Ebook: Planted Forests: Contributions to the Quest for Sustainable Societies

Planted forests, from irrigated eucalypts in Brazil to Douglas-fir seedlings in the mountains of Oregon, are described and discussed by international experts. The varieties, purposes, forms, and ecological, economic and social aspects of planted forests are considered in technical details and in case studies from temperate and tropical regions of the world.

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Planted forests, from irrigated eucalypts in Brazil to Douglas-fir seedlings in the mountains of Oregon, are described and discussed by international experts. The varieties, purposes, forms, and ecological, economic and social aspects of planted forests are considered in technical details and in case studies from temperate and tropical regions of the world.

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Planted forests, from irrigated eucalypts in Brazil to Douglas-fir seedlings in the mountains of Oregon, are described and discussed by international experts. The varieties, purposes, forms, and ecological, economic and social aspects of planted forests are considered in technical details and in case studies from temperate and tropical regions of the world.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-2
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
Planted forests: views and viewpoints....Pages 5-9
Sustainable management of planted forests: some comparisons between Central Europe and the United States....Pages 11-22
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
Planted forests of the wet and dry tropics: their variety, nature, and significance....Pages 25-36
Eucalypt plantations....Pages 37-52
Douglas-fir planted forests....Pages 53-70
Loblolly — the pine for the twenty-first century....Pages 71-88
Planted forests: poplars....Pages 89-93
The need for planted forests and the example of radiata pine....Pages 95-109
Four common myths about plantation forestry....Pages 111-118
Multiple purpose forests and the national forest system....Pages 119-127
Sustainable plantations of high-yield Eucalyptus trees for production of fiber: the Aracruz case....Pages 129-143
Trees outside forests: agro-, community, and urban forestry....Pages 145-174
Forests planted for ecosystem restoration or conservation....Pages 175-190
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
How can we feign sustainability with an increasing population?....Pages 193-212
Applications of biotechnology for forest regeneration....Pages 213-226
Vulnerability of planted forests to biotic and abiotic disturbances....Pages 227-238
Environmental impacts of forest monocultures: water use, acidification, wildlife conservation, and carbon storage....Pages 239-262
On the sustainable productivity of planted forests....Pages 263-306
Private forest investment and long-run sustainable harvest volumes....Pages 307-327
International expectations for sustainable forestry: a view from the U.S. forest industry....Pages 329-338
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
The potential of high-yield plantation forestry for meeting timber needs....Pages 339-359
Front Matter....Pages 361-361
Planted forests, agriculture, and the environment — a perspective....Pages 363-364
Multiple rotation yields for intensively managed plantations in the Amazon basin....Pages 365-375
Sustainable management of native and exotic plantations in Australia....Pages 377-392
Radiata pine plantations in Chile....Pages 393-404
Small-scale planted forests in Zululand, South Africa: an opportunity for appropriate development....Pages 405-417
Sustainability issues in Switzerland’s forests....Pages 419-433
Ecosystem management and plantation forestry: new directions in British Columbia....Pages 435-448
Ideology and culture in the Oregon country: the landscapes of a planting society....Pages 449-456
The integration of planted and natural forests in a regional landscape....Pages 457-469
Epilogue....Pages 471-472
Back Matter....Pages 473-476

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Planted forests, from irrigated eucalypts in Brazil to Douglas-fir seedlings in the mountains of Oregon, are described and discussed by international experts. The varieties, purposes, forms, and ecological, economic and social aspects of planted forests are considered in technical details and in case studies from temperate and tropical regions of the world.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-2
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
Planted forests: views and viewpoints....Pages 5-9
Sustainable management of planted forests: some comparisons between Central Europe and the United States....Pages 11-22
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
Planted forests of the wet and dry tropics: their variety, nature, and significance....Pages 25-36
Eucalypt plantations....Pages 37-52
Douglas-fir planted forests....Pages 53-70
Loblolly — the pine for the twenty-first century....Pages 71-88
Planted forests: poplars....Pages 89-93
The need for planted forests and the example of radiata pine....Pages 95-109
Four common myths about plantation forestry....Pages 111-118
Multiple purpose forests and the national forest system....Pages 119-127
Sustainable plantations of high-yield Eucalyptus trees for production of fiber: the Aracruz case....Pages 129-143
Trees outside forests: agro-, community, and urban forestry....Pages 145-174
Forests planted for ecosystem restoration or conservation....Pages 175-190
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
How can we feign sustainability with an increasing population?....Pages 193-212
Applications of biotechnology for forest regeneration....Pages 213-226
Vulnerability of planted forests to biotic and abiotic disturbances....Pages 227-238
Environmental impacts of forest monocultures: water use, acidification, wildlife conservation, and carbon storage....Pages 239-262
On the sustainable productivity of planted forests....Pages 263-306
Private forest investment and long-run sustainable harvest volumes....Pages 307-327
International expectations for sustainable forestry: a view from the U.S. forest industry....Pages 329-338
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
The potential of high-yield plantation forestry for meeting timber needs....Pages 339-359
Front Matter....Pages 361-361
Planted forests, agriculture, and the environment — a perspective....Pages 363-364
Multiple rotation yields for intensively managed plantations in the Amazon basin....Pages 365-375
Sustainable management of native and exotic plantations in Australia....Pages 377-392
Radiata pine plantations in Chile....Pages 393-404
Small-scale planted forests in Zululand, South Africa: an opportunity for appropriate development....Pages 405-417
Sustainability issues in Switzerland’s forests....Pages 419-433
Ecosystem management and plantation forestry: new directions in British Columbia....Pages 435-448
Ideology and culture in the Oregon country: the landscapes of a planting society....Pages 449-456
The integration of planted and natural forests in a regional landscape....Pages 457-469
Epilogue....Pages 471-472
Back Matter....Pages 473-476
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