COVER; Preface; Contents; Introduction; The Forest Resource Base; Historical Perspectives on Forest Resource Use; The Extent and Distribution of the Resource; The Control and Management of the Resource; The Use of the Forest Resource; The Forest Resource and the Environment; The Tropical Forest; People and Policies; Review; Index.
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This book reports on the results of experiments to assess the effects of global climate change on the agricultural production of crops and livestock. It covers issues such as the CO. fertilization effect, the adverse effects of elevated levels of UV-B radiation and ozone on plant growth and productivity and on livestock. Combined effects are also studied including changign CO, temperature, and UV-B radiation and O simultaneously on crop growth. The chapter given an idea of teh overall global picture in terms of the effects already discussed. Changes in the world hydrological cycle, the regiona.