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Section 1 Nature of Taiga Environment.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Climatic Characteristics of the Taiga in Interior Alaska.- 3. Forest Ecosystem Distribution in the Taiga Environment.- 4. Natural Regeneration of Trees and Tall Shrubs on Forest Sites in Interior Alaska.- 5. Fire in Taiga Communities of Interior Alaska.- Section 2 Environmental Controls Over Organism Activity.- 6. Introduction.- 7. Controls Over Growth and Nutrient Use by Taiga Forest Trees.- 8. Nitrogen Fixation in the Alaskan Taiga.- 9. The Role of Bryophytes in Nutrient Cycling in the Taiga.- 10. Substrate Quality Influences on Microbial Activity and Mineral Availability in the Taiga Forest Floors.- Section 3 Environmental Controls Over Ecosystem Processes.- 11. Introduction.- 12. Interaction of Temperature, Moisture, and Soil Chemistry in Controlling Nutrient Cycling and Ecosystem Development in the Taiga of Alaska.- 13. Forcyte—Extension of A Stand Level Growth and Yield Model Utilizing Nitrogen Dynamics to Taiga White Spruce Forests.- 14. Association Of Plants And Phytophagous Insects in Taiga Forest Ecosystems.- 15. Browsing-Woody Plant Interactions During Boreal Forest Plant Succession.