x, 309 pages : 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-298) and index

How to Use This Book -- 1. Nature and Knowing: Theory and Ecology -- 2. The Forest Environment -- 3. The Tree in the Forest: The Response of Populations of Trees to the Environment -- 4. Implications of the Model for the Dynamics of Forest -- 5. Testing and Comparing the Model with the Real World -- 6. Sensitivity of the Model to Errors in Observations and in Concepts -- 7. Use of the Model for Global Environmental Problems -- 8. Use of the Model in Natural Resource Management -- 9. General Implications of the Model -- Appendix I: Some Additional Mathematical Notes -- Appendix II: Equations, Variables, and Constants -- Appendix III: Additional Information on the Calculation of Environmental Conditions -- Appendix IV: Initial Stand Used in Tables 6.1 and 6.2 -- Appendix V: Field Measurements Required to Provide Initial Conditions for the JABOWA-II Forest Model -- Appendix VI: Publications That Cite the JABOWA Model or One of Its Descendants

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