Forests on the Edge - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Forests on the Edge write by . This book was released on 2005. Forests on the Edge available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The private working land base of America's forests is being converted to developed uses, with implications for the condition and management of affected private forests and the watersheds in which they occur. The Forests on the Edge project seeks to improve understanding of the processes and thresholds associated with increases in housing density in private forests and likely effects on the contributions of those forests to timber, wildlife, and water resources. This report, the first in a series, displays and describes housing density projections on private forests, by watershed, across the conterminous United States. An interdisciplinary team used geographic information system (GIS) techniques to identify fourth-level watersheds containing private forests that are projected to experience increased housing density by 2030. Results indicate that some 44.2 million acres (over 11 percent) of private forests--particularly in the East, where most private forests occur--are likely to see dramatic increases in housing development in the next three decades, with consequent impacts on ecological, economic, and social services. Although conversion of forest land to other uses over time is inevitable, local jurisdictions and states can target efforts to prevent or reduce conversion of the most valuable forest lands to keep private working forests resilient and productive.
Maintaining Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems
Maintaining Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Maintaining Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems write by Malcolm L. Hunter. This book was released on 1999-06-10. Maintaining Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Discusses the ways in which we can continue to benefit from forests, while conserving their biodiversity.
Hemlock
Hemlock - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hemlock write by Anthony D'Amato. This book was released on 2014-04-29. Hemlock available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An appreciation of the beautiful, iconic, and endangered Eastern Hemlock and what it means to nature and society The Eastern Hemlock, massive and majestic, has played a unique role in structuring northeastern forest environments, from Nova Scotia to Wisconsin and through the Appalachian Mountains to North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama. A “foundation species” influencing all the species in the ecosystem surrounding it, this iconic North American tree has long inspired poets and artists as well as naturalists and scientists. Five thousand years ago, the hemlock collapsed as a result of abrupt global climate change. Now this iconic tree faces extinction once again because of an invasive insect, the hemlock woolly adelgid. Drawing from a century of studies at Harvard University’s Harvard Forest, one of the most well-regarded long-term ecological research programs in North America, the authors explore what hemlock’s modern decline can tell us about the challenges facing nature and society in an era of habitat changes and fragmentation, as well as global change.
Sustaining America's Urban Trees and Forests
Sustaining America's Urban Trees and Forests - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sustaining America's Urban Trees and Forests write by David John Nowak. This book was released on 2010. Sustaining America's Urban Trees and Forests available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Close to 80 percent of the U.S. population lives in urban areas and depends on the essential ecological, economic, and social benefits provided by urban trees and forests. However, the distribution of urban tree cover and the benefits of urban forests vary across the United States, as do the challenges of sustaining this important resource. As urban areas expand across the country, the importance of the benefits that urban forests provide, as well as the challenges to their conservation and maintenance, will increase. The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the current status and benefits of America's urban forests, compare differences in urban forest canopy cover among regions, and discuss challenges facing urban forests and their implications for urban forest management.
Forest Prairie Edge
Forest Prairie Edge - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Forest Prairie Edge write by Merle Massie. This book was released on 2014-04-26. Forest Prairie Edge available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Saskatchewan is the anchor and epitome of the ‘prairie’ provinces, even though half of the province is covered by boreal forest. The Canadian penchant for dividing this vast country into easily-understood ‘regions’ has reduced the Saskatchewan identity to its southern prairie denominator and has distorted cultural and historical interpretations to favor the prairie south. Forest Prairie Edge is a deep-time investigation of the edge land, or ecotone, between the open prairies and boreal forest region of Saskatchewan. Ecotones are transitions from one landscape to another, where social, economic, and cultural practices of different landscapes are blended. Using place history and edge theory, Massie considers the role and importance of the edge ecotone in building a diverse social and economic past that contradicts traditional “prairie” narratives around settlement, economic development, and culture. She offers a refreshing new perspective that overturns long-held assumptions of the prairies and the Canadian west.
