
Introduction to Forestry and Natural Resources
- 2nd Edition - January 19, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Authors: Donald L. Grebner, Pete Bettinger, Jacek P. Siry, Kevin Boston
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 9 0 0 2 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 9 0 7 6 - 0
Introduction to Forestry and Natural Resources, Second Edition, presents a broad, completely updated overview of the profession of forestry. The book details several key fields wi… Read more

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Request a sales quoteIntroduction to Forestry and Natural Resources, Second Edition, presents a broad, completely updated overview of the profession of forestry. The book details several key fields within forestry, including forest management, economics, policy, utilization and forestry careers. Chapters deal specifically with forest regions of the world, landowners, forest products, wildlife habitats, tree anatomy and physiology, and forest disturbances and health. These topics are ideal for undergraduate introductory courses and include numerous examples and questions for students to ponder. There is also a section dedicated to forestry careers.
Unlike other introductory forestry texts, which focus largely on forest ecology rather than practical forestry concepts, this book encompasses the economic, ecological and social aspects, thus providing a uniquely balanced text. The wide range of experience of the contributing authors equips them especially well to identify missing content from other texts in the area and address topics currently covered in corresponding college courses.
- Covers the application of forestry and natural resources around the world with a focus on practical applications and graphical examples
- Describes basic techniques for measuring and evaluating forest resources and natural resources, including fundamental terminology and concepts
- Includes management policies and their influence at the local, national and international levels
Undergraduates, instructors and researchers interested in forestry, wildlife or natural resources
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Chapter 1. A brief history of forestry and natural resource management
- 1.1. What is forestry and natural resource management?
- 1.2. What are forests?
- 1.3. Why are forests important to humans?
- 1.4. A brief history of human interaction with forests
- 1.5. Forests in the current world political and environmental context
- 1.6. Human developmental pressures on forests
- 1.7. What are the major challenges to forests in the future?
- Summary
- Chapter 2. Forest regions of the world
- 2.1. North America
- 2.2. Central America
- 2.3. South America
- 2.4. Europe
- 2.5. Asia
- 2.6. Africa
- 2.7. Oceania
- Summary
- Chapter 3. Forest landowner goals, objectives, and constraints
- 3.1. Introduction
- 3.2. Objectives of forest landowners
- 3.3. Constraints of forest landowners
- Summary
- Chapter 4. Forest products
- 4.1. Commodities
- 4.2. Nontimber forest products
- Summary
- Chapter 5. Wildlife habitat relationships
- 5.1. What is wildlife?
- 5.2. What is wildlife habitat?
- 5.3. Characterization of habitat types
- 5.4. Succession and stand conditions
- 5.5. Edge versus interior habitats
- 5.6. Riparian zones and wildlife corridors
- 5.7. Direct and indirect management of habitat
- 5.8. Habitat models
- 5.9. Threats to wildlife habitat
- Summary
- Chapter 6. Ecosystem services
- 6.1. What is an ecosystem?
- 6.2. What are ecosystem services?
- 6.3. Types of ecosystem services
- 6.4. Trade-offs when managing for different forest ecosystem services
- Summary
- Chapter 7. Forest recreation
- 7.1. What is recreation?
- 7.2. What is forest recreation?
- 7.3. A brief history of forest recreation in the United States
- 7.4. Where are the forest recreational opportunities?
