Temperate Forests

Temperate Forests
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Publisher : Capstone
Total Pages : 30
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0736891668
ISBN-13 : 9780736891660
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Temperate Forests by : Sally Wilkins

Discusses the plants, animals, and climate of a temperate forest ecosystem.

Temperate Forests

Temperate Forests
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Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
Total Pages : 66
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781432941802
ISBN-13 : 1432941801
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis Temperate Forests by : John Woodward

Introduces animals and plants that typically live in forests.

Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the World

Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the World
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Publisher : Island Press
Total Pages : 333
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781597266765
ISBN-13 : 1597266760
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the World by : Dominick A. DellaSala

Temperate rainforests are biogeographically unique. Compared to their tropical counterparts, temperate rainforests are rarer and are found disproportionately along coastlines. Because most temperate rainforests are marked by the intersection of marine, terrestrial, and freshwater systems, these rich ecotones are among the most productive regions on Earth. Globally, temperate rainforests store vast amounts of carbon, provide habitat for scores of rare and endemic species with ancient affinities, and sustain complex food-web dynamics. In spite of their global significance, however, protection levels for these ecosystems are far too low to sustain temperate rainforests under a rapidly changing global climate and ever expanding human footprint. Therefore, a global synthesis is needed to provide the latest ecological science and call attention to the conservation needs of temperate and boreal rainforests. A concerted effort to internationalize the plight of the world’s temperate and boreal rainforests is underway around the globe; this book offers an essential (and heretofore missing) tool for that effort. DellaSala and his contributors tell a compelling story of the importance of temperate and boreal rainforests that includes some surprises (e.g., South Africa, Iran, Turkey, Japan, Russia). This volume provides a comprehensive reference from which to build a collective vision of their future.

Warm-Temperate Deciduous Forests around the Northern Hemisphere

Warm-Temperate Deciduous Forests around the Northern Hemisphere
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 3319348442
ISBN-13 : 9783319348445
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis Warm-Temperate Deciduous Forests around the Northern Hemisphere by : Elgene O. Box

Warm-temperate deciduous forests are "southern", mainly oak-dominated deciduous forests, as found over the warmer southern parts of the temperate deciduous forest regions of East Asia, Europe and eastern North America. Climatic analysis has shown that these forests extend from typical temperate climates to well into the warm-temperate zone, in areas where winters are a bit too cold for the ‘zonal’ evergreen broad-leaved forests normally expected in that climatic zone. This book is the first to recognize and describe these southern deciduous forests as an alternative to the evergreen forests of the warm-temperate zone. This warm-temperate zone will become more important under global warming, since it represents the contested transition between deciduous and evergreen forests and between tropical and temperate floristic elements. This book is dedicated to the memory of Tatsuō Kira, the imaginative Japanese ecologist who first noticed and described this general zonation exception and who proposed the name warm-temperate deciduous forest.

Temperate Forests

Temperate Forests
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Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Total Pages : 289
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781438100661
ISBN-13 : 1438100663
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis Temperate Forests by : Michael Allaby

Describes the temperate forest biome, including climate, geology, geography and biodiversity.

Analysis of Temperate Forest Ecosystems

Analysis of Temperate Forest Ecosystems
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 319
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9783642855870
ISBN-13 : 3642855873
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis Analysis of Temperate Forest Ecosystems by : D.E. Reichle

A series of concise books, each by one or several authors, will provide prompt, world-wide information on approaches to analyzing ecological systems and their interacting parts. Syntheses of results in turn will illustrate the effectiveness, and the limitations, of current knowledge. This series aims to help overcome the fragmen tation of our understanding about natural and managed landscapes and water- about man and the many other organisms which depend on these environments. We may sometimes seem complacent that our environment has supported many civilizations fairly well - better in some parts of the Earth than in others. Modern technology has mastered some difficulties but creates new ones faster than we anticipate. Pressures of human and other animal populations now highlight complex ecological problems of practical importance and theoretical scientific interest. In every climatic-biotic zone, changes in plants, soils, waters, air and other resources which support life are accelerating. Such changes engulf not only regions already crowded or exploited. They spill over into more natural areas where contrasting choices for future use should remain open to our descendents-where Nature's own balances and imbalances can be interpreted by imaginative research, and need to be.

