Description
Book SynopsisA comprehensive guide to effective hardwood forest management
Extending 235,000 square miles from New York to Georgia and fromVirginia to Missouri, the Central Hardwoods Region harbors the mostextensive concentration of deciduous hardwoods in the world. Asharvests in the Pacific Northwest decline and timber prices rise,the maturing stands of mixed species in this central U.S. regionare a rich and valuable resource that is increasingly vulnerable toexploitation. This timely book examines all of the key ecological,social, and economic management considerations essential to utilizeand sustain these vital woodlands effectively.
First, it develops the background necessary to understand whatmakes the hardwood eco-system function, with a thorough examinationof the physiography, geology, soils, and climate of the region anda historical overview of its evolution and development frompre-European settlement to the present. Then, species by species,the book details the silvical c
Table of ContentsThe Central Hardwood Region.
Historical Development.
Ecological Relationships.
Silvical Characteristics of the Major Central HardwoodSpecies.
Silviculture of Central Hardwoods.
Management of Central Hardwoods.
Synthesis and Conclusions.
Glossary.
Literature Cited.
Appendices.
Index.
