Routledge handbook of forest ecology /
edited by Kelvin S.-H. Peh, Richard T. Corlett, and Yves Bergeron.
- London: Routledge, 2015.
- xvi, 652 p. illustrations ;HB 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction Kelvin S.-H. Peh, Yves Bergeron and Richard T. Corlett -- Part I. The forest -- 2. Boreal forests / Jean-Pierre Saucier, Ken Baldwin, Pavel Krestov and Torre Jorgenson -- 3. Northern temperate forests / Lee E. Frelich, Rebecca Montgomery and Jacek Oleksyn -- 4. Subtropical forests / Richard T. Corlett and Alice C. Hughes -- 5. Tropical forests / Lindsay F. Banin, Oliver L. Phillips and Simon L. Lewis -- 6. Managed forests / Jürgen Bauhus and Patrick Pyttel -- Part II. Forest dynamics -- 7. Insect disturbances in forest ecosystems / Daniel Kneeshaw, Brian R. Sturtevant, Barry Cooke, Timothy Work, Deepa Pureswaran, Louis DeGrandpre and David A. MacLean -- 8. The role of fire in forest ecosystems / David F. Greene and Sean T. Michaletz -- 9. Ecological effects of strong winds on forests / Stephen M. Turton and Mohammed Alamgir -- 10. Forest succession and gap dynamics / Rebecca A. Montgomery and Lee E. Frelich -- 11. Tree genetic diversity and gene flow in forest ecosystems / Francine Tremblay -- 12. Changing forest dynamics: plot-based evidence / Simon Willcock and Nikée E. Groot -- Part III. Forest flora and fauna -- 13. Lianas in forest ecosystems / Stefan A. Schnitzer -- 14. Vascular epiphytes in forest ecosystems / David H. Benzing -- 15. Insects in forest ecosystems / Andrea Battisti -- 16. Pests and pathogens in North American forest ecosystems / Louis Bernier and Sandy M. Smith -- 17. Bryophytes in forest ecosystems / Nicole J. Fenton, Kristoffer Hylander and Emma J. Pharo 18. Lichens in forest ecosystems / Per-Anders Esseen and Darwyn Coxson -- 19. Mammals in forest ecosystems / Richard T. Corlett and Alice C. Hughes -- 20. Birds in forest ecosystems / Jeffrey A. Stratford and Çağan H. Şekercioğlu -- 21. Global patterns of biodiversity in forests / Christine B. Schmitt -- Part IV. Energy and nutrients -- 22. Mycorrhizal symbiosis in forest ecosystems / Leho Tedersoo -- 23. Biogeochemical cycling / David Paré, Daniel Markewitz and Håkan Wallander -- 24. Hydrological cycling / Michael Bredemeier and Shabtai Cohen -- 25. Primary production and allocation / Frank Berninger, Kelvin S.-H. Peh and Hazel K. Smith -- Part V. Forest conservation and management -- 26. Natural regeneration after harvesting / Nelson Thiffault, Lluís Coll and Douglass F. Jacobs -- 27. Tropical deforestation, forest degradation and REDD+ / John A. Parrotta -- 28. Restoration of forest ecosystems / David Lamb -- 29. Forest fragmentation / Edgar C. Turner and Jake L. Snaddon -- 30. Ecological effects of logging and approaches to mitigating impacts / Paul Woodcock, Panu Halme and David P. Edwards -- 31. Pollution in forests / Mikhail V. Kozlov and Elena L. Zvereva -- 32. Biological invasions in forests and forest plantations / Marcel Rejmánek -- Part VI. Forest and climate change -- 33. Fire and climate: using the past to predict the future / Justin Waito, Martin P. Girardin, Jacques C. Tardif, Christelle Hély, Olivier Blarquez and Adam A. Ali -- 34 Ecological consequences of droughts in boreal forests / Changhui Peng -- 35. Assessing responses of tree growth to climate change at inter- and intra-annual temporal scale / Sergio Rossi, Jian-Guo Huang and Hubert Morin -- 36. Plant movements in response to rapid climate change / Richard T. Corlett -- 37. Forest carbon budgets and climate change / Yadvinder Malhi, Sam Moore and Terhi Riutta -- 38. Modelling climate impacts on forest ecosystems / David R. Galbraith and Bradley O. Christoffersen -- Part VII. Human ecology -- 39. Multiple roles of non-timber forest products in ecologies, economies and livelihoods / Charlie M. Shackleton -- 40. Agriculture in the forest: ecology and rationale of shifting cultivation / Olivier Ducourtieux -- 41. Indigenous forest knowledge / Hugo Asselin -- 42. Recreation in forests / Bruce Prideaux -- 43. Impacts of hunting in forests / Rhett D. Harrison -- 44. The ecology of urban forests / Mark J. Mcdonnell and Dave Kendal