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Saving the World´s Deciduous Forests: Ecological Perspectives from East Asia, North America, and Europe
Robert A. Askins
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Description for Saving the World´s Deciduous Forests: Ecological Perspectives from East Asia, North America, and Europe
Hardback. A fascinating look at how the deciduous forests of the northern hemisphere have developed across time and space, providing the insights we need to preserve them today Num Pages: 320 pages, 31 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: RGBL; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
A fascinating look at how the deciduous forests of the northern hemisphere have developed across time and space, providing the insights we need to preserve them today
Deciduous forests have been remarkably resilient throughout their history, recovering from major shifts in climate and surviving periods of massive deforestation. But today the world’s great forests confront more ominous threats than ever before. This visionary book is the first to examine forests consisting of oaks, maples, hickories, beeches, chestnuts, birches and ecologically similar animals and plants on three continents—East Asia, Europe, and North America—to reveal their common origin back in ... Read more
A fascinating look at how the deciduous forests of the northern hemisphere have developed across time and space, providing the insights we need to preserve them today
Deciduous forests have been remarkably resilient throughout their history, recovering from major shifts in climate and surviving periods of massive deforestation. But today the world’s great forests confront more ominous threats than ever before. This visionary book is the first to examine forests consisting of oaks, maples, hickories, beeches, chestnuts, birches and ecologically similar animals and plants on three continents—East Asia, Europe, and North America—to reveal their common origin back in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300166811
SKU
V9780300166811
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About Robert A. Askins
Robert A. Askins is Katherine Blunt Professor of Biology, Connecticut College. He lives in Ledyard, CT.
Reviews for Saving the World´s Deciduous Forests: Ecological Perspectives from East Asia, North America, and Europe
“Robert Askins has provided a brilliant synthesis that should inform citizens about how to determine conservation policy for the management and preservation of deciduous forests in this century. No comparable work currently exists and this book deserves a wide readership.”—John Kricher, author of Tropical Ecology
John Kricher “[Robert Askins’] ability to bring together perspectives on a single ecosystem from ... Read more
John Kricher “[Robert Askins’] ability to bring together perspectives on a single ecosystem from ... Read more