Evans J. The Forests Handbook. Vol. 1. An Overview of Forest Science 2001

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Evans J. The Forests Handbook. Vol. 1. An Overview of Forest Science 2001

Textbook in PDF format The first volume of the manual "The forests handbook" presents an overview of forest science and consists of the following parts and chapters: Part 1: Forest Resources and Types Ch. 1. Global Forest Resources: History and Dynamics (author: J.B. Ball). Ch. 2. Forest Types and Classification (R.L. Hendrick). Part 2: Biological and Ecological Processes Ch. 3. Genetics and Speciation in the World’s Forests (G. Namkoong, M.P. Koshy). Ch. 4. Structural Dynamics of Forest Stands and Natural Processes (G.F. Peterken). Ch. 5. Biological Interactions and Disturbance: Plants and Animals (J. Ghazoul, E.A. Simmons). Ch. 6. Biological Interactions and Disturbance: Invertebrates (H.F. Evans). Part 3: Environmental Interactions Ch. 7. Forest Soils (P.M. Attiwill, C.J. Weston). Ch.8. Ecophysiology of Forests (R.H. Waring, A.R. Ludlow). Ch. 9. Models for Pure and Mixed Forests (H. Pretzsch). Ch. 10. Forests and the Atmosphere (P.G. Jarvis, D.G. Fowler). Ch. 11. Environmental Stresses to Forests (P.H. Freer-Smith). Part 4: Social and Human Interface Ch. 13. Trees in the Urban Environment (K. Nilsson, T.B. Randrup, B.M. Wandall). Ch. 14. The Importance of Social Values (S. Bass). Ch. 15. Non-timber Forest Products and Rural Poverty: an Economic Analysis (W. Cavendish). Synthesis and conclusions