Woodland Conservation and Management

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Original natural woodland....Pages 3-10
Ancient woodland and traditional management....Pages 11-41
Ecological characteristics of ancient woods....Pages 42-65
High forest management....Pages 66-78
Recent secondary woodland....Pages 79-96
Long-term changes in the woodland flora....Pages 97-104
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
Woodland classification....Pages 107-116
Types of ancient semi-natural woodland....Pages 117-174
Management variants of stand types....Pages 175-178
Succession and stand types....Pages 179-184
British woodland types in a European context....Pages 185-190
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
Objectives and priorities of nature conservation in British woodlands....Pages 193-204
Observation and recording in woodlands....Pages 205-230
Assessment of woodlands for nature conservation....Pages 231-249
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
Planning for nature conservation within forestry....Pages 253-260
Pattern and redistribution of woodland....Pages 261-269
Nature conservation aspects of woodland management....Pages 270-280
Management of semi-natural woodland....Pages 281-294
Integration of nature conservation with other objectives of woodland management....Pages 295-302
British woodland management in a European context....Pages 303-309
Back Matter....Pages 310-328