Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the World: Ecology and Conservation

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: DellaSala, Dominick A. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2011.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Meteorology.; Ecosystems.; Plant ecology.; Forestry.; Environmental management.; Environmental Management.; Plant Ecology.

While tropical rainforests have received much conservation attention and support for their protection, temperate and boreal rainforests have been largely overlooked. Yet these ecosystems are also unique, supporting rainforest communities rich in plants and wildlife and containing some of the most ma...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword; D. Suzuki
• Preface; D.A. DellaSala
• 1. Just What Are Temperate and Boreal Rainforests?; D.A. DellaSala et al
• 2. Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the Pacific Coast of North America; D.A. DellaSala et al
• 3. Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of Inland Northwestern North America; D.A. DellaSala et al
• 4. Perhumid Boreal and Hemiboreal Forests of Eastern Canada; S.R. Clayden et al
• 5. ValdivianTemperate Rainforests of Chile and Argentina; D. Tecklin et al
• 6. Temperate and Boreal Rainforest Relicts of Europe; D.A. DellaSala et al
• 7. Temperate Rainforests of Japan; Y. Nakamura et al
• 8. Temperate Rainforests of Australasia; J.B. Kirkpatrick, D.A. DellaSala
• 9. Rainforests at the Margins:Regional Profiles; D.A. DellaSala. Regional Profile: Colchic and HyrcanicTemperate Rainforests of the Western Eurasian Caucasus; G. Nakhutsrishvili et al. Regional Profile: Humidity-Dependent Forests of the Russian Far East, Inland Southern Siberia, and the Eastern Korean Peninsula; P.V. Krestov et al. Regional Profile: Knysna-TsitsikammaTemperate Rainforests of South Africa; P.E. Hosten, J.M. Rossa
• 10. Crosscutting Issues and Conservation Strategies; D. A. DellaSala et al
• 11. A Global Strategy for Rainforests in the Era of Climate Change; J. Fitzgerald et al
• Contributors
• Index.