Ancient Woodlands and Trees: A Guide for Landscape Planners and Forest Managers

271 pp, color figures, pb, in English.

This book comprises fifteen major contributions by leading scholars on the ecology, history, heritage, and management of ancient trees, ancient woodlands and forests. 

Contents

• Prefaces
• Executive Summary
• George F. Peterken / Ancient woodland in concept and practice 
• Ian D. Rotherham / The Cultural Heritage of Woods and Forests 
• Oliver Rackham / Archaeology of Trees, Woodland, and Wood-Pasture 
• Graham Bathe / Ancient Rights in Ancient Forests 
• Ted Green / The importance of an Open Grown Tree – from Seed to Ancient 
• Jill Butler / Ancient and other trees of special interest: indicators of old growthbiodiversity and heritage 
• Ian D. Rotherham / Worked Trees and Ecological Indicators in Wooded Landscapes 
• Monika Wulf and L. Zalf  / Ancient Forests in Germany: Distribution, Importance for MaintainingBiodiversity, Protection and Threats 
• Keith N.A. Alexander / Tree Abundance, Density and Age Structure: The Key Factors WhichDetermine Species-richness in Saproxylic (Wood-decay) Invertebrates 
• Harald Schaich, Thomas A.M. Kaphegyi, R. Lühl, N. Schmalfuß, Mathias Rupp,T. Waldenspuhl and Werner Konold  / Old Growth and Dead Wood as Key Factors for Nature Conservation inManaged Forests. Basics and Practice   
• Elisabeth Johann / The Diversity of Ancient Woodlands in Austria: Historical Developmentsand Contemporary Social Importance 
• Frans Vera / The Wood Pasture: for food, wood and biodiversity 
• Simay Kırca, Alper H. Çolak and Ian D. Rotherham / The Ancient Woodland Concept as a Practical Conservation Tool:the Turkish Experience 
• Anne Brigitte Nielsen / Using Pollen Data and Models to Asses Landscape Structure andthe Role of Grazers in Pre-agricultural Denmark 
• Christine Handley and Ian D. Rotherham / Tanneries and Treescapes: The Influence of the Tanning Industry onWoodland Management 
• Nicklas Jansson, Ogün Türkay and Mustafa Avcı / A hidden Treasure in Turkey - Old Oaks with Unique Values 
• Ian D. Rotherham, Alper H. Çolak and Simay Kırca / European Woodland History and Management: some concluding thoughts