Forestry and silviculture Books

Book Synopsis"A thorough and generous guide to shaping your world not only to your own happiness, but the world’s as well.”—John Hodgman, host of Judge John Hodgman; author of Vacationland Carving Out a Living on the Land tells the story of how author Emmet Van Driesche navigated changing life circumstances, took advantage of unexpected opportunities, and leveraged new and old skills to piece together an economically viable living on marginal farmland, while at the same time respecting the land’s complex ecological relationships. Van Driesche’s adventure began when he recognized that he could do much more with his land than simply tend rows of perfectly sheared Christmas trees. From spoon carving to scything, coppicing to wreath-making, Carving Out a Living on the Land proves that you don’t need acres of expensive bottomland to start your land-based venture, but rather the creativity and vision to see what might be done with that rocky section or ditch or patch of trees too small to log. You can lease instead of buy; build flexible, temporary structures rather than sink money into permanent ones; and take over an existing operation rather than start from scratch. What matters are your unique circumstances, talents, and interests, which when combined with what the land is capable of producing, can create a fulfilling and meaningful farming life.Trade Review"The lessons here, cleanly told, serve the aspiring farmer, small business owner, and demonstrate not just how to run a farm, but how to build a sustainable and deeply satisfying life with the skills you have, and the ones you can learn."—Boston GlobePublishers Weekly, Starred Review— "Van Driesche’s charmingly pragmatic account of running a Christmas tree farm in Western Massachusetts with his wife, Cecilia, resembles a mini-MBA for farmers in its breadth and depth of insight. . . Filled with a practical and open-minded approach to problem-solving that agrarians and urbanites alike will find refreshing, [this] book provides an invigorating paean to seizing opportunities, finding one’s strengths, and working hard."“In this no-nonsense resource for novice Christmas Tree farmers (and all farmers), Van Driesche shares his sustainable success story in pragmatic and engaging detail.”—Forrest Pritchard, farmer; New York Times best-selling author of Gaining Ground“A couple of years ago I bought a Christmas tree from Emmet Van Driesche’s little family in the woods. I immediately wanted to move in with them. They radiated the kind of peaceful contentment that comes with doing work that makes sense to you and that you are good at. But since moving in with them would be creepy, I am glad to have this book, a thorough and generous guide to shaping your world not only to your own happiness, but the world’s as well.”—John Hodgman, host of Judge John Hodgman; author of Vacationland“Carving Out a Living on the Land describes the joy of living a simpler life in tune with nature, without skipping on the nitty gritty of hard work and paying the bills. Along the way, Emmet shows that spoon carving is not just a wonderful pastime but can be part of a thriving modern business, filling one’s time between the hustle and bustle of childcare and tree cutting with calm, spoon-y industriousness.”—Barn the Spoon, founder, Spoon Club and The Green Wood Guild; author of Spoon

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Book Synopsis“This comprehensive book offers a fascinating overview of how those fires are fought, and some conversation-starters for how we might reimagine our relationship with the woods.” —Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet Wildfire season is burning longer and hotter, affecting more and more people, especially in the west. Land on Fire explores the fascinating science behind this phenomenon and the ongoing research to find a solution. This gripping narrative details how years of fire suppression and chronic drought have combined to make the situation so dire. Award-winning nature writer Gary Ferguson brings to life the extraordinary efforts of those responsible for fighting wildfires, and deftly explains how nature reacts in the aftermath of flames. Dramatic photographs reveal the terror and beauty of fire, as well as the staggering effect it has on the landscape.

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Book SynopsisForest regeneration is the act of renewing tree cover by establishing young trees naturally or artificially-generally, promptly after the previous stand or forest has been removed. The method, species, and density are chosen to meet the goal of the landowner. Forest regeneration includes practices such as changes in tree plant density through human-assisted natural regeneration, enrichment planting, reduced grazing of forested savannas, and changes in tree provenances/genetics or tree species. "Human-assisted natural regeneration" means establishment of a forest age class from natural seeding or sprouting after harvesting through selection cutting, shelter (or seed-tree) harvest, soil preparation, or restricting the size of a clear-cut stand to secure natural regeneration from surrounding trees. "Enrichment planting" means increasing the planting density (i.e., the numbers of plants per hectare) in an already growing forest stand. This activity influences carbon storage through changes in the growth of aboveground and below-ground tree biomass and changes in wood end use. This book presents the latest research from around the world.

