You Are The Best Foreman All The Other Foremen Are Fake News. Everyone Agrees. Believe Me.
by Rocket Publishing
Field Guide to the Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Prediction (Fbp) System, Second Edition
by S W Taylor and M E Alexander
The Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) System is a systematic method for assessing wildland fire behavior potential. This field guide provides a simplified version of the system, presented in tabular format. It was prepared to assist field staff in making first approximations of FBP System outputs when computer-based applications are not available. Quantitative estimates of head fire spread rate, fire intensity, type of fire, and spread distance, elliptical fire area, perimeter, and...
The Container Tree Nursery Manual Volume 7
by Thomas D Landis, Forest Service, and United States Department of Agriculture
Legumes and Oilseed Crops I (Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, #10)
by Professor Dr. Y. P. S. Bajaj
Legumes and oilseed crops are a rich source of protein and energy. The major objectives in grain-legume breeding are to increase grain yield, protein quantity and quality and digestibility, and to decrease toxic fac- tors, seed hardness and cooking time. Similarly, oilseed crops such as brassicas and peanut share somewhat similar genetic improvement goals, but suffer from susceptibility to a number of pathogens and diseases. In spite of the best efforts through conventional breeding, their yield...
Tropical deforestation and rural poverty are among the major apprehensions of developing nations in the 21st century. The protectionist paradigm that had dominated nature conservation since the 19th century is replaced by a strong notion that poverty reduction and environmental protection should go hand in hand. Decentralization is among the key polices devised to achieve these dual objectives of forest governance. This book presents the role decentralized forest governance can contribute to add...
Field and Laboratory Guide to Tree Pathology
by Robert O. Blanchard and Terry A Tattar
This work presents field and laboratory techniques as well as basic information for students, foresters, plant scientists and arboriculturalists on tree disease pathology. It includes historical documentation, taxonomy and terminology for pests and diseases and chapters on tree biology, control strategies and diagnostic techniques. Colour plates are designed to help the reader identify tree pathogens.
Genetic considerations for provenenance choice of native trees under climate change in England
by Richard Whittet
Non-wood Forest Products in Asia
Non-wood forest products (NWFPs) have been vitally important to forest-dwellers and rural communities for centuries. This publication is a product of the Food and Agriculture Organization's attention to this long-neglected area of forestry. It contains reports describing the status, management and importance of NWFPs in 11 Asian countries. This evaluation should be useful in supporting the efforts of foresters, conservationists and rural development workers in helping local communities increase...
Soil Ecology in Northern Forests: A Belowground View of a Changing World
by Martin Lukac and Douglas L. Godbold
Mountain Ash
by David Lindenmayer, David Blair, Lachlan McBurney, and Sam Banks
Mountain Ash draws together exciting new findings on the effects of fire and on post-fire ecological dynamics following the 2009 wildfires in the Mountain Ash forests of the Central Highlands of Victoria. The book integrates data on forests, carbon, fire dynamics and other factors, building on 6 years of high-quality, multi-faceted research coupled with 25 years of pre-fire insights. Topics include: the unexpected effects of fires of varying severity on populations of large old trees and their...
Forests and Surface Water Acidification (Bulletin S., #86)
Global guidelines for the restoration of degraded forests and landscapes in drylands (FAO forestry paper, #175)
by Nora Berrahmouni and Pedro Regato
Drylands cover nearly half of the earth's land surface and are home to one-third of the global population. They face extraordinary challenges, including those posed by desertification, biodiversity loss, poverty, food insecurity and climate change. Up to 20 percent of the world's drylands are degraded, and people living there are often locked into a vicious circle of poverty, unsustainable practices and environmental degradation. It is clear that serious efforts are needed to arrest dryland degr...
The Swiss National Forest Inventory (NFI) is a forest survey on national level which started in 1982 and has already reached its 5th survey cycle (NFI5). It can be characterized as a multisource and multipurpose inventory where information is mainly collected from terrestrial field surveys using permanent sample plots. In addition, data from aerial photography, GIS and forest service questionnaires are also included. The NFI's main objective is to provide statistically reliable and sound figure...
The Business of Sustainable Forestry Case Study - Marketing Products
by Tony Lent and Diana Propper de Callejon
Most forest products analysts exploring the market for sustainable forest products have been searching for the green consumer. They have assumed that the well-documented consumer concerns about the impact of the industry on the forest would make consumer demand the dominant force propelling the industry toward sustainability.While consumers' concerns about the industry's environmental impact remain important, many other, more powerful, forces are at work that will lead to an overall market shift...
Timberland Investments
by F.Christian Zinkhan, etc., William R. Sizemore, George H. Mason, and Thomas J. Ebner
Advances in Disease Vector Research 5 (Advances in Disease Vector Research, #5)
This series spans the disciplines of entomology, plant pathology and virology by exploring the mechanisms by which vectors - carriers of disease agents - acquire and transmit pathogens such as viruses to their plant and animal hosts. The series covers the spectrum of vectors from mosquitos and leafhoppers to nematodes, and pathogens from viruses to mycoplasmas to protozoa. Articles deal with the emerging science of vector ecology, and consider both biotic and abiotic environmental influences on...
Changing Economy in Indonesia (Changing Economy in Indonesia)
Bamboo (Tropical Forestry)
This book presents the state-of-the-art knowledge on bamboo. It starts with an introduction to the plant's biology, its taxonomy, habitat, morphology and growth. The cultivation of bamboo is discussed in terms of silviculture, pests and diseases, and harvesting techniques. The book is completed by a comprehensive presentation of the properties of bamboo, its utilization and its preservation. Bamboo is the fastest-growing and most versatile plant on Earth. For centuries it has played an indispe...
Forests (Environmental Issues, Global Perspectives)
by James Fargo Balliett
Forests are considered the lungs of the planet, as they consume and store carbon dioxide and produce oxygen. These biomes, defined as ecological communities dominated by long-lived woody vegetation, historically have provided an economic foundation for growing nations, supplying wood for buildings, firewood for fuel, and land for expanding cities and farms. For centuries, industrial nations in Europe and the United States have relied on large tracts of forestland for economic prosperity. The res...
Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences
A combination of broad disciplinary coverage and scientific excellence, the Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences will be an indispensable addition to the library of anyone interested in forests, forestry and forest sciences. Packed with valuable insights from experts all over the world, this remarkable set not only summarizes recent advances in forest science techniques, but also thoroughly covers the basic information vital to comprehensive understanding of the important elements of forestry. The...
This conference represents the first time in my life when I felt it was a misfor tune, rather than a major cause of my happiness, that I do conservation work in New Guinea. Yes, it is true that New Guinea is a fascinating microcosm, it has fascinating birds and people, and it has large expanses of undisturbed rainforest. In the course of my work there, helping the Indonesian government and World Wildlife Fund set up a comprehensive national park system, I have been able to study animals in areas...