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  • Ecology and Restoration of Red Spruce Ecosystems in the Central and Southern Appalachians

    Edited by Donald J. Brown, Melissa A. Thomas-Van Gundy, Corinne A. Diggins, Alexander Silvis, Kathryn M. Shallows ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This open access book provides a “state of the science” for biological and ecological knowledge of red spruce (Picea rubens) ecosystems and highlights three decades of successful partnerships to restore them in the central and southern Appalachians. Efforts to restore red spruce have dramatically increased in recent decades and restoration practitioners need a single resource that synthesizes our ... Read more

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    Science of Cities

    by Richard T. T. Forman ...
    How does nature work in our human-created city, suburb, and exurb/peri-urb? Indeed how is ecology - including its urban water, soil, air, plant, and animal foundations - spatially entwined with this great human enterprise? And how can we improve urban areas for both nature and people? Urban Ecology: Science of Cities explores the entire urban area: from streets, lawns, and parks to riversides, ... Read more

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  • Nature's Temples

    A Natural History of Old-Growth Forests Revised and Expanded

    by Joan Maloof ...
    An impassioned case for the importance of ancient forests and their preservationStanding in an old-growth forest, you can instinctively sense the ways it is different from forests shaped by humans. These ancient, undisturbed ecosystems are increasingly rare and largely misunderstood. Nature’s Temples explores the science and alchemy of old-growth forests and makes a compelling case for their ... Read more

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  • Forest Ecosystems

    by David A. Perry, Ram Oren, Stephen C. Hart ...
    2009 Outstanding Academic Title, ChoiceThis 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 ... Read more

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  • The Practice of Silviculture

    Applied Forest Ecology

    by Mark S. Ashton, Matthew J. Kelty ...
    The most up-to-date, comprehensive resource on silviculture that covers the range of topics and issues facing today’s foresters and resource professionalsThe tenth edition of the classic work, The Practice of Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology, includes the most current information and the results of research on the many issues that are relevant to forests and forestry. The text covers such ... Read more

    $116.00 USD

  • Forest Entomology and Pathology

    Volume 1: Entomology

    Edited by Jeremy D. Allison, Timothy D. Paine, Bernard Slippers, Michael J. Wingfield ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This open access book will provide an introduction to forest entomology, the principles and techniques of forest insect pest management, the different forest insect guilds/feeding groups, and relevant forest insect pest management case studies. In addition to covering 30% of the earth, forest ecosystems provide numerous timber and non-timber products that affect our daily lives and recreational ... Read more

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  • Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the United States

    A Comprehensive Science Synthesis for the United States Forest Sector

    Edited by Therese M. Poland, Toral Patel-Weynand, Deborah M. Finch, Chelcy Ford Miniat, Deborah C. Hayes, Vanessa M. Lopez ...
    This open access book describes the serious threat of invasive species to native ecosystems. Invasive species have caused and will continue to cause enormous ecological and economic damage with ever increasing world trade. This multi-disciplinary book, written by over 100 national experts, presents the latest research on a wide range of natural science and social science fields that explore the ... Read more

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  • The Redwood Forest

    History, Ecology, and Conservation of the Coast Redwoods

    by Save-the-Redwoods League ...
    Evidence is mounting that redwood forests, like many other ecosystems, cannot survive as small, isolated fragments in human-altered landscapes. Such fragments lose their diversity over time and, in the case of redwoods, may even lose the ability to grow new, giant trees.The Redwood Forest, written in support of Save-the-Redwood League's master plan, provides scientific guidance for saving the ... Read more

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  • Biodiversity of Fungi

    Inventory and Monitoring Methods

    by Greg M. Mueller ...
    Biodiversity of Fungi is essential for anyone collecting and/or monitoring any fungi. Fascinating and beautiful, fungi are vital components of nearly all ecosystems and impact human health and our economy in a myriad of ways. Standardized methods for documenting diversity and distribution have been lacking. A wealth of information, especially regrading sampling protocols, compiled by an ... Read more

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  • Insect Ecology

    An Ecosystem Approach

    by Timothy D. Schowalter ...
    The third edition of Insect Ecology: An Ecosystem Approach provides a modern perspective of insect ecology that integrates two approaches traditionally used to study insect ecology: evolutionary and ecosystem. This integration substantially broadens the scope of insect ecology and contributes to prediction and resolution of the effects of current environmental changes, as these affect and are ... Read more

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  • Forest and Rangeland Soils of the United States Under Changing Conditions

    A Comprehensive Science Synthesis

    Edited by Richard V. Pouyat, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Toral Patel-Weynand, Linda H. Geiser ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This open access book synthesizes leading-edge science and management information about forest and rangeland soils of the United States. It offers ways to better understand changing conditions and their impacts on soils, and explores directions that positively affect the future of forest and rangeland soil health. This book outlines soil processes and identifies the research needed to manage ... Read more

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  • Extinction in Our Times

    Global Amphibian Decline

    by James P. Collins, Martha L. Crump, Thomas E. Lovejoy III ...
    For over 350 million years, thousands of species of amphibians have lived on earth, but since the 1990s they have been disappearing at an alarming rate, in many cases quite suddenly and mysteriously. What is causing these extinctions? What role do human actions play in them? What do they tell us about the overall state of biodiversity on the planet? In Extinction in Our Times, James Collins and ... Read more

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