Woodland Conservation and Management / Edition 2

by G.F. Peterken

Overview

New edition of book which is a course text in woodland conservation and management. The text has been updated throughout and has a major new chapter dealing with developments in conservation and management policies over the last ten years in a European context, including developments in vegetation classification systems and outcomes of management policies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780412557309
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	09/30/1993
Edition description:	2nd ed. 1993
Pages:	374
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 11.69(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

Part One: Origins, management and ecological charatceristics of British woodlands. Original natural woodland. Ancient woodland and traditional management. Ecological characteristics of ancient woods. High forest management. Recent secondary woodland. Long-term changes in the woodland flora. Part Two: Types of semi-natural woodland in Britain. Woodland classification. Types of ancient semi-natural woodland. Management variants of stand types. Succession and stand types. British woodland types in a European context. Part Three: Woodland nature conservation. Objectives and priorities of nature conservation in British woodlands. Observation and recording in woodlands. Assessment of woodlands for nature conservation. Part Four: Management for nature conservation. Planning for nature conservation within forestry. Pattern and redistribution of woodland. Nature conservation aspects of woodland management. Management of semi-natural woodland. Integration of nature conservation with other objectives of woodland management. British woodland management in a European context. Chapter 21. References. Indexes.

Editorial Reviews

A reference for student and practicing forest managers and conservationists, focusing on the woodlands of Great Britain. Provides principles for conserving ancient and recent forests, and a classification of woodlands based on native trees and other recognizable features. References have been updated and a chapter added to account for changes in approaches since the first edition of 1981. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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