Forest Conservation and Management in the Anthropocene: Conference Proceedings

Climate change is but one aspect of the Anthropocene, a new epoch in which the effects of human activities have become the predominant force in the global biosphere. More than just an overlay on the traditional concerns of sustainable natural resource management, the uncertainties associated with these effects are creating a “no-analog future” in which much of the existing science relating to the functioning and response of forest ecosystems—which serves as the fundamental basis for current forest management practices and policies—must be reconsidered. In these collected papers, leading scientists, resource managers and policy specialists explore the implications of climate change and other manifestations of the Anthropocene on the management of wildlife habitat, biodiversity, water, and other resources, with particular attention to the effects of wildfire. Recommendations include the need for a supporting institutional, legal, and policy framework that is not just different but more dynamic, to facilitate resource management adaptation and preparedness in a period of accelerating environmental change.

Σύντομος Τίτλος: Forest Conservation and Management in the Anthropocene
Ψηφιακό Αρχείο: https://www.fs.usda.gov/rm/pubs/rmrs_p071.pdf
Εκδότης: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Rocky Mountain Research Station
Δημιουργός: Sample, V. Alaric and Bixler, R. Patrick (eds.)
Πηγή: Springer Link
Ιστότοπος: https://www.fs.usda.gov/rm/pubs/rmrs_p071.pdf
Γλώσσα: Αγγλική
Άδεια Χρήσης: Ελεύθερη χρήση/διανομή (public domain - open access)
Έτος: 2014
Βιβλιογραφία: Sample, V. Alaric and Bixler, R. Patrick (eds.). 2014. Forest Conservation and Management in the Anthropocene: Conference Proceedings. Proceedings. RMRS-P-71. Fort Collins, CO: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Rocky Mountain Research Station. 494 p.