Forest ecology - Spurr, Stephen Hopkins; Barnes, Burton Verne 1930- (New York Wiley, 1980)
Table of Contents: 1. Concepts of Forest Ecology. -- Part I. The Forest Tree: 2. Forest Tree Variability and Diversity -- 3. Life and Structure. -- Part II. The Forest Environment: 4. Solar Radiation -- 5. Temperature -- 6. Atmospheric Moisture and Other Factors -- 7. Climate -- 8. Soil -- 9. The Nutrient Cycle -- 10. The Soil - Plant Water Cycle -- 11. Fire -- 12. Site. -- Part III. The Ecosystem: Site, Community, and Ecosystem Analysis: 13. Animals -- 14. Competition and Survival -- 15. Forest Succession -- 16. Disturbance Effects -- 17. Spatial Variation in the Forest -- 18. Analysis of Forest Ecosystems. -- Part IV. The Forest: 19. Historical Development of Forests -- 20. The American Forest Since 1600 -- 21. Forests of the World. -- Scientific Names of Trees. Literature Cited. Index.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 605-677.
Keywords: Forest ecology