Forests : : A Naturalist’s Guide to Woodland Trees / / Laurence C. Walker.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Walker, Laurence C.,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©1997
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (302 p.)

First published in 1990, Forests explores the ecological, economic, and human influences on over thirty significant types of woodlands. Laurence Walker focuses especially on the effects of site factors—climate, physiography, biology, and soils—upon the growth of various kinds of trees. Projects for amateur naturalists, reading lists, and a glossary make this the perfect introduction for general readers.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 The Changing Forest -- THE NEEDLELEAF TREES -- 2 Westward Wood: Douglas-fir -- 3 Dwarf and Giant: Longleaf Pine -- 4 Tall Timbers: Coast Redwood -- 5 Murky Bottom and Droughty Land: Loblolly Pine -- 6 Ancient Wonders: Bristlecone Pine -- 7 Redcedar Riddle: Eastern Redcedar -- 8 Enduring Giants: Giant Sequoia -- 9 Up from the Ashes: Sand, Pond, Pitch, Jack, and Lodgepole Pines -- 10 Mountain Heights to Low Bogs: Spruce and Fir Trees -- 11 Trees on the Range: Junipers and Pinyon Pine -- 12 Swamp Dweller: Baldcypress -- 13 Timber for a King: Eastern White Pine -- 14 From Monterey to the World: Monterey Pine -- 15 Woods of Longevity: White-Cedars and Junipers -- 16 Pioneer Plant for Paper Pulp: Virginia Pine -- 17 Krummholz and Elfinwood: Subalpine Fir -- 18 Sandhills and Flatwoods: Slash Pine -- THE BROADLEAF TREES -- 19 Lost Bonanza: American Chestnut -- 20 Oranges That Are Apples: Osage-Orange -- 21 Cinderella Cellulose: Trembling Aspen -- 22 Living Riprap: Willows -- 23 Toxic Defense: Black Walnut -- 24 From Cotton to Cottonwood: Cottonwood -- 25 Species Proliferation: The Oaks -- 26 Tree Legume: Black Locust -- 27 Ship Timbers: Live Oak -- 28 Stink-Bomb Tree: Ginkgo -- 29 Forests to Fine Furniture: The Northern Hardwoods -- 30 Tropical Hardwoods: The Dipteroearps -- 31 Low-Mountain Shrubs: Chaparral -- 32 Tree-Like Monocots: Bamboos and Palms -- THE FOREST—WHOSE WOODS THESE ARE -- Forests for the Future -- Afterword -- Further Reading -- Glossary -- Index