Forest biodiversity : lessons from history for conservation /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI Publishing, in association with The International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO), 2004.
• Series: IUFRO research series ; 10.
• Subjects: Forest biodiversity conservation > Congresses.; Plant diversity conservation > Congresses.; History and Biography.; Forests and Forest Trees (Biology and Ecology); Silviculture and Forest Management.; Biological Resources (Animal); Biological Resources (Plant); Ecology (General); Biodiversity.; Forest ecology.; Forest fragmentation.; Forest management.; Forests.; Geographical distribution.; History.; Nature conservation.; Species diversity.; Species richness.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 285 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts.; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book contains 19 chapters which provide information on the diverse impact of forest history, in general, and of forest continuity, fragmentation and past management in particular, on the diversity and distribution of species. The implications for the conservation of biodiversity in forests are also addressed.