Preface | |
Introduction: Red Alder and the Pacific Northwest | |
Biology of Red Alder (Alnus rubra Bong.) | p. 3 |
Root Symbioses of Red Alder: Technological Opportunities for Enhanced Regeneration and Soil Improvement | p. 23 |
Influences of Red Alder on Soils and Long-Term Ecosystem Productivity | p. 47 |
Nitrogen Fixation by Red Alder: Biology, Rates, and Controls | p. 57 |
Physiological Characteristics of Red Alder: Water Relations and Photosynthesis | p. 73 |
Genetics of Red Alder and Its Implications for Future Management | p. 92 |
Stand Development and Successional Implications: Pure and Mixed Stands | p. 106 |
Growth Patterns of Red Alder | p. 116 |
Red Alder: Interactions with Wildlife | p. 131 |
Evaluation of Site Quality for Red Alder | p. 141 |
Biology, Ecology, and Utilization of Red Alder Seed | p. 159 |
Seedling Quality and Nursery Practices for Red Alder | p. 170 |
Red Alder Plantation Establishment | p. 186 |
Management of Young Red Alder | p. 202 |
Fertilization and Nutrition of Red Alder | p. 216 |
Growth and Yield of Red Alder | p. 229 |
Wood Quality, Product Yield, and Economic Potential | p. 243 |
Conclusion: Whose Fat Shadow Nourisheth | p. 248 |
List of Contributors | p. 252 |
Index | p. 254 |
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