The World Atlas of Trees and Forests : Exploring Earth's Forest Ecosystems /

A marvelously illustrated look at the world's diverse forests and their ecosystemsThe earth's forests are havens of nature supporting a diversity of life. Shaped by climate and geography, these vast and dynamic wooded spaces offer unique ecosystems that shelter complex and interdependent w...

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Autores principales: Shugart, Herman (Autor), Saatchi, Sassan (Autor), White, Peter (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2022]
Temas:
NATURE / Plants / Trees.
Alpine tundra.
Amazon rainforest.
Antarctic ice sheet.
Araucariaceae.
Atmospheric circulation.
Biodiversity hotspot.
Biodiversity.
Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project.
Biomass (ecology).
Boreal ecosystem.
Boreal forest of Canada.
Bristlecone pine.
Cloud forest.
Cyperaceae.
Deciduous.
Deforestation.
Douglas fir.
Ecosystem.
Elm.
Eucalyptus.
Evergreen forest.
Evergreen.
Experimental forest.
Flora.
Forest dynamics.
Forest ecology.
Forest floor.
Forest fragmentation.
Forest management.
Forest plot.
Forest produce (India).
Forest transition.
Forest zone.
Forest.
Forestry.
Fraser fir.
Fungus.
Geolocation.
Giant Forest.
If a tree falls in a forest.
Jasper National Park.
Landscape architecture.
Leaf.
Live oak.
Mountain ecosystems.
Myristicaceae.
Nantahala National Forest.
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index.
North Carolina Botanical Garden.
Northern Canada.
Northern Europe.
Northern Hemisphere.
Nut Tree.
Oak.
Old-growth forest.
Petrified Forest National Park.
Pine.
Pinus ponderosa.
Plant.
Podocarpaceae.
Polar regions of Earth.
Protection forest.
Rainforest.
Redwood National and State Parks.
Rocky Mountain National Park.
Rocky Mountains.
Royal forest.
Savanna.
Sayan Mountains.
Seasonal tropical forest.
Secondary forest.
Sequoia National Park.
Sequoiadendron.
Shrub.
Shrubland.
Soil carbon.
Soil map.
Soil.
Spruce-fir forests.
Spruce.
Subalpine forest.
Sustainable forest management.
Taiga.
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest.
Temperate deciduous forest.
Temperate forest.
Tibetan Plateau.
Tierra del Fuego National Park.
Tree stand.
Tree structure.
Tree.
Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests.
Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests.
Tropical rainforest.
United States Forest Service.
Vegetation Index.
Vegetation.
Wood.
Woodlot.
timberline.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1 Seeing the Forest for the Trees
  • 2 Scale and the Forest Ecosystem
  • 3 The Forest as a Dynamic Mosaic
  • 4 Mapping the Forests of the World
  • 5 The Diversity of the World's Forests
  • 6 Tropical Rain Forests
  • 7 The Boreal Forest or Taiga
  • 8 Savannas and Dry Forests
  • 9 Temperate Forests
  • 10 Forest Change Over Millennia
  • 11 Climate Change and Forests
  • 12 The Future: Seeing Forests with New Eyes
  • Appendices
  • Glossary
  • Resources
  • Notes on contributors
  • Index
  • Picture credits

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