THE FORESTS HANDBOOK TWO VOLUMES SET

El futuro de los bosques del planeta forma parte de un reflexión frecuente en cualquier debate sobre el medio ambiente. Los efectos de la deforestación y el cambio climático demuestran la necesidad de conservar y gestionar correctamente las prácticas forestales. "The Forests Handbook", escrito por un equipo de científicos y expertos reconocidos internacionalmente, presenta e integra los conocimientos sobre los bosques y la gestión forestal, aplicando los más avanzados conocimientos a la ciencia forestal, como base para conseguir la sostenibilidad.
Volume I Part 1: Forest Resources and Types 1. Global Forest Resources - History and Dynamics 2. Forest Types and Classification Part 2: Biological and Ecological Processes 3. Genetics and Speciation in the World's Forests 4. Structural Dynamics of Forest Stands and Natural Processes 5. Biological Interactions and Disturbance - Plants and Animals 6. Biological Interactions and Disturbance - Invertebrates Part 3: Environmental Interactions 7. Forest Soils 8. Ecophysiology of Forests 9. Models for Pure and Mixed Forests 10. Forests and the Atmosphere 11. Environmental Stresses to Forests 12. Forest Hydrology Part 4: Social Factors and the Human Interface 13. Trees in the Urban Environment 14. The Importance of Social Values 15. Non-Timber Forest Products and Rural Poverty: An Economic Analysis Volume II 1. History and Impact of Forest Management Part 1: Sustaining Forest Influences 2. Forest Reserves, Parks and Wilderness: An Australian Perspective 3. Forests as Protection from Natural Hazards 4. Interventions to enhance the conservation of biodiversity Part 2: Sustainable Wood Production 5. assessing Potential Sustainable Wood Yield 6. Silvicultural Treatments to Enhance Productivity 7. Sustainable Management of Soil and Site 8. Management of Pest Threats 9. Management of the Disease Burden Part 3. Sustaining Social Values and Benefits 10. Working with Forest Stakeholders 11. The New Forest Policy and Joint Forest Management in India 12. Trees in the Urban Environment Part 4: Case Studies of Sustainable Management 13. The Structure, Functioning and Management of Old Growth Cedar/Hemlock/Fir Forests on Vancouver Island, British Columbia 14. The Beech Forests of Haute-Normandie, France 15. Restructuring of Plantation Forest, Kielder, UK 16. Sustainable Management of the Mountain Ash Forests in the Central Highlands, Victoria, Australia 17. Sustainable Management of Malaysian Rain Forest 18. Sustainable Plantation Forestry: A Case Study of Wood Production and Environmental Management Strategies in the Usutu Forest, Swaziland