People, Forests, and Change: Lessons from the Pacific Northwest

Synopsis

Forests Throughout The World Are Undergoing Rapid, Far-reaching Change As A Result Of Natural And Anthropogenic Disturbances. The Challenge Is To Manage These Ests In Ways That Avoid Formulaic Approaches To Complex Issues. This Book Takes On The Challenge Of Balancing Local Economies, Wood Products, And Biodiversity By Proposing Diverse New Approaches To Forest Management Using New Research From The Moist Coniferous Forests Of The Pacific Northwest. From Back Cover. Introduction : The Human-forest Ecosystem / Deanna H. Olson, Beatrice Van Horne, Bernard T. Bormann, Paul D Anderson, And Richard W. Haynes -- Setting The Stage : Vegetation Ecology And Dynamics / Jerry F. Franklin, Thomas A. Spies, And Frederick J. Swanson -- People And Forest Plants / Susan Stevens Hummel And Jane E. Smith -- Wood-products Markets, Communities, And Regional Economies / Richard W. Haynes, Claire A. Montgomery, And Susan J. Alexander -- An Ecosystem Services Framework / Dale J. Blahna, Stanley T. Asah, And Robert L. Deal -- Ecosystem Services With Diverse Forest Landowners / Robert L. Deal, Paul E. Hennon, David V. D'amore, Raymond J. Davis, Jane E. Smith, And Eini C. Lowell -- Patterns Of Change Across The Forested Landscape / Raymond J. Davis, Andrew N. Gray, John B. Kim, And Warren B. Cohen -- Learning To Learn : The Best Available Science Of Adaptive Management / Bernard T. Bormann, Byron K. Williams, And Teodora Minkova --^ The Emergence Of Watershed And Forest Collaboratives / Rebecca L. Flitcroft, Lee K. Cerveny, Bernard T. Bormann, Jane E. Smith, Stanley T. Asah, And A. Paige Fischer -- Silviculture For Diverse Objectives / Paul D. Anderson And Klaus J. Puettmann -- Long-term Forest Productivity / Bernard T. Bormann, Steven S. Perakis, Robyn L. Darbyshire, And Jeff Hatten -- Managing Carbon In The Forest Sector / Mark E. Harmon And John L Campbell -- Biodiversity / Deanna H. Olson, Brooke E. Penaluna, Bruce G. Marcot, Martin G. Raphael, And Keith B. Aubry -- Aquatic-riparian Systems / Deanna H. Olson, Sherri L. Johnson, Paul D. Anderson, Brooke E. Penaluna, And Jason B. Dunham -- Watersheds And Landscapes / Gordon H. Reeves And Thomas A. Spies -- Climate-smart Approaches To Managing Forests / John B. Kim, Bruce G. Marcot, Deanna H. Olson, Beatrice Van Horne, Julie A. Vano, Michael S. Hand, Leo A. Salas, Michael J. Case, Paul E. Hennon, And David V. D'amore --^ Next-generation Products And Greenhouse Gas Implications / Eini C. Lowell, Vikram Yadama, Laurence R. Schimleck, And Kenneth E. Skog -- Enhancing Public Trust In Federal Forest Management / Michael Paul Nelson, Hannah Gosnell, Dana R. Warren, Chelsea Batavia, Matthew G. Betts, Julia I. Burton, Emily Jane Davis, Mark Schulze, Catalina Segura, Cheryl Ann Friesen, And Steven S. Perakis -- The Future Of Human-forest Ecosystem Sustainability / Deanna H. Olson, Beatrice Van Horne, Bernard T. Bormann, Robert L. Deal, And Thomas H. Deluca -- Visions : 20 Years Hence / Beatrice Van Horne, Deanna H. Olson, And Thomas Maness. Edited By Deanna H. Olson And Beatrice Van Horne. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.