` A rare book lying at the interface between ecology and palaeoecology that deserves a place in the forests section of your library.' The Holocene, 8:4 (1998)
1. Introduction. 2. Use and Management. 3. History: Spread and Speciation. 4. The Environment of Fagus Species: Climate and Soil. 5. Growth and Form: Beech Versus Other Dominant Tree Species. 6. Beech Forests: Woody Species Composition, Populations, Spatial Aspects. 7. Canopy-Dynamics in Beech Forests. 8. Synthesis and Conclusion. References. Index.
