Research Catalog

Title

The redwood forest : history, ecology, and conservation of the coast redwoods / edited by Reed F. Noss.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : Island Press, [2000], ©2000.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Noss, Reed F.
• Save the Redwoods League.

Description

xxvii, 339 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Summary

• "The Redwood Forest, written in support of Save-the-Redwoods League's masterplan, brings together the latest insights from conservation biology along with new information from data-gathering techniques such as GIS and remote sensing. It presents the most current findings on the geologic and cultural history, natural history, ecology, management, and conservation of the flora and fauna of the redwood ecosystem.".
• "The Redwood Forest will be a vital resource for everyone involved with conservation of redwoods or any other forest."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Redwood (Wood)
• Redwood (Wood) > Ecology
• Forest ecology
• Forest conservation

Note

• "Save-the-Redwoods League."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-321) and index.

Contents

Ch. 1. More Than Big Trees / Reed F. Noss -- Ch. 2. History of Redwood and Redwood Forests / John O. Sawyer, Jane Gray and G. James West / [et al.] -- Ch. 3. Characteristics of Redwood Forests / John O. Sawyer, Stephen C. Sillett and James H. Popenoe / [et al.] -- Ch. 4. Redwood Trees, Communities, and Ecosystems: A Closer Look / John O. Sawyer, Stephen C. Sillett and William J. Libby / [et al.] -- Ch. 5. Terrestrial Fauna of Redwood Forests / Allen Cooperrider, Reed F. Noss and Hartwell H. Welsh, Jr. / [et al.] -- Ch. 6. Aquatic Ecosystems of the Redwood Region / Hartwell H. Welsh, Jr., Terry D. Roelofs and Christopher A. Frissell -- Ch. 7. Conservation Planning in the Redwoods Region / Reed F. Noss, James R. Strittholt and Gerald E. Heilman, Jr. / [et al.] -- Ch. 8. Managing Redwoods / Dale A. Thornburgh, Reed F. Noss and Dean P. Angelides / [et al.] -- Ch. 9. Lessons from the Redwoods / Reed F. Noss.

ISBN

• 1559637250 (cloth)
• 1559637269 (pbk.)

LCCN

99016799

OCLC

ocm41531630

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries