Forests: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) - Softcover

Ghazoul, Jaboury

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198706170 ISBN 13: 9780198706175

Verlag: Oxford University Press, 2015

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Understand what forests are, how they contribute to our livelihoods, and how they underpin our cultural histories and futures.

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Jaboury Ghazoul is a Professor of Ecosystem Management at ETH Zurich. He was Editor-in-Chief of the journal Biotropica from 2006 to 2013, and is President of the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation in 2015. He is also author of Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, Diversity, and Conservation (OUP, 2010).

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Forests have been entwined with human development and cultural history for centuries. In this Very Short Introduction Jaboury Ghazoul explores their origins, dynamics, and the range of goods and services they provide to human society, as well as looking at issues of deforestation, reforestation, and the effects of climate change.

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• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0198706170
• ISBN 13: 9780198706175
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 176
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