ABSTRACT

The Southern Forest: Geography, Ecology, and Silviculture examines the forests of the South, providing a comprehensive description of the region from which most of the nation's wood for housing and paper will be grown and harvested in the future. It gives special attention the four factors of site - edaphic, biotic, climatic, and physiographic. It also includes over 200 photographs, an extensive listing of literature citations, and appendixes of tree, insect, and disease agents. With files of field notes and photographs, it takes the reader along to grasp the South's rich forests. Land managers will need no other reference to the soils, biotic components, climate or physiology of the region.

chapter 1|34 pages

Geography of the Forest: An Overview

chapter 2|36 pages

Ecology of the Forest: The Southern Pines

chapter Chapter 3|22 pages

Ecology of the Forest: The Lesser Conifers

chapter Chapter 4|32 pages

Ecology of the Forest: The Broadleaf Trees

chapter Chapter 5|42 pages

Establishing the Forest *

chapter Chapter 6|34 pages

Protecting the Forest

chapter Chapter 7|28 pages

Improving the Forest

chapter Chapter 8|34 pages

Regenerating the Forest

chapter Chapter 9|28 pages

Integrating Uses of the Forest