Managing forests as complex adaptive systems : building resilience to the challenge of global change / edited by Christian Messier, Klaus J. Puettman and K. David Coates.
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Abingdon : Earthscan, 2013. |
| Description | xiv, 353 pages : illustrations. |
| Supplemental Content | Click to View |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Messier, Christian C. |
| Other author/creator | Puettmann, Klaus J. (Forest ecologist) |
| Other author/creator | Coates, K. David |
| Other author/creator | ProQuest (Firm) |
| Series | Earthscan forest library Earthscan forest library. ^A1153932 |
| Contents | Managing forests as complex adaptive systems / Klaus J Puettmann -- An introduction to complexity science / Lael Parrott -- Tropical forests as complex adaptive systems / Robin l. Chazdon -- Complexity in temperate forest dynamics / Sybille Haeussler -- Exploring complexity in boreal forests / Philip J. Burton -- Forest restoration in a changing world / Meredith Cornett -- Meta-networks of fungi, fauna and flora as agents of complex adaptive systems / Suzanne Simard -- Complexity confronting tropical silviculturists / Francis Putz -- Is close-to-nature forest management in Europe compatible with managing forests as complex adaptive forest ecosystems? / Jürgen Bauhus -- Mediterranean forests:human use and complex adaptive systems / Susanna Nocentini -- Fennoscandian boreal forests as complex adaptive systems / Timo Kuuluvainen -- Management of Tasmanian eucalypt forests as complex adaptive systems / Sue Baker -- Managing tree plantations as complex adaptive systems / Alain Paquette -- A new integrative framework for understanding and managing the world forest / Christian Messier. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012031997 |
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