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The Forests Handbook, Volume 1: An Overview of Forest Science

Julian Evans (Editor)
ISBN: 978-0-632-04821-2
Hardcover
416 pages
March 2001, Wiley-Blackwell
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List of contributors.

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Part 1: Forest Resources and Types.

1. Global Forest Resources - History and Dynamics.

2. Forest Types and Classification.

Part 2: Biological and Ecological Processes.

3. Genetics and Speciation in the World's Forests.

4. Structural Dynamics of Forest Stands and Natural Processes.

5. Biological Interactions and Disturbance - Plants and Animals.

6. Biological Interactions and Disturbance - Invertebrates.

Part 3: Environmental Interactions.

7. Forest Soils.

8. Ecophysiology of Forests.

9. Models for Pure and Mixed Forests.

10. Forests and the Atmosphere.

11. Environmental Stresses to Forests.

12. Forest Hydrology.

Part 4: Social Factors and the Human Interface.

13. Trees in the Urban Environment.

14. The Importance of Social Values.

15. Non-Timber Forest Products and Rural Poverty: An Economic Analysis.

Synthesis and conclusions.

Index.

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