The world atlas of trees and forests : exploring Earth's forest ecosystems / Herman Shugart, Peter White, Sassan Saatchi, and Jérôme Chave

Author:: Shugart, Herman H. (Herman Henry), 1944-
Published:: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2022.
Copyright Date:: ©2022
Physical Description:: 400 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 31 cm
Additional Creators:: White, P. S., Saatchi, Sasan, and Chave, Jérôme

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Contents:

Seeing the forest for the trees -- Scale and the forest ecosystem -- The forest as a dynamic mosaic -- Mapping the forests of the world -- The diversity of the world's forests -- Tropical rain forests -- The boreal forest or taiga -- Savannas and dry forests -- Temperate forests -- Forest change over the millennia -- Climate change and forests -- The future: seeing forests with new eyes -- Glossary.

Summary:

"The earth's forests are havens of nature supporting a diversity of life. Shaped by climate and geography, these vast and dynamic wooded spaces offer unique ecosystems that shelter complex and interdependent webs of flora, fungi, and animals. The World Atlas of Trees and Forests offers a beautiful introduction to what forests are, how they work, how they grow, and how we map, assess, and conserve them"--

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ISBN:

9780691226743 (hardback)
0691226741 (hardback)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-393) and index.

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