Forest Ecosystems 2e - Hardcover

Perry, David A; Oren, Ram; Hart, Stephen C

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801888409 ISBN 13: 9780801888403

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008

Synopsis

2009 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice

This acclaimed textbook is the most comprehensive available in the field of forest ecology. Designed for advanced students of forest science, ecology, and environmental studies, it is also an essential reference for forest ecologists, foresters, and land managers.

The authors provide an inclusive survey of boreal, temperate, and tropical forests with an emphasis on ecological concepts across scales that range from global to landscape to microscopic. Situating forests in the context of larger landscapes, they reveal the complex patterns and processes observed in tree-dominated habitats.

The updated and expanded second edition covers

· Conservation
· Ecosystem services
· Climate change
· Vegetation classification
· Disturbance
· Species interactions
· Self-thinning
· Genetics
· Soil influences
· Productivity
· Biogeochemical cycling
· Mineralization
· Effects of herbivory
· Ecosystem stability

About this title

Review:

"In this revised edition, Perry has added leading scientists Oren and Hart to the authorship of this large volume, the most comprehensive book on forest ecosystem ecology so far... The work is easily readable and very exciting... This well-written volume is a must read for graduate students, ecologists, and managers in forestry, ecosystem ecology, and forest management."

(Choice)

"This acclaimed textbook is the most comprehensive available in the field of forest ecology."

(Southeastern Naturalist)

Synopsis:

This acclaimed textbook is the most comprehensive available in the field of forest ecology. Designed for advanced students of forest science, ecology, and environmental studies, it is also an essential reference for forest ecologists, foresters, and land managers.The authors provide an inclusive survey of boreal, temperate, and tropical forests with an emphasis on ecological concepts across scales that range from global to landscape to microscopic. Situating forests in the context of larger landscapes, they reveal the complex patterns and processes observed in tree-dominated habitats.

About this edition

• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0801888409
• ISBN 13: 9780801888403
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 768