Preface.- Chapter 1. Background - management of forest for varying ecosystem services.- PART I: Forest environment of boreal north and forestry.- Chapter 2. Environmental conditions, site types, and climate change.- PART II: Structure and functioning of selected boreal trees.- Chapter 3.
Selected tree species of importance in boreal north.- Chapter 4. Structure of selected trees.- Chapter 5. Regeneration biology of selected trees.- Chapter 6. Physiology, growth and acclimatizing of boreal trees to climate.- PART III: Long-term dynamics of boreal forest ecosystem.
- Chapter 7. Successional dynamics of boreal forest ecosystem.- Chapter 8. Management vs ecosystem dynamics.- PART IV: Management strategies, regimes, and operations.- Chapter 9. Preparation of site for natural regeneration and planting in reforestation.- Chapter 10.
Natural regeneration in management for regrowth.- Chapter 11. Planting in management for regrowth.- Chapter 12. Management of spacing in pre-commercial phase.- Chapter 13. Management of spacing and thinning in commercial phase.- Chapter 14.
Fertilization in management of site fertility.- Chapter 15. Pruning of branches and management of timber quality.- PART V: Management of forest ecosystem for varying services.- Chapter 16. Management strategies for producing different goods and services.- Chapter 17. Dynamics of forest ecosystem vs ecosystem services.
- Chapter 18. Risks for forestry under current and warming climate.- Chapter 19. Forest ecosystem services and management under climate change.- Chapter 20. Adaptive management - outlines of theories and practices.- Index.- Appendix: Units and conversions.