British Columbia's Inland Rainforest : Ecology, Conservation, and Management /

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Stevenson, Susan K., Drinkwater, Bob
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Temperate rain forest ecology > British Columbia.
Temperate rain forest conservation > British Columbia.
Temperate rain forests > British Columbia > Management.
Temperate rain forests > British Columbia.
Écologie des forêts pluviales tempérées > Colombie-Britannique.
Forêts pluviales tempérées > Conservation > Colombie-Britannique.
Forêts pluviales tempérées > Colombie-Britannique > Gestion.
Forêts pluviales tempérées > Colombie-Britannique.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
Temperate rain forest conservation
Temperate rain forest ecology
Temperate rain forests
British Columbia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Physical Setting
  • Geographic Distribution and Climate
  • Physiography, Glacial History, and Landforms
  • Soils
  • 3. Ecology and Productivity
  • Forest Cover and Dynamics
  • Plant Communities of the Inland Rainforest
  • Site Productivity and Tree Growth Potential
  • Natural Disturbance Regimes
  • Biodiversity
  • Vascular Plants and Plant Communities
  • Canopy Organisms and Forest Floor Associations
  • Wildlife Trees and Coarse Woody Debris
  • Wildlife
  • Streams and Their Trophic Interactions with the Riparian Forest
  • 4. Changing Communities, Changing Values, Changing Uses
  • Historical Overview
  • First Peoples and Traditional Use
  • European Exploration and Settlement
  • Early Development of the Forest Industry.
  • Expansion of the Interior Forest Industry
  • Cultural Values and Uses
  • Spiritual Values
  • Animals, Plants, Fungi, and Lichens
  • Outdoor Recreation
  • Conservation Trends
  • Protected Areas
  • Land-Use Planning
  • 5. Changing Forests: Timber Harvesting and Silviculture
  • The "Decadent" Forest
  • Historical Trends in Harvesting and Reforestation
  • Western Redcedar and Western Hemlock Harvesting Trends
  • Reforestation Trends
  • Trends in Forest Species Composition
  • Silviculture and Stand Dynamics: Current and Emerging Perspectives
  • Historical Reforestation Practices and Issues
  • The Role of Natural and Advance Regeneration
  • The Role of Broad-Leaved Trees
  • Silvicultural Strategies for Retaining Structural Complexity
  • 6. Changing Ecosystems: Forest Management Effects on Biodiversity
  • Plant Communities
  • Threats to Rare Plants and Communities.
  • Invasive Species
  • Canopy Organisms
  • Wildlife Trees and Coarse Woody Debris
  • Wildlife
  • Aquatic Environments
  • Effects of Logging on Watersheds
  • Effects of Dams, Reservoirs, and Run-of-River Hydro Development
  • 7. Changing Climate: Carbon Dynamics and Climate Change
  • Carbon Dynamics
  • Climate Change: Impacts and Mitigation
  • Potential Impacts of Future Climate Change
  • Mitigative Strategies
  • 8. Managing Ecological Landscape Patterns and Processes
  • Protection Strategy
  • Structural Diversity Strategy
  • Intensive Management Strategy
  • 9. A Vision for a Unique Ecosystem
  • Appendices
  • 1. Boundaries of British Columbia Forest Regions and Districts before and after 1 April 2003
  • 2. Status and Seasonal Abundance of Wildlife of the Inland Rainforest
  • 3. Common and Scientific Names of Species Not Listed in Appendix 2.

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