Ecology of woodlands and forests : description, dynamics and diversity - Thomas, Peter A., 1957-; Packham, John R. (Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007)
7. Decomposition and renewal -- 7.1. The vital key to a working forest -- 7.2. Decomposition -- 7.3. Degradative stages -- 7.4. How much dead material is there? -- 7.5. What controls the rate of decomposition? -- 7.6. Rates of decomposition -- 7.7. Woody material -- 8. Energy and nutrients -- 8.1. Growth of forests -- 8.2. Energy flow through forest ecosystems -- 8.3. Nutrient cycling -- 8.4. Nitrogen -- 8.5. Nutrient dynamics in different forests -- 8.6. Human influences -- 9. Forest change and disturbance -- 9.1. Ecology of past forests -- 9.2. Ecological processes that govern change -- 9.3. Disturbance, patch dynamics and scales of change -- 9.4. Examples of forest change -- 9.5. Stability and diversity -- 10. Working forests -- 10.1. Forest resources and products -- 10.2. Single- and multi-use forests -- 10.3. Silviculture and the replacement of trees -- 10.4. Improving the forest : choice of species and provenance -- 10.5. Forest practices -- 10.6. Sustainable forest management -- 10.7. Landscape ecology and forests -- 11. The future - how will our forests change? -- 11.1. Threats to forests and the increasing demand for timber -- 11.2. Desertification -- 11.3. Climate change -- 11.4. Other causes of forest decline -- 11.5. Problems in urban forests - the social interface -- 11.6. Agroforestry and new forests -- 11.7. The final challenge -- References -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 483-513) and index.
Keywords: Forest ecology; Forest ecology -- Case studies