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Europe's changing woods and forests : from wildwood to cultural landscapes /

"This book brings together information about Europe's forests and how they have developed since the last Ice Age. The first part (Chapters 1-4) gives an overview of Europe's woods and forests in space and over time; the second part (Chapters 5-9) looks at how they have been managed; t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: C.A.B. International
Other Authors: Kirby, K. J. (Editor), Watkins, C. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxfordshire, UK ; Boston, MA : CABI, [2015]
Subjects:
Forest ecology > Europe > History.
Forest management > Europe > History.
Forests and forestry > Europe > History.
Forests.
Conservation of Natural Resources.
Europe.
History.
Ebooks.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
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Summary:"This book brings together information about Europe's forests and how they have developed since the last Ice Age. The first part (Chapters 1-4) gives an overview of Europe's woods and forests in space and over time; the second part (Chapters 5-9) looks at how they have been managed; the third part (Chapters 10-15) deals with how plants and animals have responded to alteration of the forest cover; the fourth part (Chapters 16-20) illustrates a range of different histories for locations from Italy to Sweden, from Poland to the UK; while the final part (Chapters 21-24) explores some of the issues around woodland conservation, now and in the future."--publisher's website
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Description based on opening page (viewed Jul 13, 2015).
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
DOI:10.1079/9781780643373.0000
Access:This title is restricted to authorized TAMU and TAMHSC users.