http://www.lib.vt.edu/subject-guides/FOR/overview.html en Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:27:30 -0400 kgoldbec@vt.edu kgoldbec@vt.edu http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/librarians/S_goldbeck-kiri-pic.jpg http://www.lib.vt.edu/subject-guides/FOR/overview.html http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/print/encyclopedia-of-forest-science.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/print/S_enc-for-sci.jpg" alt="Encyclopedia of forest sciences" height="250px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><a href="http://addison.vt.edu/record=b2207051~S1">Encyclopedia of Forest Science</a></h2><p>The <i>Encyclopedia of Forest Science</i> summarizes recent advances in forest science techniques. It also covers relevant biology and ecology, different types of forestry (e.g. tropical forestry and dryland forestry), scientific names of trees and shrubs, and the applied, economic, and social aspects of forest management. 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