Farming the Woods

Farming the Woods
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Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Total Pages : 386
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781603585071
ISBN-13 : 1603585079
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis Farming the Woods by : Ken Mudge

Learn how to fill forests with food by viewing agriculture from a remarkably different perspective: that a healthy forest can be maintained while growing a wide range of food, medicinal, and other nontimber products. The practices of forestry and farming are often seen as mutually exclusive, because in the modern world, agriculture involves open fields, straight rows, and machinery to grow crops, while forests are reserved primarily for timber and firewood harvesting. In Farming the Woods, authors Ken Mudge and Steve Gabriel demonstrate that it doesn’t have to be an either-or scenario, but a complementary one; forest farms can be most productive in places where the plow is not: on steep slopes and in shallow soils. Forest farming is an invaluable practice to integrate into any farm or homestead, especially as the need for unique value-added products and supplemental income becomes increasingly important for farmers. Many of the daily indulgences we take for granted, such as coffee, chocolate, and many tropical fruits, all originate in forest ecosystems. But few know that such abundance is also available in the cool temperate forests of North America. Farming the Woods covers in detail how to cultivate, harvest, and market high-value nontimber forest crops such as American ginseng, shiitake mushrooms, ramps (wild leeks), maple syrup, fruit and nut trees, ornamentals, and more. Along with profiles of forest farmers from around the country, readers are also provided comprehensive information on: • historical perspectives of forest farming; • mimicking the forest in a changing climate; • cultivation of medicinal crops; • cultivation of food crops; • creating a forest nursery; • harvesting and utilizing wood products; • the role of animals in the forest farm; and, • how to design your forest farm and manage it once it’s established. Farming the Woods is an essential book for farmers and gardeners who have access to an established woodland, are looking for productive ways to manage it, and are interested in incorporating aspects of agroforestry, permaculture, forest gardening, and sustainable woodlot management into the concept of a whole-farm organism.

Temperate Forests

Temperate Forests
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Publisher : Scholastic
Total Pages : 0
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0531205525
ISBN-13 : 9780531205525
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis Temperate Forests by : Peter Benoit

Why do the leaved of some trees change colors in autumn? They stop making a special green substance, allowing other colors to show through. Inside, You'll Find: How animals survive cold winters in this ecosystem; Maps, a timeline, photos-and ways you can protect temperate forests; Surprising TRUE facts that will shock and amaze you! Book jacket.

Restoration of Boreal and Temperate Forests

Restoration of Boreal and Temperate Forests
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Publisher : CRC Press
Total Pages : 552
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781482211979
ISBN-13 : 1482211971
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Restoration of Boreal and Temperate Forests by : John A. Stanturf

Humans have influenced the landscapes and forests throughout the temperate and boreal zones for millennia. Restoration of Boreal and Temperate Forests, Second Edition focuses on the negative impact of human activity, and explains the importance of forest restoration as a way to repair habitat, restore forest structure and function, and counteract t

What Are Temperate Deciduous Forests?

What Are Temperate Deciduous Forests?
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Publisher : Britannica Educational Publishing
Total Pages : 35
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781508106715
ISBN-13 : 1508106711
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis What Are Temperate Deciduous Forests? by : Heather Moore Niver

Forests fascinate readers and hikers alike. And the deciduous forest, perhaps the "classic" forest biome, fills our stories and is the go-to spot for many outdoor activities. This informative book describes the forest many think they know, presenting the abundant life within, including trees, animals, plants, and even moss. Readers will learn about its iconic four seasons, as well as why trees drop their leaves and change from green to the brilliant hues of autumn. Thought-provoking sidebars prompt further investigation.