Forest Health and Protection [Hardcover]

Robert L Edmonds (Author), James K Agee (Author), Robert I Gara (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 8, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0070213380 | ISBN-13: 978-0070213388 | Edition: 1

Forest Health and Protection by Edmonds, Agee, and Gara is a new text dedicated to integrating the three areas of Fire, Insects and Diseases into one text within the context of applied forest protection, (ecology, forest health and ecosystem management). The authors felt this new, integrated approach closely followed the new path of modern forest management which has embraced the concept of ecosystem management, as well as a new course that is emerging across campuses. Forest Health and Protection, allows instructors to take students from many areas of study including forestry, natural resources, and conservation - through a one semester course integrating fire, insects and diseases. Ideally students will have some knowledge of forest ecology, if not, there is a brief introduction to ecological principles in the introductory chapters.

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Title of related interest also from Waveland Press: Miller, Urban Forestry: Planning and Managing Urban Greenspaces, Second Edition (ISBN 9781577665106) and Sharpe et al., Introduction to Forests and Renewable Resources, Seventh Edition (ISBN 9781577666288). --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 648 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 1 edition (November 8, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070213380
• ISBN-13: 978-0070213388
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,953,617 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A nice primer, April 20, 2005

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Christopher Keyes (Arcata, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Forest Health and Protection (Paperback)

This is a softcover reissue of a hardcover text put out previously by McGraw Hill. The content is unchanged, but students will be happy that it's about half the price of the original. It appears tightly bound, durable. The paper is thicker and coarser and so the photos have lost some detail, mostly more contrast and darker. Otherwise I'm very pleased with it. I've been using the previous edition for the past four years as the text for my Forest Protection class at Humboldt State University and I find it's a great overview of wildland fire, forest entomology, and forest pathology. The section on animal damage is deficient, extremely small, and requires supplemental material. Otherwise it's a great desktop reference, good coverage of the material by knowledgable authors, and you cannot beat the value.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reading!!, January 30, 2009

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Laura Ward "tiggerwigggz" (NY, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Forest Health and Protection (Hardcover)

This book is very useful if you need to know how a forest works, and how to keep it sustainable through human and non-human activity. Easily understandable, this book makes for light reading in spare time. A+ book!

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, May 23, 2000

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Angelica Aguilar (VALDIVIA, CHILE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Forest Health and Protection (Hardcover)

Forest Health and Protection is an excellent book which include an actual vision the three aspects very important in forest ecosystems. It is a contribution in the forest protection.