InhaltsangabePart I: Introduction. Coppices in the lowland landscape - G F Peterken; Coppice forestry - an overview - J Evans; Part II: The physical environment. Growth stages and microclimate in coppice and high forest - P L Mitchell; Soil water relations in an ancient coppiced woodland - I Cummings and H Cook; Part III: Contrasting processes in coppice and forest ecosystems. Coppicing and natural disturbance in temperate woodlands - a review - M N Evans and J P Barkham; Accumulation of dead wood - a missing ingredient in coppicing? - K J Kirby; Part IV: Effects of coppicing on the ground flora. The effects of coppicing and neglect on the performance of the perennial ground flora - J P Barkham; The effects of changing management on seed banks in ancient coppices - A H F Brown and S J Warr; Part V: Effects of coppicing on birds. Effects of coppice management on woodland breeding birds - R J Fuller; Coppice management for pheasants - C E Bealey and P A Robertson; Part VI: Effects of coppicing on mammal populations. The effects of coppice management on small mammal populations - J Gurnell, M Hicks and S Whitbread; The interaction of deer and vegetation in coppice woods - P R Ratcliffe; Part VII: effects of coppicing on invertebrate populations. Butterfly responses to coppicing - M S Warren and J A Thomas; The quality of coppice woods as habitats for invertebrates - J N Greatorex-Davies and R H Marrs; Part VIII: Implications of coppicing for conservation management. Coppicing for nature conservation: the practical reality - J Booker and R Tittensor; Coppicing: a conservation panacea? - F B Goldsmith; Glossary. Index.