Saving the World's Deciduous Forests: Ecological Perspectives from East Asia, North America, and Europe

Saving the World's Deciduous Forests: Ecological Perspectives from East Asia, North America, and Europe , Woodland and Trees > Ecology, Conservation and Biodiversity , Yale University Press

ISBN: 9780300166811

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Robert A. Askins

Deciduous forests have been remarkably resilient throughout their history, recovering from major shifts in climate and surviving periods of massive deforestation. But today the world's great forests confront more ominous threats than ever before. This book is the first to examine forests consisting of oaks, maples, hickories, beeches, chestnuts, birches and ecologically similar animals and plants on three continents to reveal their common origins, the ecological patterns they share, and the approaches to conservation that have been attempted. Although these forests face common problems, threats due to human activities vary. Different land use and agricultural practices on the three continents, as well as different attitudes about what is worth preserving, have led to strikingly different approaches to forest conservation. Robert Askins explores the strengths and weaknesses of conservation efforts across the continents and concludes that the ideal strategy for the future will blend the best ideas from each.

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