Creating a Forestry for the 21st Century: The Science of Ecosytem Management

Book Overview

Over the past decade, a sea change has occurred in the field of forestry. A vastly increased understanding of how ecological systems function has transformed the science from one focused on simplifying systems, producing wood, and managing at the stand-level to one concerned with understanding and managing complexity, providing a wide range of ecological goods and services, and managing across broad landscapes.

Creating a Forestry for the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559633999
• ISBN13: 9781559633994
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Island Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.0" x 9.9"