British Columbia's inland rainforest
Subtitle: ecology, conservation, and management
By: Susan K. Stevenson ... [et al.] ; with Bob Drinkwater ... [et al.].
Publisher: UBC Press; University of British Columbia Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Vancouver
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780774818490; 9780774818506
Subjects: Temperate rain forest ecology; Management; Temperate rain forest conservation; Temperate rain forests
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [354]-405) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: -- 1.; title: Introduction -- -- 2.; title: The Physical Setting --; title: Geographic Distribution and Climate --; title: Physiography, Glacial History, and Landforms --; title: Soils -- -- 3.; title: Ecology and Productivity --; title: Forest Cover and Dynamics --; title: Plant Communities of the Inland Rainforest --; title: Site Productivity and Tree Growth Potential --; title: Natural Disturbance Regimes --; title: Biodiversity --; title: Vascular Plants and Plant Communities --; title: Canopy Organisms and Forest Floor Associations --; title: Wildlife Trees and Coarse Woody Debris --; title: Wildlife --; title: Streams and Their Trophic Interactions with the Riparian Forest -- -- 4.; title: Changing Communities, Changing Values, Changing Uses --; title: Historical Overview --; title: First Peoples and Traditional Use --; title: European Exploration and Settlement --; title: Early Development of the Forest Industry; title: Expansion of the Interior Forest Industry --; title: Cultural Values and Uses --; title: Spiritual Values --; title: Animals, Plants, Fungi, and Lichens --; title: Outdoor Recreation --; title: Conservation Trends --; title: Protected Areas --; title: Land-Use Planning -- -- 5.; title: Changing Forests: Timber Harvesting and Silviculture --; title: The "Decadent" Forest --; title: Historical Trends in Harvesting and Reforestation --; title: Western Redcedar and Western Hemlock Harvesting Trends --; title: Reforestation Trends --; title: Trends in Forest Species Composition --; title: Silviculture and Stand Dynamics: Current and Emerging Perspectives --; title: Historical Reforestation Practices and Issues --; title: The Role of Natural and Advance Regeneration --; title: The Role of Broad-Leaved Trees --; title: Silvicultural Strategies for Retaining Structural Complexity -- -- 6.; title: Changing Ecosystems: Forest Management Effects on Biodiversity --; title: Plant Communities --; title: Threats to Rare Plants and Communities; title: Invasive Species --; title: Canopy Organisms --; title: Wildlife Trees and Coarse Woody Debris --; title: Wildlife --; title: Aquatic Environments --; title: Effects of Logging on Watersheds --; title: Effects of Dams, Reservoirs, and Run-of-River Hydro Development -- -- 7.; title: Changing Climate: Carbon Dynamics and Climate Change --; title: Carbon Dynamics --; title: Climate Change: Impacts and Mitigation --; title: Potential Impacts of Future Climate Change --; title: Mitigative Strategies -- -- 8.; title: Managing Ecological Landscape Patterns and Processes --; title: Protection Strategy --; title: Structural Diversity Strategy --; title: Intensive Management Strategy -- -- 9.; title: A Vision for a Unique Ecosystem --; title: Appendices -- -- 1.; title: Boundaries of British Columbia Forest Regions and Districts before and after 1 April 2003 -- -- 2.; title: Status and Seasonal Abundance of Wildlife of the Inland Rainforest -- -- 3.; title: Common and Scientific Names of Species Not Listed in Appendix 2.