• 1. Introduction.- 2. Moisture: Effects of Water Stress on Trees.- 3. Moisture Stress Management: Silviculture and Genetics.- 4. Nutrients: Use of Forest Fertilization and Nutrient Efficient Genotypes to Manage Nutrient Stress in Conifer Stands.- 5. Forest Pests: Influence of Forest Management Practices on Pest Population Dynamics and Forest Producitvity.- 6. Forest Pests: The Role of Phloem Osmotic Adjustment in the Defensive Response of Conifers to Bark Beetle Attack.- 7. Low Temperature: Physical Aspects of Freezing in Woody Plant Xylem.- 8. Multiple Stress Factors: The Potential Role of System Models in Assessing the Impact of Multiple Stresses on Forest Productivity.- 9. Fire: Its Effects on Growth and Physiological Processes in Conifer Forests.- 10. Herbicide Stress: Use of Biotechnology to Confer Herbicide Resistance to Selected Woody Plants.- 11. Air Pollution: Synthesis of the Role of Major Air Pollutants in Determining Forest Health and Productivity.

'... the book must be recommended to forestry libraries and individual scientists with an interest in the functioning of individual trees of forests as complex ecosystems.' IAWA Bulletin, 7:3 (1986)

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Moisture: Effects of Water Stress on Trees.- 3. Moisture Stress Management: Silviculture and Genetics.- 4. Nutrients: Use of Forest Fertilization and Nutrient Efficient Genotypes to Manage Nutrient Stress in Conifer Stands.- 5. Forest Pests: Influence of Forest Management Practices on Pest Population Dynamics and Forest Producitvity.- 6. Forest Pests: The Role of Phloem Osmotic Adjustment in the Defensive Response of Conifers to Bark Beetle Attack.- 7. Low Temperature: Physical Aspects of Freezing in Woody Plant Xylem.- 8. Multiple Stress Factors: The Potential Role of System Models in Assessing the Impact of Multiple Stresses on Forest Productivity.- 9. Fire: Its Effects on Growth and Physiological Processes in Conifer Forests.- 10. Herbicide Stress: Use of Biotechnology to Confer Herbicide Resistance to Selected Woody Plants.- 11. Air Pollution: Synthesis of the Role of Major Air Pollutants in Determining Forest Health and Productivity.

'... the book must be recommended to forestry libraries and individual scientists with an interest in the functioning of individual trees of forests as complex ecosystems.' IAWA Bulletin, 7:3 (1986)

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Moisture: Effects of Water Stress on Trees.- 3. Moisture Stress Management: Silviculture and Genetics.- 4. Nutrients: Use of Forest Fertilization and Nutrient Efficient Genotypes to Manage Nutrient Stress in Conifer Stands.- 5. Forest Pests: Influence of Forest Management Practices on Pest Population Dynamics and Forest Producitvity.- 6. Forest Pests: The Role of Phloem Osmotic Adjustment in the Defensive Response of Conifers to Bark Beetle Attack.- 7. Low Temperature: Physical Aspects of Freezing in Woody Plant Xylem.- 8. Multiple Stress Factors: The Potential Role of System Models in Assessing the Impact of Multiple Stresses on Forest Productivity.- 9. Fire: Its Effects on Growth and Physiological Processes in Conifer Forests.- 10. Herbicide Stress: Use of Biotechnology to Confer Herbicide Resistance to Selected Woody Plants.- 11. Air Pollution: Synthesis of the Role of Major Air Pollutants in Determining Forest Health and Productivity.

'... the book must be recommended to forestry libraries and individual scientists with an interest in the functioning of individual trees of forests as complex ecosystems.' IAWA Bulletin, 7:3 (1986)