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Book SynopsisThe United States is richly endowed with forests, and their care and conservation have been a national concern for more than half a century. This book provides data and analysis aimed at addressing this concern by enhancing dialogue and decisions in pursuit of the goal of forest sustainability. On the whole, no evidence suggests that we are "using up" our forests. In fact, the total area of forests has been stable, and the volume of wood found on them increasing. But a number of issues cause significant concern which range from regional forest fragmentation and loss to widespread increases in forest insect infestation and other disturbances. Potential changes in climate compound the risks and uncertainties associated with these issues.

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Book SynopsisLogging in the northern forest has been romanticized, with images of log drives, plaid shirts, and bunkhouses in wide circulation. Increasingly dismissed as a quaint, rural pastime, logging remains one of the most dangerous jobs in the United States, with loggers occupying a precarious position amid unstable markets, expanding global competition, and growing labor discord. Examining a time of transition and decline in Maine's forest economy, Andrew Egan traces pathways for understanding the challenges that have faced Maine's logging community and, by extension, the state's forestry sector, from the postwar period through today.Seeking greater profits, logging companies turned their crews loose at midcentury, creating a workforce of independent contractors who were forced to purchase expensive equipment and compete for contracts with the mills. Drawing on his own experience with the region's forest products industry, interviews with Maine loggers, media coverage, and court documents, Egan follows the troubled recent history of the industry and its battle for survival.Trade Review “Haywire documents the history of the logging occupation in the Northeast, especially the tensions between workers and employers and major industries. There is almost no systematic and thorough formal literature on these issues.”—Lloyd C. Irland, author of Wildlands and Woodlots: The Story of New England’s Forests “Egan studies a ‘time of transition’ in the Maine forest and how this transition—largely to mechanized logging and then the collapse of the pulp and paper industry—has impacted woods workers. Seeking to understand these challenges through the eyes of the loggers themselves, Egan offers a good sense of the on-the-ground reality.”—Richard W. Judd, author of Finding Thoreau: The Meaning of Nature in the Making of an Environmental Icon "This book does a good job of identifying problems. It is a wakeup call that asks us to recognize and deal with some very serious realities . . ."—The Forestry Source

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Book SynopsisLogging in the northern forest has been romanticized, with images of log drives, plaid shirts, and bunkhouses in wide circulation. Increasingly dismissed as a quaint, rural pastime, logging remains one of the most dangerous jobs in the United States, with loggers occupying a precarious position amid unstable markets, expanding global competition, and growing labor discord. Examining a time of transition and decline in Maine's forest economy, Andrew Egan traces pathways for understanding the challenges that have faced Maine's logging community and, by extension, the state's forestry sector, from the postwar period through today.Seeking greater profits, logging companies turned their crews loose at midcentury, creating a workforce of independent contractors who were forced to purchase expensive equipment and compete for contracts with the mills. Drawing on his own experience with the region's forest products industry, interviews with Maine loggers, media coverage, and court documents, Egan follows the troubled recent history of the industry and its battle for survival.

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Book SynopsisTemperate forests covering 34% of the Earth''s land have experienced human disturbances since ancient times and this is where the major industrial and agricultural enterprises are located nowadays. The heaviest human stress has been on European and North American ecosystems. Forest ecosystems are a major control of moisture circulation in watersheds. Boreal forests have been long recognised to influence global moisture circulation considerably. Therefore, it is logical to expect that further large-scale forest cover disturbances, such as catastrophic fires, large-scale insect outbreaks and forest logging, will affect the processes of water resource development and hydrological regime in any river basin. This book discusses the management and conservation of forest ecosystems in several areas in the world which include the Neotropics, Norway, United Kingdom and Siberia.

