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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the Author | |
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| Introduction to Forestry Science | |
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| Introduction to Forestry | |
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| Importance of Forests | |
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| History of the Forest Industry | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| North American Forest Regions | |
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| Northern Coniferous Forest | |
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| Northern Hardwoods Forest | |
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| Central Broadleaved Forest | |
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| Southern Forest | |
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| Bottomland Hardwoods Forest | |
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| Tropical Forest | |
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| Rocky Mountain Forest | |
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| Pacific Coast Forest | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Forest Safety | |
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| Safety in the Forest | |
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| Clothing and Protective Gear | |
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| High-Quality Equipment | |
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| Training for Safety | |
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| Safe Work Habits | |
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| Safe Operation of Equipment and Machinery | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Forest Management | |
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| Silviculture | |
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| Forest Reproduction and Regeneration | |
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| Site Preparation | |
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| Direct Seeding | |
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| Production of Seedlings | |
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| Planting Seedlings | |
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| Developing New Stands | |
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| Intermediate Treatments | |
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| Managing for Growth and Quality | |
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| Harvest Cutting | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Measurement of Forest Resoures | |
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| Land Surveys | |
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| Land Area | |
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| Tree Diameter and Height | |
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| Measurement of Age | |
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| Measuring Timber Stands | |
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| Determining Forest Growth | |
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| Measuring Forest Products | |
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| Estimating Biomass | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Harvest and Reforestation Practices | |
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| Planning the Harvest | |
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| Environmental Impact Statements | |
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| Harvesting Practices | |
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| Road Construction | |
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| Salvage Logging | |
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| Minimizing Litigation | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Fire and the Forest | |
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| Fire Types | |
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| Causes of Fires | |
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| Effects of Wildfires | |
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| Forest Fire Management | |
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| Forest Fire Suppression | |
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| Fire Prevention | |
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| Fire as a Management Tool | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Wildlife and the Forest | |
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| Forest Environments | |
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| Basic Needs of Living Organisms | |
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| Forest Relationships with Wild Animals | |
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| Symbiosis | |
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| Preserving and Restoring Wildlife Populations and Forest Habitat | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Water Quality and Watershed Management | |
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| The Watershed: Nature's Storage System | |
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| The Water Cycle | |
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| Water Pollution | |
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| Erosion Control | |
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| Effects of Acid Precipitation | |
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| Defining and Measuring Water Quality | |
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| Reclaiming Damaged and Polluted Water Resources | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| The Role of Government in Forestry | |
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| Planning | |
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| Administration and Management | |
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| Forest Laws and Policies | |
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| Multiple-Use Management | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Forest Products | |
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| Wood Construction Materials | |
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| Identification of Woods | |
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| Properties of Wood | |
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| Lumber Manufacturing | |
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| Timbers and Structural Products | |
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| Hardwoods | |
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| Laminated and Reconstituted Products | |
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| Marketing of Logs and Wood Products | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Specialty Forest Products | |
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| Fiber and Paper Industries | |
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| Chemical Products | |
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| Biomass (Energy) | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Plantation Products and Practices | |
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| Seedlings | |
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| Cuttings | |
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| Nursery Stock | |
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| Christmas Trees | |
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| Biomass | |
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| Cultural Practices | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| New Directions and Technologies in Forestry | |
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| Urban Forestry | |
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| Landscape and Shade Trees | |
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| Tree Selection | |
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| Planting Sites | |
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| Cultural Practices | |
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| Integrated Pest Management | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Space-Age Forest Technologies | |
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| Computer Applications | |
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| Machinery Operation | |
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| Machinery Management | |
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| Record Management | |
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| Financial Management | |
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| Forest Inventory | |
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| Forest Resource Management | |
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| Aerial Photography | |
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| Remote Sensing | |
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| Laser and LIDAR Technology | |
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| Geographic Information System | |
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| Global Positioning System | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Dendrology: The Scientific Study of Trees | |
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| Physiology of Trees | |
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| Plant Cell Biology | |
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| Life Functions of Plants | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Forest Ecology | |
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| Principles of Ecology | |
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| Forest Soils | |
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| Water and Watersheds | |
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| Air and Climate Effects | |
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| Interactions with Insects | |
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| Wildlife Relationships | |
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| Human Relationships | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Diseases and Pests of Trees | |
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| Diseases | |
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| Insects | |
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| Control of Insects | |
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| Pests | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Anatomy and Classification of Trees | |
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| Plant Structures | |
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| Leaf Characteristics | |
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| Tree Classification | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Trees of the Forest | |
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| Tree Identification | |
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| Suggestions in the Identification of Trees | |
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| Softwood Tree Species | |
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| Hardwood Tree Species | |
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| North American Trees and Bushes | |
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| Insects of Forests and Ornamental Trees | |
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| College/University Forestry & Natural Resource Programs | |
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| Timber-land Ownership by State | |
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| United States Land Areas | |
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| The Tree Farm Community | |
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| Volume Estimates of Harvested Wood Products by Region, State, and Product Type | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |