Managing Forests as Complex Adaptive Systems

Managing Forests as Complex Adaptive Systems
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 370
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ISBN-10 : 9780415519779
ISBN-13 : 0415519772
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Book Synopsis Managing Forests as Complex Adaptive Systems by : Christian C. Messier

Download or read book Managing Forests as Complex Adaptive Systems written by Christian C. Messier and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emerging concepts of complexity, complex adaptive system (CAS) and resilience to forest ecology and management are linked in this new book. It explores how these concepts can be applied in various forest biomes of the world with their different ecological, economic and social settings, and history.


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