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Book SynopsisWith an increasing role of tropical forests supporting a range of ecosystem services, biodiversity conservation, water regulation, soil conservation, timber, non-timber forest products, carbon sequestration, and climate change mitigation, the importance of forest resources management has become very crucial. The tropical forests of Indochina countries are rich in biodiversity and carbon density, and thus are significant from social, ecological, political and economic aspects. These forests provide essential livelihoods to the local and indigenous people. Rapid economic growth, agriculture expansion, illegal logging, population growth, and urbanisation have been reported as major contributors to almost all cases of deforestation. Due to rapid development, forest resources are at a great risk. The FRA 2010 report shows that deforestation caused a loss of about 13 million hectares of tropical forests per year from the year 2000 to 2010. Therefore, there is an urgent need for better management of these resources. This book partially contributes towards climate change mitigation by implementing the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) mechanism. To mitigate climate change, most present studies are now concentrated on afforestation, reforestation and reducing deforestation and degradation. This book is focused on the application of multi-sensor remote sensing techniques to manage Cambodian forests for the effective implementation of the REDD+ mechanism. In this context, it is important to obtain reliable and consistent information of (a) forest cover, (b) deforestation, and (c) forest biomass to estimate CO2 emissions for the improvement of national carbon accounting. Additionally, this information will also be used for the development of the measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) system and for the management of forest resources to support sustainable forest management. Current knowledge is very limited with regard to the MRV system for REDD+ mechanism implementation. This book demonstrates the use of multi-sensor remote sensing techniques to manage the forest resources more sustainably. Further, it includes a concept on how precisely we can measure various forest parameters to minimise the uncertainty and to validate the results based on field data. The study is very much interdisciplinary in nature. It integrates core remote sensing techniques with the socio-economic angle of the REDD+ mechanism. It emphasises on remote sensing as a technique for ensuring the MRV of REDD+ initiatives, taking into consideration its cost effectiveness in implementation.

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Book SynopsisUrban Tree Management is the careful care and organizing tree populations in urban settings for the purpose of improving the urban environment. Urban tree management advocates the role of trees as a critical part of the urban infrastructure. Urban foresters plant and maintain trees, support appropriate tree and forest preservation, conduct research and promote the many benefits trees provide. Urban tree management is practiced by municipal and commercial arborists, municipal and utility foresters, environmental policymakers, city planners, consultants, educators, researchers and community activists. It contains tree selection, planting, care and protection and the overall management of trees as a collective resource. Urban Tree Management designates their benefits and describes their effects on quality of urban life and well-being facets that are increasingly important in these times of progressing urbanization. First chapter presents a simulation model to predict the future availability of native hollow-bearing trees in a rapidly expanding urban landscape. Second chapter explores on the role of trees in improving the urban landscape. The purpose of third chapter is to describe how diverse stakeholders can use urban tree canopy (UTC) Assessment and Prioritization tools to collaboratively achieve urban sustainability goals. Fourth chapter will look at the key research studies and how they have been used to justify and focus urban forestry programming. Fifth chapter presents an approach on urban forest inventory and we present in sixth chapter the Planted Tree Re-Inventory Protocol for citizen science-based monitoring of recently-planted urban trees. Seventh chapter explores on a technical guide to urban and community forestry. The purpose of the eighth chapter is to assess what it means to meet the four CARS measures and the purpose of ninth chapter is to further the thinking around urban-forest sustainability and to reveal alternative interpretations of the concept. In tenth chapter, we examine potential inequities associated with the distribution of urban tree cover in relationship to race/ethnicity and income. In eleventh chapter, we assessed the effect of land cover conversion from forest to a variety of urban land covers on vegetation dynamics. In twelfth chapter, we present an approach to assessing ecosystem service supply and demand in a spatially-explicit manner focusing on carbon storage and sequestration provided by urban trees. Thirteenth chapter highlights on urban tree effects on soil organic carbon and last chapter aims to evaluate the contribution of street trees to canopy.

