Monitoring Forest Biodiversity

The fate of much of the world's terrestrial biodiversity depends upon our ability to improve the management of forest ecosystems that have already been substant

Recent advances in the use of permanent plots for monitorin forest biodiversity in the Old World. The theoretical framework behind plot-based monitoring and a d

Forests represent a remnant wilderness of high recreational value in the densely populated industrial societies, a threatened natural resource in some regions o

Forest biodiversity is crucial to the ecological, economic, and social well-being of earth’s civilisations. Unfortunately, however, forest biodiversity is thr

Maintaining forest biodiversity by combining protection, management and restoration of forest and woodland landscapes is a central component of sustainable deve

While most efforts at biodiversity conservation have focused primarily on protected areas and reserves, the unprotected lands surrounding those area--the "matri

One of the highest priorities for human societies in the 21st century, under the challenges of predicted great environmental changes, is to conserve all kinds o

This volume and number 20 in this Series are based on the international Smithsonian Institution's Man and the Biosphere Biodiversity Symposium, held in Washingt