapes and Global Change

    Challenges for Research and Management

    Edición de João C. Azevedo, Ajith H. Perera, M. Alice Pinto ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Climate change, urban sprawl, abandonment of agriculture, intensification of forestry and agriculture, changes in energy generation and use, expansion of infrastructure networks, habitat destruction and degradation, and other drivers of change occur at increasing rates. They affect patterns and processes in forest landscapes, and modify ecosystem services derived from those ecosystems. ... Leer más

    $89.09 USD

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  • Post-Fire Management and Restoration of Southern European Forests

    Edición de Francisco Moreira, Margarita Arianoutsou, Piermaria Corona, Jorge De las Heras ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    In spite of all the efforts made in fire prevention and suppression, every year about 45 000 forest fires occur in Europe, burning ca. 0.5 million hectares of forests and other rural lands. The management of these burned forests has been given much less attention than fire prevention or fire suppression issues, but the post-fire management of burned areas raises strong concerns (economic and ... Leer más

    $143.09 USD

  • The Science and Practice of Landscape Stewardship

    Edición de Claudia Bieling, Tobias Plieninger ...
    Improving the dynamic relationship between nature and human well-being is a pressing issue of our time. Landscapes embody this tight interconnectedness and serve as unique sustainability learning hubs, showcased by the global rise of place-based and holistic landscape stewardship initiatives. Incorporating these exciting developments, this book explores the principles of landscape stewardship and ... Leer más

    $57.99 USD

  • Wildland Fuel Fundamentals and Applications

    de Robert E. Keane ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    A new era in wildland fuel sciences is now evolving in such a way that fire scientists and managers need a comprehensive understanding of fuels ecology and science to fully understand fire effects and behavior on diverse ecosystem and landscape characteristics. This is a reference book on wildland fuel science; a book that describes fuels and their application in land management. There has never ... Leer más

    $89.09 USD

  • Forest Dynamics, Growth and Yield

    From Measurement to Model

    de Hans Pretzsch ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The aim of this book is to improve the understanding of forest dynamics and the sustainable management of forest ecosystems. How do tree crowns, trees or entire forest stands respond to thinning in the long term? What effect do tree species mixtures and multi-layering have on the productivity and stability of trees, stands or forest enterprises? How do tree and stand growth respond to stress ... Leer más

    $134.99 USD

  • Mediterranean Oak Woodland Working Landscapes

    Dehesas of Spain and Ranchlands of California

    Edición de Pablo Campos, Lynn Huntsinger, Jose Luis Oviedo, Paul F Starrs, Mario Diaz, Richard B Standiford, Gregorio Montero ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The oak tree was a boon companion as humans expanded their presence across much of the globe. While oak woodlands (Quercus spp.) come today in stunningly diverse forms, the stately dehesas of Spain and the dramatic oak-dominated ranchlands of California are working landscapes where cultivation and manipulation for a couple of millennia have shaped Mediterranean-type ecosystems into a profoundly ... Leer más

    $170.09 USD

  • Mixed-Species Forests

    Ecology and Management

    Edición de Hans Pretzsch, David I. Forrester, Jürgen Bauhus ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This textbook offers a detailed overview of the current state of knowledge concerning the ecology and management of compositionally and structurally diverse forests. It provides answers to central questions such as:What are the scientific concepts used to assess the growth, dynamics and functioning of mixed-species forests, how generalizable are they, and what kind of experiments are necessary to ... Leer más

    $62.99 USD

  • Landscape Ecology in Theory and Practice

    Pattern and Process

    de Monica G. Turner, Robert H. Gardner ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This work provides in-depth analysis of the origins of landscape ecology and its close alignment with the understanding of scale, the causes of landscape pattern, and the interactions of spatial pattern with a variety of ecological processes. The text covers the quantitative approaches that are applied widely in landscape studies, with emphasis on their appropriate use and interpretation.The field ... Leer más

    $80.99 USD