| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xxii, 306 p., [88] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Center books on natural history |
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Center books in natural history (Center for American Places at Columbia College Chicago)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-294) and index. |
| Note |
"The book is a completely revised, updated, and expanded version of John J. Berger's Understanding Forests (Sierra Club Books, 1998)"--P. 306. |
| Contents |
The bounteous forest -- The forest resource -- Where have all the forests gone? -- Conservation efforts -- The U.S. Forest Service -- New developments in U.S. forest policy -- Forestry and logging techniques -- Of old growth, spotted owls, and salvage logging -- Clearcutting -- Forests, money, and jobs -- Sustainable forestry -- Restoration forestry -- Saving forests -- Tropical forests and international forestry issues -- How to plant trees. |
| Subject |
Forests and forestry -- United States.
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Forest ecology -- United States.
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Forest conservation -- United States.
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Forest restoration -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Berger, John J., 1945-
Understanding forests.
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| ISBN |
193006652X (pbk.) |
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9781930066526 (pbk.) |
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9781930066519 (clothbound) |
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1930066511 (clothbound) |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000041888543 |
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NLGGC 309283566 |
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IG# 9781930066519 |
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