Forests are considered the lungs of the planet, as they consume and store carbon dioxide and produce oxygenHinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
James Balliett graduated from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, studying environmental issues and writing. His senior thesis was about a winter he spent on the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire. Two years later, he was awarded his masters of science degree in environmental studies from Antioch New England Graduate School. His experiences include a project for the US Forest Service in southeast Alaska, work for the harbormaster in Chatham, Massachusetts, and as a natural resource officer in Barnstable, Massachusetts where he helped manage a piping plover colony. While living in Burlington, Vermont, Balliett was a reporter for the Burlington Free Press and worked at the Chamber of Commerce where he directed their government affairs office. While living in Colorado's front range, he served as an advocacy manager for Housing Colorado. He currently resides on Cape Cod and writes for the Cape Codder Newspaper, covering a range of community, environmental, and business news. His five environmental science books (mountains, forests, wetlands, freshwater, and oceans) make up a set on Environmental Issues, Global Perspectives.
Inhaltsangabe
Part 1 Introduction to Forests Chapter 1 The Forests Around Us Chapter 2 Humans and Forests Part 2 Forests of the World Case Studies Chapter 3 Amazon Rain Forest Brazil Chapter 4 Sequoia National Park and National Forest California Chapter 5 Taiga Forest Russia Chapter 6 Rain Forests of Costa Rica Chapter 7 Congo Forest Central Africa Chapter 8 Black Forest Germany Chapter 9 Borneo Rain Forest Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia Part 3 Forests Conclusion Chapter 10 Forest Challenges Chapter 11 Forest Stability
Part 1 Introduction to Forests Chapter 1 The Forests Around Us Chapter 2 Humans and Forests Part 2 Forests of the World Case Studies Chapter 3 Amazon Rain Forest Brazil Chapter 4 Sequoia National Park and National Forest California Chapter 5 Taiga Forest Russia Chapter 6 Rain Forests of Costa Rica Chapter 7 Congo Forest Central Africa Chapter 8 Black Forest Germany Chapter 9 Borneo Rain Forest Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia Part 3 Forests Conclusion Chapter 10 Forest Challenges Chapter 11 Forest Stability
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