Grebner, Donald L.,

Introduction to forestry and natural resources / Donald L. Grebner, PhD, Professor, Department of Forestry, College of Forest Resources, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States, Pete Bettinger, PhD, Professor, School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States, Jacek P. Siry, PhD, Professor, School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States, Kevin Boston, PhD, JD, Adjunct Professor, Department of Forestry and Wildland Sciences, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, United States. - Second edition. - xii, 494 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.


Table of contents

1. A brief history of forestry and natural resource management

2. Forest regions of the world

3. Forest landowner goals, objectives, and constraints

4. Forest products

5. Wildlife habitat relationships

6. Ecosystem services

7. Forest recreation

8. Forest measurements and forestry related data

9. Tree anatomy and physiology

10. Forest dynamics

11. Common forestry practices

12. Forest harvesting systems

13. Forest and natural resource economics

14. Forest disturbances and health

15. Forest policies and external pressures

16. Urban forestry

17. Ethics

18. Forestry and natural resource management careers


Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780128190029


Forests and forestry.
Forest management.

333.75