Silvical Characteristics of American Basswood (Tilia Americana L.) (Classic Reprint)
Silvical Characteristics of American Basswood (Tilia Americana L.) (Classic Reprint)

Author: Harold F. Scholz

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-10

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9780428423834

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Excerpt from Silvical Characteristics of American Basswood (Tilia Americana L.) Langdon, North Dakota Average July temperatures range from 65 to 80 and average January temperatures vary from 0 to 30 over the botanical range. The mean annual precipitation varies from inches at Langdon, N. Dak., to inches at Andrews, N. C. June to August rainfall averages 10 to 14 inches over most of the botanical range of this timber species, but in some localities such precipitation may be as little as 8 inches or as much as 20 inches (fig). Total snowfall averages from 10 inches or less per year in extreme western North Carolina to well over 100 inches in certain localities in Michigan, New York, New England, and southern Ontario and Quebec. The frost-free period varies from 80 days (northern Wisconsin) to about 180 days along the southern geographic limits of the tree (fig). About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Identifying Wood
Identifying Wood

Author: R. Bruce Hoadley

Publisher: Taunton

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 9780942391046

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Describes the anatomy of trees and provides instructions for identifying the wood of nearly two hundred species

Southern Forest Science
Southern Forest Science

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Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13:

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"Southern forests provide innumerable benefits. Forest scientists, managers, owners, and users have in common the desire to improve the condition of these forests and the ecosystems they support. A first step is to understand the contributions science has made and continues to make to the care and management of forests. This book represents a celebration of past accomplishments, summarizes the current state of knowledge, and creates a vision for the future of southern forestry research and management. Chapters are organized into seven sections: "Looking Back," "Productivity," "Forest Health," "Water and Soils," "Socioeconomic," "Biodiversity," and "Climate Change." Each section is preceded by a brief introductory chapter. Authors were encouraged to focus on the most important aspects of their topics; citations are included to guide readers to further information."

Forest Succession
Forest Succession

Author: D. C. West

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 530

ISBN-13: 1461259509

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Succession-nothing in plant, community, or ecosystem ecology has been so elaborated by terminology, so much reviewed, and yet so much the center of controversy. In a general sense, every ecologist uses the concept in teaching and research, but no two ecologists seem to have a unified concept of the details of succession. The word was used by Thoreau to describe, from a naturalist's point of view, the general changes observed during the transition of an old field to a forest. As data accumulated, a lengthy taxonomy of succession developed around early twentieth century ecologists such as Cooper, Clements, and Gleason. Now, nearer the end of the century, and after much discussion concerning the nature of vegetation communities, where do ecologists stand with respect to knowledge of ecological succession? The intent of this book is not to rehash classic philosophies of succession that have emerged through the past several decades of study, but to provide a forum for ecologists to present their current research and present-day interpretation of data. To this end, we brought together a group of scientists currently studying terrestrial plant succession, who represent research experience in a broad spectrum of different ecosystem types. The results of that meeting led to this book, which presents to the reader a unique summary of contemporary research on forest succession.

Ecoregions
Ecoregions

Author: Robert G. Bailey

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2014-04-03

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 1493905244

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Global warming and human-driven impacts are changing the World’s ecological zones. This book applies the principles described in Bailey’s Ecosystem Geography: From Ecoregions to Sites, 2nd ed. (Springer 2009, 1st ed. 1996) to describe and characterize the major terrestrial and aquatic ecological zones of the Earth. Bailey’s system for classifying these zones has been adopted by major organizations such as the U.S. Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy and this book is a significant contribution to a long tradition of classifying and studying the world’s ecological regions or ecoregions. It includes two color maps that show the major ecoregions of the continents and oceans. Also included are: - 106 illustrations with 55 in full color - A new chapter on mountains is included. - There are new sections that address concerns about how eco regions are changing under the relentless influence of humans and climate change - Another new feature is the discussion of using eco regional patterns to transfer research results and select sites for detecting climate change effects on ecosystem distribution - Use of ecoregional patterns to design monitoring networks and sustainable landscapes - Fire regimes in different regional ecosystems and their management implications.