Boreal Forests in the Face of Climate Change : Sustainable Management /

This open access book explores a new conceptual framework for the sustainable management of the boreal forest in the face of climate change. The boreal forest is the second-largest terrestrial biome on Earth and covers a 14 million km2 belt, representing about 25% of the Earth's forest area. Tw...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Girona, Miguel Montoro (Editor), Morin, Hubert (Editor), Gauthier, Sylvie (Editor), Bergeron, Yves (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
Edition:	1st ed. 2023.
Series:	Advances in Global Change Research, 74
Subjects:	Forestry. Physical geography. Environment. Environmental sciences-Social aspects. Plant ecology. Earth System Sciences. Environmental Sciences. Environmental Social Sciences. Plant Ecology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. Ecosystem Management of the Boreal Forest in the Era of Global Change
2. Millennial-Scale Disturbance History of the Boreal Zone
3. Natural Disturbances from the Perspective of Forest Ecosystem-based Management
4. Selected Examples of Interactions Between Natural Disturbances
5. Living Trees and Biodiversity
6. Deadwood Biodiversity
7. Embracing the Complexity and the Richness of Boreal Old-Growth Forests: A Further Step Toward Their Ecosystem Management
8. Ecological Classification in Forest Ecosystem Management: Links between Current Practices and Future Climate Change in a Québec Case Study
9. Changes in Water Status and Carbon Allocation in Conifers Subjected to Spruce Budworm Defoliation and Consequences for Tree Mortality and Forest Management
10. A Circumpolar Perspective on the Contribution of Trees to the Boreal Forest Carbon Balance.