Oontents 



Page 

 Introduotion 



General oonsiderations 1 



Interest in the sulDject 



The uses of the forest 



Factors determning use 



Conservative use 

 Purpose and scope of the paper E 



Purpose of the study 



Recreation broadly considered 



Scope of the paper 



Method of presentation 

 Acknowledgments 



The Ejlationships in the Forest GomMinity 



The requirements of trees 4 



Hahitats discussed 



The forest comnianity -fr*T-.ra-^- 5 



Definition •" ' ^ ' ' 

 Helationships 



The primeval forest considered 7 



Bacteria and fungi 



Higher plants 



Insects 



Araphlblans 



Beptiles 



Birds 



Direct influence on vegetation 



Direct influence on animal life 

 Mammals 



Attracted "by vegetation 



Attracted by animal life 



Man 

 Streams 



Influence of the forest on streams 



Aquatic life of the forest streams 



Conditions imposed by civilization 13 



Forest area reduced 



Factor of value to man introduced 

 The functions of forestry 



Direct values of the forest 



Indirect values of forest 



State control of forests 



Beserve areas 

 Forestry methods compared to those of nature 

 Major premise derived 17 



