Wild Forests

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• From: Alan McGowen <alanm@klerk.cup.hp.com>
• Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 20:05:41 +0200
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Reposted from CONSBIO.

Alan McGowen
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                                Wild Forests
                  Conservation Biology and Public Policy
 
                 William S. Alverson, Walter Kuhlmann and 
                           Donald M. Waller. 1994.
 
                     Island Press, Covelo, California
 
                         IBSN 1-55963-187-2 (cloth)
                         IBSN 1-55963-188-0 (paper)
 
    Contents
 
    Figures and Tables xi
 
    Foreword, by Jared Diamond xiii
 
    Preface xvii
 
    Acknowledgments xix
 
    Introduction xxi
 
 
    Part I Whence Biodiversity? 1
 
    1 Forests Then and Now 3
 
    2 Shadows in the Forest 19
 
    3 The Myth of Heart's Content 29
 
 
    Part II Ecological Mechanisms and Biotic Resources 35
 
    4 Internal Affairs: Patch and Disturbance Dynamics 39
 
    5 From Hero to Villain: Edge Effects 64
 
    6 Hazards of Fragmentation: Area and Isolation Effects 76
 
    7 Tracking Diversity: Biological Inventory, Research, and 
      Monitoring 94
 
 
    Part III Approaches to Forest Management 117
 
    8 The Evolution of Forest Management 120
 
    9 Multiple Use on National Forest Lands 136
 
   10 What's New in Forest Management? 151
 
   11 Zoning for Diversity 160
 
 
    Part IV  Toward a New Diversity Policy
    (and Twenty-First Century Old Growth) 179
 
   12 Sources of a New Diversity Policy for the National 
      Forests 182
 
   13 Case History: The Wisconsin National Forests 209
 
   14 Dominant-Use Zoning and Wildlands: Forestry for 
      the Twenty First Century 235
 
   First Postscript 257
 
   References 259
 
   Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms 287
 
   Species List 291
 
   Index 293
 
 
 

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