"Forest Degradation Under Global Change" ed. by Pavel Samec, Usha Iyer-Raniga

This book discusses forest degradation in three sections on general, climatic, and land-use degradative effects.

Human activities cause the degradation of innumerable ecosystems, including forests. The degradation of forests leads to far-reaching nutrient cycle changes throughout all environments. Reversible or irreversible degradation processes cause declines in an ecosystem’s ability to self-regulate. Reversible processes decrease native forest biodiversity while preserving the ecosystem’s abiotic components, whereas irreversible processes alter the character of the potential natural vegetation.

Contents
1. Forest Degradation under Global Climate Change
2. Soil Degradation Processes Linked to Long-Term Forest-Type Damage
3. Impact of Climate Variability on Forest Vegetation Zones in Malawi
4. Forest Degradation in Tanzania: A Systematic Literature Review
5. Degradation of Forest Reserves in Asunafo Forest District, Ghana
6. Assessment of Diversity, Growth Characteristics and Aboveground Biomass of Tree Species in Selected Urban Green Areas of Osogbo, Osun State
7. Physical Quality of Soils in a Toposequence of a Forest Fragment under Livestock Activity in a Watershed in South Brazil
8. Drugs and Biodiversity Loss: Narcotraffic-Linked Landscape Change in Guatemala


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