Restoration of Boreal and Temperate Forests
eBook - ePub

Restoration of Boreal and Temperate Forests

  1. 561 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Restoration of Boreal and Temperate Forests

About this book

This substantially updated new edition reflects the growing recognition that large areas of forests are degraded globally. This edition describes forest restoration in the context of rapid social, economic, environmental, and climate change. Covering the last decade's significant advances in forest restoration concepts and practice, this edition has 16 new chapters and 19 thoroughly revised chapters. This book is an excellent source of information for researchers, managers, policymakers, and graduate students in forestry and ecology.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Editor
  9. Contributors
  10. 1. What Is Forest Restoration?
  11. 2. What Is a Natural Forest?
  12. 3. Effects of Restoration at the Stand Level
  13. 4. Integrating Ungulate Herbivory into Forest Landscape Restoration
  14. 5. Site Preparation Techniques for Forest Restoration
  15. 6. Developing Restoration Strategies for Temperate Forests Using Natural Regeneration Processes
  16. 7. Plantations: Forests: Wilderness: The Diversity of Forest Landscapes in Europe as a Consequence of Social Change, Technological Progress, and Disturbance
  17. 8. Afforestation and Land Use Dynamics in the Baltic States
  18. 9. Afforestation in Denmark
  19. 10. Forest Restoration and Rehabilitation in the Republic of Korea
  20. 11. Forest Landscape Restoration in China: A Case Study in the Minjiang River Watershed, Southwest China
  21. 12. Restoration and Ecosystem-Based Management in the Circumboreal Forest: Background, Challenges, and Opportunities
  22. 13. Integrating Forest Restoration into Mainstream Land Management in British Columbia, Canada
  23. 14. A Hundred Years of Woodland Restoration in Great Britain: Changes in the Drivers That Influenced the Increase in Woodland Cover
  24. 15. Irish Peatland Forests: Lessons from the Past and Pathways to a Sustainable Future
  25. 16. Forest Restoration in the French Massif Central Mountains
  26. 17. Conversion of Norway Spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) Forests in Europe
  27. 18. Restoration of Conifer Plantations in Japan: Perspectives for Stand and Landscape Management and for Enabling Social Participation
  28. 19. Restoration of Open Oak Woodlands in Mediterranean Ecosystems of Western Iberia and California
  29. 20. Restoration of Midwestern Oak Woodlands and Savannas
  30. 21. Restoration of Oak Forests (Quercus humboldtii) in the Colombian Andes: A Case Study of Landscape-Scale Ecological Restoration Initiatives in the Guacha River Watershed
  31. 22. Restoring Longleaf Pine Forest Ecosystems in the Southern United States
  32. 23. Restoring Dry and Moist Forests of the Inland Northwestern United States
  33. 24. Options for Promoting the Recovery and Rehabilitation of Forests Affected by Severe Insect Outbreaks
  34. 25. Restoring Boreal and Temperate Forests: A Perspective
  35. Index