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ForestEncyclopediaofForestSciences,Four-VolumeSet,Volume1-4
ByJulianEvans,JohnA.Youngquist,JefferyBurleyPublisher:AcademicPress
NumberOfPages:2400
PublicationDate:2004-05-15
ISBN-10/ASIN:0121451607
ISBN-13/EAN:9780121451608
Binding:Hardcover
Acombinationofbroaddisciplinarycoverageandscientificexcellence,theEncyclopediaofForestScienceswillbeanindispensableadditiontothelibraryofanyoneinterestedinforests,forestryandforestsciences.Packedwithvaluableinsightsfromexpertsallovertheworld,thisremarkablesetnotonlysummarizesrecentadvancesinforestsciencetechniques,butalsothoroughlycoversthebasicinformationvitaltocomprehensiveunderstandingoftheimportantelementsofforestry.TheEncyclopediaofForestSciencesalsocoversrelevantbiologyandecology,differenttypesofforestry(e.g.tropicalforestryanddrylandforestry),scientificnamesoftreesandshrubs,andtheapplied,economic,andsocialaspectsofforestmanagement.ValuablekeyfeaturesfurtherenhancetheutilityofthisEncyclopediaasanexceptionalreferencetool.AlsoavailableonlineviaScienceDirect-featuringextensivebrowsing,searching,andinternalcross-referencingbetweenarticlesinthework,plusdynamiclinkingtojournalarticlesandabstractdatabases,makingnavigationflexibleandeasy.Formoreinformation,pricingoptionsandavailabilityvisitwww.info.sciencedirect.com.*Editedandwrittenbyadistinguishedgroupofeditorsandcontributors
*Well-organizedencyclopedicformatprovidesconcise,readableentries,easysearches,andthoroughcross-references
*Illustrativetables,figures,andphotographsineveryentry,producedinfullcolor
*Comprehensiveglossarydefinesnewandimportantterms
*Complete,up-to-datecoverageofover60areasofforestsciences--suretobeofinteresttoscientists,students,andprofessionalsalike!
*Editor-in-ChiefisthepastpresidentoftheInternationalunionofForestryResearchOrganizations,theoldestinternationalcollaborativeforestryresearchorganizationwithover15,000scientistsfrom100countries
