Routledge handbook of forest ecology / edited by Kelvin S.-H. Peh, Richard T. Corlett, and Yves Bergeron.
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TextPublication details: London: Routledge, 2015Description: xvi, 652 p. illustrations ;HB 26 cmISBN: 9780415735452 (hbk)Subject(s): Forest ecology | Forests and forestryDDC classification: 577.3 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Central Library, Sikkim University Reference | 577.3 PEH/R (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 45825 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction Kelvin S.-H. Peh, Yves Bergeron and Richard T. Corlett --
Part I. The forest --
2. Boreal forests / Jean-Pierre Saucier, Ken Baldwin, Pavel Krestov and Torre Jorgenson --
3. Northern temperate forests / Lee E. Frelich, Rebecca Montgomery and Jacek Oleksyn --
4. Subtropical forests / Richard T. Corlett and Alice C. Hughes --
5. Tropical forests / Lindsay F. Banin, Oliver L. Phillips and Simon L. Lewis --
6. Managed forests / Jürgen Bauhus and Patrick Pyttel --
Part II. Forest dynamics --
7. Insect disturbances in forest ecosystems / Daniel Kneeshaw, Brian R. Sturtevant, Barry Cooke, Timothy Work, Deepa Pureswaran, Louis DeGrandpre and David A. MacLean --
8. The role of fire in forest ecosystems / David F. Greene and Sean T. Michaletz --
9. Ecological effects of strong winds on forests / Stephen M. Turton and Mohammed Alamgir --
10. Forest succession and gap dynamics / Rebecca A. Montgomery and Lee E. Frelich --
11. Tree genetic diversity and gene flow in forest ecosystems / Francine Tremblay --
12. Changing forest dynamics: plot-based evidence / Simon Willcock and Nikée E. Groot --
Part III. Forest flora and fauna --
13. Lianas in forest ecosystems / Stefan A. Schnitzer --
14. Vascular epiphytes in forest ecosystems / David H. Benzing --
15. Insects in forest ecosystems / Andrea Battisti --
16. Pests and pathogens in North American forest ecosystems / Louis Bernier and Sandy M. Smith --
17. Bryophytes in forest ecosystems / Nicole J. Fenton, Kristoffer Hylander and Emma J. Pharo 18. Lichens in forest ecosystems / Per-Anders Esseen and Darwyn Coxson --
19. Mammals in forest ecosystems / Richard T. Corlett and Alice C. Hughes --
20. Birds in forest ecosystems / Jeffrey A. Stratford and Çağan H. Şekercioğlu --
21. Global patterns of biodiversity in forests / Christine B. Schmitt --
Part IV. Energy and nutrients --
22. Mycorrhizal symbiosis in forest ecosystems / Leho Tedersoo --
23. Biogeochemical cycling / David Paré, Daniel Markewitz and Håkan Wallander --
24. Hydrological cycling / Michael Bredemeier and Shabtai Cohen --
25. Primary production and allocation / Frank Berninger, Kelvin S.-H. Peh and Hazel K. Smith --
Part V. Forest conservation and management --
26. Natural regeneration after harvesting / Nelson Thiffault, Lluís Coll and Douglass F. Jacobs --
27. Tropical deforestation, forest degradation and REDD+ / John A. Parrotta --
28. Restoration of forest ecosystems / David Lamb --
29. Forest fragmentation / Edgar C. Turner and Jake L. Snaddon --
30. Ecological effects of logging and approaches to mitigating impacts / Paul Woodcock, Panu Halme and David P. Edwards --
31. Pollution in forests / Mikhail V. Kozlov and Elena L. Zvereva --
32. Biological invasions in forests and forest plantations / Marcel Rejmánek --
Part VI. Forest and climate change --
33. Fire and climate: using the past to predict the future / Justin Waito, Martin P. Girardin, Jacques C. Tardif, Christelle Hély, Olivier Blarquez and Adam A. Ali --
34 Ecological consequences of droughts in boreal forests / Changhui Peng --
35. Assessing responses of tree growth to climate change at inter- and intra-annual temporal scale / Sergio Rossi, Jian-Guo Huang and Hubert Morin --
36. Plant movements in response to rapid climate change / Richard T. Corlett --
37. Forest carbon budgets and climate change / Yadvinder Malhi, Sam Moore and Terhi Riutta --
38. Modelling climate impacts on forest ecosystems / David R. Galbraith and Bradley O. Christoffersen --
Part VII. Human ecology --
39. Multiple roles of non-timber forest products in ecologies, economies and livelihoods / Charlie M. Shackleton --
40. Agriculture in the forest: ecology and rationale of shifting cultivation / Olivier Ducourtieux --
41. Indigenous forest knowledge / Hugo Asselin --
42. Recreation in forests / Bruce Prideaux --
43. Impacts of hunting in forests / Rhett D. Harrison --
44. The ecology of urban forests / Mark J. Mcdonnell and Dave Kendal
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