Trees and forests books
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The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter WohllebenA German forester's popular account of tree behaviour, including the claim that trees share resources through root and fungal links; scientists have debated how far some of these claims go.
Finding the Mother Tree
Suzanne SimardA forest ecologist's memoir of her research on mycorrhizal networks and the idea of 'mother trees' in older forests.
Wildwood
Roger DeakinA personal book of walks, woods and tree lore in England, combining nature writing with history and folklore.
Landscape and Memory
Simon SchamaA cultural history that treats forests as part of how people have imagined nations, myths and the past.
A Forest Journey
John PerlinA broad history of how timber and forests shaped human societies, from early tools and buildings to industrial use.
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More trees and forests books
- The Unquiet Woods
The Unquiet WoodsRamachandra Guha - A Million Wild Acres
A Million Wild AcresEric C. Rolls - The Global Forest
The Global ForestDiana Beresford-Kroeger - Silviculture in the Tropics
Silviculture in the TropicsHans Lamprecht - The Dictionary of Forestry
The Dictionary of ForestryJohn A. Helms - Mangrove Forests of the Malay Peninsula
Mangrove Forests of the Malay PeninsulaJames Gilbert Watson - Product design and development
Product design and developmentKarl T. Ulrich1995 - Volume equations for forests of India, Nepal, and BhutanVolume equations for forests of India, Nepal, and BhutanForest Survey of India1996
- Forest resource economics and finance
Forest resource economics and financeW. David Klemperer1996 - Forest products and wood science
Forest products and wood scienceJohn G. Haygreen1982 - No Dinner
No DinnerJessica Souhami2000 - Tropical rain forests of the Far East
Tropical rain forests of the Far EastT. C. Whitmore1975