{"product_id":"9789400722019","title":"Managing Forest Ecosystems","description":"\u003ch1\u003eManaging Forest Ecosystems\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePukkala, Timo; Gadow, Klaus\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlthough the majority of the world’s forest ecosystems are dominated by uneven-sized multi-species stands, forest management practice and theory has focused on the development of plantation monocultures to maximize the supply of timber at low cost. Societal expectations are changing, however, and uneven-aged multi-species ecosystems, selectively managed as \u003ci\u003eContinuous Cover Forestry\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eCCF\u003c\/i\u003e), are often believed to be superior to monocultures in addressing a wide range of expectations. This book presents methods  which are relevant to CCF management and planning: analysing forest structures, silvicultural and planning, economic evaluation, based on examples in Europe, Asia, Africa and North and South America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2011-10-15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789400722019\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-007-2202-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 296\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44541660692620,"sku":"9789400722019","price":251.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789400722019.jpg?v=1776451381","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789400722019","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}