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Book SynopsisMicro Irrigation Management: Technological Advances and Their Applications, the fifth book in the Innovations and Challenges in Micro Irrigation book series, is a valuable reference volume on micro irrigation and water management for professional training institutes, technical agricultural centers, irrigation centers, agricultural extension service, and other agencies who work with micro irrigation programs. With an international focus, this new book focuses on applications of solar energy in micro irrigation and other important technological advances. It includes case studies and illustrative examples on drip irrigation design.Table of ContentsEstimations of Evapotranspiration. Reference Evapotranspiration Estimations Using the Penman-Monteith Method: Puerto Rico. Reference Evapotranspiration: Trends and Identification of Its Meteorological Variables in Arid Climate. Evapotranspiration of Woody Landscape Plants. Evaporation and Seepage Losses from Dug-Out Type Farm Ponds. Estimations of Soil Properties. Several Dielectric Mixing Models for Estimating Soil Moisture Content. Inverse Procedure for Estimating Vertically Distributed Soil Hydraulic Parameters Using GPR. Management of Micro Irrigation Systems. The Approach for Translating Meteorological Patterns into Infra-Red Signaling for Variable Dispensation in Crop Irrigation Systems. Solar Photovoltaic Powered Micro Irrigation System in Aerobic Rice Cultivation. Management of Irrigation System: Performance of Egyptian Wheat. Maximizing Profits by Using Different Planting Geometry under Micro Irrigation. Design of Lateral Lines. Field Evaluation of Micro Irrigation Systems. Potential Problems in Drip Irrigation Systems. Emitters: Pressure and Discharge Relationship.

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Book SynopsisWith the increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration and the resulting environmental consequences for plants, it is necessary to consider the future of rubber plantations, an important source of latex for rubber production. In this volume, the authors explore the ecology of rubber plantations in the context of carbon management under a scenario of our changing climate. The authors provide an in-depth study of the carbon stock and sequestration potentiality of rubber plantations. The volume also provides information on a biomass estimating model that can be used in the future study of non-harvesting biomass estimation for a variety of plants. Key features:• Provides an understanding of the role of rubber plantations in carbon management• Presents biomass models and biomass carbon stocks• Explores the impact of land use changes on soil organic carbon• Looks at ecosystem carbon sequestration• Explores methods of allometric model development for different growth ages of rubber plantations• Advances our knowledge of the global carbon cycle that will be helpful in studying changing environmental effects on other crops and plant products.Table of Contents1. General Introduction 2. Biomass Models and Biomass Carbon Stocks 3. Potential Loss of Biomass Carbon 4. Impact of Land Use Changes on Soil Organic Carbon 5. Ecosystem Carbon Sequestration 6. Soil Carbon Sequestration 7. Fine Root Dynamics and Carbon Management 8. Conclusions and Recommendations

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Book SynopsisThis volume provides an abundance of valuable information on emerging eco-friendly technology and its potential role in combating climate change via agroforesty. The volume begins by describing the recent understanding of the scenario of climate change and its issues and challenges and provides an in-depth analysis of the potential of agroforestry toward climate change mitigation and adaptation. Chapters address a wide range of techniques and methods for mitigating the negative aspects of climate change through agroforesty, such as vermicomposting, carbon sequestration, horticulture techniques, nutrient sequestration and soil sustainability, conservation of medicinal plant resources, silvipastoral systems, phytoremediation techniques, and more. The book also looks at livelihood security and the role of agroforestry.Key features: Provides updated information and recent developments in the field of climate change and agroforestry Looks at a variety of eco-friendly methods being employed to help mitigate climate change through agroforesty Provides recommendations and suggestions to build harmony between agroforestry and climate change Discusses new insights on the role of agroforestry toward combating climate change as well as maintaining the sustainability of ecosystems Table of Contents1. Agroforestry and Climate Change: Issues, Challenges, and the Way Forward 2. Vermicomposting Practices: Sustainable Strategy for Agriculture and Climate Change 3. Agroforestry with Horticulture: A New Strategy toward a Climate-Resilient Forestry Approach 4. Role of Agroforestry in Carbon Sequestration: An Indian Perspective 5. Conservation Issues, Challenges, and Management of Medicinal Plant Resources: A New Dimension toward Sustainable Natural Resource Management 6. Silvo-Pasture System: A Way Ahead for Sustainable Development in India 7. Agroforestry for Climate Mitigation and Livelihood Security in India 8. Tree-Soil Interaction Studies on Different Species in Arboretum 9. Phytoremediation of Coal Mine Based Wastelands: An Approach in Raniganj Coalfield (RCF) 10. Non-Timber Forest Products: Constraints, Prospects and Management, Implications for Combating Climate Change, and Livelihood Development 11. Mulberry-Based Agroforestry System: An Effective Way of Maintaining Livelihood Security and Climate Change Mitigation

