Old Growth Urban Forests

• Main Author: Loeb, Robert E. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Edition: 1.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Ecology
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Urban ecology (Biology).; Forestry management.; Nature conservation.; Life Sciences.; Terrestial Ecology.; Urban Ecology.; Forestry Management.; Nature Conservation.

Millions of urbanites never see primeval forests during their lives except for the old growth forests found in urban parks. Unfortunately, these forests are on the verge of disappearing because arboreal reproduction is lost to human trampling and park administrators and urban foresters do not mainta...

Table of Contents:

• (1) What and Where Are Old Growth Urban Forests?
• (2) Historical Continuity
• (3) Partnerships, Adaptive Management, and Restoration for Historical Continuity
• Index.