1st Edition
The Southern Forest Geography, Ecology, and Silviculture
344 Pages
by
CRC Press
352 Pages
by
CRC Press
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America's 754 million acres of forest constitute more than a major geographical feature. They are intricately woven into the national economy and culture-providing a fifth of the nation's industrial raw material, protecting and regulating its watersheds, providing grazing range for a sizeable portion of livestock, producing most of its game and much of its nonsport wildlife, and attracting... Read more
Foreword
Preface
Geography of the Forest
Ecology of the Forest - The Southern Pines
Ecology of the Forest - The Lesser Conifers
Ecology of the Forest - The Broadleaf Trees
I: Upland Hardwoods
II: Bottomland Hardwoods
Establishing the Forest
Protecting the Forest
Improving the Forest
Regenerating the Forest
Integrating Uses of the Forest
Notes
Appendix A: Scientific Names of Trees Mentioned
Appendix B: Scientific Names of Shrubs and Herbaceous Vegetation Mentioned
Appendix C: Scientific Names of Insects Mentioned
Appendix D: Scientific Names of Causal Agents of Diseases Mentioned
Appendix E: Some Statistical Tables
Index
Preface
Geography of the Forest
Ecology of the Forest - The Southern Pines
Ecology of the Forest - The Lesser Conifers
Ecology of the Forest - The Broadleaf Trees
I: Upland Hardwoods
II: Bottomland Hardwoods
Establishing the Forest
Protecting the Forest
Improving the Forest
Regenerating the Forest
Integrating Uses of the Forest
Notes
Appendix A: Scientific Names of Trees Mentioned
Appendix B: Scientific Names of Shrubs and Herbaceous Vegetation Mentioned
Appendix C: Scientific Names of Insects Mentioned
Appendix D: Scientific Names of Causal Agents of Diseases Mentioned
Appendix E: Some Statistical Tables
Index
Biography
Laurence C. Walker, Brian P. Oswald
