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Indlæser... The Hidden Forest: The Biography of an Ecosystemaf Jon R. Luoma
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Using a Willamette National Forest study area as a backdrop, this book provides a clear, useful, entertaining and concise overview of important ecology topics. Microrhizomal relationships, nitrogen fixation, forest fragmentation, species diversity, forest economics, the Spotted Owl controversy, salmon fisheries, pressure on academics to generate woefully short-term studies, and US Forest Service politics are some of the fascinating topics. Very highly recommended. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
From the leaves at the top of the canopy to the insects living deep beneath the soil, a forest is a complex, unified ecosystem, critically affected by every creature that lives or dies within its boundaries. In this acclaimed book, veteran science writer Jon R. Luoma uncovers this world as he chronicles the work of a unique scientific research project currently underway in a majestic old-growth forest in the Pacific Northwest. Over the course of several decades the project will bring together scientists from almost every discipline -- botanists, entomologists, wildlife ecologists, soil biologists, and a score of others -- to piece together the long-term natural history of this single forest ecosystem. Described in fascinating detail in The Hidden Forest, this unusual undertaking points the way to a new model of conservation. No library descriptions found. |
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Luoma is a journalist and so takes us into various forests, talks with the experts, and gives a good layman's perspective of the science and politics surrounding forestry and public land management. In this book, one learns about the life and structure of old growth forests (particularly Pacific Northwest forests), e.g. the critical roles of fungi, soil organisms, small rodents, birds, disturbance regimes--basically the web of interconnections that makes a forest (or any ecosystem) "work." ( )