Description
Book SynopsisOffers information on ecology, conservation and management for Scottish native woodlands. This book helps the reader understand and value these irreplaceable natural resources, at a time when they are being called upon to produce an ever wider range of services to Scotland's people, while facing threats from climate change, pests and disease.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; List of illustrations; Abbreviations and acronyms; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1. International context; Chapter 2. Ecological context; Chapter 3. Historical development; Chapter 4. Pinewoods and montane scrub; Chapter 5. Oak and birch woodlands; Chapter 6. Ash, elm and hazel Woodlands; Colour plates and illustrations; Chapter 7. Wet woodlands; Chapter 8. Conservation of native woodlands; Chapter 9. Expansion of native woodlands; Chapter 10. Relationship with plantations; Chapter 11. The future of native woodlands; Chapter 12. Visiting native woodlands; Bibliography; Index.