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Introduction to Forestry and Natural Resources
A fully updated edition with the latest advances and statistical information in forestry and natural resources
Donald L. Grebner (Author), Pete Bettinger (Author), Jacek P. Siry (Author), Kevin Boston (Author)
9780128190029, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 2 May 2021
512 pages
27.6 x 21.6 x 3.2 cm, 1.38 kg
Introduction to Forestry and Natural Resources, Second Edition, presents a broad, completely updated overview of the profession of forestry. The book details several key fields within forestry, including forest management, economics, policy, utilization and forestry careers. Chapters deal specifically with forest regions of the world, landowners, forest products, wildlife habitats, tree anatomy and physiology, and forest disturbances and health. These topics are ideal for undergraduate introductory courses and include numerous examples and questions for students to ponder. There is also a section dedicated to forestry careers. Unlike other introductory forestry texts, which focus largely on forest ecology rather than practical forestry concepts, this book encompasses the economic, ecological and social aspects, thus providing a uniquely balanced text. The wide range of experience of the contributing authors equips them especially well to identify missing content from other texts in the area and address topics currently covered in corresponding college courses.
1. A brief history of forestry and natural resource management 2. Forest regions of the world 3. Forest landowner goals, objectives, and constraints 4. Forest products 5. Wildlife habitat relationships 6. Ecosystem services 7. Forest recreation 8. Forest measurements and forestry related data 9. Tree anatomy and physiology 10. Forest dynamics 11. Common forestry practices 12. Forest harvesting systems 13. Forest and natural resource economics 14. Forest disturbances and health 15. Forest policies and external pressures 16. Urban forestry 17. Ethics 18. Forestry and natural resource management careers
Subject Areas: Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques [TVR], Agriculture & farming [TV], Botany & plant sciences [PST], Ecological science, the Biosphere [PSAF]
