Forest Resources and Sustainable Management

Edited by Seppo Kellomaki

Volume 2 of the Papermaking Science and Technology Series, published by TAPPI and the Finnish Paper Engineers’ Association. This comprehensive volume outlines the principles and methods of sustainable forestry, which is defined as using forest lands to maintain the biodiversity, productivity, and regeneration capacity of the forest ecosystems to fulfill the ecological, economic, and social functions of forests without damaging other ecosystems. The book describes the functioning and structure of forest ecosystems and world forest resources, the ecological basis of forest management, the principles and main practices applied to in management, the main properties of timber, the procurement and measurement of timber, and the role of the forest industry in the context of a national economy.

1998. 426 pages, hard cover.

Also available is the complete set of 19 volumes on CD-ROM.

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