Trees, forested landscapes and grazing animals : a European perspective on woodlands and grazed treescapes

摘要: In this comprehensive book, the critical components of European landscape – forest, parkland, and other grazed landscapes with trees are addressed. The book considers history treed landscapes, large grazing herbivores in Europe, implications past shaping our environment today future. Debates on types anciently what they tell us about present ecology, have been especially topical controversial recently. This treatment brings current discussions latest research to a much wider audience. breaks new ground broadening scope wood-pasture woodland address sites ecologies that previously overlooked but which hold potential keys understanding dynamics. Eminent contributors, including Oliver Rackham Frans Vera, text addresses importance landscape, relevance historical ecology studies providing future vision.