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Forest Ecosystems, Forest Management and the Global Carbon Cycle
. Ed(S): Apps, Michael J.; Price, David T.
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Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop "The Role of Global Forest Ecosystems and Forest Resource Management in the Global Cycle", held in Banff, Canada, September 12-16, 1994 Editor(s): Apps, Michael J.; Price, David T. Series: NATO ASI Subseries I. Num Pages: 468 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PNV; PSAF; RNK; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 724.
Globally, forest vegetation and soils are both major stores of terrestrial organic carbon, and major contributors to the annual cycling of carbon between the atmosphere and the biosphere. Forests are also a renewable resource, vital to the everyday existence of millions of people, since they provide food, shelter, fuel, raw materials and many other benefits. The combined effects of an expanding global population and increasing consumption of resources, however, may be seriously endangering both the extent and future sustainability of the world's forests. About thirty chapters cover four main themes: the role of forests in the global carbon cycle; effects ... Read more
Globally, forest vegetation and soils are both major stores of terrestrial organic carbon, and major contributors to the annual cycling of carbon between the atmosphere and the biosphere. Forests are also a renewable resource, vital to the everyday existence of millions of people, since they provide food, shelter, fuel, raw materials and many other benefits. The combined effects of an expanding global population and increasing consumption of resources, however, may be seriously endangering both the extent and future sustainability of the world's forests. About thirty chapters cover four main themes: the role of forests in the global carbon cycle; effects ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
Series
NATO ASI Subseries I
Number of Pages
452
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642646997
SKU
V9783642646997
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