Forests Handbook, Volume 1

Julian Evans is professor of Tropical Forestry at the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London and also holds an Honorary Chair at the University of Wales, Bangor, UK. He was formerly Chief Research Officer of the British Forestry Commission and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Foresters. He is author of over 100 scientific papers and seven technical books on temperate and tropical forestry. Julian is a vice-chair of the Commonwealth Forestry Association and Country Vice-President for UK of the International Society of Tropical Foresters (IUSF).

• List of contributors. Preface.Acknowledgements.Part 1: Forest Resources and Types.1. Global Forest Resources - History and Dynamics.2. Forest Types and Classification.Part 2: Biological and Ecological Processes.3. Genetics and Speciation in the World's Forests.4. Structural Dynamics of Forest Stands and Natural Processes.5. Biological Interactions and Disturbance - Plants and Animals.6. Biological Interactions and Disturbance - Invertebrates.Part 3: Environmental Interactions.7. Forest Soils.8. Ecophysiology of Forests.9. Models for Pure and Mixed Forests.10. Forests and the Atmosphere.11. Environmental Stresses to Forests.12. Forest Hydrology.Part 4: Social Factors and the Human Interface.13. Trees in the Urban Environment.14. The Importance of Social Values.15. Non-Timber Forest Products and Rural Poverty: An Economic Analysis.Synthesis and conclusions.Index.