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Forestry and biodiversity : learning how to sustain biodiversity in managed forests
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- ISBN: 9780774815291
- ISBN: 0774815299
- ISBN: 0774815302
- ISBN: 9780774815307
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xxii, 349 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Vancouver, BC : UBC Press, c2009.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [312]-338) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The problem / Fred L. Bunnell ... [et al.] -- The example / Fred L. Bunnell ... [et al.] -- The approach / Fred L. Bunnell and Glen B. Dunsworth -- Implementing the approach / Fred L. Bunnell, William J. Beese, and Glen B. Dunsworth -- Effectiveness monitoring : an introduction / Fred L. Bunnell, David J. Huggard, and Glen B. Dunsworth -- Ecosystem representation : sustaining poorly known species and functions / David J. Huggard and Laurie L. Kremsater -- Learning from ecosystem representation / David J. Huggard, Laurie L. Kremsater, and Glen B. Dunsworth -- Sustaining forested habitat / David J. Huggard, Fred L. Bunnell, and Laurie L. Kremsater -- Learning from habitat elements / David J. Huggard, Jeff Sandford, and Laurie L. Kremsater -- Sustaining forest-dwelling species / Laurie L. Kremsater and Fred L. Bunnell -- Learning from organisms / David J. Huggard and Laurie L. Kremsater -- Designing a monitoring program / David J. Huggard, Laurie L. Kremsater, and Fred L. Bunnell -- Summary : progress and lessons learned / Fred L. Bunnell, David J. Huggard, and Laurie L. Kremsater. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| The Pas Campus Library | QH 77 .C2 F67 2009 (Text) | 58500000048363 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Thompson Campus Library | QH 75 .F67 2009 (Text) | 58500000048355 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Book News : Book News Reviews
Editors Bunnell (emeritus, forestry and conservation biology, U. of British Columbia), Dunswoerth (forest ecology and conservation biology consultant), and four co-contributors offer what is essentially a manual on ecologically sustainable forest management. The authors, using theory and principles of conservation biology and forest ecology, promote adaptive forest management--a learning by doing approach. Basing their discussions on a real-world case study, they discuss the nature of the problems and challenges faced by forest managers, and advance adaptive management. They also discuss success indicators and monitoring design and monitoring targets. The book is distributed by UTP Distribution. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) - Choice Reviews : Choice Reviews 2009 October
This edited volume examines what the editors coin "wicked problems"--those issues associated with sustaining biodiversity in a forested ecosystem managed as a harvestable resource. The book's editors (also the primary authors) and the assembled team of secondary authors, both industry scientists and academics, were part of a working group for a large forestry company examining an experimental, adaptive management program in a large forest stand in mountainous British Columbia. Though the book tackles the important question of how to manage the multiple conflicting demands society places on forests, it has an extremely narrow focus. This is a case study from a single location. It represents a very interesting example of an industry's in-depth self-examination. What practices represent sustainable forestry? Which practices need changing? How are those changes possible given the complexity of the ecosystem and of the demands placed on it? Overall, this is a very thorough, well-written book, but it also has a tendency to be extremely technical. This volume is intended primarily for advanced students, researchers, and forestry managers. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections; two-year technical program students. Copyright 2009 American Library Association.
