Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Ch. 1: Historical Context of Silviculture -- Major External Factors Influencing Development of Forestry and Silviculture -- The Development of Silviculture -- Fundamental Concepts and Practices that Influenced Silviculture -- Development of Silvicultural Systems -- Adoption versus Adaptation -- Integration of Scientific Advancement into Silviculture Teachings -- Conclusion -- Ch. 2: Silviculture -- A Dominant Focus on Trees -- Management of Stands as Uniform Entities -- Applying an Agricultural Approach to Silvicultural Research -- The Scale-Independent View of Forestry Practices -- Focus on Predictability -- Conclusion -- Ch. 3: Ecology -- Origin of Ecology -- Review of Past and Current Concepts in Ecology -- Ecological Complexity and Complexity Science -- Conclusion -- Ch. 4: Silviculture and Ecology -- What Do Silviculturists and Ecologists See When They Walk into a Forest? -- Who Do Silviculturists and Ecologists Talk To? -- What Do Silviculturists and Ecologists Read? -- Concepts and Theories Can Provide a Linkage between Silviculture and Ecology -- The Evolution of Contemporary Large-Scale Silvicultural Experiments -- Conclusion -- Ch. 5: Managing Forests as Complex Adaptive Systems -- The Science of Complexity -- Forests as Complex Adaptive Systems -- Silviculture and Complexity -- Managing Complexity -- Steps toward Managing Forests as Complex Adaptive Systems: Where to Start? -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the Authors.