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Conservation and management of tropical rainforests : an integrated approach to sustainability
- Title
- Conservation and management of tropical rainforests : an integrated approach to sustainability / Eberhard F. Bruenig.
- Author
- Bruenig, E. F.
- Publication
- Wallingford, Oxon, UK : CAB International, ©1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | SD414.T76 B78 1996 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xxi, 339 pages : illustrations (1 color), maps; 26 cm
- Summary
- Tropical rainforests fascinate scientists and explorers. The richness and variety of forms, and the diversity of species have been acknowledged for centuries. Measures to protect endangered species within this ecosystem were already thought necessary in the mid-nineteenth century. Since the 1920s commercial greed, political misdemeanour and the relentless increase in the human population have all posed increasing threats to the future of rainforests. Sustainability is now of paramount importance. This book applies the large body of knowledge, experience and tradition available to those who study tropical rainforests. It describes the principles of integrated conservation and management that lead to sustainability. It identifies the unifying phenomena that regulate the processes within the rainforest and that are fundamental to the ecosystem viability. Features of the natural forest and the socio-cultural ecosystems which can be mimicked in the design of self-sustaining forests are also discussed. A holistic approach to the management and conservation of rainforests is developed throughout the book.
- Subject
- Rain forest conservation
- Forest management > Tropics
- Conservation of natural resources
- Trees
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- Trees
- Tropical Climate
- trees (woody plants)
- Conservation of natural resources
- Forest management
- Rain forest conservation
- Nachhaltigkeit
- Naturschutz
- Tropischer Regenwald
- Umweltbezogenes Management
- Umweltverträglichkeit
- Regenwouden
- Beheer
- Ecosystemen
- Natuurbehoud
- Bosbouw
- Areas silvestres (conservacao e manejo)
- Ecologia florestal
- Florestas
- Manejo florestal
- Tropics
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-320) and indexes.
- Contents
- 1. The Tropical Rainforest Ecosystem -- 2. Rainforest Use: Wisdom, Folly, Ambivalence -- 3. Sustainable Forestry in Rainforests -- 4. Principles and Strategies of Sustainability -- 5. Sarawak Forestry: Tortuous Road towards Sustainability -- 6. Naturalistic Natural Rainforest Management in Sarawak -- 7. Restoration of Degraded Ecosystems -- 8. Short-rotation Tree Plantations -- 9. Forest Management Guidelines -- 10. Timber Certification, Trademarking and Monitoring -- 11. Failures, Major Obstacles, Trends and Needs -- Appendix 2: Biocybernetic Principles of System Design -- Index of Species and Major Non-timber Forest Products.
- ISBN
- 0851989942
- 9780851989945
- 0851989764
- 9780851989761
- LCCN
- 96215130
- OCLC
- ocm36029900
- 36029900
- SCSB-9463241
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library