Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface to the Second Edition ix
4. Preface to the First Edition xi
5. 1. Origin of the Evergreen Forests 1
6. 2. Identifying the Conifers 7
7. 3. Reproduction of Conifers 35
8. 4. The Life and Growth of a Conifer 43
9. 5. Broadleafs Growing among the Conifers 59
10. 6. Two Kinds of Trees: Conifers and Broadleafs 67
11. 7. Life on the Forest Floor 74
12. 8. Parasites on the Conifers 84
13. 9. Insects and Conifers 93
14. 10. Some Mammals and Birds of the Forest 108
15. 11. Natural and Unnatural Interference 125
16. 12. The Big Picture 138
17. 13. Global Warming and the Forests 143
18. Index 153