The world atlas of trees and forests : exploring Earth's forest ecosystems /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Shugart, Herman H. (Herman Henry), 1944- (Author), White, P. S. (Author), Saatchi, Sasan (Author)
Other Authors:	Chave, Jérôme (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2022]
Subjects:	Forests and forestry > Maps. Forest ecology. Forests and forestry. Alpine tundra. Amazon rainforest. Antarctic ice sheet. Araucariaceae. Atmospheric circulation. Biodiversity hotspot. Biodiversity. Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project. Biomass (ecology). Boreal ecosystem. Boreal forest of Canada. Bristlecone pine. Cloud forest. Cyperaceae. Deciduous. Deforestation. Douglas fir. Ecosystem. Elm. Eucalyptus. Evergreen forest. Evergreen. Experimental forest. Flora. Forest dynamics. Forest floor. Forest fragmentation. Forest management. Forest plot. Forest produce (India). Forest transition. Forest zone. Forest. Forestry. Fraser fir. Fungus. Geolocation. Giant Forest. If a tree falls in a forest. Jasper National Park. Landscape architecture. Leaf. Live oak. Mountain ecosystems. Myristicaceae. Nantahala National Forest. Normalized Difference Vegetation Index. North Carolina Botanical Garden. Northern Canada. Northern Europe. Northern Hemisphere. Nut Tree. Oak. Old-growth forest. Petrified Forest National Park. Pine. Pinus ponderosa. Plant. Podocarpaceae. Polar regions of Earth. Protection forest. Rainforest. Redwood National and State Parks. Rocky Mountain National Park. Rocky Mountains. Royal forest. Savanna. Sayan Mountains. Seasonal tropical forest. Secondary forest. Sequoia National Park. Sequoiadendron. Shrub. Shrubland. Soil carbon. Soil map. Soil. Spruce-fir forests. Spruce. Subalpine forest. Sustainable forest management. Taiga. Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest. Temperate deciduous forest. Temperate forest. Tibetan Plateau. Tierra del Fuego National Park. Tree stand. Tree structure. Tree. Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests. Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests. Tropical rainforest. United States Forest Service. Vegetation Index. Vegetation. Wood. Woodlot. timberline. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
Introduction
1 Seeing the Forest for the Trees
2 Scale and the Forest Ecosystem
3 The Forest as a Dynamic Mosaic
4 Mapping the Forests of the World
5 The Diversity of the World's Forests
6 Tropical Rain Forests
7 The Boreal Forest or Taiga
8 Savannas and Dry Forests
9 Temperate Forests
10 Forest Change Over Millennia
11 Climate Change and Forests
12 The Future: Seeing Forests with New Eyes
Appendices
Glossary
Resources
Notes on contributors
Index
Picture credits