The Dictionary of Forestry

The Dictionary of Forestry is an essential reference to over 4,500 terms used today in the broad field of forest science, management, and conservation:

• Agroforestry
• Forest biometrics and inventory
• Forest ecology
• Forest economics and policy
• Forest entomology and pathology
• Forest fire ecology and management
• Forest management and operations research
• Forest meteorology
• Forest production, engineering, and utilization
• Forest recreation and wilderness management
• Forest soils
• Forest tree physiology
• International forestry
• Range ecology and management
• Remote sensing, photogrammetry, and GIS
• Silviculture, regeneration, and stand dynamics
• Tree improvement and forest genetics
• Urban and community forestry
• Water resources and watershed management
• Wildlife and fish ecology

Compiled by leading specialists representing the wide variety of forestry disciplines, this is a concise resource that anyone who works or studies in the field of natural resources should keep handy at all times.