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 A CRITIQUE OF SILVICULTURE: Managing for
Complexity
Klaus Puettmann, Christian Messier, K.
Coates. Examines the current state of
silviculture (“at the crossroads”) and provides
suggestions for its future development. Includes
an overview of the historical developments of
silvicultural techniques. Explains how its
traditional strengths are becoming limitations, and
how other fields, specifically ecology and complexity
science, have developed in attempts to understand the
diversity of nature and the variability and
heterogeneity of ecosystems. Suggests that ideas
and approaches from these fields could offer a road
map to a new philosophical and practical approach that
endorses managing forests as complex adaptive
systems. “A critically important book that is
essential reading for anyone involved with forest
ecology, forestry, silviculture, or the management of
forested ecosystems.” 6 x 9, 206p, tables, figures,
index, 2008.
C1467 paperback..........US
$30.00 CAN $36.95
THE PRACTICE OF SILVICULTURE: Applied
Forest Ecology (9/e)
David Smith, Bruce Larson, Matthew
Kelly, P. Mark Ashton. "This is the premier
source of ecologically and economically sound
information on the long-term treatment of
forests." Chapters include: an introduction;
tending and intermediate cutting; regeneration; stand
development and structure; and; silvicultural
management objectives. The text provides the
information necessary to understand, analyze, and
apply the various techniques available for growing
stands under any circumstances. Emphasizes the
development of techniques so professionals are able to
invent silvicultural solutions to problems. A
readable, "classic" reference on the subject. 7 x 10,
560p, b&w photos + illustrations, 1997.
P941X print-on-demand
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SILVICULTURAL SYSTEMS
John Matthews (Univ. Aberdeen). In
Europe, complete regimes for regenerating, tending,
and harvesting forests, called “silvicultural
systems,” have proved effective solutions to the
problems of the reduced forest area and the demand for
sustainable fuelwood and timber. These regimes
are being used successfully in temperate, tropical and
sub-tropical forestry, often in conditions quite
different from those in which they originated.
This text describes the theoretical basis and
practical application of twenty (20) silvicultural
systems so that foresters and other land managers,
ecologists, and landscape designers can select and use
those best suited to their needs. A
valuable reference reference for both students and
professionals in the field. "...The most
important book for British forestry published in this
half century, and will become more and more relevant
in to the next" - Quarterly Journal of Forestry.
6 x 9, 304p, 31 illustrations, 1990.
S670X paperback ..........US
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SILVICULTURE: Concepts and Applications (2/e)
Ralph Nyland. A reference offering
balanced discussions of the obvious and subtle methods
for establishing and maintaining communities of trees
and other vegetation. Defines and describes
"modern silviculture," including key concepts,
guidelines, techniques and methods. Latest
edition adds emphasis on the application of
silviculture in addressing non-market and ecosystem
values of forests. Features hundreds of
practical applications, updated information on
R&D, as well as diagrams and photographs
illustrating silvicultural practices. A
comprehensive, practical/"real world" text providing
all the tools needed to meet the wide array of
circumstances, conditions, and interests encountered
in the field. 6 x 9, 682p, b&w photos,
illustrations, figures, 1996, 2002, reissue 2007.
S5279 paperback..........US
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SILVICULTURE AND ECOLOGY OF WESTERN U.S.
FORESTS
John Tappeiner II, Douglas Maguire,
Timothy Harrington. Follows the progression of
silviculture as a science and looks closely at the
value of forests. The only silviculture text to
focus on the forests of the western United States
(primarily those in Oregon, Washington and
California). Includes detailed chapters on fire,
shrub ecology, density measurements, thinning, stand
and tree growth, reforestation, vegetation management,
and ecosystem variables such as insects, fungi, soils,
and water stress. “An essential reference for
forest managers, policy makers, forest scientists, and
students, this authoritative volume provides a basis
for silviculture practices and contemporary management
of western forests.” 6 x 9, 448p, b&w photos, line
drawings, 900+ references, 2007.
S1879 paperback..........US
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GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN FOREST TREES:
Genetic Basis and Application of Knowledge in
Silviculture
E. Kristian Morgenstern. The first
book to examine geographic variation in tree species
among and within populations of trees from a
world-wide perspective. Discusses population
genetic theory and genetic systems of native North
American tree species as they interact with
environments in major global climatic regions.
Demonstrates how this knowledge is used to guide seed
zoning and transfer in silviculture. A valuable,
comprehensive reference for foresters, biologists and
others who work with trees. 6-1/4 x 9-1/4, 214p, 1996.
G5609 paperback..........US
$50.95 CAN $47.00
REGIONAL SILVICULTURE OF THE UNITED STATES
(3/e)
John Barrett (Univ. Tennessee),
ed.. Provides a broad-based knowledge of
contemporary silviculture theory and practice.
