Introduction to Forest and Renewable Resources (McGraw-Hill Series in Forest Resources) - Softcover

Sharpe, Grant W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070565678 ISBN 13: 9780070565678

Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education, 1995

Synopsis

This new, re-titled (formerly Sharpe-Hendee Introduction to Forestry) text embraces changes in policies and practices related to the conservation and management of forests and other renewable resources in the U.S. and beyond. Now in a paperback format. Sharpe et al. features an expanded photograph program, study questions at the end of each chapter and more information on ecosystem management and the "new forestry. There are also new chapters on watershed management, recreation and wildlife and range management. As in previous editions, the text features a broad coverage of the forestry enterprise plus a comprehensive index and useful appendixes.

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From the Publisher

Comprehensive coverage of a broad and diverse field, organized in a five-part framework that helps students to master a great deal of information in a logical way, preparing them for further study and application of the material in their careers.
Collaborative authorship: internationally known experts wrote and/or reviewed chapters covering complex, specialized and evolving aspects of forestry in the 21st Century, and contributed writing was unified into one voice by the authors.
A list of study questions at the end of each chapter carefully written to aid students in grasping and applying the material.
Extensive literature citations make the book useful for graduate study and as a reference for professionals in the field.
Eight appendices with valuable reference materials, including major federal laws and policies; metric conversions; common and scientific species names; information on professional organizations; and a glossary.
Updated and new data, references, case studies, glossary, concepts and ideas, trends and their national and international implications.
Renewed discussion of the future importance of forests with regard to global warming and climate change, world trade, renewability and sustainability, ecosystem concerns.
Latest information on ecosystem management, Green Forest and product certification, park and wilderness designation, outdoor recreation and wildfire trends.
Important current concepts and topics, such as forest health, historic range of ecosystem variability [HRV], and ecological restoration.
New material on non-market values, societal influences, environmental and natural resource professional organization memberships, forest economics and policy; endangered species; tests to assess wilderness management attitudes.
New coverage of satellite imagery in resource measurement and analysis; new wood products; how new equipment is changing timber harvest systems, employment and logging safety.
New internet applications in natural resources to enhance public involvement, accessible through important web sites listed in several chapters.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070565678
• ISBN 13: 9780070565678
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 608