Author: Francis Leonard Precht
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 442
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Spatial Pattern and Stand Structure in Subalpine Forests of the Northeastern Olympic Mountains, Washington
Author: Francis Leonard Precht
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Languages : en
Pages : 442
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 442
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Size- and Age-Related Changes in Tree Structure and Function
Author: Frederick C. Meinzer
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400712421
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 511
Book Description
Millions of trees live and grow all around us, and we all recognize the vital role they play in the world’s ecosystems. Publicity campaigns exhort us to plant yet more. Yet until recently comparatively little was known about the root causes of the physical changes that attend their growth. Since trees typically increase in size by three to four orders of magnitude in their journey to maturity, this gap in our knowledge has been a crucial issue to address. Here at last is a synthesis of the current state of our knowledge about both the causes and consequences of ontogenetic changes in key features of tree structure and function. During their ontogeny, trees undergo numerous changes in their physiological function, the structure and mechanical properties of their wood, and overall architecture and allometry. This book examines the central interplay between these changes and tree size and age. It also explores the impact these changes can have, at the level of the individual tree, on the emerging characteristics of forest ecosystems at various stages of their development. The analysis offers an explanation for the importance of discriminating between the varied physical properties arising from the nexus of size and age, as well as highlighting the implications these ontogenetic changes have for commercial forestry and climate change. This important and timely summation of our knowledge base in this area, written by highly respected researchers, will be of huge interest, not only to researchers, but also to forest managers and silviculturists.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400712421
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 511
Book Description
Millions of trees live and grow all around us, and we all recognize the vital role they play in the world’s ecosystems. Publicity campaigns exhort us to plant yet more. Yet until recently comparatively little was known about the root causes of the physical changes that attend their growth. Since trees typically increase in size by three to four orders of magnitude in their journey to maturity, this gap in our knowledge has been a crucial issue to address. Here at last is a synthesis of the current state of our knowledge about both the causes and consequences of ontogenetic changes in key features of tree structure and function. During their ontogeny, trees undergo numerous changes in their physiological function, the structure and mechanical properties of their wood, and overall architecture and allometry. This book examines the central interplay between these changes and tree size and age. It also explores the impact these changes can have, at the level of the individual tree, on the emerging characteristics of forest ecosystems at various stages of their development. The analysis offers an explanation for the importance of discriminating between the varied physical properties arising from the nexus of size and age, as well as highlighting the implications these ontogenetic changes have for commercial forestry and climate change. This important and timely summation of our knowledge base in this area, written by highly respected researchers, will be of huge interest, not only to researchers, but also to forest managers and silviculturists.
Dissertation Abstracts International
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 770
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 770
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Canadian Journal of Botany
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 472
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 472
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Northwest Science
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 322
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 322
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A Framework for Long-term Ecological Monitoring in Olympic National Park
Author: Kurt Jeffrey Jenkins
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Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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The Geology of Washington and Beyond
Author: Eric Swenson Cheney
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295806354
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The 20 chapters of The Geology of Washington and Beyond�an outgrowth of a geologic symposium�present the substantial advances in recent research on the geologic history of Washington State. The 32 contributors used new conceptual developments such as sequence stratigraphy, identification and matching of terranes, and neotechtonics, as well as breakthroughs in technology such as lidar mapping, paleomagnetism, and new methods of radiometric dating, to examine the fascinating geology of Washington State and beyond. Also included is geologic mapping in areas previously known only by reconnaissance. This book will influence resource management decisions, as well as disaster and land-use planning in the region. The introductory chapters make the book accessible for undergraduate courses in geology and to the general public.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295806354
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The 20 chapters of The Geology of Washington and Beyond�an outgrowth of a geologic symposium�present the substantial advances in recent research on the geologic history of Washington State. The 32 contributors used new conceptual developments such as sequence stratigraphy, identification and matching of terranes, and neotechtonics, as well as breakthroughs in technology such as lidar mapping, paleomagnetism, and new methods of radiometric dating, to examine the fascinating geology of Washington State and beyond. Also included is geologic mapping in areas previously known only by reconnaissance. This book will influence resource management decisions, as well as disaster and land-use planning in the region. The introductory chapters make the book accessible for undergraduate courses in geology and to the general public.
Canadian Journal of Forest Research
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 482
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 482
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Wildlife-habitat Relationships in Oregon and Washington
Author: David H. Johnson
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
This volume provides information about the terrestrial, freshwater, and marine habitats of Oregon and Washington and the wildlife that depend upon them; it also supports broader and more consistent conservation planning, management, and research. The 27 chapters identify 593 wildlife species, define some 300 wildlife terms, profile wildlife communities, review introduced and extirpated species and species at risk, and discuss management approaches. The volume includes color and bandw photographs, maps, diagrams, and illustrations; and the accompanying CD-ROM contains additional wildlife data (60,000 records), maps, and seven matrixes that link wildlife species with their respective habitat types. Johnson is a wildlife biologist, engineer, and habitat scientist; and O'Neill is director of the Northwest Habitat Institute; they worked together on this publication project as its managing directors. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher:
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
This volume provides information about the terrestrial, freshwater, and marine habitats of Oregon and Washington and the wildlife that depend upon them; it also supports broader and more consistent conservation planning, management, and research. The 27 chapters identify 593 wildlife species, define some 300 wildlife terms, profile wildlife communities, review introduced and extirpated species and species at risk, and discuss management approaches. The volume includes color and bandw photographs, maps, diagrams, and illustrations; and the accompanying CD-ROM contains additional wildlife data (60,000 records), maps, and seven matrixes that link wildlife species with their respective habitat types. Johnson is a wildlife biologist, engineer, and habitat scientist; and O'Neill is director of the Northwest Habitat Institute; they worked together on this publication project as its managing directors. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
Bibliography of Agriculture with Subject Index
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1238
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1238
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