TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kuusela,Kullervo
ED  - European Forest Institute,
TI  - Forest resources in Europe, 1950-1990
SN  - 9780511752285 (ebook)
AV  - SD177 .K885 1994
U1  - 333.75/094/09045 20
PY  - 1994///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Forests and forestry
KW  - Europe
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Timber
KW  - Forest ecology
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
N2  - This volume provides a detailed country-by-country account of the increase in forest resources in Europe. The author discusses the implications of this expansion for the future health and vitality of the forests, for forest policy management and silviculture, and for the economic viability and environmental sustainability of the resource. An increase in thinnings and regeneration cuttings is advocated, replacing unstable tree species by true climatic climax species, and shortening rotation ages. The author concludes that preserving the sustainability and biodiversity of Europe's forest ecosystems can be achieved by maintaining the genetic diversity, density, age and health stability of forests, protecting biotopes of endangered species and establishing cultural biotopes and strictly protected natural reserves.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511752285
ER  -