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Mémoire Sur Les Travaux Qui Ont Rapport À L'Explotation De La Mâture Dans Les Pyrennées: Avec Une Description Des Manoeuvres & Des Machines EmployéesThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Trees in Trouble: Wildfires, Infestations, and Climate ChangeA troubling story of the devastating and compounding effects of climate change in the Western and Rocky Mountain states, told through in-depth reportage and conversations with ecologists, professional forest managers, park service scientists, burn boss, activists, and more. Climate change manifests in many ways...
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Forests: A Very Short IntroductionSince the dawn of human civilization, forests have provided us with food, resources, and energy. The history of human development is also one of forest loss and transformation, and yet even in our increasingly urbanized societies we remain surprisingly dependent on forests for a...
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Biometry for Forestry and Environmental Data: With Examples in RBiometry for Forestry and Environmental Data with Examples in R focuses on statistical methods that are widely applicable in forestry and environmental sciences, but it also includes material that is of wider interest.Features: - Describes the theory and applications of selected statistical methods and...
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Silviculture: Forest EcologySilviculture refers to the methods and techniques used to control the structure, growth and quality of forests. These techniques are used to meet the timber production requirements, along with other values and needs of the society. Silviculture systems can be broadly classified into high...
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Trees and Forests of Tropical Asia: Exploring TapovanInformed by decades of researching tropical Asian forests, a comprehensive, up-to-date, and beautifully illustrated synthesis of the natural history of this unique place. Trees and Forests of Tropical Asia invites readers on an expedition into the leafy, humid, forested landscapes of tropical Asia--the so-called...
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Silvopasture: A Guide to Managing Grazing Animals, Forage Crops, and Trees in a Temperate Farm EcosystemA system for regenerating land, storing carbon, and creating climate resilience The concept of silvopasture challenges our notions of both modern agriculture and land use. For centuries, European settlers of North America have engaged in practices that separate the field from the forest, and...
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Fire Ecology and Management: Past, Present, and Future of Us Forested EcosystemsThis edited volume presents original scientific research and knowledge synthesis covering the past, present, and potential future fire ecology of major US forest types, with implications for forest management in a changing climate. The editors and authors highlight broad patterns among ecoregions and forest...
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Experimental Ecophysiology and Biochemistry of Trees and ShrubsThe existence and competition of trees and shrubs to sustain and put forth growth under varied environmental conditions is dependent on the interactions that occur between the plant metabolic processes and the prevailing environmental conditions. In order to understand the productivity of trees and...
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2022 International Mass Timber ReportThe mass timber panel industry, most prominently exemplified by cross-laminated timber (CLT), is a new phenomenon. It integrates elements of mass timber design, manufacturing technologies, and construction and has not followed typical commodity-oriented forest products industry models. In fact, it would be difficult to...
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Trees in Trouble: Wildfires, Infestations, and Climate ChangeA troubling story of the devastating and compounding effects of climate change in the Western and Rocky Mountain states, told through in-depth reportage and conversations with ecologists, professional forest managers, park service scientists, burn boss, activists, and more. Climate change manifests in many ways...
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You Have Been Given a Gift'You Have Been Given a Gift'' is an honest and inspiring look into a farmer's world, the oldest profession on the planet.Janette Perrett documents forty five years on the land and shares numerous alternative techniques discovered when she turned away from industrial agriculture in...
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Deep Woods Frontier: A History of Logging in Northern MichiganIn Deep Woods Frontier, Theodore J. Karamanski examines the interplay between men and technology in the lumbering of Michigan's rugged Upper Peninsula. Three distinct periods emerged as the industry evolved. The pine era was a rough pioneering time when trees were felled by axe...
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Tropical Nursery Manual: A Guide to Starting and Operating a Nursery for Native and Traditional PlantsTropical Nursery Manual, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Agriculture Handbook 732, was first published in 2014.This handbook was written for anyone endeavoring to start and operate a nursery for native and traditional plants in the tropics. Because the tropics cover a vast area...
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Wood harvesting with hand tools. An illustrated training manualIn many developing countries wood harvesting with hand tools continues on a large scale. With the shift of emphasis towards trees grown by rural people rather than forestry enterprises, it will gain in importance in the years to come. This training manual provides basic...
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Land on Fire: The New Reality of Wildfire in the West"This comprehensive book offers a fascinating overview of how those fires are fought, and some conversation-starters for how we might reimagine our relationship with the woods." --Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet Wildfire season is burning longer...
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The Practice of Silviculture: A Comprehensive ApproachThe science and art of growing and cultivating forest crops is referred to as silviculture. It involves controlling the establishment, growth, structure, and quality of forests, and management of forests stands primarily for timber production. Silviculture also focuses on ensuring that the treatment of...
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Salmon and Acorns Feed Our People: Colonialism, Nature, and Social ActionFinalist for the 2020 C. Wright Mills Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems Since time before memory, large numbers of salmon have made their way up and down the Klamath River. Indigenous management enabled the ecological abundance that formed the...
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Smokejumper: 12 Things to KnowGet 12 in-depth chapters on the daring yet dangerous job of fighting forest fires as a smokejumper. Training, equipment, parachute training, and history are all covered. Statistics and sidebars illuminate the content, while critical thinking questions encourage middle grade readers to dig deeper. Includes...
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Instant Insights: Sustainable Forest ManagementThis collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on sustainable forest management. The first chapter discusses the varying definitions of sustainable forest management (SFM) in tropical landscapes, as well as the trade-offs associated with SFM. The chapter also reviews the spatial scales of assessing SFM...
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