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William S. Alverson

William S. Alverson is research associate and assistant scientist in the botany department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Wild Forests

Wild Forests

Conservation Biology And Public Policy

Wild Forests presents a coherent review of the scientific and policy issues surrounding biological diversity in the context of contemporary public forest management. The authors examine past and current practices of forest management and provide a comprehensive overview of known and suspected threats to diversity.

In addition to discussing general ecological principles, the authors evaluate specific approaches to forest management that have been proposed to ameliorate diversity losses.