Dynamic Forest : Man Versus Nature in the Boreal Forest (Point of View)

Squires, Malcolm F./ Naysmith, John Kennedy (FRW)

Dundurn Group Ltd（2017/11発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 192 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781459739321

Full Description

Nearing the end of a lifetime in the boreal forest, a retired forester writes a passionate plea for rational, science-based forest management.

The boreal forest is constantly changing, often dramatically. We like to picture it as a stable, balanced system. Really, it is anything but stable. The boreal forest is dynamic.

For over sixty years, forester Malcolm F. Squires has seen mature forests within protected areas devastated by insects, moose, wind, and wildfire. While the forests often return from this destruction, they are never quite the same. A naturally balanced boreal forest is a human notion that does not match the reality of nature. If we don't soon recognize and accept that reality and stop making irrational demands that a forest be "protected" from change or human management, we may be dooming them to disaster.

Contents

Foreword by John Kennedy Naysmith
Introduction

1 Canada Is a Forest Nation
2 How I Became a Forester
3 The Boreal Forest Needs Sound Science
4 Each Species Has Unique Requirements
5 Fire — Nature's Renewal Method in the NWO Boreal Forest
6 Harvesting the Boreal Forest
7 Forest Practices — Today's Methods

Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Notes
Bibliography