Applications of physiological ecology to forest management
By: J.J. Landsberg, S.T. Gower.
Series: Physiological ecology
Publisher: Academic Press
Place of publication: San Diego
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Trees -- Ecophysiology.; Forest ecology.; Forest management.
Notes: 1
Table of contents: title: Cover; title: TOCContents; title: Preface; title: CHChapter 1. Introduction: Forests in the Modern World; title: I. Forest Management: Levels, Decisions, and Influences; title: II. Overview; title: CHChapter 2. Forest Biomes of the World; title: I. Management; title: II. Plantation Forestry; title: III. Species Adaptations and Climatic Conditions; title: IV. Forest Biomes of the World; title: V. Future Distribution and Extent of Forest Biomes; title: VI. Concluding Remarks; title: Recommended Reading; title: CHChapter 3. Canopy Architecture and Microclimate; title: I. Canopy Architecture; title: II. Energy Balance and Interception of Visible (Photosynthetically Active) Radiation; title: III. Heat and Mass Transport; title: IV. Effects of Topography on Microclimate; title: V. Concluding Remarks; title: Recommended Reading; title: CHChapter 4. Forest Hydrology and Tree-Water Relations; title: I. Hydrologic Balance; title: II. Catchment Hydrology; title: III. Tree-Water Relations and Their Effects on Growth; title: IV. Concluding Remarks; title: Recommended Reading; title: CHChapter 5. Carbon Balance of Forests; title: I. Leaf Photosynthesis; title: II. Canopy Photosynthesis; title: III. Autotrophic Respiration; title: IV. Net Primary Production; title: V. Growth Efficiency; title: VI. Net Ecosystem Production; title: VII. Forests in the Global Carbon Budget; title: VIII. Concluding Remarks; title: Recommended Reading; title: CHChapter 6. Soil Organic Matter and Decomposition; title: I. Soil Carbon Content and Accumulation; title: II. Sources of Soil Organic Matter; title: III. Litter Decomposition; title: IV. Carbon Losses from Forest Ecosystems; title: V. Influence of Forest Management on Soil Carbon Dynamics; title: VI. Role of Forest Soils in the Global Carbon Budget; title: VII. Concluding Remarks; title: Recommended Reading; title: CHChapter 7. Nutrient Distribution and Cycling; title: I. The Essential Plant Nutrients and Ion-Exchange Capacity of Soils; title: II. Nutrient Distribution; title: III. Nutrient Cycling; title: IV. Impacts of Natural and Anthropogenic "Disturbances" on Nutrient Cycles; title: V. Concluding Remarks; title: Recommended Reading; title: CHChapter 8. Changes in Ecosystem Structure and Function during Stand Development; title: I. General Succession Theory; title: II. Changes in Species Composition; title: III. Stand Functional Characteristics; title: IV. Forest and Ecosystem Productivity; title: V. Nutrient Cycling; title: VI. Concluding Remarks; title: Recommended Reading; title: CHChapter 9. Ecosystem Process Models; title: I. Forestry Models; title: II. Current Process-Based Models; title: III. Practical Applications; title: IV. Concluding Remarks; title: Recommended Reading; title: CHChapter 10. Applications of Modern Technology and Ecophysiology to Forest Management; title: I. Geographical Information Systems; title: II. Remote Sensing; title: III. The Use of GIS, Remote Sensing, and Models as Management Tools; title: IV. Concluding Remarks; title: V. Peroration; title: Recommended Reading; title: Symbols and Definitions; title: References; title: IDXSubject Index; title: Color Plate Section; title: Last Page