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Book SynopsisToday, forest health and the management of threats towards it are attracting more and more attention on a global scale. This book covers the most recent advances in the management of forest diseases, including the epidemiology and infection biology of forest pathogens, and forest protection based on integrated pest and disease management approaches. A comprehensive range of diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi and other organisms are discussed in detail, making this book essential reading for forest managers and extension specialists. Written by recognised authorities in the subject of forest health, this book also provides a wealth of information useful for researchers and lecturers of forest pathology and ecology.Table of Contentsa: Foreword b: Preface c: Introduction to Infectious Forest Diseases PART I: INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS 1: Concepts of Epidemiology of Forest Diseases 2: General Strategies of Forest Disease Management PART II: NON-FUNGAL INFECTIOUS FOREST DISEASES 3: Forest Diseases Caused by Viruses 4: Forest Diseases Caused by Prokaryotes: Phytoplasmal and Bacterial Diseases 5: Forest Diseases Caused by Higher Parasitic Plants: Mistletoes 6: Pine Wilt Disease and Other Nematode Diseases PART III: FOREST DISEASES CAUSED BY FUNGI AND FUNGAL-LIKE ORGANISMS IIIa: ROOT AND BUTT ROTS 7: Annosus Root and Butt Rots 8: Armillaria Root Rots 9: Laminated and Tomentosus Root Rots IIIb: STEM ROTS 10: Heart Rots, Sap Rots and Canker Rots IIIc: VASCULAR DISEASES 11: Ceratocystis Diseases 12: Dutch Elm Disease and Other Ophiostoma Diseases 13: Blackstain Root Disease and Other Leptographium Diseases IIId: CANKER DISEASES 14: Cankers and Other Diseases Caused by the Botryosphaeriaceae 15: Chestnut Blight 16: Other Cankers Caused by Cryphonectria and Sibling Species 17: Cypress Canker 18: Pitch Canker 19: Larch Canker 20: Hypoxylon Canker IIIe: BRANCH AND TIP BLIGHTS 21: Branch and Tip Blights IIIf: FOLIAR DISEASES 22: Dothistroma Needle Blight 23: Other Foliar Diseases of Coniferous Trees 24: Foliar Diseases of Broadleaved Trees IIIg: OOMYCETE DISEASES 25: Oomycete Diseases IIIh: RUST DISEASES 26: Tree Rusts PART IV: NURSERY DISEASES 27: Seed, Seedling and Nursery Diseases PART V: INTRODUCED PATHOGENS 28: Responding to Diseases Caused by Exotic Tree Pathogens

