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 A019 The Overstory agroforestry journal and book
Agroforestry Net web site. E-mail journal and printed book
The e-mail journal is free, and is aimed at practitioners and researchers. One issue is sent every
two weeks focusing on a concept related
to designing, developing, and learning more about trees and agroforestry systems. Each edition includes
project development strategies,
brief book recommendations, species highlights, internet links to information for agroforesters. The
previous editions of the journal are
available in both electronic form from the web site, or as a book (see below).
The Overstory Book: Cultivating connections with Trees
Editor: Craig R. Elevitch, 2nd Edition. Publisher: Permanent Agriculture Resources, ISBN: 0-9702544-3-1
The paperbook contains the first six years (138 editions) of The Overstory e-journal, and is
indexed and illustrated, organized by topic,
cross-referenced, with formatted tables and updated author information.
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Available from: Agroforestry Net, Inc., P.O. Box 428, Holualoa, Hawaii 96725 USA. Tel: 808-324-4427,
Fax: 808-324-4129. Price:
$49.95 plus shipping
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Also available as a CD from:
http://www.agroforestry.net/overstory/ovbook.html
. This has pdf files, and the text is fully searchable
internet links are live, as are index entries
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CONTENTS of the 2nd edition
Note to the Reader
Acknowledgments
Contributing Authors and Organizations
Learning from Traditional Knowledge
Agroforestry
Tropical Homegardens
Introduction to Indigenous Knowledge
Ethnoforestry
Cultural Landscapes
Forest Islands {Kayapo Example)
Complex Agroforests
Trees. Forests and Sacred Groves
Biodiversity and Protected Areas
Traditional Pacific Island Agroforestry Systems
Protecting and Expanding Traditional Agroforests
Wild Foods In Agricultural Systems
Underutilized Indigenous Fruit Trees
Forest Biodiversity
Small and Unseen Allies
Microlife
The Soil Foodweb: It's Role in Ecosystem Health
Mycorrhizae
Mycorrhizas: Producing and Applying Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Inoculum
The Rule of Mushrooms in Nature
Biological Nitrogen Fixation
The Rhizosphere
Microsymbionts
Animal Assistants
Microlivestock
Agroforestry and Biological Diversity
Bees and Agroforestry
Pest Prevention through Ecological Design
Animals in Agroforestry
Silvopasture
Productivity of Animals in Agroforestry Systems
Fodder Tree Establishment
Tropical Forage Tree Legumes
Animal Tractor Systems
Protecting Land from Wind, Erosion, Intruders. and Noise
Soil and Water Conservation
Buffers: Common Sense Conservation
Vegetative Erosion Barriers
Windbreak Design
Multipurpose Windbreaks
Animal Shelter
Live Fences
Trees as Noise Buffers
Living Snow Fences
Fire
Saving Water, Soil, and Fertility
Microcatchment
Five Fertility Principles
Tropical Green Manures/Cover Crops
Carbon Sequestration: Storing Carbon in Soils and Vegetation
Forests and Water
Effects of Trees on Soils
Greywater for Trees and Landscape
Restoring Land
Tropical Forest Conservation
Foster Ecosystems
Pioneering Difficult Sites
Reforestation of Degraded Lands
Improved Fallow
Direct Seeding
Land Husbandry
Land Management: Caring for Resources
Growing Trees for Forestry
Farm Forestry
Integrating Forestry into Farms
Choosing Species for Timber Production and Multiple Benefits
Coppice-with-Standards: New Forestry with Ancient Roots
Optimizing Commercial Timber Potential from Farm Forestry
Farm Forestry Extension
More than Trees: Understory and Nontimber Forest Products
Understory: A Unique Niche for Valuable Crops
Integrating Understory and Tree Crops
Sequential Planting
Nontimber Forest Products: An Introduction
Nontimber Forest Products Enterprises
Nontimber Forest Products (Temperate)
Between Wildcrafting and Monocultures: Agroforestry Options
Medicinal and aromatic plants in agroforestry systems
The Hidden Bounty of the Urban Forest
Urban Forestry
Useful Species
Multipurpose Palms
Perennial Leaf Vegetables
Bamboos in Agroforestry
Bamboos
Mushrooms in Agroforestry
Nitrogen Fixing Trees
Multipurpose Trees
Fast Food (Part I)
Fast Food (Part 2)
A Great Start
Observation
Microenvironments (Part 1)
Microenvironments (Part 2)
Patchiness: Living in the Real World
Weeds as a Resource
Getting Started: Diversity of Species
Sheet Mulch: Greater Plant and Soil Health with Less Work
Start Small…and expand on Successes
Gelling Started in Farm Forestry
Seeds, Seedlings, and Tree Basics
