TTTT Forestry Textbooks, Reports, Publications, Proceedings, Journals, CDs and Videos
Below are a few textbooks on various subjects, details can be found through the links provided.
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| Forestry: |
| UBC Press (University of British Columbia) - published books on forestry Gopher |
| Silva John Evelyn published in 1664 probably the first "tree book". Copy on-line Web Site |
| A
Primer of Forestry By Gifford Pinchot - On-line!! PART I - THE FOREST - 1903 PART II - PRACTICAL FORESTRY - 1905 |
| Journal of Forest Economics Web Site |
| Nitrogen, Corn, and Forest Genetics: The agricultural yield
strategy - implications for Douglas-fir management Roy R. Silen, Pacific Northwest Forest & Range Experiment Station, General Technical Report PNW-137, June 1982. |
| The Causes of Tropical Deforestation: The Economic and
Statistical Analysis of Factors Giving Rise to the Loss of the Tropical Forests
edited by Katrina Brown and David W. Pearce. London: UCL Press Limited, 1994, Second impression 1996. Pp. xiv + 328; index. £ 50.00 (hardback). ISBN 1-85728-130-6. |
| Assessment and Monitoring of Forest and Tree
Resources, World Forestry Congress, Persson, R and Janz, K., 1997 Web Site |
| Definition of a system of nomenclature for mapping European Forests and for compiling a Pan-European forest information system Michael Koehl and Risto Paivinen et al . Published in 1996 by the European Commission as EUR 16416 EN. 233 p. This compares many key definitions among the European countries including "forest area." |
| Study on European Forestry Information and Communication
System - Reports on forestry inventory and survey systems. Volume 1 - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein; 1-673. European Commission. 1997. ISBN 92-827-9847-X. Price ECU 101.5 or about $114 U.S. Ordered from Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg. Volume 2 - Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland; 675-1328. European Commission. 1997. ISBN 92-827-9848-8. Price ECU 98.50 or about $113 U.S. Ordered from Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg |
| Forest Education: |
| Environmental Issues: |
| A study of Global Change. Brochure 12 p. IGBP Secreatriat, The Royal Academy of Sciences, Box 50005, S-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden. Tel: +46-8-166448. Fax: +46-8-166405. e-mail |
| Effects of the Kyoto Protocol on forestry and bioenergy projets
for mitigation of net carbon emissions Proceedings of the Workshop held at Rotorua, New Zealand, 9 and 13 March 1998. Cost: US$ 20 (including postage and handling) To order please contact: Joanneum Research Elisabethstrasse 5, 8010 Graz, Austria e-mail |
| State and change in carbon pools in the forests of tropical Africa. Gaston, Greg, et al. 1998. Global Change Biology 4(1):97-114. |
| Forest Biodiversity Research, Monitoring and
Modeling. Conceptual background and Old World case studies. Man and
the Biosphere Series Vol. 20. 696 pages. Dallmeier, F.; Comiskey, J.A. 1998.
$95 US. First of two high-level reference volumes on forest biodiversity from
the massive Smithsonian/MAB Biological Diversity Program based on a conference
held in Washington, DC in May 1995. Contact: Parthenon Publishing. Tel: +1-914-735-9363. Fax: +1-914-735-1385. Web Site |
| Biodiversity-rich ecoregions in Africa need protection. Singh, Ashbindu, et al. 1998. Information for Decision Making Series. 4 p. UNEP Environment Inforamtion and Assessment Programme - North America, EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls, SD 57198 USA. e-mail Web Site |
| From the Redwood Forest - Ancient Trees And The Bottom Line: A
Headwaters Journey. Joan Dunning, photographs by Doug Thron. Doug
Thron has chronicled on film the life and death of the Headwaters for years.
Available from: Chelsea Green Publishing Company,PO Box 428, White River Junction, Vermont05001,800-639-4099,Web Site, $24.95. ISBN 1-890132-11-X |
| The value of the world's ecosystem services and natural
capital. Nature 387:252-259. Costanza, R, et al. May 15, 1997. Study on valuing ecosystem services. The researchers came up with annual per hectare values and total global values for all ecosystems. The global total was over $33 trillion per year. The per hectare temperate/boreal forest value was $277 ($112 per acre per year). The Costanza, et al paper supplementary information online |
| Economic Analysis and Environmental Assessment. Environmental Assessment Sourcebook Update. No. 23. 14 p. World Bank. 1998. Contact: EA Sourcebook Updates, Environmental Dept., The World Bank, 1818 H St. NW, Room MC-5-105, Washington, DC, 20433 USA. Tel: +1-202-458-2715. |
| Remote sensing for landscape ecology: new metric indicators for monitoring, modelling, and assessment of ecosystems. Frohn, Robert C. 1997. Lewis Publishers, CRC Press. 224 p. $59.95 US. See web page |
| Identification of Deforestation Hot Spot Areas in the Humid Tropics. Achard, F. et al. 1998. TREES Publications Series B, Research Paper No. 4. EUR 18089 EN. Joint Research Centre, European Commission. 104 |
| "Monitoring of forest ecosystems in Lithuania". (price and other information please e-mail miskinst@mi.lt or fax 370 - 7 - 547446) See web page |
| Health and Safety: |
| Forest Design: |
| Assessment of Biodiversity for Improved Forest Planning.
