Continuous Cover Forestry

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Pukkala, Timo (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Gadow, Klaus von (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Σειρά: Managing Forest Ecosystems, 23
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Forestry.; Forestry management.; Environmental management.; Nature conservation.; Environmental economics.; Life Sciences.; Forestry Management.; Environmental Management.; Nature Conservation.; Environmental Economics.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: VIII, 296 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9789400722026
• ISSN: 1568-1319 ;

Although the majority of the world’s forest ecosystems are dominated by uneven-sized multi-species stands, forest management practice and theory has focused on the development of plantation monocultures to maximize the supply of timber at low cost. Societal expectations are changing, however, and uneven-aged multi-species ecosystems, selectively managed as Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF), are often believed to be superior to monocultures in addressing a wide range of expectations. This book presents methods  which are relevant to CCF management and planning: analysing forest structures, silvicultural and planning, economic evaluation, based on examples in Europe, Asia, Africa and North and South America.