Author: Sam SampsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780477069151
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
Plantation Forests in New Zealand
Author: Sam SampsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780477069151
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
Plantation Forests in New Zealand, 1
Author: Sam SampsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
A Century of State-honed Enterprise
Author: Andrew KirklandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest policy
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Plantation Forests in New Zealand
Author: Sam SampsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780477069106
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
Planted Forests: Contributions to the Quest for Sustainable Societies
Author: James Reid BoylePublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401726892
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Planted forests, from irrigated eucalypts in Brazil to Douglas-fir seedlings in the mountains of Oregon, are described and discussed by international experts. The varieties, purposes, forms, and ecological, economic and social aspects of planted forests are considered in technical details and in case studies from temperate and tropical regions of the world.
Growing Plantation Forests
Author: P. W. WestPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3319018272
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
This book describes the scientific principles that are used throughout the world to ensure the rapid, healthy growth of forest plantations. As the population of the world increases so does the amount of wood people use. Large areas of natural forests are being cleared every year and converted to other uses. Almost as large an area of plantation forests is being established annually to replace those lost natural forests. Eventually, plantations will produce a large proportion of the wood used around the world for firewood, building, the manufacture of paper and bioenergy. Forest plantations can also provide various environmental benefits including carbon storage, rehabilitation of degraded land, serving as disposal sites for various forms of industrial or agricultural waste and enhancing biodiversity in regions that have been largely cleared for agriculture. Whatever their motivation, plantation forest growers want their plantations to be healthy and grow rapidly to achieve their purpose as soon as possible. This book discusses how this is done. It is written for a worldwide audience, from forestry professionals and scientists through to small plantation growers, and describes how plantations may be grown responsibly and profitably.
Plantation Forests and Biodiversity: Oxymoron or Opportunity?
Author: Eckehard G. BrockerhoffPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9048128072
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
1 Plantation forests and biodiversity: Oxymoron or opportunity? Forests form the natural vegetation over much of the Earth’s land, and they are critical for the survival of innumerable organisms. The ongoing loss of natural forests, which in some regions may have taken many millennia to develop, is one of the main reasons for the decline of biodiversity. Preventing the further destruction of forests and protecting species and ecosystems within forests have become central issues for environmental agencies, forest managers, and gove- ments. In this di?cult task science has an important role in informing policy and management as to how to go about this. So how do industrial and other pl- tation forests ?t into this? Plantation forests, comprised of rows of planted trees that may be destined for pulp or sawmills after only a few years of growth, appear to have little to c- tribute to the conservation of biodiversity. Yet there is more to this than meets the eye (of the casual observer), and there are indeed numerous opportunities, and often untapped potential, for biodiversity conservation in plantation forestry. With plantation forests expanding at a rate of approximately three million hectares per year, it is crucial to understand how plantations can make a positive contribution to biodiversity conservation and how the potentially negative impacts of this land use can be minimised. That is the topic of this book.
Management of Radiata Pine
Author: N. B. LewisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pinus radiata
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Primarily for foresters, this text reviews current knowledge of the silviculture of radiata pine, its management at stand and forest levels, and its prospects in future domestic and international markets. Presents information about the biology of the species, including growth habits, wood characteristics and pests and diseases. Includes tables and graphs, references and an index. The authors are foresters from countries in which radiata pine is grown extensively, including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.
Sustainable Management of Pinus Radiata Plantations
Author: Donald J. MeadPublisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
ISBN: 9789251076347
Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Pinus radiata (radiata pine) is a versatile, fast-growing, medium-density softwood, suitable for a wide range of end-uses. Its silviculture is highly developed, and is built on a rm foundation of over a century of research, observation and practice. Radiata pine is often considered a model for growers of other plantation species. This book explores current knowledge of, and experience with radiata pine forest plantation management and examines its long-term sustainability. Radiata pine management needs to integrate the biological aspects of tree-growing, with socio-economics, management objectives, practical considerations and other constraints and opportunities. Although stands of radiata pine may appear to be simple, they are actually quite complex ecosystems because they contain large, long-lived trees that change dramatically over time and interact in changing ways with the environment and with other organisms. The focus of this book is on the principles and practices of growing radiata pine sustainably. It also looks ahead to emerging challenges facing radiata pine plantation management, such as the effects of climate change, new diseases and other threats, and meeting changing product needs and societal demands."--Page 4 of cover.
Author: P. Maclaren