Ecosystem Goods and Services from Plantation Forests - 9781849711685

Taylor & Francis

Ecosystem Goods and Services from Plantation ForestsAuthor(s): Jurgen Bauhus, Peter van der Meer, Markku Kanninen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Earthscan Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781849711685, 978-1849711685\nSynopsis\nPlantation forests often have a negative image. They are typically assumed to be poor substitutes for natural forests, particularly in terms of biodiversity conservation, carbon storage, provision of clean drinking water and other non-timber goods and services. Often they are monocultures that do not appear to invite people for recreation and other direct uses. Yet as this book clearly shows, they can play a vital role in the provision of ecosystem services, when compared to agriculture and other forms of land use or when natural forests have been degraded. \n\nThis is the first book to examine explicitly the non-timber goods and services provided by plantation forests, including soil, water and biodiversity conservation, as welR