Dynamic Forest (eBook)

Man Versus Nature in the Boreal Forest

Malcolm F. Squires (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
192 Seiten
Dundurn (Verlag)
978-1-4597-3934-5 (ISBN)

Infos

The boreal forest is always changing: when disaster strikes — be it fire, moose, insects, or other perils — a forest that recovers on its own is forever changed, and often more resilient. Forester Malcolm F. Squires argues that, if we don’t change our views to fit this reality, we may be conditioning the boreal forest for future disaster.

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Nearing the end of a lifetime in the boreal forest, a retired forester writes a passionate plea for rational, science-based forest management.The boreal forest is constantly changing, often dramatically. We like to picture it as a stable, balanced system. Really, it is anything but stable. The boreal forest is dynamic.For over sixty years, forester Malcolm F. Squires has seen mature forests within protected areas devastated by insects, moose, wind, and wildfire. While the forests often return from this destruction, they are never quite the same. A naturally balanced boreal forest is a human notion that does not match the reality of nature. If we don't soon recognize and accept that reality and stop making irrational demands that a forest be "e;protected"e; from change or human management, we may be dooming them to disaster.

Autor

Malcolm (Mac) F. Squires graduated in 1963 from the University of New Brunswick with a B.Sc. in forestry. He worked first in Newfoundland and then in Ontario for thirty-four years as an industrial forester. He then moved to forestry consulting, while advocating for the boreal forest through visual art, writing, and speaking. He lives in Thunder Bay, Ontario.Dr. John Kennedy Naysmith has spent his career working in forestry in various capacities, including as a professor of Forestry at Lakehead University and with the Ontario Forestry Futures Trust.

Inhalt

Foreword by John Kennedy Naysmith
Introduction
1 Canada Is a Forest Nation
2 How I Became a Forester
3 The Boreal Forest Needs Sound Science
4 Each Species Has Unique Requirements
5 Fire — Nature’s Renewal Method in the NWO Boreal Forest
6 Harvesting the Boreal Forest
7 Forest Practices — Today’s Methods
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Notes
Bibliography

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.8.2017
• Reihe/Serie: Point of View
• Vorwort: John Kennedy Naysmith
• Zusatzinfo: notes
• Verlagsort: Toronto
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• Schlagworte: Anglo Newfoundland Development Company • boreal forest • clearcutting • natural fire pattern • natural monocultures • old growth • partial stand harvesting • Resolute Forest Products • shade intolerant species • Sustainable Management
• ISBN-10: 1-4597-3934-5 / 1459739345
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4597-3934-5 / 9781459739345