Silvatic

The second chapter treats of the differences in the silvatic characters of trees, especially between “tolerant” trees, which flourish under more or less heavy shade in early youth, and “intolerant” trees, which demand a comparatively light cover, or even unrestricted light.

The examples of Fontainebleau with 600 years of spontaneous forest dynamics has revealed the very long-term effect of clear-cuts upon generation changes of trees and development of the silvatic mosaic.

Silvatic bugs are widespread in the USA and T[rypanosoma] cruzi infections common in opossums, racoons and wood rats (Neotoma).