Bachmann, Peter; Koehl, Michael; Paivinen, Risto. 1998.Proceedings of the Conference. 7-11 October 1996. Monte Veria, Switzerland. European Forest Institute Proceedings No.l 8, Forestry Sciences Volume 51. 421 p. ISBN 0-7923-4872-9. Available for purchase from Kluwer Academic Publishers, P.O. Box 322, 3300 AH Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Price $169 USD. |
| Landscape Management through Integration of Existing Tools and Emerging Technologies. McCarter, James B. et. al. 1998. Journal of Forestry 96(6):17-23. |
| Techniques for Visualizing the Appearance of Forestry Operations. McGaughey, Robert J. 1998. Journal of Forestry 96(6):9-14. |
| Landform Characterization with Geographic Information Systems. Blazczynski, Jacek S. 1997. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 63(2):183-191. |
| Road Construction: |
| Ground Preparation (including draining): |
| Tree Species: |
| SAMPLING PLANTATION EUCALYPTS FOR WOOD AND FIBRE
PROPERTIES GM Downes, IL Hudson, CA Raymond, GH Dean, AJ Michell, LR
Schimleck, R Evans & A Muneri CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products/University
of Melbourne/North Forest Products/University of Tasmania ISBN 0 643 06284 X
Carolyn Raymond: e-mail CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products and CRC for Sustainable Production Forestry |
| EUCLID: An interactive key to the identification of Eucalypts. Brooker, M.I.H. et al. 1997. CD-ROM and manual. $120 US. CSIRO Publishing. See Web Site |
| SITKA SPRUCE MANAGEMENT Peterson, E.B., N.M. Peterson, G.F.Weetman, & P.J. Martin.1997. Ecology and management of Sitka spruce, emphasizing its natural range in British Columbia. University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver. xiii + 336 p. ISBN 0-7748-0561-7 [hard cover] Cost: CDN$75.00 Ordering information: UBC Press, University of British Columbia E-mail: Web Site |
| "Micropropagation, genetic engineering, and molecular
biology of Populus" by N.B. Klopfenstein, Y.W. Chun, M.-S. Kim; M.R.
Ahuja, editors. M.C.Dillon; R.C. Carman; L.G. Eskew, technical editors. 1997.
General Technical Report RM-GTR-297. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 326 pages. Thirty-four Populus biotechnology chapters, written by 85 authors, are comprised in 5 sections: 1) in vitro culture (micropropagation, somatic embryogenesis, protoplasts, somaclonal variation, and germplasm preservation); 2) transformation and foreign gene expression; 3) molecular biology (molecular/genetic characterization); 4) biotic and abiotic resistance (disease, insect, and pollution); 5) biotechnological applications (wood properties, flowering, phytoremediation, breeding, commercialization, economics, and bioethics). To order single copies, please e-mail: with your complete mailing address in BLOCK format |
| Northwest Native Conifers is heading to a reprint in May 1998. Order while limited pre-press subscriptions last - you can preview online Prints are botanically correct, featuring all 32 NW native conifers in a forest grove. Donate a portion of profit to urban forestry programs. |
| Oak Regeneration: A Knowledge Synthesis H. Michael Rauscher, David L. Loftis, Charles E. McGee, and Christopher V. Worth. 1997 Web Site |
| Genetics and Tree Breeding: |
| Genetics and Analysis of Quantitative Traits: Drafts
for about half the chapters of our second (and final) volume, "Evolution and
Selection of Quantitative Traits", now availble
Web Site
in pdf (Adobe acrobat) format. Chapters posted: Inbreeding, Finite Population Size, and Gene Frequency Change Changes in Variances Induced by Random Genetic Drift Short-term Changes in the Mean: The Breeders' Equation Short-term Changes in the Variance Evaluating the Breeders' Equation One- and Two-locus Selection Theory The Infinitesimal Model Long-term Response: Very Large Populations Long-term Response: Finite Populations The Maintenance of Quantitative Genetic Variation Individual Fitness and the Measurement of Univariate Selection Mathematical Tools For Multivariate Character Analysis Measuring Multivariate Selection Theory of Index Selection Applications of Index Selection Diffusion Theory (Appendix) |
| Mycorrhizas: |
| Identification of ecotmycorrhizas. by K Ingleby, P A Mason, F T Last and L V Fleming. Published in 1990 Web page |
| Seedling Production: |
| Norway spruce cuttings perform better than seedlings of the
same genetic origin. Gemmel, P., G. Orlander, and K. A. Hogberg.
