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Forest Ecosystems: Biodiversity, Management & Conservation
Roberts N.c.
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Description for Forest Ecosystems: Biodiversity, Management & Conservation
Paperback. Editor(s): Roberts, Noel C. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RN; TVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Temperate forests covering 34% of the Earth's land have experienced human disturbances since ancient times and this is where the major industrial and agricultural enterprises are located nowadays. The heaviest human stress has been on European and North American ecosystems. Forest ecosystems are a major control of moisture circulation in watersheds. Boreal forests have been long recognised to influence global moisture circulation considerably. Therefore, it is logical to expect that further large-scale forest cover disturbances, such as catastrophic fires, large-scale insect outbreaks and forest logging, will affect the processes of water resource development and hydrological regime in any river basin. ... Read more
Temperate forests covering 34% of the Earth's land have experienced human disturbances since ancient times and this is where the major industrial and agricultural enterprises are located nowadays. The heaviest human stress has been on European and North American ecosystems. Forest ecosystems are a major control of moisture circulation in watersheds. Boreal forests have been long recognised to influence global moisture circulation considerably. Therefore, it is logical to expect that further large-scale forest cover disturbances, such as catastrophic fires, large-scale insect outbreaks and forest logging, will affect the processes of water resource development and hydrological regime in any river basin. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781631178153
SKU
V9781631178153
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