- 7.5. Recreation opportunity spectrum
- 7.6. Factors that affect participation in forest recreation
- 7.7. Recreational planning and development
- Summary
- Chapter 8. Forest measurements and forestry related data
- 8.1. Measuring trees and the forest
- 8.2. Measuring other resources
- 8.3. Geographic information systems
- 8.4. Global satellite–based positioning and navigation systems
- 8.5. Aerial photographs and digital orthophotographs
- 8.6. Other remotely sensed imagery
- 8.7. Laser and LiDAR technology
- 8.8. Unmanned aerial vehicles: drones
- Summary
- Chapter 9. Tree anatomy and physiology
- 9.1. Tree anatomy
- 9.2. Transpiration and sap flow in a tree
- 9.3. Photosynthesis
- 9.4. Tree respiration
- 9.5. Tree growth
- 9.6. Tree roots
- 9.7. Tree regeneration
- 9.8. Tree tolerance to shade
- 9.9. Tree nutrition
- 9.10. Tree responses to signals
- Summary
- Chapter 10. Forest dynamics
- 10.1. Forest communities
- 10.2. Interaction, competition, and strategy among tree species
- 10.3. Gradients and niches
- 10.4. Forest succession
- 10.5. Stand dynamics following major disturbance
- 10.6. Gap dynamics
- Summary
- Chapter 11. Common forestry practices
- 11.1. Site preparation
- 11.2. Forest regeneration
- 11.3. Early tending
- 11.4. Precommercial thinning
- 11.5. Pruning
- 11.6. Commercial thinning
- 11.7. Fertilization
- 11.8. Final harvest
- 11.9. Group selection harvests
- 11.10. Seed tree harvests
- 11.11. Shelterwood harvests
- 11.12. Uneven-aged partial selection harvests
- 11.13. Partial selective harvests
- 11.14. Salvage or sanitation harvests
- 11.15. Prescribed burning
- 11.16. Forest fuel reduction treatments
- 11.17. Understory cleaning
- 11.18. Biomass harvesting
- 11.19. Agroforestry
- 11.20. Clonal forestry
- 11.21. Forest protection
- Summary
- Chapter 12. Forest harvesting systems
- 12.1. Tree felling and processing in the woods
- 12.2. Primary transportation
- 12.3. Tree processing at a landing
- 12.4. Secondary transportation
- 12.5. Forest roads
- 12.6. Safety
- 12.7. Harvesting other products
- Summary
- Chapter 13. Forest and natural resource economics
- 13.1. Introduction
- 13.2. Why forest and natural resource economics?
- 13.3. Markets, efficiency, and government
- 13.4. The time value of money
- 13.5. Forest and natural resource investment evaluation criteria
- 13.6. Economics of a forest rotation
- 13.7. Nonmarket forest products
- Summary
- Chapter 14. Forest disturbances and health
- 14.1. What are forest disturbances?
- 14.2. Disturbances created by wind
- 14.3. Disturbances created by fire
- 14.4. Disturbances created by volcanic eruptions
- 14.5. Disturbances created by ice and snow
- 14.6. Disturbances created by floods
- 14.7. Disturbances created by diseases
- 14.8. Disturbances created by insects
- 14.9. Disturbances created by humans
- Summary
- Chapter 15. Forest policies and external pressures
- 15.1. What is a forest policy?
- 15.2. International forest policies
- 15.3. National, state, and provincial policies
- 15.4. Organizational and individual policies
- 15.5. Forest certification programs
- 15.6. Trade issues
- 15.7. Forest carbon sequestration and markets
- 15.8. Renewable energy and forest resources
- Summary
- Chapter 16. Urban forestry
- 16.1. What is urban forestry?
- 16.2. A brief history of urban forestry
- 16.3. The benefits of urban forestry
- 16.4. The environment of urban forestry
- 16.5. The management of urban forests
- Summary
- Chapter 17. Ethics
- 17.1. Introduction
- 17.2. Philosophical approaches to land or conservation ethics
- 17.3. Ethical conduct from a business perspective
- 17.4. Example codes of ethics in natural resource management
- Summary
- Chapter 18. Forestry and natural resource management careers
- 18.1. Forestry and natural resource management careers
- Summary
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Glossary
- Index
- Edition: 2
- Published: January 19, 2021
- No. of pages (Paperback): 512
- No. of pages (eBook): 512
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128190029
- eBook ISBN: 9780128190760
DG
Donald L. Grebner
PB
Pete Bettinger
JS
Jacek P. Siry
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