… Many important forest functions have no markets, and hence, no apparent economic value,
… We ask, just how much are forest ecosystems worth in economic terms? FOREST GOODS …

… importance of forest ecosystem services has been increasingly recognized. Although some
initiatives aimed at conserving both biodiversity and ecosystem … -offs in forests. Given recent …

… This is a very important point for forestry that we explore in more detail in chapter 13. Species
… In this chapter, we take a brief look at the global ecosystem and the importance of forests …

… forested ecosystems of southern Australia have been shown to produce >12 Ml ha −1 yr −1
more water than equivalent forested ecosystems … forested ecosystems often house important …

… These case studies cover conservation planning and matrix … intact forest ecosystems to
intensively managed plantations. … importance of the matrix for conserving forest biodiversity. …

… 5,000 species and profoundly affect forest ecosystems by mediating nutrient and water … soil
structure and forest food webs. Diversity of EMF likely aids forest ecosystem resilience in the …

… In ecosystems such as forests, which provide a range of … maintained in forested ecosystems,
particularly in those forests that … More important yet, I predict that this book will significantly …

… made important progress in the conservation of forest ecosystems. Non-forest ecosystems
(… have biodiversity levels comparable to forests. To avoid losing much of its biodiversity and …

… to the conservation of natural forests and the … forests in Sri Lanka is outlined and the major
factors contributing to their decline are described. The most important impacts on the forests …

… forest ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services. Here we provide a
review of forest ecosystem … semi-natural forest ecosystems across the landscape is important to …