Setting Conservation Targets for Managed Forest Landscapes

Book Overview

Forests host a disproportionate share of the world's biodiversity. They are increasingly being seen as a refuge for genetic diversity, native species, natural structures, and ecological processes. Yet, intensive forestry threatens their value for biodiversity. The authors present concepts, approaches and case studies illustrating how biodiversity conservation can be integrated into forest management planning. They address ecological patterns and processes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521877091
• ISBN13: 9780521877091
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 426 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"