Many terms often used to describe old-growth forests imply that these forests are less vigorous, less productive and less stable than younger forests. But research in the last two decades has yielded results that challenge the view of old-growth forests being in decline. Given the importance of forests in battling climate change and the fact that old-growth forests are shrinking at a rate of 0.5% per year, these new results have come not a moment too soon.

This book is the first ever to focus on the ecosystem functioning of old-growth forests. It is an exhaustive compendium of...

Many terms often used to describe old-growth forests imply that these forests are less vigorous, less productive and less stable than younger forests. But research in the last two decades has yielded results that challenge the view of old-growth forests being in decline. Given the importance of forests in battling climate change and the fact that old-growth forests are shrinking at a rate of 0.5% per year, these new results have come not a moment too soon.

This book is the first ever to focus on the ecosystem functioning of old-growth forests. It is an exhaustive compendium of...

In Deutschland verandert sich die Bevolkerungsstruktur. Im Rahmen der Arbeit wird der Frage nachgegangen, welcher Sinngehalt der Garantie von Ehe und Familie beizumessen ist, insbesondere auf welche Chancen und Grenzen die Handlungsalternativen bei der Ausgestaltung dieses neuen Phanomens stossen. Der Verfasser kommt dabei zu dem Ergebnis, dass staatliches demografisch motiviertes Handeln durch Artikel 6 Abs. 1 des Grundgesetzes nicht nur nicht ausgeschlossen, sondern in vielerlei Facetten gefordert ist."