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List of contents
Part I. Introduction: 1. Ecology and biogeography of Pinus - an introduction D. Richardson and P. Rundel; Part II. Evolution, Phylogeny and Systematics: 2. Phylogeny and sytematics of Pinus R. Price, A. Liston and S. Strauss; 3. Early evolution of pines C. Millar; Part III. Historical Biogeography: 4. The late Quaternary history of pines in northern Asia C. Kremenetski, K. Liu and G. MacDonald; 5. The late Quaternary history of pines in Europe K. Willis, K. Bennet and J. Birks; 6. The late Quaternary history of pines in northern North America G. MacDonald, L. Cwynar and C. Whitlock; 7. The history of pines in Mexico and Central America J. Perry, A. Graham, and D. Richardson; Part IV. Macroecology and Recent Biogeography: 8. Pines of the Mediterrranean Basin M. Barbéro, R. Loisel, P. Quézel, D. Richardson and F. Romane; 9. The recent history of pinyon pines in the American southwest R. Lanner and T. van Devender; 10. Macroecological limits to the abundance and distribution of Pinus G. Stevens and B. Enquist; Part V. Ecological Themes: 11. Fire and pine ecosystems J. Agee; 12. Evolution and life histories of Pinus J. Keely and P. Zedler; 13. Genetic variation in Pinus F. Ledig; 14. Seed dispersal in Pinus R. Lanner; 15. Ecophysiology of Pinus P. Rundel and B. Yoder; 16. The mycorrhizal state of Pinus D. Read; 17. Effects of pines on soil properties and processes M. Scholes and T. Nowicki; 18. Insect-pine interactions P. de Groot and J. Turgeon; 19. Diseases and the ecology of indigenous and exotic pines T. Harrington and M. Wingfield; Part VI. Pines and Humans: 20. Pines in cultivation: a global view D. Le Maitre; 21. Pinus radiata: a narrow endemic of North America takes on the world P. Lavery and D. Mead; 22. Pines as invaders in the southern hemisphere D. Richardson and S. Higgins; Glossary; Glossary of English common names for pines; Taxonomic index; Subject index.
Summary
In the face of increasing human pressure and global climate change, this volume provides an essential source of reference for all those concerned with the management of natural and planted pine forests.
