Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests Under Global Change
N/A
€ 245.30
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests Under Global Change
Hardback. This book covers a broad range of topical research areas regarding rainforests and agroforests. The result is an integrated scientific approach linking ecological, economic and social approaches at different scales. Series: Environmental Science and Engineering / Environmental Science. Num Pages: 519 pages, 76 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RGBL; RNF; RNPG; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1032.
not only for land use systems that depend on the regular supply of rain or irrigation water but also for the future development of natural rainforests as drought stress has been shown to a?ect tree growth and species composition in old-growth forests (Wright 1991, Walsh and Newbery 1999, Engelbrecht et al. 2007). A drought experiment conducted in a cacao agroforestry plantation showed that this plantation was surprisingly resilient to an induced drought of more than a year (Schwendenmann et al. 2009). However, droughts can have a strong impact on household incomes from agriculture, they strongly a?ect the vulnerability to poverty ... Read more
not only for land use systems that depend on the regular supply of rain or irrigation water but also for the future development of natural rainforests as drought stress has been shown to a?ect tree growth and species composition in old-growth forests (Wright 1991, Walsh and Newbery 1999, Engelbrecht et al. 2007). A drought experiment conducted in a cacao agroforestry plantation showed that this plantation was surprisingly resilient to an induced drought of more than a year (Schwendenmann et al. 2009). However, droughts can have a strong impact on household incomes from agriculture, they strongly a?ect the vulnerability to poverty ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
519
Condition
New
Series
Environmental Science and Engineering / Environmental Science
Number of Pages
519
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642004926
SKU
V9783642004926
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests Under Global Change
From the reviews: “Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests under Global Change edited by Tscharntke and colleagues … highlighting several prominent ecological and social issues associated with agroforestry production systems. … Overall, I find this book to be a valuable compilation of the latest research on agroforestry, and would be a useful reference for researchers interested in this topic.” (Lian Pin ... Read more