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Book SynopsisPoplars and willows form an important component of forestry and agricultural systems, providing a wide range of wood and non-wood products. This book synthesizes research on poplars and willows, providing a practical worldwide overview and guide to their basic characteristics, cultivation and use, issues, problems and trends. Prominence is given to environmental benefits and the importance of poplar and willow cultivation in meeting the needs of people and communities, sustainable livelihoods, land use and development.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Poplars and Willows of the World, with Emphasis on Silviculturally Important Species 3: Ecology and Physiology of Poplars and Willows 4: The Domestication and Conservation of Populus and Salix Genetic Resources 5: Operational Poplar and Willow Culture 6: Environmental Applications of Poplars and Willows 7: Abiotic Stresses 8: Diseases of Poplars and Willows 9: Insect and Other Pests of Poplars and Willows 10: Properties, Processing and Utilization 11: Markets, Trends and Outlook 12: Poplars and Willows for Rural Livelihoods and Sustainable Development 13: Epilogue

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Book Synopsis* Includes new chapters on climate change and international forest policy as well as expanded coverage of forest products and bioenergy production * International in coverage makes this book suitable for course use anywhere in the world as well as providing an international overview of the subject * Places world forestry in it's true social, environmental, historical and economic contextTable of ContentsChapter 1: A History of Human Interaction with Forests Chapter 2: Forests of the World Chapter 3: The Environmental Value of Forests Chapter 4: Wood and Paper Products Chapter 5: Bioenergy, Innovative Biomaterials, Non Wood Forest Products Chapter 6: Forest Dynamics in the Tropics Chapter 7: Sustainable Forest Management Chapter 8: Forestry and Climate Change Chapter 9: Plantations for Wood Production with Environmental Care Chapter 10: Social Forestry Chapter 11: International Forest Policy

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Book Synopsis* Includes new chapters on climate change and international forest policy as well as expanded coverage of forest products and bioenergy production * International in coverage makes this book suitable for course use anywhere in the world as well as providing an international overview of the subject * Places world forestry in it's true social, environmental, historical and economic contextTable of ContentsChapter 1: A History of Human Interaction with Forests Chapter 2: Forests of the World Chapter 3: The Environmental Value of Forests Chapter 4: Wood and Paper Products Chapter 5: Bioenergy, Innovative Biomaterials, Non Wood Forest Products Chapter 6: Forest Dynamics in the Tropics Chapter 7: Sustainable Forest Management Chapter 8: Forestry and Climate Change Chapter 9: Plantations for Wood Production with Environmental Care Chapter 10: Social Forestry Chapter 11: International Forest Policy

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Book SynopsisDevelopments in genomics and biotechnology are opening up new avenues for accelerating the domestication of forest trees in a climate change driven world. This book presents an authoritative update of forest tree biotechnology and genomics methodologies, procedures and accomplishments, from basic biological science to applications in forestry and related sciences. It gives expert evaluation of achievements and discussion about the impact that novel forest biotechnological and genomics approaches are having on traditional breeding for improvement of forest tree species and production of forest-based products. It also describes the legal and regulatory aspects of forest biotechnology, with an emphasis on biosafety. It is a reference for forest biologists, including basic and applied scientists involved in forest tree breeding and biotechnology, bioenergy research, and biomaterial product development. Key features: Advances in tree genomic selection. Next-generation sequencing technologies. Domesticating forest-tree species via genetic engineering. Regulatory affairs related to forest biotechnology. Protecting intellectual property. This title is suitable for graduate-level students working in plant biology and forest genetics, silviculture and agroforestry, and bioenergy science and technology. It is also relevant to scientists and foresters researching genetics, genomics and biotechnology, molecular biology and physiology of forest trees, and their application to production forestry, and conservation, as well as for sustainable forestry for bioenergy and bio-based products.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Principles of Genome Sciences Chapter 2: Genomics of Conifers Chapter 3: Genomics of Hardwoods Chapter 4: Forest Tree Population Genomics Chapter 5: Quantitative Genomics of Forest Tree Breeding Chapter 6: Principles of Forest Biotechnology Chapter 7: Approaches to Genetically Engineering Flowering Control in Trees Chapter 8: Engineering for Bioenergy Chapter 9: Engineering Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses Chapter 10: Engineering Pest Tolerance Chapter 11: Regulatory Affairs Chapter 12: Protecting Intellectual Property

