Natural Management of Woods: Continuous Cover Forestry: 2

On the surface, natural management sounds like one of those oxymorons used in advertising and politics. Garfitt is not concerned with the surface however, but with the understories, the fractal layers of vegetation and wildlife, light and shadow, beneath a continuous forest canopy. There, he says, the warp of the natural ecosystem and the weave of human intervention can both maintain a sustainable environment and produce valuable timber that is financially viable. A practical guide for forest managers or owners of small wood lots who would like to harvest without clearcutting. Some of the chapters are adapted from published articles. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.