Forest Ecosystems / Edition 2
- ISBN-10:
- 0801888409
- ISBN-13:
- 9780801888403
- Pub. Date:
- 07/24/2008
- Publisher:
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- ISBN-10:
- 0801888409
- ISBN-13:
- 9780801888403
- Pub. Date:
- 07/24/2008
- Publisher:
- Johns Hopkins University Press
Forest Ecosystems / Edition 2
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Overview
This acclaimed textbook is the most comprehensive available in the field of forest ecology. Designed for advanced students of forest science, ecology, and environmental studies, it is also an essential reference for forest ecologists, foresters, and land managers.
The authors provide an inclusive survey of boreal, temperate, and tropical forests with an emphasis on ecological concepts across scales that range from global to landscape to microscopic. Situating forests in the context of larger landscapes, they reveal the complex patterns and processes observed in tree-dominated habitats.
The updated and expanded second edition covers
• Conservation• Ecosystem services • Climate change• Vegetation classification• Disturbance• Species interactions• Self-thinning• Genetics• Soil influences• Productivity• Biogeochemical cycling• Mineralization• Effects of herbivory• Ecosystem stability
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780801888403 |
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Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
Publication date: | 07/24/2008 |
Edition description: | second edition |
Pages: | 632 |
Product dimensions: | 8.70(w) x 11.10(h) x 1.80(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
Ram Oren is a professor of ecology and chair of the Environmental Sciences and Policy Division of the Nichols School of the Environment and Earth Sciences at Duke University.
Stephen C. Hart is a professor at Northern Arizona University's School of Forestry.