Read Books Online and Download eBooks, EPub, PDF, Mobi, Kindle, Text Full Free.
The Spanish Forests
Download The Spanish Forests full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online The Spanish Forests ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Download or read book Roots of Empire written by John T. Wing and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roots of Empire is the first monograph to connect forest management and state-building in the early modern Spanish global monarchy. The Spanish crown's control over valuable sources of shipbuilding timber in Spain, Latin America, and the Philippines was critical for developing and sustaining its maritime empire. This book examines Spain's forest management policies from the sixteenth century through the middle of the eighteenth century, connecting the global imperial level with local lived experiences in forest communities impacted by this manifestation of expanded state power. As home to the early modern world's most extensive forestry bureaucracy, Spain met serious political, technological, and financial limitations while still managing to address most of its timber needs without upending the social balance.
Book Synopsis The Spanish Forests by : Spain. Dirección General de Montes, Caza y Pesca Fluvial
Download or read book The Spanish Forests written by Spain. Dirección General de Montes, Caza y Pesca Fluvial and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Thousand Forests in One Acorn by : Valerie Miles
Download or read book A Thousand Forests in One Acorn written by Valerie Miles and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Thousand Forests in One Acorn: An Anthology of Spanish-Language Fiction brings together twenty-eight of the most important Spanish-language writers of the twentieth century--several of which will be familiar to English-language readers, like Carlos Fuentes, Javier Marías, and Mario Vargas Llosa, and many who will be new revelations, such as Aurora Venturini, Sergio Pitol, and Elvio Gandolfo--and provides them with a chance to discuss their careers and explain the aesthetic influences behind the pieces they chose to include in this volume. Unlikeother anthologies, the stories and excerpts collected here were selected by the authors themselves and represent the "high point" of their writing career. Valerie Miles--translator, editor, and co-founder of Granta en español--not only curated perhaps the greatest cross-section of contemporary Spanish-language literature to be anthologized, but also brings to this collection original interviews with every author, along with biographic prefaces before each, in order to best introduce the reader to the author's entire oeuvre and his or her literary impact. Breathtaking in scope and historical detail, this anthology will no doubt become a fixture in personal literary collections, as well as a go-to resource for classrooms and libraries alike. Valerie Miles is a publisher, writer, translator, and the co-founder ofGranta en español. She is also the co-director ofThe New York Review of Books in its Spanish translation and, in 2013, was voted one of the "Most Influential Professionals in Publishing" by the Buenos Aires Book Fair. Contributors: Rafael Chirbes Edgardo Cozarinsky Jose de la Colina Cristina Fernandez Cubas Alfredo Bryce Echenique Jorge Edwards Abilio Estevez Rafael Sanchez Ferlosio Carlos Fuentes Elvio Gandolfo Juan Goytisolo Javier Marias Juan Marse Ana Maria Matute Eduardo Mendoza Jose Maria Merino Antonio Munoz Molina Horacio Castellanos Moya Ricardo Piglia Ramiro Pinilla Sergio Pitol Evelio Rosero Alberto Ruy Sanchez Esther Tusquets Hebe Uhart Mario Vargas Llosa Aurora Venturini Enrique Vila-Matas
Book Synopsis National Forest Inventories by : Claude Vidal
Download or read book National Forest Inventories written by Claude Vidal and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-24 with total page 847 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents the current state and good practices of national forest inventories in monitoring wood resources and demonstrates pathways for harmonisation and improved common reporting. Beyond a general overview over availability and use of wood resources in different countries, it provides a unique collection of original contributions from national forest inventory experts with in-depth descriptions of current NFI methods in assessing wood availability and wood use in European countries, and selected countries from America and Asia.The main topics are national definitions and improvements in common reporting of forests available for wood supply, stem quality and assortments, estimation of change including growth and drain, and tree resources outside forest land. The book is a must-have for everyone who is contributing to national forest inventories either methodologically or operatively, for people who want or need to understand national forest inventory provided data and information on the availability of wood resources. By providing profound knowledge it is a valuable basis for scientists involved in scenario modelling and analysing effects of climate change, as well as individuals in private organisations and public administrations promoting the sustainable use of natural resources and the potential of green economy.
