Sumário “...Welcome to the forest planet -- Tree talk: the physiology of how trees grow -- The kings: forest gymnosperms -- Trouble in the forest: angiosperms -- The forest family tree: intra-forest dynamics -- Thinking like a forest: ecology -- Forest animals -- Fire in the forest....”

Sumário “...Poplars and willows of the world, with emphasis on silviculturally important species -- Ecology and physiology of poplars and willows -- The domestication and conservation of populus and salix genetic resources -- Operational poplar and willow culture -- Environmental applications of poplars and willows -- Abiotic stresses -- Diseases of poplars and willows -- Insect and other pests of poplars and willows -- Properties, processing and utilization -- Markets, trends and outlook -- Poplars and willows for rural livelihoods and sustainable development....”

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