Ecology and Management of Coppice Woodlands

Coppicing arouses fierce debate between foresters, ecologists and conservationists. This book brings together contributors from each of these groups to put forward current thinking on the role of coppicing in woodlands.

Part 1 Introduction: coppices in the lowland landscape, G.F. Peterken; coppice forestry - an overview, Julian Evans. Part 2 The physical environment: growth stages and microclimate in coppice and high forest, P.L. Mitchell; soil water relations in an ancient coppiced woodland, Ian Cummings and Hadrian Cook. Part 3 Contrasting processes in coppice and forest egosystems: coppicing and natural disturbance in temperate woodlands - a review, Mart N. Evans and John P. Barkham; accumulation of dead wood - a missing ingredient in coppicing?, K.J. Kirby. Part 4 Effects of coppicing on the ground flora: the effects of coppicing and neglect on the performance of the perennial ground flora, J.P. Barkham; the effects of changing management on seed banks in ancient coppices, A.H.F. Brown and Susan J. Warr. Part 5 Effects of coppicing on birds: effects of coppice management on woodland breeding birds, R.J. Fuller; coppice management for pheasants, C.E. Bealey and P.A. Robertson. Part 6 Effects of coppicing on mammal populations: the effects of coppice management on small mammal populations, John Gurnell, et al; the interaction of deer and vegetation in coppice woods, Philip R. Ratcliffe. Part 7 Effects of coppicing on invertebrate populations: butterfly responses to coppicing, M.S. Warren and J.A. Thomas; the quality of coppice woods as habitats for invertebrates, J.N. Greatorex-Davies and R.H. Marrs. Part 8 Implications of coppicing for conservation management: coppicing for nature conservation - the practical reality, John Booker and Ruth Tittensor; coppicing - a conservation panacea?, F.B. Goldsmith.