Planted Forests: Contributions to the Quest for Sustainable Societies

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

AvJames Reid Boyle,Jack K. Winjum,Kathleen Kavanagh,Edward C. Jensen

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Planted forests, from irrigated eucalypts in Brazil to Douglas-fir seedlings in the mountains of Oregon, are described and discussed by international experts.

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Utgivningsdatum2010-11-16
Mått155 x 235 x 27 mm
Vikt733 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieForestry Sciences
Antal sidor476
FörlagSpringer
ISBN9789048151356

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to Planted Forests.- Planted forests: views and viewpoints.- Sustainable management of planted forests: some comparisons between Central Europe and the United States.- The Nature and Uses of Planted Forests.- Planted forests of the wet and dry tropics: their variety, nature, and significance.- Eucalypt plantations.- Douglas-fir planted forests.- Loblolly — the pine for the twenty-first century.- Planted forests: poplars.- The need for planted forests and the example of radiata pine.- Four common myths about plantation forestry.- Multiple purpose forests and the national forest system.- Sustainable plantations of high-yield Eucalyptus trees for production of fiber: the Aracruz case.- Trees outside forests: agro-, community, and urban forestry.- Forests planted for ecosystem restoration or conservation.- Technical and Social Considerations for Planted Forests.- How can we feign sustainability with an increasing population?.- Applications of biotechnology for forest regeneration.- Vulnerability of planted forests to biotic and abiotic disturbances.- Environmental impacts of forest monocultures: water use, acidification, wildlife conservation, and carbon storage.- On the sustainable productivity of planted forests.- Private forest investment and long-run sustainable harvest volumes.- International expectations for sustainable forestry: A view from the U. S. forest industry.- The potential of high-yield plantation forestry for meeting timber needs.- Case Studies of Planted Forests.- Planted forests, agriculture, and the environment — a perspective.- Multiple rotation yields for intensively managed plantations in the Amazon basin.- Sustainable management of native and exotic plantations in Australia.- Radiata pine plantations in Chile.- Small-scale planted forests inZululand, South Africa: An opportunity for appropriate development.- Sustainability issues in Switzerland’s forests.- Ecosystem management and plantation forestry: New directions in British Columbia.- Ideology and culture in the Oregon country: The landscapes of a planting society.- The integration of planted and natural forests in a regional landscape.- Epilogue.

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