Environmental changes and geomorphic hazards in forests : report no. 4 of the IUFRO Task Force on Environmental Change /

This book reviews current knowledge of most types of geohazards in forested areas. The 11 chapters cover hydrologic impacts, including flooding and soil erosion, desertification in Mediterranean Europe and Africa, landslides, and hazards in mangrove forests and along shorelines. Examples covered are...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: International Union of Forest Research Organizations, IUFRO Task Force on Environmental Change
Otros Autores: Sidle, Roy C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; New York, NY, USA : CABI Pub. in association with the International Union of Forest Research Organizations, ©2002.
Colección:IUFRO research series ; 9.
Temas:
Climatic changes.
Forest ecology.
Forests and forestry > Environmental aspects.
Hazardous geographic environments.
Climate Change
Climat > Changements.
Écologie forestière.
Milieux géographiques dangereux.
climate change.
Plants.
Desertification.
Erosion.
Flooding.
Forests.
Hazards.
Mangrove forests.
Mangroves.
Natural disasters.
Trees.
Woody plants.
Climatic changes
Forest ecology
Forests and forestry > Environmental aspects
Hazardous geographic environments
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book reviews current knowledge of most types of geohazards in forested areas. The 11 chapters cover hydrologic impacts, including flooding and soil erosion, desertification in Mediterranean Europe and Africa, landslides, and hazards in mangrove forests and along shorelines. Examples covered are from all five continents.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 241 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781845933364
1845933362

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