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Book SynopsisAgroforestry is a land use system that allows for the concurrent production of trees and agricultural crops and/or animals from the same piece of land. It has a rich history of development and has been practised in some parts of the world for more than 6,000 years. In 1997, CABI published the seminal book on this subject, Temperate Agroforestry Systems, which was a break from the norm as almost all agroforestry texts up to that date were only relevant to tropical areas. The book explored the development of temperate agroforestry and agroforestry systems, concentrating on those areas within temperate zones where the greatest advances, adoptions and modifications had taken place up to that time: North and South America, China, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. This second fully-updated and expanded edition includes additional chapters on India and Chile and, as a result of ongoing advances in the field, separate chapters on the US, Canada, the UK and continental Europe. Today's challenges of climate change, population growth and food security, in concert with the ongoing global requirement for the energy and water needed for a resilient agricultural paradigm, can be met through the wide-scale adoption of agroforestry practices, in both tropical regions and temperate zones. The 2nd edition ofTemperate Agroforestry Systems brings together many examples of temperate agroforestry and will make valuable reading for all those working in this area as researchers, practitioners and policy makers. The book is also of importance to students and teachers of agriculture, ecology, environmental studies and forestry in temperate regions.Table of Contents1: Temperate Agroforestry: An Overview 2: Agroforestry in Canada and its Role in Farming Systems 3: Temperate Agroforestry in the United States: Current Trends and Future Directions 4: Agroforestry in the United Kingdom 5: Temperate Agroforestry: The European Way 6: Agroforestry in the Indian Himalayan Region: An Overview 7: Temperate Agroforestry in China 8: Agroforestry Systems in Temperate Australia 9: Temperate Agroforestry Systems in New Zealand 10: Novel Agroforestry Systems in Temperate Chile 11: Silvopastoral systems in Patagonia, Argentina 12: Temperate Agroforestry: Key Elements, Current Limits and Opportunities for the Future

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Book SynopsisAgroforestry is a land use system that allows for the concurrent production of trees and agricultural crops and/or animals from the same piece of land. It has a rich history of development and has been practised in some parts of the world for more than 6,000 years. In 1997, CABI published the seminal book on this subject, Temperate Agroforestry Systems, which was a break from the norm as almost all agroforestry texts up to that date were only relevant to tropical areas. The book explored the development of temperate agroforestry and agroforestry systems, concentrating on those areas within temperate zones where the greatest advances, adoptions and modifications had taken place up to that time: North and South America, China, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. This second fully-updated and expanded edition includes additional chapters on India and Chile and, as a result of ongoing advances in the field, separate chapters on the US, Canada, the UK and continental Europe. Today's challenges of climate change, population growth and food security, in concert with the ongoing global requirement for the energy and water needed for a resilient agricultural paradigm, can be met through the wide-scale adoption of agroforestry practices, in both tropical regions and temperate zones. The 2nd edition ofTemperate Agroforestry Systems brings together many examples of temperate agroforestry and will make valuable reading for all those working in this area as researchers, practitioners and policy makers. The book is also of importance to students and teachers of agriculture, ecology, environmental studies and forestry in temperate regions.Table of Contents1: Temperate Agroforestry: An Overview 2: Agroforestry in Canada and its Role in Farming Systems 3: Temperate Agroforestry in the United States: Current Trends and Future Directions 4: Agroforestry in the United Kingdom 5: Temperate Agroforestry: The European Way 6: Agroforestry in the Indian Himalayan Region: An Overview 7: Temperate Agroforestry in China 8: Agroforestry Systems in Temperate Australia 9: Temperate Agroforestry Systems in New Zealand 10: Novel Agroforestry Systems in Temperate Chile 11: Silvopastoral systems in Patagonia, Argentina 12: Temperate Agroforestry: Key Elements, Current Limits and Opportunities for the Future

