1st Edition
The Paradigm of Forests and the Survival of the Fittest
247 Pages
by
CRC Press
248 Pages
2 Color & 15 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
247 Pages
2 Color & 15 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
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This book demonstrates the social, historical, and environmental framework within which humans have developed a relationship with the forest and its resources. Starting from the biological basis that permits the existence of forests to the use of forest resources in a modern human context, this book summarizes the interaction between humans and forest ecosystems. Designed for readers from a broad... Read more
Introduction. Forests in a Changing World. Primary Production, Energy and Forest Growth. Forest Carbon Sequestration and Global Change. Forest Ecosystems and Civilization: An Overview of the Footprint of Modernity in the Exploitation-Conservation Relationship. The Economy of Forests. Silviculture and Forest Management. Challenges to Forest Conservation. Forests, Sustainability and Progress: Safeguarding the Multiple Dimensions of Forests through Sustainable Practices. Conclusions.
Biography
Sergio A. Molina-Murillo, Carlos Rojas Alvarado
