Ecological Forest Management Handbook

"Any student of forest science will appreciate the scope of topics and detailed analysis presented here. As editor, and author, Dr. Larocque has brought together experts representing many parts of the world along with a diversity of knowledge, perspectives and experience. The integration of basic concepts with the tools and techniques of modelling is strengthened—and grounded—by the thoughtful discussion of indicators and their role in maintaining forest health and productivity. Effective ecological forest management requires practitioners who can integrate all these domains; this book can help." —Nancy Luckai, Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada "This is a comprehensive assessment of ecological forest management. The book presents a range of perspectives on the topic from a variety of respected and internationally-recognized authors. The range of topics covered, which includes carbon, wildlife, climate change, and modeling, is impressive and relevant to a wide audience. A great book for practitioners, researchers, and students interested in the topic. Highest compliments to the authors for their accomplishment." —Aaron Weiskittel, University of Maine, Orono, USA "Forest ecosystems are among the most important ecosystems of the globe because they are widely distributed on the land surface on almost all latitudes. They have lately attracted particular attention because they are important participants in the global carbon cycle and play a major role in our effort to abate global warming. Furthermore, forest ecosystems offer indispensable ecosystem services to humans, which we need to understand and fully appreciate. Ecological Forest Management Handbook gives a comprehensive overview of the management tools we have in our hands to perform an up-to-date ecological-socio-economic management of forest ecosystems. It gives an excellent survey of the ecosystems concepts, the ecosystem services, the ecological management models, the ecological indicators, and how we use these tools in the integrated holistic management of forest ecosystems. These topics are presented with very comprehensive details, which makes the volume an indispensable management handbook. The Ecological Forest Management Handbook is therefore compulsory reading for all interested in forestry, systems ecology, the global carbon cycle, and the abatement of the greenhouse effect." —Sven Erik Jørgensen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark "Ecological forest management has been gaining popularity in recent decades, offering an approach to guide decision-making in an effort to sustainably provide a range of services. This work, edited by Larocque (research scientist, Canadian Forest Service), provides the breadth of subject matter and depth of content needed to create a useful resource on this management approach. The book is divided into four sections with a diverse collection of practitioners and researchers contributing to the chapters. The initial section addresses the basic concepts underpinning ecological forest management. Section 2 is concerned with multiple modeling approaches supporting ecological forest management in different contexts. Section 3 considers the application of ecological indicators in understanding ecosystem states and informing management decisions. Section 4, the shortest section, discusses socioeconomic and ecological concerns. Occasional case studies combine with the overview of concepts and the detailed descriptions of tools and techniques to create a guide that will be interesting and valuable to practitioners, researchers, and advanced students focusing on forest ecology and the management of forest ecosystems. Part of the 'Applied Ecology and Environmental Management' series." —CHOICE, September 2016