Environmental change and geomorphic hazards in forests : report No.4 of the IUFRO Task Force on Environmental Change /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI Publishing, in association with The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), 2002.
• Series: IUFRO research series ; 9.
• Subjects: Climatic changes.; Forest ecology.; Forests and forestry > Environmental aspects.; Hazardous geographic environments.; Forests and Forest Trees (Biology and Ecology); Erosion: Soil and Water Conservation.; Pollution and Degradation.; Natural Disasters.; Plants.; Desertification.; Erosion.; Flooding.; Forests.; Hazards.; Mangrove forests.; Mangroves.; Natural disasters.; Trees.; Woody plants.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 241 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts.; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book reviews current knowledge of most types of geohazards in forested areas. The 11 chapters cover hydrologic impacts, including flooding and soil erosion, desertification in Mediterranean Europe and Africa, landslides, and hazards in mangrove forests and along shorelines. Examples covered are from all five continents.