Chapter 1 The Functional Significance of Forest Diversity: The Starting Point

Chapter 2 An Introduction to the Functional Diversity of Temperate Forest Trees

Chapter 3 Diversity and Productivity in Forests: Evidence from Long-Term Experimental Plots

Chapter 4 Confounding Factors in the Observational Productivity-Diversity Relationship in Forests

Chapter 5 Genetic Diversity Parameters Associated with Viability Selection, Reproductive Efficiency, and Growth in Forest Tree Species

Chapter 6 Functioning of Mixed-Species Stands: Evidence from a Long-Term Forest Experiment

Chapter 7 The Role of Biodiversity on the Evaporation of Forests

Chapter 8 Effects of Tree Species Diversity on Litter Quality and Decomposition

Chapter 9 The Effect of Biodiversity on Carbon Storage in Soils

Chapter 10 Silviculture and Its Interactions with Biodiversity and the Carbon Balance of Forest Soils

Chapter 11 Linkages Between Tree Diversity, Soil Fauna and Ecosystem Processes

Chapter 12 A Test of the Biodiversity-Stability Theory: Meta-analysis of Tree Species Diversity Effects on Insect Pest Infestations, and Re-examination of Responsible Factors

Chapter 13 Susceptibility to Fungal Pathogens of Forests Differing in Tree Diversity

Chapter 14 Implication of Forest Diversity in Resistance to Strong Winds

Chapter 15 Fire Regime and Tree Diversity in Boreal Forests: Implications for the Carbon Cycle

Chapter 16 The Design of Experimental Tree Plantations for Functional Biodiversity Research

Chapter 17 The Functional Significance of Forest Diversity: A Synthesis