Forestry & Silviculture: Practice & Techniques

Agriculture is often considered as one of the main threats to ecosystems. Unsustainable farming practices often result in habitat loss, inefficient...

This book presents research on landscape ecology and the relationship between humans and wildlife. It helps readers understand how ecological patte...

Large Outdoor Fire Dynamics provides the essential knowledge for the hazard evaluation of large outdoor fires, including wildland, WUI (wildland-ur...

This open access book compiles the latest research on continuous cover forestry in boreal forests, highlighting both the need for additional inform...

Despite population trends toward urbanization, the forest continues to have a strong appeal to the human imagination, and the human preference for ...

Finalist for the 2020 C. Wright Mills Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems Since time before memory, large numbers of salmon hav...

An invaluable handbook for farmers, growers and gardeners, Silvohorticulture is the first book to offer a detailed, practical guide on how to effec...

This edited book addresses various aspects of sustainable land management, including existing policy norms and indigenous knowledge. It focuses on ...

Designed Forests: A Cultural History explores the unique kinship that exists between forests and spatial design; the forests influence on architect...

Designed Forests: A Cultural History explores the unique kinship that exists between forests and spatial design; the forests influence on architect...

True mangrove flora and their associates in the lower Gangetic region are noted for their wide spectrum of ecosystem services in which carbon stora...

In todays world, deep learning source codes and a plethora of open access geospatial images are readily available and easily accessible. However, m...

This textbook presents the latest knowledge on various disciplines of forestry science presented in 39 chapters. Each chapter presents a reappraisa...

Trees and plants are important components of the human environment having significant presence beyond agricultural and recreational values. Colour ...

Bringing together a wealth of knowledge, the Handbook of Environmental Management, Second Edition, gives a comprehensive overview of environmental ...

Bringing together a wealth of knowledge, Environmental Management Handbook, Second Edition, gives a comprehensive overview of environmental problem...

Community forestry focuses on the link between forest resources and livelihoods and contributes to forest conservation and reforestation. It is wid...

There has been a recent resurgence of interest in wood energy as part of a sustainable range of renewable energy options. This book addresses the c...

The last decade saw dramatic concern for forest problems. The future decades will witness an even more dramatic interest. Certification of forests ...

This book focuses on the most recent developments in bioremediation techniques, exploring how microorganisms can break down different pollutants an...

Timber sourcing is shifting from extraction from natural forests to forms of cultivation that are increasingly agricultural in nature. This book ta...

The influence of the past, and of the future on current-time tradeoffs in the forest arena are particularly relevant given the long-term succession...

This book investigates the fundamental role that tropical bioproductivity - or more specifically net primary productivity - has played in shaping t...

This book traces the economic and biological pattern of forest development from initial settlement and harvest activity at the natural forest front...

This book reflects on Indonesias recent experience with REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation), all set within a broa...

The book is intended for professionals in the field of materials science, construction technology and operational design of new facilities. Charact...

Restoring Tropical Forests is a user-friendly guide to restoring forests throughout the tropics. Based on the concepts, knowledge and innovative te...

The Third Edition of Acoustics of Wood offers a comprehensive overview of advanced acoustical techniques for wood characterization and assessment. ...

Humans have influenced the landscapes and forests throughout the temperate and boreal zones for millennia. Restoration of Boreal and Temperate Fore...