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Forest Ecosystems

second edition

Book Details

Format Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10 0801888409
ISBN-13 9780801888403
Edition second edition
Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press
Country of Manufacture US
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Sep 18th, 2008
Print length 632 Pages
Weight 1,702 grams
Dimensions 28.50 x 21.70 x 4.70 cms
Ksh 15,400.00
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A textbook in the field of forest ecology. It provides a survey of boreal, temperate, and tropical forests with an emphasis on ecological concepts across scales that range from global to landscape to microscopic. It is intended for advanced students of forest science, ecology, environmental studies, forest ecologists, foresters, and land managers.

2009 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice

This acclaimed textbook is the most comprehensive available in the field of forest ecology. Designed for advanced students of forest science, ecology, and environmental studies, it is also an essential reference for forest ecologists, foresters, and land managers.

The authors provide an inclusive survey of boreal, temperate, and tropical forests with an emphasis on ecological concepts across scales that range from global to landscape to microscopic. Situating forests in the context of larger landscapes, they reveal the complex patterns and processes observed in tree-dominated habitats.

The updated and expanded second edition covers

• Conservation
• Ecosystem services
• Climate change
• Vegetation classification
• Disturbance
• Species interactions
• Self-thinning
• Genetics
• Soil influences
• Productivity
• Biogeochemical cycling
• Mineralization
• Effects of herbivory
• Ecosystem stability

A fine review of the basic concepts in ecology focusing on forest ecosystems . . . An extensive bibliography and index ensure the usefulness of this book to students and professionals in forestry science, ecology, and environmental studies.
Northeastern Naturalist
Merges practical forest management with lessons of conservation biology and basic ecology to create a forestry that comprises the entirety of things.
Northwest Science
Perry has made one of the truly major contributions to ecosystem science . . . Using straightforward language and simple, clear diagrams and tables Perry highlights significant concepts and theories of ecosystem science and comprehensively reviews literature on forest ecosystems from the past 25 years . . . A must for all forest ecology students and libraries.
Choice
Communicates the complexity of nature at a level of detail that varies from fairly simple expositions of topics such as the world’s forest types and the subdisciplines of ecology to detailed discussions of processes such as productivity, succession, nutrient cycling, and stability.
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