{"product_id":"the-practice-of-silviculture-9781119270959","title":"The Practice of Silviculture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 revi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Introduction to Silviculture 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The History and Philosophy of Silviculture 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSilviculture, its Origin and Development as an Applied Ecology 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Philosophies of Silviculture as a Practice 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSilviculture as a Body of Knowledge 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Silviculture and its Place in Managing Current Forests and Woodlands 22\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Purpose of Silviculture Today 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinition of Silviculture 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScope and Terminology of Silvicultural Practice 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Silviculture Framework for Managing a Forest 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Ecological Foundations of Silviculture 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Ecological Site Classification, Stands as Management Units, and Landscape‐Scale Planning 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcological Methods of Identifying and Classifying Sites 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStands as Management Units 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Developments in Landscape‐Level Ecological Planning 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Stand Dynamics: The Ecology of Forest Succession 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInitiating Disturbances and Sources of Regeneration 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStages of Stand Development 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Cohorts and Age Classes 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Canopy Stratification by Age Class 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelationship of Stand Dynamics to Other Interpretations of Vegetational Development 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoice of Developmental Patterns 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Ecology of Regeneration 80\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcological Role of Natural Disturbance 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Regeneration Process 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisturbance, Climate, and Regional Patterns in Floristics of Forest Regeneration 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegeneration Methods as Analogs to Natural Disturbance 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Methods of Regeneration 117\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Development of Silvicultural Systems and Methods of Regeneration 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConceptual Formation of Silvicultural Systems: The Science of Place 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassification of Natural Regeneration Methods 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassification of Plantations and Artificial Seeding 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNaming Silvicultural Systems: The Taxonomy 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary Remarks 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Site Treatments 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisposal of Logging Slash 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTreatment of the Forest Floor and Competing Vegetation 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3A Natural Regeneration Methods 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Natural Regeneration: The Clearcutting Method 171\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Protocol 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegeneration of Pure Stands from Natural Seeding 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplications of True Clearcutting: Case Studies from North America 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Natural Regeneration: The Seed‐Tree Method 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Protocol 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariations in Spatial Patterns of Stand Structure 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplication of Seed‐Tree Methods 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Natural Regeneration: The Shelterwood Method 204\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Protocol for the Uniform Shelterwood 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtocols for Alternative Arrangements 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplication of Shelterwood Methods 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Natural Regeneration: Irregular Seed-Tree and Shelterwood Methods (Multi-Aged Systems) 228\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment of Two‐ or Three‐Aged Stands 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegeneration Methods Including Reserve Trees within Irregular Seed‐Tree and Shelterwood Systems 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplication of Two‐ or Three‐Aged Systems 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Natural Regeneration: The Coppice Method 251\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVegetative Regeneration and the Nature of Disturbance 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Physiology and Morphology of Sprouting 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Vegetative Regeneration 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimple Coppice Systems 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoppice Systems with Irregular Structures and Age Classes 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Coppice Stands in the Past, Present, and Future 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConversion of Coppice Stands to High Forests 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Natural Regeneration: Selection Methods 272\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Protocol 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Selection Regeneration Method and its Variations 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging for Balanced All‐Aged Stands 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging for Unbalanced All‐Aged Stands 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplication of the Selection Method of Regeneration 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3B Methods Based on Artificial Regeneration 303\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Species Selection and Genetic Improvement 305\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelection of Species and Provenances 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdaptation to Site 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenetic Improvement 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Nursery, Planting, and Seeding Techniques 322\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePropagation 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlanting and Seeding 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 The Arrangement, Composition, and Methods of Planting 350\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Planting 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDensity of Plantings 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpatial Arrangement of Plantings 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigh Forest Plantations 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLow Forest Plantations 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtection of New Plantations 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4 Post‐Establishment (Intermediate) Treatments 379\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Tree and Stand Growth 381\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowth within Individual Trees 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStand Scale Patterns of Production 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Effect of Thinning on Stand Production 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Effect of Thinning on the Economic Yield of Stands 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 Post‐Establishment Tools in Silviculture 403\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCutting and Girdling 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse of Herbicides 404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethods of Applying Herbicides 410\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse of Insecticides 412\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrescribed Burning 413\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse of Fertilizer 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIrrigation 