Forest Ecology

A Foundation for Sustainable Management

• Author(s): J. P. Kimmins,
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Pages: 596
• ISBN_10: 0023640715
  ISBN_13: 9780023640711
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Nature / Ecology , Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests , Nature / Plants / Trees , Science / Life Sciences / Ecology , Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / General ,

Description:... "Forest Ecology" uses an ecosystem approach to understanding the ecology of forests. It examines the form and function of forest ecosystems and how they change over time in response to natural and human-caused disturbances. A complete treatment of the ecosystem including all the major structural components and functional processes of the forest ecosystem. This book examines forest ecology in the context of sustainable development and population growth. Gives equal emphasis to ecosystem function, the physical environment, the biotic processes (population and community ecology) and ecosystem change overtime.