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Forest Ecosystems, Forest Management and the Global Carbon Cycle

By Michael J. Apps , David T. Price (auth.) , David T. Price (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
1996
ISBN
978-3-642-64699-7, 978-3-642-61111-7
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-61111-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10932512 bytes)
Series
NATO ASI Series 40
Edition
1
Pages
452\454
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Geoecology/Natural Processes; Nature Conservation;

Description

Globally, forest vegetation and soils are both major stores of terrestrial organic carbon, and major contributors to the annual cycling of carbon between the atmosphere and the biosphere. Forests are also a renewable resource, vital to the everyday existence of millions of people, since they provide food, shelter, fuel, raw materials and many other benefits. The combined effects of an expanding global population and increasing consumption of resources, however, may be seriously endangering both the extent and future sustainability of the world's forests. About thirty chapters cover four main themes: the role of forests in the global carbon cycle; effects of past, present and future changes in forest land use; the role of forest management, products and biomass on carbon cycling, and socio-economic impacts.

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