Chinese Forests. Volume 1: General Introduction

Author: Editorial Committee of China Forest
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The Editorial Committee of China Forest held its th meeting in June 1979 to study the guiding principles for compilation and the content to be included in the book. It proposed the guiding philosophy of combining historical records with academic research, embedding learning within the records. It was believed that historical records should discuss forest types, exploring their geographical distribution, ecological environment, composition structure, growth and development, and successional patterns, which are considered academic content. Based on these patterns, the book provides evaluations and management recommendations for the forest type in terms of the national economy. To form a relatively complete forest ecological system, the general introduction includes chapters on the natural geographical environment of forests, forest history, geographical distribution patterns of forests, forest resources, forest insects, forest diseases, forest flora, forest history, forest regions, and forest classification. The book is published in four volumes. The th volume includes the introduction, natural geography, forest history, geographical distribution of forests, forest resources, forest animals, forest insects, forest diseases, forest flora, forest regions, and forest classification. The second volume covers coniferous forests. The third volume covers broadleaf forests. The fourth volume includes bamboo forests, shrublands, economic forests, and a list of flora and fauna, as well as pathogens between China and Latin America and vice versa.