Book Synopsis Works on Forestry: Forest engineers in Spain by : John Croumbie Brown
Download or read book Works on Forestry: Forest engineers in Spain written by John Croumbie Brown and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis An English-Spanish Glossary of Terminology Used in Forestry, Range, Wildlife, Fishery, Soils, and Botany by : Alvin L. Medina
Download or read book An English-Spanish Glossary of Terminology Used in Forestry, Range, Wildlife, Fishery, Soils, and Botany written by Alvin L. Medina and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management in Spanish Forests by :
Download or read book Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management in Spanish Forests written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis School of Forest Engineers in Spain by : John Croumbie Brown
Download or read book School of Forest Engineers in Spain written by John Croumbie Brown and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Large-scale Assessment of the Defoliation and Demography of Spanish Forests Along Climatic Gradients by : Marta Coll Brunet
Download or read book Large-scale Assessment of the Defoliation and Demography of Spanish Forests Along Climatic Gradients written by Marta Coll Brunet and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: El canvi climàtic està provocant un augment de les sequeres a l'hemisferi nord, provocant episodis de declivi forestal i contribuint a la reducció de l'eficiència dels boscos per fixar carboni. Hi ha una manca d'avaluacions a escala macroecològica de les respostes dels boscos davant els episodis de sequera, incloent processos tals com defoliació, mortalitat o les respostes de les xarxes tròfiques. En el primer capítol, s'ha descrit un augment generalitzat de la defoliació dels boscos del sud d'Europa entre 1987 i 2007. En resposta a l'augment del dèficit hídric, s'ha observat un increment de la defoliació, especialment a les zones forestals més àrides. Paral·lelament, s'han observat respostes demogràfiques dels arbres. S'ha descrit com els patrons de defoliació coincideixen amb un augment de la taxa de mortalitat a les zones més seques. Aquests episodis de mortalitat han estat relacionats amb densitat dels arbres i altes temperatures. A més a més, es mostra com les sequeres extremes afecten també les comunitats de insectes i fongs, provocant efectes a llarg termini sobre les xarxes tròfiques. Els nostres resultats revelen un mosaic geogràfic molt complex, de respostes específiques de cada espècie al canvi climàtic, però amb una tendència general d'augment dels danys provocats per les sequeres. En el segon capítol hem estudiat els patrons demogràfics de les variables demogràfiques dels boscos (reclutament, creixement i mortalitat) de les principals espècies forestals d'Espanya. Hem avaluat quins són els principals factors que determinen aquestes variables demogràfiques (clima, topografia, sol, característiques del estrat arbori i característiques individuals), la seva variabilitat geogràfica i les interaccions que existeixen entre elles. La modelització en quantils ens ha permès obtenir una descripció sintètica dels gradients de les múltiples variables que afecten la demografia. A més a més, hem observat diferencies importants en les respostes demogràfiques entre els dos gèneres dominants, Quercus i Pinus. En resum, els nostres resultats sintetitzen les respostes demogràfiques dels boscos espanyols al llarg de gradients climàtics i ressalten que les interaccions més fortes entre variables s'observen als extrems dels gradients climàtics. En el tercer capítol, hem descrit els patrons a gran escala de les limitacions en els processos de reclutament dels boscos de la conca mediterrània. S'ha observat l'existència de tendències oposades en les limitacions de reclutament entre els dos generes dominants, Quercus i Pinus, i s'ha identificat els principals agents. Les espècies de Pinus pateixen importants limitacions de reclutament (63% de plots de boscos de Pinus comprat amb un 29% de plots de boscos amb espècies de Quercus). De forma molt diferent, les espècies de Quercus s'han expandit en un 41% dels plots, mentre Pinus s'ha expandit tan sols en un 10% dels plots. Bayesian structural equation models ressalten el paper principal de la presència de plançons de Quercus en la limitació del reclutament de Pinus en cinc espècies d'aquest gènere. El reclutament de Pinus sylvestris, Pinus nigra està negativament associat a la presència d'incendis. Aquest estudi identifica Quercus ilex, que és l'espècie més abundant de l'àrea d'estudi, com una agent clau que pot provocar canvis en els patrons de reclutament a gran escala, afectant negativament les espècies de pins a mesura que avança el procés de successió. Aquests resultats subratllen que la futura expansió o contracció dels boscos de Quercus ilex en un context de canvi climàtic serà un procés clau, que alhora controlarà les respostes demogràfiques de les espècies de Pi de la conca mediterrània.
Download or read book How Forests Think written by Eduardo Kohn and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2013-08-10 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can forests think? Do dogs dream? In this astonishing book, Eduardo Kohn challenges the very foundations of anthropology, calling into question our central assumptions about what it means to be humanÑand thus distinct from all other life forms. Based on four years of fieldwork among the Runa of EcuadorÕs Upper Amazon, Eduardo Kohn draws on his rich ethnography to explore how Amazonians interact with the many creatures that inhabit one of the worldÕs most complex ecosystems. Whether or not we recognize it, our anthropological tools hinge on those capacities that make us distinctly human. However, when we turn our ethnographic attention to how we relate to other kinds of beings, these tools (which have the effect of divorcing us from the rest of the world) break down. How Forests Think seizes on this breakdown as an opportunity. Avoiding reductionistic solutions, and without losing sight of how our lives and those of others are caught up in the moral webs we humans spin, this book skillfully fashions new kinds of conceptual tools from the strange and unexpected properties of the living world itself. In this groundbreaking work, Kohn takes anthropology in a new and exciting directionÐone that offers a more capacious way to think about the world we share with other kinds of beings.
