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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 April 2016
      18 April 2016
      ISBN:
      9781316471548
      9781107135260
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316471548
      Dimensions:
      (253 x 177 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.76kg, 300 Pages
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      • Subjects:
      Earth and Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences, Natural Resource Management, Agriculture, Horticulture and forestry, Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Water Resources
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    Global Deforestation provides a concise but comprehensive examination of the variety of ways in which deforestation modifies environmental processes, as well as the societal implications of these changes. The book stresses how forest ecosystems may be prone to nearly irreversible degradation. To prevent the loss of important biophysical and socioeconomic functions, forests need to be adequately managed and protected against the increasing demand for agricultural land and forest resources. The book describes the spatial extent of forests, and provides an understanding of the past and present drivers of deforestation. It presents a theoretical background to understand the impacts of deforestation on biodiversity, hydrological functioning, biogeochemical cycling, and climate. It bridges the physical and biological sciences with the social sciences by examining economic impacts and socioeconomic drivers of deforestation. This book will appeal to advanced students, researchers and policymakers in environmental science, ecology, forestry, hydrology, plant science, ecohydrology, and environmental economics.

    Reviews

    ‘A comprehensive and brilliant presentation which intertwines hydrology, ecology, soil science and policy considerations. Full of new insights and ideas which will inspire students and researchers of many disciplines ... a truly outstanding book!’

    Ignacio Rodríguez-Iturbe - Princeton University, New Jersey

    ‘… an excellent synthesis of use to a wide-ranging, integrated research community addressing the social-environmental dynamics of forest systems and their change, and of importance for those students seeking to enter this community, be they from the natural or social sciences.'

    Billie Turner II - Arizona State University

    ‘… a state-of-the-art review of the theory, methods, results, and societal significance of forest science.’

    Eric A. Davidson - University of Maryland

    ‘This book blends concepts and quantitative tools critical to explore the consequences of deforestation and afforestation on climate and society in a unique style accessible to both students and practitioners.’

    Gabriel G. Katul - Duke University, North Carolina

    ‘In Global Deforestation Runyan and D’Odorico bring together in a single analysis, better than anyone else to date, a consideration of deforestation’s ecological impacts and human drivers. Their linked discussions of these processes provide the reader with an unparalleled appreciation of the importance of forest losses for our future.’

    Thomas K. Rudel - Rutgers University, New Jersey

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