Functioning and Management of European Beech Ecosystems

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Brumme, Rainer (Editor), Khanna, Partap K. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Ecological Studies, 208
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Ecosystems.; Plant ecology.; Forestry.; Forestry management.; Trees.; Climate change.; Life Sciences.; Plant Ecology.; Tree Biology.; Forestry Management.; Climate Change.

Temperate forests cover large areas of Europe and perform a number of important functions such as the regulation of energy and matter, production of wood and other resources, and conservation of biodiversity and habitats; they also have special signi?cance in social and cultural contexts. Initiated...