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Introduction to Forestry Science, Soft Cover

L. Burton (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

544 Seiten

2017 | 3rd edition
Delmar Cengage Learning (Verlag)
9781337904568 (ISBN)

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Practical, easy to understand, and up-to-date, INTRODUCTION TO FORESTRY SCIENCE, Third Edition provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the principles and practices of forest management that are commonly practiced in the United States. Appropriate for anyone interested in forestry or natural resources, this book is filled with visual aids and tools as well as career profiles which give readers an overview of what it might be like to work in the forest industry and demonstrate how concepts are applied in the real world. In addition to covering the basics of the biological processes necessary for the creation of forests, topics such as the economic impact of forests on the U.S. economy, government historical events and policies, regional differences in forests and forest management, and laws and regulations that govern the use of forests are presented.

L. Devere Burton, PhD has been involved with agricultural education most of his life, first as a student, and then as a teacher and state program supervisor. He retired as Dean of Instruction at the College of Southern Idaho in 2006. He is a graduate of Utah State University and Brigham Young University and holds a Ph.D. from Iowa State University. He is active in a number of professional associations including the National FFA, ACTE Agricultural Educators of Idaho, and the Idaho Department of Commerce Technology Committee.

Section I: INTRODUCTION: GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH THE FOREST.
1. Introduction to Forestry.
2. North American Forest Regions.
Section II: FOREST SAFETY
3. Safety in the Forest
Section III: FOREST MANAGEMENT
4. Silviculture
5. Measurement of Forest Resources
6. Harvest and Reforestation Practices
7. Fire and the Forest
8. Wildlife and the Forest
9. Water Quality and Watershed Management
10. The Role of Government in Forestry
Section III: FOREST PRODUCTS
11. Wood Construction Materials
12. Specialty Forest Products
13. Plantation Products and Practices
Section V NEW DIRECTIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN FORESTRY
14. Urban Forestry
15. Space-Age Forest Technologies
Section VI DENDROLOGY: THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF TREES
16. Physiology of Trees
17. Forest Ecology
18. Diseases and Pests of Trees
19. Anatomy and Classification of Trees
Section VII TREES OF THE FOREST
20. Tree Identification
APPENDICES.
Appendix I. North American Trees and Bushes.
Appendix II. Insects of Forests and Ornamental Trees.
Appendix III. Schools Offering Forestry/Natural Resource Programs.
Appendix IV. Timberland Ownership by State
Appendix V. United States Land Areas.
Appendix VI. The Tree Farm Community
Appendix VII. Harvested Volume in the United States by Ownership and Region
GLOSSARY.
INDEX.

Erscheinungsdatum	15.12.2017
Verlagsort	Clifton Park
Sprache	englisch
Maße	213 x 22 mm
Gewicht	1225 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
	Sozialwissenschaften
	Technik ► Lebensmitteltechnologie
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-13	9781337904568 / 9781337904568
Zustand	Neuware