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Ecology and Management of a Forested Landscape : Fifty Years on the Savannah River Site by John Kilgo, John I. Blake, H. Ronald Pulliam is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Ecology and Management of a Forested Landscape : Fifty Years on the Savannah River Site about?
Can land degraded by centuries of agriculture be restored to something approaching its original productivity and diversity? This book tells the story of fifty years of restoration and management of the forested landscape of the Savannah River Site, a 310-square-mile tract of land in the coastal plain of South Carolina that has been closed to the public for more than five decades. <p>Ecology and Management of a Forested Landscape presents for the first time a complete synthesis and summary of information on the Savannah River Site, providing a detailed portrait of the plant and animal populations and communities on the site and the effects on them of fifty years of management practices. Contributors offer thirty-two chapters that describe the site's history, land management, physical environment, plant and animal communities, endangered species, and game species. Extensively illustrated with photos, maps, charts, and tables, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the forest management practices that can support long-term forest recovery and restoration of native habitats. It represents for natural resource managers a detailed case study in long-term land management, and provi
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- John Kilgo, John I. Blake, H. Ronald Pulliam
- Publisher
- Island Press
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781597260114
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Nature, Management, Biology
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