Selected Tree Seed
Guidelines for Seed Production of Agroforestry Trees
Seed Source Establishment and Management
Seed Sources
Seed Collection
Invasive Woody Plants
Tree Domestication
Genetic Conservation of Tropical Trees
Trees for Urban Planting: Diversity, Uniformity, and Common Sense
Essentials of Good Planting Stock
Twelve Tree Myths
Some Tree Basics
How Trees Survive
Trees and Their Energy Transactions
Tree Defenses
Designing with Nature
Integrated Systems Approach
Designing Resource Systems
Observe and Interact
Revegetation Planning for Farm Forestry
Permaculture
Agroecology: principles and strategies
Improving Income
Value-Added Products
The Full Extent of Value Adding: It Starts with Forest Management
Value-Added Enterprises for Small-Scale Farmers
Marketing Principles
Niche Markets
Direct Marketing
Human Connections
Native Intelligence
Human Health and Agroecosystems
Sustaining Physical Health
Cultivating Connections with Other Farmers
Creating an Internship
Giving back: making research results relevant to local groups and conservation
The Contribution of Forestry to Food Security
Learning More (Resources)
The Agroforester's Library
Glossary for Agroforestry Practices
General Index
Botanical Names Index
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Overstory e-journal contents by number (1-100):
1 Sheet Mulch
2 Permaculture Principles
3 Weeds as a Resource
4 Nitrogen Fixing Trees
5 Start Small...and Expand on Successes
6 Multipurpose Palms
7 Agroforestry
8 Mycorrhizae
9 Observation
10 Sequential Planting
11 Understory Crops
12 Perennial Leaf Vegetables
13 Value-Added Products
14 Getting Started: Diversity of Species
15 Cultivating Connections with Other Farmers
16 Multipurpose Trees
17 Microcatchment
18 Designing Resource Systems
19 Selected Tree Seed
20 Five Fertility Principles
21 Agroforestry and Biological Diversity
22 Pioneering Difficult Sites
23 Pest Prevention through Ecological Design
24 Sustaining Your Physical Health
27 Foster Ecosystems
28 Microlife
25 Fast Food (Part 1 of 2)
29 Tropical Green Manures/Cover Crops
30 Bamboos in Agroforestry
26 Fast Food (Part 2 of 2)
31 Tree Domestication
32 Multipurpose Windbreaks
33 Mushrooms in Agroforestry
34 Forest Islands, Kayapo Example
35 Animals in Agroforestry
36 Silvopasture: an agroforestry practice
37 Trees/Livestock Examples
38 Live Fences
39 Agroforestry Resources for the Practitioner
40 Bees and Agroforestry
41 Microlivestock
42 Improved Fallow
43 Essentials of Good Planting Stock
44 Integrated Systems Approach
45 Vegetative Erosion Barriers in Agroforestry
46 Human Health and Agroecosystems
47 Coppice-with-Standards: New Forestry with Ancient Roots
48 Farm Forestry
49 Traditional Pacific Island Agroforestry Systems
50 Animal Tractor Systems
51 Protecting and Expanding Traditional Agroforests in the Pacific
52 The Agroforester's Library Part One-Books
53 Nontimber Forest Products-An Introduction
54 The Agroforester's Library Part Two-Species References
55 Nontimber Forest Products: NTFP Enterprises
56 Integrating Understory and Tree Crops
57 The Agroforester's Library Part Three-Organizations and Periodicals
58 Guidelines for Seed Production of Agroforestry Trees
59 Choosing Species for Timber Production and Multiple Benefits
60 Trees as Noise Buffers
61 Effects of Trees on Soils
62 Marketing Principles
63 Value-Added Enterprises for Small-Scale Farmers
64 Homegardens
65 Biological Nitrogen Fixation
66 Carbon Sequestration
67 Optimising Commercial Timber Potential for Farm Forestry
68 Twelve Tree Myths
69 Some Tree Basics
70 Troubles in the Rhizosphere
71 Nontimber Forest Products (Temperate)
73 Buffers-Common Sense Conservation
72 Microenvironments (Part 1)
75 Glossary for Agroforestry Practices
76 Ethnoforestry
74 Microenvironments (Part 2)
77 Tropical Forestry Conservation
78 Reforestation of Degraded Lands
79 Creating an Internship
80 Forests and Water
81 Soil Foodweb
82 Introduction to Indigenous Knowledge
83 Niche Markets
84 Patchiness: Living in the Real World
85 Animal Shelter
86 Role of Mushrooms in Nature
87 Urban Forestry
88 Revegetation Planning for Farm Forestry
89 Invasive Woody Plants
90 Biodiversity and Protected Areas
91 Fodder Tree Establishment
92 Trees and Their Energy Transactions
93 Trees, Forests and Sacred Groves
94 Permaculture
95 Agroecology - principles and strategies
96 Sheet Mulch
97 Genetic Conservation of Tropical Trees
98 Integrating Forestry into Farms
99 Greywater for Trees and Landscape
100 Agroforestry Resources: Agroforestry Practices, Species, and Book Sources
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