1991. Silvae Genetica 40: 198-202. |
| Root
form and stability of outplanted trees : results of a 1989 survey.
Girouard, R. M. 1995. Arboricultural Journal 19: 121-146. |
| Performance of vegetatively propagated Larix decidua, L.
kaempferi and L. laricina hybrids. Paques, L. E. 1992. Annales des
Sciences forestieres 49: 63-74. |
| Effect of vegetative propagation on field performance up to age
8 of hybrid larch (Larix x eurolepis) clones. Paques, L. E., and D.
Cornu. 1991. Annales des Sciences forestieres 48: 469-482. |
| Physiology and morphology of Douglas-fir rooted cuttings
compared to seedlings and transplants. Ritchie, G. A., Y. Tanaka,
and S. D. Duke. 1992. Tree Physiology 10: 179-194. |
| Field survival and early height growth of Douglas-fir rooted
cuttings: relationship to stem diameter and root system quality.
Ritchie, G. A., Y. Tanaka, R. Meade, and S. D. Duke. 1993. Forest Ecology and
Management 60: 237-256. |
| Comparative study of characteristics of seedlings and clonal cuttings. Roulund, H. 1974. New Zealand Journal of Forest Science 4: 378-386. |
| Natural Regeneration: |
| Planting: |
| Maintenance (fertilising, weeding, cleaning etc): |
| Forest Pests, Diseases and other Damaging Agencies: |
| Forest health in Ontario 1996: results of Canadian Forest Service surveys. (monograph online) Hopkin, A.A.; Howse, G.M. 1997. |
| Management including sustainability: |
| Decision support system for the sustainable forest management, Vivek K. Varma, Ian Ferguson, Ian Wild. Forest Ecology And Management (128)1-2 (2000) pp. 49-55. Web Site |
| Multiple objective decision making for land, water and environmental management. El-Swaify, Samir A.; Yakowitz, Diana S. 1998. Lewis Publishers, CRC Press. $79.95. See Web Site |
| Economics of forestry; a reference book for students of political economy and professional and lay students of forestry, by Bernhard E. Fernow Web Site TTTTTT |
| Timber Management Toward Wood Quality and End-Product
Value over 500 pages contains over 60 scientific papers presented at
an international conference held in Quebec City (may 98). These papers cover a
wide range of subjects which are related to genetics/tree improvement,
silviculture, wood quality and end uses (e.g., lumber, pulp/paper, panels).
Ms. Marielle Martel; Publications Department; Forintek Canada Corp.; 319 rue Franquet; Sainte-Foy, Quebec; Canada G1P 4R4; Tel: 418-659 2647; Fax: 418-659 2922; e-mail |
| THE WORLD'S FORESTS- RIO+5: International Initiatives
Towards Sustainable Management. 1997. Editors: A.J. Grayson and B.