Updated, expanded edition, featuring region-by-region
coverage of the eleven (11) major forest types across
the United States. The text offers a detailed
look at practices that promote a wide range of forest
resources. Provides readers with a framework for
the analysis of forest data and the development of
innovative solutions tailored to specific forest types
and the shifting politicoeconomic constraints under
which siviculturalists must work. 6-1/2 x 9-1/2, 656p,
1995. OVERSIZE.
R8178 hardcover ..........US
$361.95 CAN $397.99
NORTH AMERICAN FORESTS: Geography, Ecology
and Silviculture
Laurence Walker. Examines and
offers a summary of the diverse woodlands of North
America (Canada and United States). Describes
where, why and how the many types of trees found in
this continent grow in silvical associations called
“forest cover types.” In thirteen (13) chapters,
the text describes more than 100 forest cover types,
involving several times that many species.
Woodlands discussed include: the Arctic tundra;
Florida's tropics; the Atlantic's coastal pond pines;
the Pacific's Monterey pines; the summits of Englemann
spruce; Sea-Level swamps of baldcypress, and;
more. Benefiting from Walker's five decades of
practicing forestry, the reader will trek into
virtually every "neck of the woods" - perusing field
notes and photographs of the continent's
forests. A valuable, readable reference or
guidebook offering foresters, specialists and students
in natural resource disciplines an outline of forests
in North America, ecological positions, and best
management approaches. 6-1/4 x 9-1/2, 300p, 100+
b&w photos, 1998.
N1760 hardcover ..........US
$159.95 CAN $222.50
THE SOUTHERN FOREST: Geography, Ecology,
and Silviculture
Laurence Walker, Brian Oswald. An
in-depth examination of the forests of the
South. Given future harvesting demands on the
region, this book provides the information for
practicing foresters, researchers, and students to
increase growth dramatically for the many forest types
and in the various sub-regions without detrimentally
affecting soil, species diversity, or long-term
aesthetics. Includes chapters on protecting,
improving, regenerating, and integrating uses of the
forest. The four factors of site - edaphic,
biotic, climatic, and physiographic - are given
special attention. An insightful, comprehensive
reference devoted to the South's rich forests.
"...A land manager will need no other reference to the
soils, biotic components, climate or physiology of the
region." 7 x 10, 352p, 200+ photos, diagrams, tables,
1999.
S3074 hardcover ..........US
$172.95 CAN $240.50
SILVICULTURAL GUIDE FOR THE GREAT LAKES -
ST. LAWRENCE CONIFER FOREST IN ONTARIO
Ontario MNR. Part one summarizes
the ecology of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence conifer
forest, with a focus on the dominant tree
species. The second part provides forest
managers with recommended strategies and standards to
achieve ecological sustainability in the conifer
forest. Describes both practices that are
mandated (by policy or law) and those considered to
represent best practices based on current knowledge
and expertise. 8-1/4 x 10-3/4, 424p, tables, photos,
figures, illustrations, 1998.
OVERSIZE.
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S7052 spiral/flexi ..........US $27.50
CAN $27.50
SILVICULTURAL GUIDE TO MANAGING FOR BLACK
SPRUCE, JACK PINE AND ASPEN ON BOREAL FOREST
ECOSITES IN ONTARIO
Ontario MNR. Provides
silvicultural and ecological information for the
management of black spruce, jack pine and aspen on
boreal ecosites in Ontario, within the context of
sustainable forest management. An ideal resource
and reference for resource managers, forestry
consultants, and woodlot owners. 3 book set, 5-3/4 x 9
each, 770p, b&w illustrations, tables, figures,
1997, reprint 2001. OVERSIZE.
S7028 paperback (3 volumes)
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TREE-MARKING GUIDE FOR THE TOLERANT
HARDWOODS WORKING GROUP IN ONTARIO
H.W. Anderson, J.A. Rice. Intended
for use at the stand level, where marking
prescriptions are determined by both tree and stand
characteristics, in relation to timber, wildlife &
other ecosystem management objectives. A
companion to the Silvicultural Guide for the
Tolerant Hardwoods Working Group in Ontario.
8-1/2 x 11, 227p, color photos, tables, 1993.
Sorry,
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this time.
T1132 spiral bound pb ..........US
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SILVICULTURE GUIDE FOR THE TOLERANT
HARDWOODS WORKING GROUP IN ONTARIO
H.W. Anderson et al.. A good
working resource for the average landowner.
Describes the silvicultural characteristics of the
tolerant hardwoods species and silvicultural
practices. A reference that will assist the
average landowner in efficiently managing the forest
in terms of harvesting, regeneration and tending,
while maintaining other forest and environmental
values. 8-1/2 x 11, 178p, color photos, illustrations,
1990.
S9396 paperback .......... US
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SILVICULTURAL GUIDE FOR THE WHITE PINE AND
RED PINE WORKING GROUPS IN ONTARIO
Ontario MNR. The guide provides a
description of the silvicultural characteristics of
white pine and red pine in Ontario, as well as the
timber management practices in the Province.
Identifies important factors that the manager must
consider during the development of the timber
management plan and site-specific prescriptions.
Although this guide was developed for the area of the
province comprising officially designated Crown
Management Units, the principles outlined may be
applied elsewhere. 8-1/2 x 11, 102p, tables, figures,
charts, map, 1989.
S979X paperback ..........US
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SILVICULTURAL GUIDE FOR THE TOLERANT
HARDWOOD FOREST IN ONTARIO
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S7060 flexi ..........US
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