Machine generated contents note: Preface vii -- 1. Introduction to Taxonomy 1 -- 2. Introduction to Forest Ecology 5 -- Part I Taxonomic Concepts and Methodology -- 3. Plant Classification 21 -- 4. Nomenclature 26 -- 5. Collecting and Preserving Specimens 30 -- 6. Key Construction and Use 35 -- Part II Gymnosperms (Division Pinophyta) -- 7. The Gymnosperms: An Overview 41 -- 8. Gymnosperm Vegetative and Reproductive Structures 48 -- 9. Order: Pinales I: Pinaceae: Pinus 58 -- 10. Order: Pinales II: Pinaceae: Larix, Picea, Abies, Tsuga, Pseudotsuga 86 -- 11. Order: Pinales III: Cupressaceae 108 -- 12. Order: Taxales, Ginkgoales, and Cycadales 125 -- Part III Woody Angiosperms (Division Magnoliophyta) -- 13. The Woody Angiosperms: An Overview 133 -- 14. The Woody Angiosperm Leaf 139 -- 15. The Woody Angiosperm Twig 154 -- 16. Angiosperm Flower and Fruit Structures 167 -- 17. Class: Magnoliopsida; Subclass: Magnoliidae 179 -- Magnoliaceae, Annonaceae, Lauraceae, Calycanthaceae, Aristolochiaceae, -- Illiciaceae, Schisandraceae, Ranunculaceae, Berberidaceae, Menispermaceae -- 18. Class: Magnoliopsida; Subclass: Hamamelidae I 199 -- Platanaceae, Hamamelidaceae, Ulmaceae, Moraceae, Juglandaceae, -- Myricaceae, Casuarinaceae -- 19. Class: Magnoliopsida; Subclass: Hamamelidae II 235 -- Fagaceae, Betulaceae -- 20. Class: Magnoliopsida; Subclass: Dilleniidae 292 -- Tiliaceae, Salicaceae, Ericaceae, Clethraceae, Cyrillaceae, Sapotaceae, -- Ebenaceae, Styracaceae, Symplocaceae, Clusiaceae -- 21. Class: Magnoliopsida; Subclass: Rosidae I 327 -- Rosaceae, Fabaceae, Elaeagnaceae, Thymelaeaceae, Hydrangeaceae, -- Grossulariaceae, Iteaceae, Coraceae, Garryaceae, Nyssaceae, -- Aquifoliaceae, Celastraceae, Rhamnaceae, Vitaceae, Araliaceae -- 22. Class: Magnoliopsida; Subclass Rosidae II 386 -- Aceraceae, Sapindaceae, Anacardiaceae, Hippocastanaceae, -- Staphyleaceae, Rutaceae, Simaroubaceae -- 23. Class: Magnoliopsida; Subclass: Asteridae 410 -- Oleaceae, Bignoniaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Rubiaceae, -- Caprifoliaceae, Adoxaceae -- 24. Class: Liliopsida (Monocotyledoneae) 431 -- Arecaceae, Poaceae, Smilacaceae -- Part IV Forest Community Ecology: Combining Species into Communities -- 25. Introduction to Forest Ecology and Classification 441 -- 26. Forest Environment and Cover Types-Regions 1 and 2: Northern Conifer-Hardwood -- and Northern Hardwood-Conifer Forests 459 -- 27. Forest Environment and Cover Types-Region 3: Central Hardwood Forest 475 -- 28. Forest Environment and Cover Types-Region 4: Southern Pine-Hardwood -- Forest 493 -- 29. Forest Environment and Cover Types-Regions 5 and 6: Rocky Mountain -- Conifer Forests 517 -- 30. Forest Environment and Cover Types-Region 7: Northern and Southern -- Coastal Conifer Forests 531.
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