Ecological and silvicultural strategies for sustainable forest management /
[Book]
Takao Fujimori.
1st ed.
New York :
Elsevier,
2001.
xiii, 398 pages :
illustrations ;
25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-371).
Ch. 1. Introduction -- pt. I. Forest Ecology and Foundation of Sustainable Forest Management. Ch. 2. Characteristics and Ecological Adaptive Features of Trees and Forests. Ch. 3. Factors Influencing Forest Productivity -- pt. II. Specific Silvicultural Techniques. Ch. 4. Regeneration. Ch. 5. Management to Control Interspecific Competition. Ch. 6. Control of Individual Tree Growth and Quality in Relation to Stand Density -- pt. III. Silvicultural Systems and Methods for Sustainable Forest Management for Wood Production. Ch. 7. Classification of Silvicultural methods. Ch. 8. Silvicultural Methods for Wood Production -- pt. IV. Silvicultural Strategies for Sustainable Forest Management. Ch. 9. Sustained Forest Ecosystem Management. Ch. 10. Conservation of Biodiversity. Ch. 11. Conservation and Maintenance of Soil and Water Resources. Ch. 12. Maintaining productivity for production of forest products. Ch. 13. Maintenance and Enhancement of Cultural and Recreational Functions. Ch. 14. Maintenance of forest contribution to global carbon cycles. Ch. 15. Maintenance of the health and vitality of forest ecosystems. Ch. 16. Summary and Conclusion.