Part 1: Basic principles
- Basic genetics, B G Murray, University of Auckland, New Zealand, A G Young and T J Boyle
- Population genetics, F C Yeh, University of Alberta, Canada
- Genetic tools: the use of biochemical and molecular markers, J C Glaubitz and G F Moran, CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products, Australia
Part 2: Genetic Processes
- Mating systems, D H Boshier, Oxford Forestry Institute, UK
- Gene flow in forest trees, J L Hamrick, University of Georgia, USA and J D Nason, W A Herbarium, Australia
- Small population processes, O Savolainen and H Kuittinen, University Oulu, Finland
- Selection, G Namkoong, M P Koshy and S Aitken, University of British Columbia, Canada
Part 3: Threats to in situ genetic conservation
- Effects of logging and other forms of harvesting on genetic diversity in humid tropical forests, W Ratnam, Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia and T J Boyle
- Forest fragmentation, A G Young and T J Boyle
- Effects of environmental pollution on the genetics of forest trees, T Geburek, Institute of Forest Genetics, Austria
- Disease threats and the conservation genetics of forest trees, M Byrne, W A Herbarium, Australia
- Hybridisation and forest conservation, S E Carney, Colorado State University, USA and D E Wolf and L H Rieseberg, Indiana University, USA
Part 4: Domestication and ex situ conservation
- Sampling the gene pools of forest trees for ex situ conservation, A H Brown and C M Hardner, CSIRO Plant Industry, Australia
- Effect of forest tree domestication on gene pools, Y A El-Kassaby, University of British Columbia, Canada
- Magnitude and implications of gene flow in gene conservation reserves, W T Adams, Oregan State University, USA and J Burczyk, Pedagogical University, Poland
Part 5: Monitoring, socioeconomics and policy
- Genetic markers as a tool for bioindication in forest ecosystems, G Müller-Starck and R Schubert, University of Munich, Germany
- Criteria and indicators for the conservation of genetic diversity, T J Boyle, United Nations Development Programme, USA
- Economics and conserving forest genetic diversity, J A McNeely and F Vorhies, IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Switzerland
- Rethinking stakeholder involvement in biodiversity conservation projects, T Enters, Malaysia
- Politics, policies and the conservation of forest genetic diversity, P J Kanowski, Australian National University, Australia
- Limitation and future directions, D H Boshier, Oxford Forestry Institute, UK and A G Young, CSIRO Plant Industry, Australia