The Practice of Silviculture

The most up-to-date, comprehensive resource on silviculture that covers the range of topics and issues facing today s foresters and resource professionals The tenth edition of the classic work, The Practice of Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology, includes the most current information and the results of research on the many issues that are relevant to forests and forestry. The text covers such timely topics as biofuels and intensive timber production, ecosystem and landscape scale management of public lands, ecosystem services, surface drinking water supplies, urban and community greenspace, forest carbon, fire and climate, and much more. In recent years, silvicultural systems have become more sophisticated and complex in application, particularly with a focus on multi-aged silviculture. There have been paradigm shifts toward managing for more complex structures and age-classes for integrated and complementary values including wildlife, water and open space recreation. Extensively revised and updated, this new edition covers a wide range of topics and challenges relevant to the forester or resource professional today. This full-color text offers the most expansive book on silviculture and: Includes a revised and expanded text with clear language and explanations Covers the many cutting-edge resource issues that are relevant to forests and forestry Contains boxes within each chapter to provide greater detail on particular silvicultural treatments and examples of their use Features a completely updated bibliography plus new photographs, tables and figures The Practice of Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology, Tenth Edition is an invaluable resource for students and professionals in forestry and natural resource management.

The most up-to-date, comprehensive resource on silviculture that covers the range of topics and issues facing today's foresters and resource professionalsThe tenth edition of the classic work, The Practice of Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology, includes the most current information and the results of research on the many issues that are relevant to forests and forestry. The text covers such timely topics as biofuels and intensive timber production, ecosystem and landscape scale management of public lands, ecosystem services, surface drinking water supplies, urban and community greenspace, forest carbon, fire and climate, and much more.In recent years, silvicultural systems have become more sophisticated and complex in application, particularly with a focus on multi-aged silviculture. There have been paradigm shifts toward managing for more complex structures and age-classes for integrated and complementary values including wildlife, water and open space recreation. Extensively revised and updated, this new edition covers a wide range of topics and challenges relevant to the forester or resource professional today. This full-color text offers the most expansive book on silviculture and:* Includes a revised and expanded text with clear language and explanations* Covers the many cutting-edge resource issues that are relevant to forests and forestry* Contains boxes within each chapter to provide greater detail on particular silvicultural treatments and examples of their use* Features a completely updated bibliography plus new photographs, tables and figuresThe Practice of Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology, Tenth Edition is an invaluable resource for students and professionals in forestry and natural resource management.

PrefaceAcknowledgementsPart 1 Introduction to Silviculture1 The History and Philosophy of Silviculture2 Silviculture and its Place in Managing Current Forests and WoodlandsPart 2 Ecological Foundations of Silviculture3 Ecological Site Classification, Stands as Management Units, and Landscape?]Scale Planning4 Stand Dynamics: The Ecology of Forest Succession5 Ecology of RegenerationPart 3 Methods of Regeneration6 Development of Silvicultural Systems and Methods of Regeneration7 Site TreatmentsPart 3A Natural Regeneration Methods8 Natural Regeneration: The Clearcutting Method9 Natural Regeneration: The Seed?]Tree Method10 Natural Regeneration: The Shelterwood Method11 Natural Regeneration: Irregular Seed-Tree and Shelterwood Methods (Multi-Aged Systems)12 Natural Regeneration: The Coppice Method13 Natural Regeneration: Selection MethodsPart 3B Methods Based on Artificial Regeneration14 Species Selection and Genetic Improvement15 Nursery, Planting, and Seeding Techniques16 The Arrangement, Composition, and Methods of PlantingPart 4 Post-Establishment (Intermediate) Treatments17 Tree and Stand Growth18 Post-Establishment Tools in Silviculture19 Pruning Methods and Applications20 Release Operations in Seedling and Sapling Stands21 Methods of Thinning22 Quantitative Thinning: Theory and ApplicationPart 5 Silvicultural Considerations for Managing All Forests23 Conservation Management Practices24 Silviculture for Wildlife Habitat25 Silvicultural Applications to Forest Restoration: Rehabilitation and Reclamation26 Approaches to and Treatments for Maintaining Healthy Forest Ecosystems27 Managing Forest Carbon in Changing ClimatesPart 6 Silvicultural Applications for Different Land Uses28 Ecosystem Management: Managing Public Natural Forests for Multiple Values29 Application of Silviculture to Watershed Management30 Industrial Timber Management31 Application of Silviculture to Agroforestry32 Application of Silviculture to Urban Ecosystems and the Urban-Rural InterfaceCommon and Scientific Names of Trees and Shrubs Mentioned in the TextGlossary of TermsIndex