North Pacific Temperate Rainforests: Ecology and Conservation - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 0295992611 ISBN 13: 9780295992617

Verlag: University of Washington Press, 2013

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[North Pacific temperate rainforests] comprehensively examines the ecosystems that hug the West Coast of North America. The editors and contributors provide a multidisciplinary overview of what they argue are key issues associated with conservation and management of this economically, social, and spiritually important biome. . . . Summing Up: Recommended. * Choice * The book is well written, thoroughly researched, and balanced in its approach to conservation and responsible forest management . . .I highly recommend this book. -- Dominick A. DellaSala * Artic *

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The North Pacific temperate rainforest, stretching from southern Alaska to northern California, is the largest temperate rainforest on earth. This book provides a multidisciplinary overview of key issues important for the management and conservation of the northern portion of this rainforest, located in northern British Columbia and southeastern Alaska. This region encompasses thousands of islands and millions of acres of relatively pristine rainforest, providing an opportunity to compare the ecological functioning of a largely intact forest ecosystem with the highly modified ecosystems that typify most of the world's temperate zone. The book examines the basic processes that drive the dynamic behavior of such ecosystems and considers how managers can use that knowledge to sustainably manage the rainforest and balance ecosystem integrity with human use. Together, the contributors offer a broad understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by scientists, managers, and conservationists in the northern portion of the North Pacific rainforest that will be of interest to conservation practitioners seeking to balance economic sustainability and biodiversity conservation across the globe.

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• Verlag: University of Washington Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0295992611
• ISBN 13: 9780295992617
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 416
• Herausgeber: Orians Gordon, Schoen John