Wildlife, Forests and Forestry: Principles of Managing Forests for Biological Diversity [Hardcover]

Malcolm L. Hunter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1989 | ISBN-10: 0139594795 | ISBN-13: 978-0139594793

Universal information is provided to allow readers to understand the concepts that form the foundations for specific guidelines. KEY FEATURES:This book examines the interface between forestry and wildlife. Also, examines natural resource management. Men and women deciding how to manage forests (foresters, wildlife managers, recreation managers, etc.), natural resource managers, naturalists and environmentalists, and policy makers.

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This text furnishes the reader with a conceptual focus and a broad geographic scope of the interface between forestry and wildlife. The universal information contained in the book allows students to understand the concepts that form the foundations for specific forest management decision making.

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Universal information is provided to allow readers to understand the concepts that form the foundations for specific guidelines. This book examines the interface between forestry and wildlife. Also, examines natural resource management. Men and women deciding how to manage forests (foresters, wildlife managers, recreation managers, etc.), natural resource managers, naturalists and environmentalists, and policy makers.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 370 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall (September 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0139594795
• ISBN-13: 978-0139594793
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,166,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute gem, March 15, 2001

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William Adair - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wildlife, Forests and Forestry: Principles of Managing Forests for Biological Diversity (Hardcover)

Malcolm Hunter's "Wildlife, Forests, and Forestry" is a gem of a book and an absolute must for every forest manager. This was the first synthesis of landscape ecology, wildlife biology, and forest management that I encountered, and I still refer to it today. Unlike many scholarly works, Hunter's treatment easily lends itself to operational, on the ground applications. Likewise, the prose is straightforward and suitable for those new to the field. I also strongly recommend his subsequent synthesis, "Maintaining Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems," which is even better.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The best text I know of on the the topic, December 20, 2001

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John Anderson (Bar Harbor, ME USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wildlife, Forests and Forestry: Principles of Managing Forests for Biological Diversity (Hardcover)

This is an excellent textbook that has aged well and belongs close to the desk of anyone who is involved in managing forests and their contents. Hunter does an excellent job of pulling together ideas of landscape ecology, traditional wildlife management, and forestry techniques with a strong emphasis on the practical. The book is well written & I often find myself "coming to" seven or eight pages later after having pulled it off the shelf to look up one thing & then being drawn in to read more and more. My only complaint is that it IS a textbook, which affects the structure somewhat & more importantly affects the price. It is a lot to ask some of Hunter's audience to pay, but another way of looking at this is that it is cheaper in money, time and shelf space to get one good book than several bad ones, and this is certainly that one good book.