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Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Language
English
Description
In Trees, Truffles, and Beasts, Chris Maser, Andrew W. Claridge, and James M. Trappe make a compelling case that we must first understand the complexity and interdependency of species and habitats from the microscopic level to the gigantic. Comparing forests in the Pacific Northwestern United States and Southeastern mainland of Australia, the authors show how easily observable species -- trees and mammals -- are part of a complicated infrastructure...
Author
Series
Lexile measure
1110L
Language
English
Description
Are trees social beings? Forester and author Peter Wohlleben makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers. Wohlleben also shares his deep love...
Author
Publisher
Comstock Pub. Associates
Language
English
Description
E. C. Pielou, a professional biologist, has the gift of being able to convey in everyday language her knowledge of the fascinating things to be seen in the evergreen forests of the northern United States and Canada and on the major mountain ranges of the eastern and western United States. She discusses the distinctive features of various evergreen trees, providing information on how to recognize different kinds; describes how they reproduce and grow;...
8) Managing forests as complex adaptive systems: building resilience to the challenge of global change
Series
Publisher
Earthscan
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Forest Health: An Integrated Perspective is the first book to define an ecologically rational, conceptual framework that unifies and integrates the many sub-disciplines that comprise the science of forest health and protection. This new global approach applies to boreal, temperate, tropical, natural, managed, even-aged, un-even aged and urban forests, as well as plantations. Readers of the text can use real datasets to assess the sustainability of...