Title: Coniferous forests /
Authors: Andersson, Folke, 1933-
Publisher: Elsevier,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Forest ecology; Conifers.
Abstract: Starting with an account of the history and distribution of the conifers, this volume describes the most important areas in Asia, Europe, North and South America with conifer forests. The last in the "Ecosystem of the World" series, it deals with the functional aspects of the conifer forests, such as physiology, production, biomass, and more.
Contents: Introduction / F. Andersson and P. Lhoir -- Boreal forests of Eurasia / H. Hytteborn ... [et al.] -- The boreal forests of North America / M.G. Weber and K. van Cleve -- European non-boreal conifer forests / J. Timbal ... [et al.] -- Coniferous forests of the temperate zone of Asia / Y. Nakamura and P.V. Krestov -- Non-boreal coniferous forests of North America / R.F. Powers ... [et al.] -- The coniferous forests of South America / T.T. Veblen ... [et al.] -- Special aspects of the physiology of conifers / R.B. Walker -- Primary production, yield and carbon dynamics / D.A. Maguire, A. Osawa and J.L.F. Batista -- Water cycling in coniferous forest ecosystems / H. Grip and J-E. Hällgren -- Nutrient cycles in conifer forests / D.W Johnson and D.W. Cole -- Importance of conifer forests in a global economic perspective / R. Persson -- Silviculture and management of conifer forests / G.F. Weetman -- Nutritional management of coniferous forests / R. Harrison, J. Prietzel and R. Jandl -- Recreation in coniferous forests / J.A. Wagar and G.W. Sharpe.