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

• Other Authors: Kirby, K. J., (Editor), Watkins, C., (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2015.
• Subjects: Forest ecology > History. > Europe; Forest management > History. > Europe; Forests and forestry > History. > Europe; Forests and Forest Trees (Biology and Ecology); Silviculture and Forest Management.; Biological Resources (Animal); Biological Resources (Plant); Sport and Recreational Activities, (New March 2000); Plant Ecology.; Animal Ecology.; Coppice.; Fauna.; Flora.; Forest management.; Forest plantations.; Forestry.; Forests.; History.; Human activity.; Hunting.; Nature conservation.; Resource conservation.; Silvicultural systems.; Silviculture.; Stand characteristics.; Trees.; Understorey.; Veteran or remarkable trees.; Woodlands.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xix, 363 pages, 8 pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.