The North American Forests: Geography, Ecology, and Silviculture

The North American Forests: Geography, Ecology, and Silviculture describes where, why, and how the many kinds of trees found on this continent grow in silvical associations - called forest cover types. Thirteen chapters describe more than 100 forest cover types, involving several times that many species. Diverse woodlands discussed include:

o The Arctic tundra

o Florida's tropics

o The Atlantic's coastal pond pines

o The Pacific's Monterey pines

o The summits of Englemann spruce

o Sea-Level swamp...