Ecological Forest Management

By: Jerry F. Franklin and K. Norman Johnson and Debora L. Johnson

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Synopsis: Fundamental changes have occurred in all aspects of forestry over the last 50 years, including the underlying science, societal expectations of forests and their management, and the evolution of a globalized economy. This textbook is an effort to comprehensively integrate this new knowledge of forest ecosystems and human concerns and needs into a management philosophy that is applicable to the vast majority of global forest lands. Ecological forest management (EFM) is focused on policies and practices that maintain the integrity of forest ecosystems while achieving environmental, economic, and cultural goals of human societies. EFM uses natural ecological models as its basis contrasting it with modern production forestry, which is based on agronomic models and constrained by required return-on-investment. The book concludes with an overview of how EFM can contribute to resolving major 21st century issues in forestry, including sustaining forest dependent societies.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 688 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781478633501
Publisher:: Waveland Press, Inc.
Date of Addition:: 10/14/20
Copyrighted By:: Jerry F. Franklin, K. Norman Johnson, and Debora L. Johnson
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Outdoors and Nature, Textbooks, Technology
Submitted By:: Worth Trust
Proofread By:: Worth Trust
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.