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Interaction Theory in Forest Ecology and Management by Rolfe A. Leary (auth.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Interaction Theory in Forest Ecology and Management about?

As J understand it, a book Preface is where the author explains to the reader how the book in hand came about, something of the personal reasons for having inflicted such extended duress on one's self to complete the manllscript. and other items that are fit to say but do not fit in the text. This book had its conceptual beginnings in the 1970's wit h my 'studies in scientific synthesis at the North Central Forest Experiment Station, St. Paul, Minnesota. Ours is, clearly, the age of analysis. But, I felt, we must soon begin frameworks for synthesis, or a synthesis would never be possible. In short, I hoped to develop 'interaction' as an integrative principle in forestry. As work progressed on the manuscript, other subthemes developed. First, there was the vague feeling on my part that the forestry profession was losing ground in the contest to see who should manage the forests of the world. This was happening not because foresters do not know how to manage forests in a reasonable manner, but because the public seemed to be loosing faith in the judgement of foresters as professional, responsible, wise land managers. Several well-known incidents of poor judgement in timber harvesting

Who reads Interaction Theory in Forest Ecology and Management?

Author

Rolfe A. Leary (auth.)

Publisher

Springer Netherlands

Published

1985

Language

EN

ISBN

9789401087797

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Agriculture, Nature, Science