Download or read book American Forestry written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis From Rainforest to Cane Field in Cuba by : Reinaldo Funes Monzote
Download or read book From Rainforest to Cane Field in Cuba written by Reinaldo Funes Monzote and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009-11-30 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this award-winning environmental history of Cuba since the age of Columbus, Reinaldo Funes Monzote emphasizes the two processes that have had the most dramatic impact on the island's landscape: deforestation and sugar cultivation. During the first 300 years of Spanish settlement, sugar plantations arose primarily in areas where forests had been cleared by the royal navy, which maintained an interest in management and conservation for the shipbuilding industry. The sugar planters won a decisive victory in 1815, however, when they were allowed to clear extensive forests, without restriction, for cane fields and sugar production. This book is the first to consider Cuba's vital sugar industry through the lens of environmental history. Funes Monzote demonstrates how the industry that came to define Cuba--and upon which Cuba urgently depended--also devastated the ecology of the island. The original Spanish-language edition of the book, published in Mexico in 2004, was awarded the UNESCO Book Prize for Caribbean Thought, Environmental Category. For this first English edition, the author has revised the text throughout and provided new material, including a glossary and a conclusion that summarizes important developments up to the present.
Book Synopsis National Forest Inventories by : Erkki Tomppo
Download or read book National Forest Inventories written by Erkki Tomppo and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-12-02 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forest inventories throughout the world have evolved gradually over time. The content as well as the concepts and de?nitions employed are constantly adapted to the users’ needs. Advanced inventory systems have been established in many countries within Europe, as well as outside Europe, as a result of development work spanning several decades, in some cases more than 100 years. With continuously increasing international agreements and commitments, the need for information has also grown drastically, and reporting requests have become more frequent and the content of the reports wider. Some of the agreements made at the international level have direct impacts on national economies and international decisions, e. g. , the Kyoto Protocol. Thus it is of utmost importance that the forest information supplied is collected and analysed using sound scienti?c principles and that the information from different countries is comparable. European National Forest Inventory (NFI) teams gathered in Vienna in 2003 to discuss the new challenges and the measures needed to get data users to take full advantage of existing NFIs. As a result, the European National Forest Inventory Network (ENFIN), a network of NFIs, was established. The ENFIN members decided to apply for funding for meetings and collaborative activities. COST– European Cooperation in Science and Technology - provided the necessary ?n- cial means for the realization of the program.
Book Synopsis Municipal Forest Management in Latin America by : Lyès Ferroukhi
Download or read book Municipal Forest Management in Latin America written by Lyès Ferroukhi and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2003 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book was written for three different purposes: (i) better understand the types of powers assigned to municipalities to this day, (ii) better understand the increasingly important role played by municipalities in forest management, (iii) analyze the opportunities that were created and the challenges faced by the decentralization processes in the region. The book compiles findings from in-depth studies conducted in 6 countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala. It uncovers some significant forest management schemes initiated by municipalities on the regional, na.
Book Synopsis Restoring Tropical Forests by : Stephen D. Elliott
Download or read book Restoring Tropical Forests written by Stephen D. Elliott and published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Restoring Tropical Forests is a user-friendly guide to restoring forests throughout the tropics. Based on the concepts, knowledge and innovative techniques developed at Chiang Mai University's Forest Restoration Research Unit, this book will enable improvements in existing forest restoration projects and provide a key resource for new ones. The book presents three aspects of the restoration of tropical forest ecosystems: the concepts of tropical forest dynamics and regeneration that are relevant to tropical forest restoration, proven restoration techniques and case studies of their successful application, and research methods to refine such techniques and adapt them to local ecological and socio-economic conditions.
Book Synopsis Growth Trends in European Forests by : Heinrich Spiecker
Download or read book Growth Trends in European Forests written by Heinrich Spiecker and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European Forest Institute (EFI) has five Research and Development priority ar eas: forest sustainability, forestry and possible climate change, structural changes in markets for forest products and services, policy analysis, and forest sector informa tion services and research methodology. In the area of forest sustainability our most important activity has been the project "Growth trends of European forests", the re sults of which are presented in this book. The project was started in August 1993 under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Heinrich Spiecker from the University of Freiburg, Germany, and it is one of the first EFI's research projects after its establishment in 1993. The main purpose of the project was to analyse whether site productivity has changed in European forests during the last decades. While several forest growth studies have been published at local, re gional and national levels, this project has aimed at stimulating a joint effort in iden tifying and quantifying possible growth trends and their spatial and temporal extent at the European level. Debate on forest decline and possible climate change, as well as considerations re lated to the long term supply of wood underline the importance of this project, both from environmental and industrial points of view. Knowledge on possible changes in growth trends is vital for the sustainable management of forest ecosystems.
Book Synopsis A Talk on Different Aspects of Spain's Forestry and Spanish Society by : Escuela Universitaria de Ingenieria Tecnica Forestal Madrid
Download or read book A Talk on Different Aspects of Spain's Forestry and Spanish Society written by Escuela Universitaria de Ingenieria Tecnica Forestal Madrid and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
