Ancient woodlands and trees
Subtitle: a guide for landscape planners and forest managers
By: editors, Alper H. Çolak, Simay Kırca, Ian D. Rotherham
Contributors: Kırca, Simay, editor; Rotherham, Ian D., editor; International Union of Forest Research Organizations; Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi
Series: IUFRO world series -- vol. 37; IUFRO world series -- v. 37.
Publisher: International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO); Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA)
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Vienna; Ankara, Turkey
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Old growth forests; Management
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Executive summary; title: Ancient woodland in concept and practice / George F. Peterken; title: The cultural heritage of woods and forests / Ian D. Rotherham; title: Archaeology of trees, woodland, and wood-pasture / Oliver Rackham; title: Ancient rights in ancient forests / Graham Bathe; title: The importance of an open grown tree : from seed to ancient / Ted Green; title: Ancient and other trees of special interest : indicators of old growth biodiversity and heritage / Jill Butler; title: Worked trees and ecological indicators in wooded landscapes / Ian D. Rotherham; title: Ancient forests in Germany : distribution, importance for maintaining biodiversity, protection and threats / Monika Wulf and L. Zalf; title: Tree abundance, density and age structure : the key factors which determine species-richness in saproxylic (wood-decay) invertebrates / Keith N.A. Alexander; title: Old growth and dead wood as key factors for nature conservation in managed forests : basics and practice / Harald Schaich, Thomas A.M. Kaphegyi, R. Lühl, N. Schmalfuss, Mathias Rupp, T. Waldenspuhl and Werner Konold; title: The diversity of ancient woodlands in Austria : historical developments and contemporary social importance / Elisabeth Johann; title: The wood pasture : for food, wood and biodiversity / Frans Vera; title: The ancient woodland concept as a practical conservation tool : the Turkish experience / Simay Klrca, Alper H. Çolak and Ian D. Rotherham; title: Using pollen data and models to assess landscape structure and the role of grazers in pre-agricultural Denmark / Anne Brigitte Nielsen; title: Tanneries and treescapes : the influence of the tanning industry on woodland management / Christine Handley and Ian D. Rotherham; title: A hidden treasure in Turkey : old oaks with unique values / Nicklas Jansson, Ogün Türkay and Mustafa Avcı; title: European woodland history and management : some concluding thoughts / Ian D. Rotherham, Alper H. Çolak and Simay Kirca.