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Conquering the Highlands: A history of the afforestation of the Scottish uplands
Jan Oosthoek
Parte de: Default Book Series
Resumen/Descripción – provisto por la editorial en inglés
Deforestation of Scotland began millennia ago and by the early 20th century woodland cover was down to about 6 per cent of the total land area. A century later woodland cover had tripled. Most of the newly established forestry plantations were created on elevated land with wet peaty soils and high wind exposure, not exactly the condition in which forests naturally thrive. Jan Oosthoek tells in this book the story of how 20th century foresters devised ways to successfully reforest the poor Scottish uplands, land that was regarded as unplantable, to fulfil the mandate they had received from the Government and wider society to create a timber reserve. He raises the question whether the adopted forestry practice was the only viable means to create forests in the Scottish Highlands by examining debates within the forestry community about the appearance of the forests and their longterm ecological prospects. Finally, the book argues that the long held ecological convictions among foresters and pressure from environmentalists came together in the late 20th century to create more environmentally sensitive forestry.Palabras clave – provistas por la editorial
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Disponibilidad
| Institución detectada | Año de publicación | Navegá | Descargá | Solicitá |
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| No requiere | 2013 | JSTOR |
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Información
Tipo de recurso:
libros
ISBN impreso
978-1-92214-478-2
ISBN electrónico
978-1-92214-479-9
Editor responsable
ANU Press
País de edición
Australia
Fecha de publicación
2013
Información sobre licencias CC
