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9780139594793

Wildlife, Forests, and Forestry: Principles of Managing Forests for Biological Diversity

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  • ISBN13:

    9780139594793

  • ISBN10:

    0139594795

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1990-01-01
  • Publisher: Pearson College Div

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Summary

This text furnishes the reader with a conceptual focus and a broad geographic scope of the interface between forestry and wildlife. The universal information contained in the book allows students to understand the concepts that form the foundations for specific forest management decision making.

Table of Contents

Introduction
What is Wildlife?
What is Diversity?
What is a Forest?
The Macro Approach, Managing Forest Landscapes
Species Composition
Age Structure
Spatial Heterogeneity
Edges
Islands and Fragments
Shores
The Micro Approach, Managing Forest Stands
Dying, Dead and Down Trees
Vertical Structure
Intensive Silviculture
Special Species
Synthesis and Implementation
Management Plans
Who Pays?
U.S. National Policies Related to Maintaining Biological Diversity in Forests
A Primer on the Metric System and Estimating Areas
Diversity Indices
Literature Cited and Author Index
Scientific Names and Taxonomic Index
Geographic Index
Subject Index
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