Maynard. Paperback.147 pp. ISBN 0-9515059-2-0. Price £9($15) plus
£2($3) for airmail A source document of recent developments towards sustainable forest management. This records principal decisions concerning forests emerging from the 1992 Rio conference and summarises international Conventions. Summaries of two major initiatives (Malaya-Canada and India-UK) and 11 other initiatives organised by a wide range of countries to support the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests (IPF) Cheques or credit card payable to: Commonwealth Forestry Association Oxford Forestry Institute South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3RB UK. Telephone: +44-1865-514281. Fax:+44-1865 -275074. e-mail |
| Opportunities to save and sustainably use the World's forests through International cooperation: Sizer, N. 1994. Available at gopher |
| Proceedings of the International Conference on Geo-Information
for Sustainable Land Management Held in Enschede, 17-21 August 1997. The proceedings is on a CD Rom and parts are in the ITC Journal 1997 3/4. Contact the International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences (ITC), Hengelosestraat 99, P.O. Box 6, 7500 AA Enschede, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 53 487 4444. Fax: +31-53-487 4400. e-mail |
| Silvicultural Systems: |
| Mensuration, Remote Sensing and computing: |
| National Forest Planning is Promoting US Forest Service - Acceptance of Operations Research. Interfaces 14:5:67-76. Field, R.C. 1984. A very good article about FORPLAN / Mathematical Programming Models in Forest Management in Interfaces. For details e-mail |
| Field and Computer Application of Mesavage and Girard Form Class Tables. Parker, R.C. 1998. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry Journal (May). Pages unknown |
| Status and trends in spatial data handling software: results of 1991-1997 surveys. Buehner, Dawn K., et al. 1998. Information for Decision Making Series. 4 p.UNEP Environment Inforamtion and Assessment Programme - North America, EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls, SD 57198 USA. e-mail Web Site |
| ERIM. 1998. Proceedings of the First International Conference - Geospatial Information in Agriculture and Forestry - Decision Support, Technology, and Applications. Lake Buena Vista, Florida. 1-3 June 1998. Volumes I and II. 1347 p. Price $125 U.S. Contains nearly 300 presentations and interactive poster session presentations. All in English. Available from ERIM International Inc., P.O. Box 134008, Ann Arbor, MI 48113-4008 USA. Tel: +1-734-994-1200, ext. 3350. Fax: +1-734-994-5123. e-mail. A conference attendance list (approx. 720 people from 30 countries) on a 3.5" disk in ASCII Flat File format is also available from the same address. Price is $75 US. |
| Serving Maps on the Internet: Geographic Information on the
World Wide Web. Harder, Christian. 1998. ISBN 1-879102-52-8. 140 p.
$19.95 US Managing Natural Resources with GIS. Lang, Laura. 1998. ISBN 1-879102-53-6. 144 p. $19.95 US To order see Web Site or contact Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., 380 New York Avenue, Redlands, CA 92373 USA. Tel: +1-909-793-2853. |
| CD - Rom. Window on the World. Produced by the British National Space Centre (40 satellites 2000 pages) Contact The Remote Sensing Society, Dept. of Geography, Nottingham University, UK. e-mail |
| CD - Rom. Information from space Demonstration case studies. Contact: CEO Helpdesk. e-mail |
| Timber Harvesting: |
| Timber Processing: |
| Video on how to minimize moisture related problems in
wood by the Wood Component Manufacturers Association (WCMA) and the
University of Wisconsin . Six sections: 1)Wood--Nature's Perfect Building
Material 2) Manufacturing Problems Caused by Moisture content 3)
The Correct Moisture Content 4) Measuring Moisture Content 5) Storing
Components and Wood Products 6) Correcting the Moisture Content in Wood
Products $15 from WCMA, 1000 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite A-130W, Marietta, GA 30068 Eugene M. Wengert Extension Specialist in Wood Processing Department of Forest Ecology and Management 1630 Linden Drive University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 53706 Preferred e-mail |
| Arboriculture: |
| Forest Products: |
| Sustainable development of non-wood goods and benefits from
boreal and cold temperate forests. Proceedings of the
workshop. Joensuu, Finland. 18-22 January 1998. EFI Proceedings 23.
Joensuu, Finland: European Forest Institute. 260 p. + Price: 25 ECU or about $27 US. The workshop concentrated on the promotion and development of the non-wood forest products (NWFP) of boreal and cold temperate forests. Approximately 30 experts from around the world attended. The group included senior government staff of relevant agencies, technical experts covering various NWFP related disciplines, representatives of NGO and GO agencies on forestry and rural development, forest conservation, and the private sector. In English. To order see Web Site or contact European Forest Institute, Torikatu 34, FI-80100 Joensuu, Finland. e-mail |
| Other: |
| Tree mortality using
dendrochronology: Population dynamics in lodgepole pine-engelmann spruce forests. Johnson, E. A. and Fryer, G. I. Ecology. 1989; 70:1335-1345. Reconstitution de la dynamique récente de pessières noires vierges et de seconde venue (Reconsitution of the recent dynamics of virgin and second-growth black spruce stands) Lussier, J. M. [Ph.D. Thesis]. Montréal Université du Québec à Montréal; 1997. 125p. About crossdating and dendrochronology in general Tree rings basics and applications of dendrochronology. Schweingruber, F. H. Dordrecht, Netherlands Kluwer Academic Publishers; 1989. DendroScan: a tree-ring width and density measurement system. Spec. Rep. 10. 131 p. $99.95. UBC Press, 6344 Memorial Road, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 Canada. e-mail |
| Ecoregions - The Ecosystem Geography of the Oceans and
Continents. Bailey, Robert G. 1998. Springer-Verlag, New York. 192 p. ISBN 0-387-98311-2 $39.95 US. Tel: 1-800-777-4763 or see table of contents, preface, sample illustrations, etc. at Web Site |