British Columbia's inland rainforest: ecology, conservation, and management
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Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Vancouver UBC Press c2011
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. [354]-405) and indexes
Machine generated contents note - 1 - Introduction -- - 2 - The Physical Setting -- - Geographic Distribution and Climate -- - Physiography, Glacial History, and Landforms -- - Soils -- - 3 - Ecology and Productivity -- - Forest Cover and Dynamics -- - Plant Communities of the Inland Rainforest -- - Site Productivity and Tree Growth Potential -- - Natural Disturbance Regimes -- - Biodiversity -- - Vascular Plants and Plant Communities -- - Canopy Organisms and Forest Floor Associations -- - Wildlife Trees and Coarse Woody Debris -- - Wildlife -- - Streams and Their Trophic Interactions with the Riparian Forest -- - 4 - Changing Communities, Changing Values, Changing Uses -- - Historical Overview -- - First Peoples and Traditional Use -- - European Exploration and Settlement -- - Early Development of the Forest Industry
Expansion of the Interior Forest Industry -- - Cultural Values and Uses -- - Spiritual Values -- - Animals, Plants, Fungi, and Lichens -- - Outdoor Recreation -- - Conservation Trends -- - Protected Areas -- - Land-Use Planning -- - 5 - Changing Forests: Timber Harvesting and Silviculture -- - The "Decadent" Forest -- - Historical Trends in Harvesting and Reforestation -- - Western Redcedar and Western Hemlock Harvesting Trends -- - Reforestation Trends -- - Trends in Forest Species Composition -- - Silviculture and Stand Dynamics: Current and Emerging Perspectives -- - Historical Reforestation Practices and Issues -- - The Role of Natural and Advance Regeneration -- - The Role of Broad-Leaved Trees -- - Silvicultural Strategies for Retaining Structural Complexity -- - 6 - Changing Ecosystems: Forest Management Effects on Biodiversity -- - Plant Communities -- - Threats to Rare Plants and Communities
Invasive Species -- - Canopy Organisms -- - Wildlife Trees and Coarse Woody Debris -- - Wildlife -- - Aquatic Environments -- - Effects of Logging on Watersheds -- - Effects of Dams, Reservoirs, and Run-of-River Hydro Development -- - 7 - Changing Climate: Carbon Dynamics and Climate Change -- - Carbon Dynamics -- - Climate Change: Impacts and Mitigation -- - Potential Impacts of Future Climate Change -- - Mitigative Strategies -- - 8 - Managing Ecological Landscape Patterns and Processes -- - Protection Strategy -- - Structural Diversity Strategy -- - Intensive Management Strategy -- - 9 - A Vision for a Unique Ecosystem -- - Appendices -- - 1 - Boundaries of British Columbia Forest Regions and Districts before and after 1 April 2003 -- - 2 - Status and Seasonal Abundance of Wildlife of the Inland Rainforest -- - 3 - Common and Scientific Names of Species Not Listed in Appendix 2
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 432 p.)
ISBN:0774818492
0774818506
0774818514
9780774818490
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9780774818513

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