Forests and society : sustainability and life cycles of forests in human landscapes / edited by K.A. Vogt, D.J. Vogt and R.L. Edmonds, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, USA, J.M. Honea, NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, USA, T. Patel-Weynand, International Biological Informatics Program, USGS National Program Office, Reston, USA, R. Sigurdardottir, CAPEIntl Iceland, Iceland and M.G. Andreu, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, USA.

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TextPublisher: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2007Copyright date: 2007Description: 1 online resource (xix, 335 pages) : illustrations, maps, chartsContent type:

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SD387.S55 F68 2007eb

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Historical Perceptions and Uses of Forests / Kristiina A. Vogt, Robert I. Gara, Jon M. Honea, Daniel J. Vogt, Toral Patel-Weynand, Patricia A. Roads, Anna Fanzeres and Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir -- Global Societies and Forest Legacies Creating Today's Forest Landscapes / Kristiina A. Vogt, Jon M. Honea, Daniel J. Vogt, Toral Patel-Weynand, Robert L. Edmonds, Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir, David G. Briggs and Michael G. Andreu -- Human Dimensions of Forests : Democratization and Globalization of Forest Uses / Kristiina A. Vogt, Toral Patel-Weynand, Jon M. Honea, Robert I. Gara, Daniel J. Vogt, Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir, Anna Fanzeres and Michael G. Andreu -- Ecology and Conservation of Forests / Jon M. Honea and Kristiina A. Vogt -- Human and Natural Disturbances Impacting Forests / Robert L. Edmonds, Kristiina A. Vogt and Toral Patel-Weynand -- Forests and the Carbon Cycle / Daniel J. Vogt, Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir, Darlene Zabowski and Toral Patel-Weynand -- Emerging Issues in Forests / Kristiina A. Vogt, Toral Patel-Weynand, Gretchen K. Muller, Daniel J. Vogt, Jon M. Honea, Robert L. Edmonds, Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir and Michael G. Andreu -- It's a Small World After All / Daniel J. Vogt and Patricia A. Roads.

Abstract: This book, which contains 8 chapters, provides a framework for the general public, forest managers and policy makers to understand what factors need to be included when working towards using and protecting the world's forests so that they can be sustained. Topics covered include: historical perceptions and use of forests; the creation of today's forest landscapes by global societies; decision making related to forests becoming democratic and globalized; changing views about the ecology and conservation of forests; the historical and continuing impacts of human disturbances (i.e., air pollution, climatic change, salt injury, introduced plants, introduced insects, introduced pathogens, forest management activities and wars) on forests; the relevance of natural disturbances (i.e., wildfires, wind, extreme temperature and moisture, volcanic eruptions, pathogens, and insect and vertebrate pests) in maintaining sustainable forests; the relationship of human health to forest management; and the relationship among forests, humans and the carbon cycle. Case studies from Australia, Bolivia, Botswana, China, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nepal, Peru, the Philippines, Puerto Rico and the USA, are also included.

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This book, which contains 8 chapters, provides a framework for the general public, forest managers and policy makers to understand what factors need to be included when working towards using and protecting the world's forests so that they can be sustained. Topics covered include: historical perceptions and use of forests; the creation of today's forest landscapes by global societies; decision making related to forests becoming democratic and globalized; changing views about the ecology and conservation of forests; the historical and continuing impacts of human disturbances (i.e., air pollution, climatic change, salt injury, introduced plants, introduced insects, introduced pathogens, forest management activities and wars) on forests; the relevance of natural disturbances (i.e., wildfires, wind, extreme temperature and moisture, volcanic eruptions, pathogens, and insect and vertebrate pests) in maintaining sustainable forests; the relationship of human health to forest management; and the relationship among forests, humans and the carbon cycle. Case studies from Australia, Bolivia, Botswana, China, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nepal, Peru, the Philippines, Puerto Rico and the USA, are also included.

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