Forests [electronic resource] : A Naturalist's Guide to Woodland Trees

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, Laurence C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trees--United States.

Trees.

Forest ecology--United States.

Forest ecology.

Local Subjects:

Trees--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1990, Forests explores the ecological, economic, and human influences on over thirty significant types of woodlands. Laurence Walker focuses especially on the effects of site factors—climate, physiography, biology, and soils—upon the growth of various kinds of trees. Projects for amateur naturalists, reading lists, and a glossary make this the perfect introduction for general readers.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1 The Changing Forest

THE NEEDLELEAF TREES

2 Westward Wood: Douglas-fir

3 Dwarf and Giant: Longleaf Pine

4 Tall Timbers: Coast Redwood

5 Murky Bottom and Droughty Land: Loblolly Pine

6 Ancient Wonders: Bristlecone Pine

7 Redcedar Riddle: Eastern Redcedar

8 Enduring Giants: Giant Sequoia

9 Up from the Ashes: Sand, Pond, Pitch, Jack, and Lodgepole Pines

10 Mountain Heights to Low Bogs: Spruce and Fir Trees

11 Trees on the Range: Junipers and Pinyon Pine

12 Swamp Dweller: Baldcypress

13 Timber for a King: Eastern White Pine

14 From Monterey to the World: Monterey Pine

15 Woods of Longevity: White-Cedars and Junipers

16 Pioneer Plant for Paper Pulp: Virginia Pine

17 Krummholz and Elfinwood: Subalpine Fir

18 Sandhills and Flatwoods: Slash Pine

THE BROADLEAF TREES

19 Lost Bonanza: American Chestnut

20 Oranges That Are Apples: Osage-Orange

21 Cinderella Cellulose: Trembling Aspen

22 Living Riprap: Willows

23 Toxic Defense: Black Walnut

24 From Cotton to Cottonwood: Cottonwood

25 Species Proliferation: The Oaks

26 Tree Legume: Black Locust

27 Ship Timbers: Live Oak

28 Stink-Bomb Tree: Ginkgo

29 Forests to Fine Furniture: The Northern Hardwoods

30 Tropical Hardwoods: The Dipteroearps

31 Low-Mountain Shrubs: Chaparral

32 Tree-Like Monocots: Bamboos and Palms

THE FOREST—WHOSE WOODS THESE ARE

Forests for the Future

Afterword

Further Reading

Glossary

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-292-76798-6

OCLC:

1280942729