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Forest Health and Protection

Robert L. Edmonds, James K. Agee, and Robert I. Gara

Forest health is influenced by both natural disturbance agents and human activities, such as fire suppression, introduction of alien pests, and air pollution. An understanding of both influences is essential in creating a forest management plan, regardless of whether its objective is timber production, wildlife conservation, or wilderness management. Modern forest managers have thus adopted an integrative approach, embracing the concept of ecosystem management.

Forest Health and Protection is the first text that integrates fire, wind, insects, and diseases as well as their interactions. Its comprehensive approach focuses on technical issues related to forest protection, including ecology, forest health, and ecosystem management. Useful examples from the United States, Canada, and other countries illustrate principles and problems essential to understanding these issues. Intended for upper-level under-graduate students in forestry, natural resources, and conservation courses, the text provides a clear understanding of human and natural agents and their effects on the current and future conditions of forests.
 

$63.95 list, 630 pages

10-digit ISBN: 1-57766-396-9

13-digit ISBN: 978-1-57766-396-6

© 2000

Instructor's Manual available

“I consider the text to be the best comprehensive treatment of forest protection available.”  —Michael Jenkins, Utah State University

Table of Contents

1. The Concept of Forest Health

Introduction / Definitions of Forest Health / Characteristics of a Healthy Forest / Symptoms of Forest Health Problems / Possible Causes of Forest Health Problems / Current Health Status of the World’s Forests / The Influence of Forest Management and Other Human Activities on Forest Health: Case Studies / Forest Health Monitoring Networks / Conclusions

2. Ecological Principles

Introduction / Forest Biomes / Production Ecology / Succession / Ecosystem Management

3. Fire as a Physical Process

Introduction / The Elements of Fire Behavior / Fire Behavior Prediction

4. Fire Ecology and Fire Regimes

Introduction / Fire Adaptations of Plants / Predicting Tree Mortality from Fire / Fire Regimes of North America / Ponderosa Pine Forests / Coastal Douglas-Fir Forests / Western Subalpine Forests / Longleaf Pine Forests / Jack Pine Forests

5. Organizing for Fire Management

Introduction / Evolution of Fire Policy / Responsibilities for Fire Protection / Fire Prevention and Detection / Fire Suppression / Wildland Fire Rehabilitation / The Urban Wildland Interface

6. Fire Strategies for Forest Health

Introduction / Forest Structure and Fire Behavior / Prescribed Fire / Managed Wildland Fire (pnf) / Constraints to Fire Use

7. Wind and Forest Health

Introduction / Wind as a Physical Process / Wind Effects on Trees / Forest Management Strategies / Synergistic Effects

8. Introduction to Diseases

Introduction / Definition of Disease and Types of Diseases / A Brief History of Forest Pathology / Impact of Disease / The Disease Triangle, Square, or Tetrahedron / The Concept of Pathogens, Parasites, Saprophytes, and Symbiotic Relationships / Signs and Symptoms of Disease / Linkages between Diseases, Insects, Fire, and Wind / Diseases in Urban Forests and Street Trees / Forest Pathology Books

9. Abiotic (Nonbiological) and Animal-Caused Injuries

Introduction / The Pattern of Abiotic Injuries / Injuries Caused by Temperature Extremes / Low and High Moisture and Low Soil Oxygen / Global Change / Air Pollution / Herbicides / Mechanical Injuries / Nutrient Deficiencies / Nutrient Imbalances and Elemental Toxicities / Fire / Salt Injury / Animal Damage

10. Disease-Causing Organisms

Introduction / Features of Disease-Causing Organisms / Classification, Life Cycles, and Diseases Caused by Fungi / Spread and Ecology of Fungi

11. Nursery Disease and Mycorrhizae

Introduction / Selection of Nursery Sites / Abiotic Injuries / Biotic Diseases / Management of Seedling Diseases / Mycorrhizae

12. Root Diseases

Introduction / Types and Causes of Root Diseases / Symptoms, Signs, Hosts, Distribution, and Spread of Root Diseases / Interactions between Root Diseases, Insects, and Fire / Root Disease Management / Modeling of Root Diseases and Disease/Bark Interactions / Conclusions

13. Foliage Diseases and Rusts

Introduction / Foliage Diseases / Rusts

14. Stem and Branch Diseases

Introduction / Mistletoes / Cankers / Galls and Other Malformations / Decay / Vascular Wilts / Stains

15. Forest Declines

Introduction / The Concept of Decline Diseases

16. Management of Forest Diseases and the Deterioration of Wood Products

Introduction / Forest Disease Management / Modeling Forest Diseases / Wood Products Deterioration

17. Introduction to Forest Entomology

Introduction / Historical Perspective / The Future of Forest Entomology

18. Basic Entomology

Introduction / The Arthropoda / The Insects / Insect Orders

19. Principles of Forest Insect Management

Introduction / Public Forestry and Forest Health / Timber Management / Insect Pest Management

20. Insect Defoliators

Introduction / Detection, Evaluation, and Control / The Defoliators

21. Bark Beetles and Their Management

Introduction / Management of Bark Beetles / The Dendroctonus / The Engraver Beetles (Ips spp.)

22. Ambrosia Beetles and Their Management

Introduction / Ambrosia Beetles and Softwoods / Ambrosia Beetles and Hardwoods

23. Wood Products Insects

Introduction

24. Insects of Seed Orchards, Nurseries, and Young Plantations

Introduction / Seed Orchards / Nurseries / Plantations

25. Forest Insect Quarantine

Introduction / Regulations on Importation of Logs and Wood Products

Glossary