Book ID: 89379
Nambiar, Sadanandan and Ian Ferguson
New Forests. Wood Production and Environmental Services. 2005. col. illustr. 256 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
This book goes well beyond simply growing commercial tree plantationsfor wood production. It explores new forests that can supply environmental services such as salinity mitigation and carbon sequestration together with commercial wood production in an environment beyond the boundaries of traditional forestry. The authorsprovide a comprehensive account of all the issues relevant to the development of these new forests, covering soils, the bio-physicalenvironment, water use and irrigation strategies - including the useof wastewater, silviculture, pests and diseases, wood quality and products, and economics and policy implications.