Landscape Ecology in Forest Management and Conservation

Landscape Ecology in Forest Management and Conservation
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : 3642127533
ISBN-13 : 9783642127533
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Book Synopsis Landscape Ecology in Forest Management and Conservation by : Chao Li

Download or read book Landscape Ecology in Forest Management and Conservation written by Chao Li and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-03-09 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Landscape Ecology in Forest Management and Conservation: Challenges and Solutions for Global Change” discusses how landscape ecology can contribute to addressing the challenges in contemporary forest management practice, with diverse contributions from active researchers worldwide. It provides not only a summary of conceptual understanding of landscape ecology as related to forest management but also a whole set of specific challenges, issues, and methods on how to deal with them. This book is a stimulating addition to the international literature on landscape ecology and land resource management at large. Dr. Chao Li is a Research Scientist with the Canadian Forest Service (CFS), Natural Resources Canada, and leads the Landscape Disturbances and Forest Valuation Modeling group. Dr. Raffaele Lafortezza is a Lecturer in forest landscape ecology at the University of Bari, Italy. Dr. Jiquan Chen is a Professor at the Department of Environmental Sciences, the University of Toledo, USA.


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