全书共分12章，分别对森林干扰生态研究现状、研究方法，主要类型干扰发生及森林对其响应的过程，干扰对森林生态系统的影响以及干扰与森林可持续经营管理等进行了论述。该书属于“中国百科学术名著”系列丛书之一，该系列图书是全面、系统地向世界推介中国自然科学、社会科学经典和前沿学术成果的重要汇集。本书作者朱教君教授及刘世荣教授长期从事事森林生态学、防护林生态、林业生态工程等应用生态学领域研究。本书是二位作者多年研究成果的集结，具有对外推广和宣发意义。
1.Overview of ecological studies on forest disturbance
1.1 Disturbance and disturbance ecology
1.2 Forest disturbance types
1.3 Forest disturbance characteristics
1.4 Forest disturbance degree
1.5 Effects of disturbance on forest ecosystems
1.6 Main contents of forest disturbance ecology
2.Disturbance,forest degradation/decline,and secondary forests
2.1 Forest disturbance and concepts of secondary forest
2.2 Questions about the concept of secondary forest
2.3 Forest degradation and forest decline
2.4 Disturbance,forest decline,and prevention measures
3.Wind disturbance processes in forests
3.1 Forest and wind disturbance
3.2 Probability distribution of maximal wind speed
3.3 Estimation of relative wind speed within the forest
3.4 Estimation of wind disturbance risk
4.Forest snow (snow/wind) disturbance processes
4.1 Overview of forest snow damage disturbance
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