Table of contents for Library of Congress control number 2001024031

Table of contents for Taxonomy and ecology of woody plants in North American forests (excluding Mexico and subtropical Florida) / James S. Fralish, Scott B. Franklin ; illustrations by Hyosun Park.

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

Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Woody plants United States Classification, Woody plants Canada Classification, Woody plants Ecology United States, Woody plants Ecology Canada