PART I: THE THEORETICAL BACKGROUND TO THE SYSTEMS: Introduction;
Forest ecology and genetics; The protective functions of managed
forests; Protecting forests against damage; The relation of
silviculture to forest management; PART II: SILVICULTURAL SYSTEMS
IN PRACTICE: The clear cutting system; Shelterwood systems; The
uniform system; The group system; The irregular shelterwood system;
Strip systems; The tropical shelterwood system; The selection
system; The
group selection system; Accessory systems; The coppice system;
Coppice selection systems; Coppice with standards; Conversion;
Agro-forestry systems; References; Appendices; Index.
`the most important book for British forestry published in this
half century, and will become more and more relevant in to the
next.' Quarterly Journal of Forestry
'With its short chapters and clear numbered listing of points this
text reads easily and holds together well.' Forestry
'Silviculturists, forest ecologists and forest managers will
welcome this important book.'
J. Wyatt-Smith, Commonwealth Forestry Review, Vol.69(1), No.218,
March,1990
'This is the current standard text on silvicultural systems for
British readers, and should be on the bookshelves of all practicing
foresters and students. John Matthews' book is well worth reading;
and the use of the word "silviculture" in the title is fully
justified.'
D.R. Helliwell, Arboricultural Journal, Vol. 16 No.1, February
1992
'has already been described in the Quarterly Journal of Forestry as
being the most important book on British forestry to have been
published in this half century'
Aslib Book Guide, vol. 57, no. 1, January 1992
'it is so fluently written and readable that it can be confidently
recommended to anyone with an interest in woodland management, for
whatever purpose ... a great deal of practical knowledge can be
gleaned from the book, and this aspect should be particularly
valuable to the many people today, without a formal forestry
training, who are responsible for woodlands and forests'
Esmond Harris, Tree News, Spring 1993
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