Critique of Silviculture - Managing for Complexity

Informationen zum Autor Klaus J. Puettmann is professor of silviculture and forest ecology in the Department of Forest Science at Oregon State University in Corvallis. K. David Coates is a senior research silviculturist with the Northern Interior Forest Region of the Ministry of Forests and Range in Smithers, British Columbia. Christian Messier is professor of forest ecology and director of the Center for Forest Studies in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Quebec at Montreal. Klappentext "A Critique of Silviculture" bridges a gap between silviculture and ecology that has long hindered the adoption of new ideas. It breaks the mold of disciplinary thinking by directly linking new ideas and fi ndings in ecology and complexity science to the fi eld of silviculture. This is a critically important book that is essential reading for anyone involved with forest ecology, forestry, silviculture, or the management of forested ecosystems. Zusammenfassung Includes an overview of the historical developments of silvicultural techniques and describes how these developments are understood in their contemporary philosophical! social! and ecological contexts. This book is suitable for those involved with forest ecology! forestry! silviculture! or the management of forested ecosystems.

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• Authors: K David Coates, K. David Coates, K.David Coates, Christian Messier, Christian C Messier, Christian C. Messier, Klaus J Puettmann, Klaus J. Puettmann, Klaus J. Coates Puettmann, Puettmann Klaus J.
• Publisher: Island Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.2008
• EAN: 9781597261463
• ISBN: 978-1-59726-146-3
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 229 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Forestry, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques, Forestry and silviculture