The Redwood Forest History, Ecology, and Conservation of the Coast Redwoods.

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: League, Save-the-Redwoods
Otros Autores: Noss, Reed F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : Island Press, 2013.
Temas:
Coast redwood.
Coast redwood > Ecology.
Forest ecology.
Séquoia toujours-vert.
Séquoia toujours-vert > Écologie.
Écologie forestière.
Coast redwood
Coast redwood > Ecology
Forest ecology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • List of Boxes
  • List of Appendices
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 More Than Big Trees
  • The Value of Redwoods
  • Purpose and Scope of This Book
  • Chapter 2 History of Redwood and Redwood Forests
  • Before the Holocene
  • Transition to the Holocene
  • The Holocene
  • Since European Settlement
  • Today's Forest
  • The Redwood Preservation Movement
  • Chapter 3 Characteristics of Redwood Forests
  • Variation in Redwood Forests
  • Northern Redwood Forests
  • Central Redwood Forests
  • Southern Redwood Forests
  • Outlier Stands
  • Redwood Flora
  • Redwood Canopy Communities
  • Conclusions
  • Chapter 4 Redwood Trees, Communities, and Ecosystem: A Closer Look
  • Life History
  • Environmental Relations
  • Genetics
  • Major Coexisting Tree Species
  • Disturbance Regimes
  • Ecological Roles of Fungi
  • Conclusions
  • Chapter 5 Terrestrial Fauna of Redwood Forests
  • Vertebrate Distributions
  • Faunal Description
  • Species Richness Patterns
  • Habitat Relationships
  • Invertebrates of the Redwoods and Other Northwest Forests
  • Forest Carnivores of the Redwoods Region
  • Marbled Murrelets in Redwoods
  • Conclusions
  • Chapter 6 Aquatic Ecosystems of the Redwood Region
  • Stream Ecosystem Processes in Pristine Watersheds
  • The Aquatic Biota
  • Changes in Stream Ecosystem Processes Resulting from Timber Harvesting and Related Activities
  • Research Needs
  • Conclusions
  • Chapter 7 Conservation Planning in the Redwoods Region
  • Deciding What to Protect
  • Developing a Conservation Plan
  • Focal Area Identification and Assessment Model
  • Focal Area Selection and Monitoring
  • Conclusions
  • Chapter 8 Managing Redwoods
  • Management of Redwood Parks
  • Silviculture in Redwoods: Incentives and Disincentives
  • Traditional Silvicultural Systems
  • The Current and Future Landscape
  • Future Silvicultural Management of Private Forestlands
  • Adaptive Management and Monitoring
  • Chapter 9 Lessons from the Redwoods
  • Glossary of Technical Terms
  • Species List
  • Literature Cited
  • About the Contributors
  • Index

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