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Old-Growth Forests & Coniferous Forests: Ecology, Habitat & Conservation
Ronald P Weber (Ed.)
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Description for Old-Growth Forests & Coniferous Forests: Ecology, Habitat & Conservation
Hardback. Editor(s): Weber, Ronald P. Num Pages: 107 pages. BIC Classification: RGBL; RN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 231 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Forest ecosystems cover around 31% of the total land area of the Earth. They represent important biodiversity and genetic resources; provide material goods, including fuelwood, commercial timber, soils, medicinal plants and others; as well as environmental services, such as cleaning air and water, sequestering carbon and maintaining biodiversity. Old-growth forests are those developed during long periods without relevant human impact and with distinctive features in terms of forest continuity, structural heterogeneity, large volumes of standing and fallen deadwood, decaying ancient and veteran trees, and large diameter live trees. These characteristics ensure the growth and dispersal of forest-dwelling species, playing thus ... Read more
Forest ecosystems cover around 31% of the total land area of the Earth. They represent important biodiversity and genetic resources; provide material goods, including fuelwood, commercial timber, soils, medicinal plants and others; as well as environmental services, such as cleaning air and water, sequestering carbon and maintaining biodiversity. Old-growth forests are those developed during long periods without relevant human impact and with distinctive features in terms of forest continuity, structural heterogeneity, large volumes of standing and fallen deadwood, decaying ancient and veteran trees, and large diameter live trees. These characteristics ensure the growth and dispersal of forest-dwelling species, playing thus ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Condition
New
Number of Pages
107
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781634823692
SKU
V9781634823692
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