420\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 420\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Pruning Methods and Applications 424\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 424\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ecology of Natural Pruning Processes 424\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePruning Trees to Improve Timber Quality in Forests 428\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechniques of Pruning Open Grown Trees Within Urban Environments 434\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraining and Pruning Fruit and Shade Trees in Orchards and Agroforestry Systems 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 Release Operations in Seedling and Sapling Stands 443\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompeting Vegetation 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcept of Free‐To‐Grow 444\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Use of Release Treatments 444\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVegetation Control Methods 445\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTiming and Extent of Release Treatments 451\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcological Impact of Release Treatments on Plant Communities 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiberation Treatments 455\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelease Treatments that Control Invasives 457\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 458\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21 Methods of Thinning 461\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 461\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Different Approaches to Thinning 461\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLow Thinning 462\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrown Thinning 468\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDominant Thinning 473\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFree‐Form Thinning 477\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariable‐Density Thinning 477\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeometric Thinning 478\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplication of Thinnings 481\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 483\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22 Quantitative Thinning: Theory and Application 486\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 486\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConceptual and Experimental Proof for Thinning 486\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinning and its Objectives 486\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuantitative Thinning Guidelines 496Density, Stocking, and Relative Density 496\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 504\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5 Silvicultural Considerations for Managing All Forests 507\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e23 Conservation Management Practices 509\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 509\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManagement Practices 509\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 531\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContents xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e24 Silviculture for Wildlife Habitat 534\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 534\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHabitat Elements Within Stands 535\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLandscape Elements Across Stands 551\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamples of Application 555\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControl of Wildlife Damage to Trees 560\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 561\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e25 Silvicultural Applications to Forest Restoration: Rehabilitation and Reclamation 565\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 565\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDegradation and Restoration Processes of Forests 565\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCategories of Forest Degradation and their Restoration Treatments 567\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 593\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 594\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e26 Approaches to and Treatments for Maintaining Healthy Forest Ecosystems 597\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 597\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Growing Threat of Non‐Native Invasive Insects and Disease 597\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Concept of Forest Ecosystem Health within Stand Dynamics 600\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtection Against Biotic Agencies: Insects and Disease 601\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtection Against Abiotic Agencies 606\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Silviculture to Control Damage 611\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 615\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e27 Managing Forest Carbon in Changing Climates 618\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 618\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ecology of Forest Carbon 618\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvoiding Deforestation and Increasing Reforestation 620\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarbon Management in Existing Forests 622\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Use of Wood as Biomass Energyor in Wood Products for Carbon Storage 624\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 625\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 6 Silvicultural Applications for Different Land Uses 629\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e28 Ecosystem Management: Managing Public Natural Forests for Multiple Values 631\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 631\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegional and Global Differences in Public Land Ownership 631\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging Complex Large‐Scale Forests 633\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ecosystem‐Management Paradigm 633\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegional Examples of Ecosystem Management 636\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 642\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e29 Application of Silviculture to Watershed Management 645\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 645\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBaseline Watershed Conditions 646\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaired Watershed Studies: Impacts of Land Clearance and Forest Disturbance 649\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging Forests for Water Quality: Examples from the United States 654\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging Forests for Water Yield: Examples from the United States 660\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 663\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 663\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e30 Industrial Timber Management 665\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 665\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciples of Regulating Timber Harvests 665\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsiderations for Timber Production in Forests 666\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal and National Trends in Industrial Plantation Forestry 669\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 676\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e31 Application of Silviculture to Agroforestry 677\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 677\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStages of Stand Development and Agroforestry 678\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuccessional Agri‐silvicultural Practices 679\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePermanent Agri‐silvicultural Practices 683\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelection of Tree Species for Agroforestry 689\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 689\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e32 Application of Silviculture to Urban Ecosystems and the Urban–Rural Interface 694\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 694\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAesthetics and Landscape Design of Urban Forests 694\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMitigating Urban Meso‐ and Micro‐Environments 701\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Application of Silviculture to Urban Watersheds 704\u003c\/p\u003e 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