Overview

Forest fragmentation will inevitably continue over the coming years, especially in developing economies. This book provides a cutting edge review of the multi-disciplinary sciences related to studies of global forest fragmentation. It specifically addresses cross-cutting themes from both an ecological and a social sciences perspective. The ultimate goal of Global Forest Fragmentation is to provide a detailed scientific base to support future forest landscape management and planning to meet global environmental and societal needs.

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Author:   Alexandra-Maria Klein (Institute of Ecology, Germany) ,  Chris Kettle (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) ,  Aline Finger (Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, UK) ,  Lian Pin Koh (The University of Adelaide, Australia)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.432kg
ISBN:  

9781780644974

ISBN 10:   1780644973
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   12 September 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

a: Acknowledgements b: Preface Chapter 1: Global Forest Fragmentation: Introduction Chapter 2: The history of deforestation and forest fragmentation: a global perspective Chapter 3: Contemporary drivers of habitat fragmentation Chapter 4: Forest fragmentation and biodiversity conservation in human-dominated landscapes Chapter 5: Forest Fragmentation Genetics: What can genetics tell us about forest fragmentation? Chapter 6: Forest Fragmentation and Climate Change Chapter 7: Forest islands in an agricultural sea Chapter 8: Forest fragmentation and ecosystem function Chapter 9: Beyond the mirror: Tropical forest fragmentation and its impact on rural livelihoods. Chapter 10: Governance Failures and the Fragmentation of Tropical Forests Chapter 11: Future Forests, Fantasy or Facade

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Chris J Kettle is senior scientist and lecturer at ETH Zurich, Switzerland Lian Pin Koh is assistant professor at ETH Zurich, Switzerland

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