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Table of Contents

Front Matter R1-R18

Executive Summary 1-13

1. Need, Context, and Foundation for Forestry Research 14-22

2. The Essential Knowledge Base for Forestry Issues 23-41

3. Current Forestry-Research Capacity in the United States 42-81

4. Preparing Forestry Scientists and Users of Forestry Science 82-104

5. Capacity of Forestry-Research Organizations to Meet Future Research Needs 105-118

6. Summary and Conclusions 119-127

References 128-135

Appendix A: Workshop Agenda 136-138

Appendix B: Breakout Group Questions 139-139

About the Authors 140-144