13 Best Books on Silviculture

“The Longleaf Pine Ecosystem: Ecology, Silviculture, and Restoration (Springer Series on Environmental Management)” Book Review: The book provides information on the current information on the ecology, silviculture and restoration of the Longleaf Pine ecosystem. The book also discusses some historical, social and political aspects of the ecosystem management system. This book can be referred to by students, land managers, ecologists, private landowners, government agencies, consultants and the forest products industry.

“Forestry Applications of Airborne Laser Scanning (Managing Forest Ecosystems)” Book Review: The book discusses Airborne laser scanning (ALS), its application and research areas. The book explains fundamental methodological issues and contributions which reviews and illustrates the use of ALS. This book can be used by those learning about Forestry Applications of Airborne Laser Scanning.

“Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry Systems: Opportunities and Challenges (Advances in Agroforestry)” Book Review: This book contains 16 chapters divided into 3 sections- measurement and estimation, agrobiodiversity and tree management. The book explains pervasiveness of multi-purpose “trees-outside forest” resources, diversity attributes and carbon dynamics under the agroforestry role of multispecies production systems involving tree and crop species. This book can be referred to by those studying Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry Systems.

“The Management of Industrial Forest Plantations (Managing Forest Ecosystems)” Book Review: The book explains the theoretical foundations and applications to provide the synthesis for current knowledge about industrial forestry management planning processes. The book also covers components of the forest supply chain which range from modelling techniques to management planning approaches. The book covers 26 application areas in action boxes by providing real life examples. This book can be used for research, education, activities that focus on forest industrial plantations management and forest managers when developing industrial plantations management plans.

“Food from dry lands: An integrated approach to planning of agricultural development (System Approaches for Sustainable Agricultural Development)” Book Review: The book starts with introduction and then goes onto structure and dynamics of grazing systems on seasonal pastures, moisture and nutrient availability and sheep husbandry. The book also explains pasture system generator, management of agro-pastoral systems at the farm level, modelling agricultural development strategy and gives the summary. This book can be used by those learning about System Approaches for Sustainable Agricultural Development.

“Agroforestry: Systems and Practices” Book Review: The book has 4 sections- the first one being Agroforestry in India which includes agroforestry experiences, research and extension efforts done in the last 25 years in India.The second and third part of the book are Agroforestry systems and practices in North, West and Central India and Agroforestry systems and practices in East, North-East and Southern India respectively which cover 13s and 14s respectively agroforestry research with respect to agroclimatic zones of different states of India. The last part of the book is Allied topics related to Agroforestry which include 8s topics related to role of agroforestry in soil conservation, women development; management of agroforestry; modeling; rehabilitation of mine spoils and breeding of agroforestry tree species.

“Soil Biological Communities and Ecosystem Resilience (Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection)” Book Review: The book explains current knowledge and methods to study soil organisms , ecosystem functions and biodiversity and its impact on the environment and the key driving factors of it. The book also covers effects of overall effects of biodiversity, magnitude and diversity of functions soil diversity generates, future and present stability of tree ecosystems and soils. This book can be referred to by those studying Soil Biological Communities and Ecosystem Resilience.

“THE PRACTICE OF SILVICULTURE: APPLIED FOREST ECOLOGY 9ED (PB 2014)” Book Review: This book covers information of forests and forestry and their latest research. Important topics like biofuels, timber production, ecosystem and landscape management are included in the book. Ecosystem services, drinking water supplies and urban and community greenspace are highlighted in this text. Different photographs, diagrams and charts are shown in the book. Silvicultural treatments and paradigm shifts are mentioned in the book. This book focuses on the long term treatment of forests. The book presents techniques and applications for growing stands under different situations. The book mentions the silviculture solutions to problems.

“The Practice Of Silviculture – With Particular Reference To Its Application In The United States” Book Review: Topics on forests and forestry are highlighted in this book. Forest terminology is covered in the book with a forest journal. Different appendixes are present in the book.

“Principles and Practice Of Silviculture” Book Review: This book describes the process of silviculture as controlling growth, establishment and quality of forests. It explains silvilogy as the combination of forests and woods. It focuses on the treatment of forest stands. This book explains how these stands help to preserve and make productivity better. It mentions the growing of tending forest crops based on silvics.

“The Practice of Silviculture” Book Review: This book is beneficial for the forestry curriculum courses. This book contains information on fitting species to the site. Topics such as genetics, ecology and forest economics are mentioned in the book.

“The Practice of Silviculture, with Particular Reference to Its Application in the United States” Book Review: Topics on forests and forestry are highlighted in this book. Forest terminology is covered in the book with a forest journal. Different appendixes are present in the book.

“The Practice of Silviculture: With Particular Reference to Its Application in the United States” Book Review: This book includes different sketches and maps for silviculture. Forest terminology and information on forestry are covered in this book. Different appendixes are present in the book. This book contains a journal on forest related matters and silviculture applications. It also explains the latin terms of silviculture as well.