Forest Ecosystems, Forest Management and the Global Carbon Cycle (1996) (Nato ASI Subseries I: #40)

By: Michael J. Apps and David T. Price

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Synopsis: Globally, forest vegetation and soils are both major stores of terrestrial organic carbon, and major contributors to the annual cycling of carbon between the atmosphere and the biosphere. Forests are also a renewable resource, vital to the everyday existence of millions of people, since they provide food, shelter, fuel, raw materials and many other benefits. The combined effects of an expanding global population and increasing consumption of resources, however, may be seriously endangering both the extent and future sustainability of the world's forests. About thirty chapters cover four main themes: the role of forests in the global carbon cycle; effects of past, present and future changes in forest land use; the role of forest management, products and biomass on carbon cycling, and socio-economic impacts.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783642611117
Related ISBNs:: 9783540606840
Publisher:: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Date of Addition:: 06/29/22
Copyrighted By:: N/A
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Outdoors and Nature, Technology, Earth Sciences
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Michael J. Apps
Edited by:: David T. Price