Silviculture : concepts and applications
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Bibliographic Information
Silviculture : concepts and applications
（McGraw-Hill series in forest resources）
McGraw-Hill, c2002
2nd ed
Note
Includes bibliographical references: p. 584-657
Description and Table of Contents
Description
As people have found more uses for forests, the field of silviculture--the collected methods of establishing and maintaining communities of trees and other vegetation--has grown and diversified. This book describes the resulting variety of silvicultural methods, but recommends no one philosophy or methodology. Rather, it reflects the author's belief that all the tools of silviculture have a useful role in modern forestry, and that the ones to use depend on the circumstances, conditions, and needs of landowners. The book argues that each forester must make those decisions based on sound knowledge of all methods, as well as all biological, ecological, economic and administrative factors involved. By providing updated information on research and developments in silviculture, and by giving practical applications for each method, Silviculture: Concepts and Applications, 2nd Edition will serve your needs as a text in the classroom and an invaluable reference in the field.
Table of Contents
1 Silviculture as an Orderly Discipline 2 The Silvicultural System 3 Harvesting as a Tool of Silviculture 4 Concepts of Regeneration 5 Site Preparation 6 Planning for Artificial Regeneration 7 Nursery and Tree Planting Operations 8 Regeneration from Seed and Direct Seeding 9 Reproduction Methods and Their Implications 10 Selection System and Its Application 11 Uneven-Aged Reproduction Methods 12 Growth and Development in Selection System Stands 13 Clearcutting 14 Shelterwood and Seed-Tree Methods 15 Early Stand Development 16 Release Treatments 17 Thinning and Its Effects on Stand Development 18 Methods of Thinning 19 Thinning Regimes in the Even-Aged Silvicultural System 20 Managing Quality in Forest Stands 21 Stand Protection and Health Management 22 Improvement, Salvage, and Sanitation Cuttings 23 Other Partial Cuttings 24 Coppice Silviculture 25 Adjusting to Administrative Demands
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