Challenges and Opportunities for the World's Forests in the 21st Century

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fenning, Trevor (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Forestry Sciences, 81
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Forestry.; Forestry management.; Trees.; Climate change.; Life Sciences.; Climate Change.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Forestry Management.; Tree Biology.

This book addresses the urgent and complex threats and challenges to the world’s forests posed by the four great problems of the age: climate change, conservation objectives and sustainable development needs, and the growing demand for affordable energy.  The intention is to outline the research and...