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Book SynopsisThe third edition of The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks is an updated and expanded edition that explores oak forests as responsive ecosystems. New chapters emphasize the importance of fire in sustaining and managing oak forests, the effects of a changing climate, and advanced artificial regeneration techniques. This new edition expands on silvicultural methods for restoring and sustaining oak woodlands and savannahs, and on management of ecosystem services, including wildlife habitat. It also incorporates new material on evaluating landscape-scale, and cumulative effects of management action compared with inaction. Nine of the fifteen chapters cover updated information on the geographic distribution of US oaks, oak regeneration dynamics, site productivity, stocking and stand development, even- and uneven-aged silvicultural methods, and growth and yield. This edition includes a new section with colour illustrations for improved visualization of complex relationships. This book is intended for forest and wildlife managers, ecologists, silviculturists, environmentalists, and students of those fields.Table of Contents1: Oak-dominated Ecosystems 2: Regeneration Ecology I Flowering, Fruiting and Reproduction Characteristics 3: Regeneration Ecology II Population Dynamics 4: Site Quality and Productivity 5: Development of Natural Stands 6: Self-thinning and Stand Density 7: Fire and Oak Forests 8: Even-aged Silvicultural Methods 9: Uneven-aged Silvicultural Methods 10: Artificial Regeneration 11: Managing Forest Health 12: Silvicultural Methods for Oak Savannahs and Woodlands 13: Silvicultural Methods for Selected Ecosystem Services 14: Managing Oak Forests in a Changing Climate 15: Growth and Yield Appendix 1: Common and Scientific Names of Species Mentioned Appendix 2: Forest Cover Types of Eastern USA Dominated by Oaks or Oaks Mixed with Other Species Appendix 3: Forest Cover Types of Western USA Dominated by Oaks or Oaks Mixed with Other Species Appendix 4: Formulae for Converting Site Index of One Species to Another in Unglaciated Regions of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia Appendix 5: Formulae for Converting Site Indexes for Oaks and Associated Species from One Species to Another in Three Regions Appendix 6: Formulae for Converting Yellow-poplar Site Index to Oak Site Indexes in the Virginia-Carolina Piedmont Appendix 7: Parameter Estimates for Site Index Asymptotes (S) and Species Coefficients (b) for Deriving Height/dbh Site Index Curves from Equation 4.1 Appendix 8: Common Conversions

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Book SynopsisIn 1944 Lady Park Wood (45 hectares of woodland in Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire, UK) was set aside indefinitely by the Forestry Commission so that ecologists could study how woodland develops naturally. Since then, in a unique long-term study, individual trees and shrubs have been recorded at intervals, accumulating a detailed record of more than 20,000 individual beech, sessile oak, ash, wych elm, small-leaved lime, large-leaved lime, birch, hazel, yew and other species. In the seven decades since the study started, the wood has changed; trees grew, died and regenerated, and drought, disease and other events shaped its destiny. Each tree and shrub species reacted in its own way to changes in the wood as a whole and to changes in the fortunes of its neighbours. Meanwhile, the wild fauna, flora and fungi also responded, leaving the wood richer in some groups but poorer in others. In this landmark book, beautifully illustrated throughout, George Peterken and Edward Mountford, summarise the ongoing results of the Lady Park Wood study, highlighting its unique place in nature conservation and its significance to ecology in general. It also builds on experience at Lady Park Wood and elsewhere to discuss in particular: the role and maintenance of long-term ecological studies; the concept and form of natural woodland; the role of minimum-intervention policies in woodland nature conservation; near-to-nature forestry; and the desirability and practicalities of re-wilding woodlands.Table of Contents1: Understanding Woodland 2: Lady Park Wood and its History 3: The Ecological Reserve 4: Recording Trees and Expressing Change 5: The Changing Woodland 6: Ash: The Tree in the Spotlight 7: Beech and Oak, the Major Forest Trees 8: Limes and Wych Elm 9: Birch and other Short-lived Canopy Trees 10: Field Maple and Hazel, the other Coppice Species 11: Minor Trees and Shrubs 12: Habitats 13: Species 14: Long-term Ecological Studies 15: Natural Woodland in Theory and Practice 16: Near-to-Nature Forestry 17: Rewilding, Remoteness and Wilderness

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