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Winds over topography and inside forests produce mechanical reactions in trees, and eventually failure in stems and roots when stressed by storms. The mechanics of these reactions and the physiological responses to wind in leaves, stems and root systems, and the important ecological consequences of wind-throw are described in this book. Management techniques of forests in windy climates are detailed, including the use of models predicting risk of wind damage. It is clear that the whole field of wind effects on trees has benefited from recent multi-disciplinary research, and significant advances in knowledge of most parts of the subject have been made in the last decade. This book brings the up-to-date theories, methodologies and results together, and gives the reader a sense of coherence in this complex but fascinating field.

Arbre forestier --- forest trees --- Winds --- Dégât du au vent --- Wind damage --- Bois --- Wood --- Anatomie du bois --- wood anatomy --- Aménagement forestier --- Forest management --- Propriété mécanique --- Mechanical properties --- Forest ecology --- Plants --- Trees --- Windfall (Forestry) --- Environmental Sciences and Forestry. Forestry --- Effect of wind on --- Physiology --- Forest Ecology --- DEN Dendrology & Forestry --- British Columbia --- Canada --- Great Britain --- New Zealand --- Norway --- airflow --- botanical bibliography --- dendrology --- ecology --- forest ecology --- forests --- management --- physiology --- symposium proceedings --- trees --- tropical forests --- wind --- Forest Ecology.