PART 1: Forest Ecology and Landscape Ecosystems1. CONCEPTS OF FOREST ECOLOGY2. LANDSCAPE ECOSYSTEMS AT MULTIPLE SCALESPART 2: The Forest Tree3. FOREST TREE VARIATION4. REGENERATION ECOLOGY5. TREE STRUCTURE AND GROWTHPART 3: The Physical Environment6. LIGHT7. TEMPERATURE8. PHYSIOGRAPHY9. SOIL10. FIRE11. SITE QUALITY AND ECOSYSTEM EVALUATION AND CLASSIFICATIONPART 4: Forest Communities12. ANIMALS IN FOREST ECOSYSTEMS13. FOREST COMMUNITIES14. DIVERSITYPART 5: Forest Ecosystem Dynamics15. LONG-TERM ECOSYSTEM AND VEGETATION CHANGE16. DISTURBANCE17. FOREST SUCCESSION18. CARBON BALANCE OF TREES AND ECOSYSTEMS19. NUTRIENT CYCLINGPART 6: Forests of the Future20. CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOREST ECOSYSTEMS21. INVASIVE SPECIES IN FOREST ECOSYSTEMS22. LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY23. SUSTAINABILITY OF FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
Daniel M. Kashian, Professor of Biological Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA.Donald R. Zak, Alexander H. Smith Distinguished University Professor of Ecology; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.Burton V. Barnes (deceased) was an integral part of the authorship of Forest Ecology from its 2nd edition.Stephen H. Spurr (deceased) authored the original Forest Ecology book and subsequent revisions.
