Forest models should in future combine the predictive power and flexibility of process-based
models with the empirical information and descriptive accuracy of conventional mensuration …

Forest conservation has become one of the most important environmental issues currently
facing humanity, as a result of widespread deforestation and forest degradation. Pressures …

Forest practice is about making decisions concerning forest management that will have
consequences for a long time. Models of forest growth and yield were first used as simple …

Examples of effective growth-and-yield model implementation and use are documented
throughout the forestry world. However, in the perspective of sustainable forestry, comparing …

The future of the world's forests is at the forefront of environmental debate. Rising concerns
over the effects of deforestation and climate change are highlighting the need both to …

This chapter provides an introduction to the biodiversity of forest ecosystems and highlights
the currently acting drivers of forest biodiversity loss. Recent findings on relationships …

The future of the world's forests is at the forefront of environmental debate. Rising concerns
over the effects of deforestation and climate change are highlighting the need both to …

This book provides analyses of datasets at the global, national, and sub-national levels, and
draws on published and unpublished scientific studies. It develops selected indicators that …

Over the last 100 years, steep increases in human populations and the development of
global market economies have rapidly changed the values of forests and increased societal …