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Forest Landscapes and Global Change
. Ed(S): Azevedo, Joao C.; Perera, Ajith H. (Ontario Forest Research Institute); Pinto, M. Alice
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Paperback. Editor(s): Azevedo, Joao C.; Perera, Ajith H. (Ontario Forest Research Institute); Pinto, M. Alice. Num Pages: 275 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: PSTS; RNF; RNK; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 427.
Climate change, urban sprawl, abandonment of agriculture, intensification of forestry and agriculture, changes in energy generation and use, expansion of infrastructure networks, habitat destruction and degradation, and other drivers of change occur at increasing rates. They affect patterns and processes in forest landscapes, and modify ecosystem services derived from those ecosystems. Consequently, rapidly changing landscapes present many new challenges to scientists and managers. While it is not uncommon to encounter the terms “global change” and “landscape” together in the ecological literature, a global analyses of drivers of change in forest landscapes, and their ecological consequences have not been addressed adequately. ... Read more
Climate change, urban sprawl, abandonment of agriculture, intensification of forestry and agriculture, changes in energy generation and use, expansion of infrastructure networks, habitat destruction and degradation, and other drivers of change occur at increasing rates. They affect patterns and processes in forest landscapes, and modify ecosystem services derived from those ecosystems. Consequently, rapidly changing landscapes present many new challenges to scientists and managers. While it is not uncommon to encounter the terms “global change” and “landscape” together in the ecological literature, a global analyses of drivers of change in forest landscapes, and their ecological consequences have not been addressed adequately. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781493942800
SKU
V9781493942800
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About . Ed(S): Azevedo, Joao C.; Perera, Ajith H. (Ontario Forest Research Institute); Pinto, M. Alice
João C. Azevedo is a Professor at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources at the School of Agriculture of Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal, and Vice-coordinator and researcher at CIMO Mountain Research Centre. He is also the President of APEP (IALE Portugal) and the Regional representative of the IUFRO Landscape Ecology Working Party (IUFRO8.01.02) for the Mediterranean region. As a researcher ... Read more
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