Publisher's Synopsis
2009 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice
This acclaimed textbook is the most comprehensive available in the field of forest ecology. Designed for advanced students of forest science, ecology, and environmental studies, it is also an essential reference for forest ecologists, foresters, and land managers.
The authors provide an inclusive survey of boreal, temperate, and tropical forests with an emphasis on ecological concepts across scales that range from global to landscape to microscopic. Situating forests in the context of larger landscapes, they reveal the complex patterns and processes observed in tree-dominated habitats.
The updated and expanded second edition covers
Conservation
Ecosystem services
Climate change
Vegetation classification
Disturbance
Species interactions
Self-thinning
Genetics
Soil influences
Productivity
Biogeochemical cycling
Mineralization
Effects of herbivory
Ecosystem stability
