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Category : Ecosystem management
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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A Landscape Plan Based on Historical Fire Regimes for a Managed Forest Ecosystem
Author: A LANDSCAPE PLAN BASED ON HISTORICAL FIRE REGIMES FOR A MANAGED FOREST ECOSYSTEM: THE AUGUSTA CREEK STUDY... GENERAL TECHNICAL REPORT PNW-G.
Author: United States. Forest ServicePublisher:
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Languages : en
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Book Description
A Landscape Plan Based on Historical Fire Regimes for a Managed Forest Ecosystem
Author: A Landscape Plan Based on Historical Fire Regimes for a Managed Forest Exosystem
Author: John H. CisselGeneral Technical Report PNW-GTR
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 940
Book Description
Forest Landscape Ecology
Author: Ajith H. PereraPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780387342436
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Landscape ecology has generated a wealth of knowledge that could enhance forest policy, but little of this knowledge has found its way into practice. This the first book to introduce landscape ecologists to the discipline of knowledge transfer. The book considers knowledge transfer in general, critically examines aspects that are unique to forest landscape ecology, and reviews case studies of successful applications for policy developers and forest managers in North America.
Forest Fragmentation
Author: James Arthur RochellePublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004113886
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
The book contains 15 chapters and provides an overview and synthesis of forest fragmentation and its influences on key ecological processes and vertebrate productivity. Land use practices and their effects on vertebrate populations and productivity are discussed and examples of several planning approaches to address landscape-level management effects are described.
Compatible Forest Management
Author: Robert A. MonserudPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401703094
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Public debate has stimulated interest in finding greater compatibility among forest management regimes. The debate has often portrayed management choices as tradeoffs between biophysical and socioeconomic components of ecosystems. Here we focus on specific management strategies and emphasize broad goals such as biodiversity, wood production and habitat conservation while maintaining other values from forestlands desired by the public. We examine the following proposition: Commodity production (timber, nontimber forest products) and the other forest values (biodiversity, fish and wildlife habitat) can be simultaneously produced from the same area in a socially acceptable manner. Based on recent research in the Pacific Northwest, we show there are alternatives for managing forest ecosystems that avoid the divisive arena of 'either-or' choices. Much of the work discussed in this book addresses two aspects of the compatibility issue. First, how are various forest management practices related to an array of associated goods and services? Second, how do different approaches to forest management affect relatively large and complex ecosystems?
Congruent Management of Multiple Resources
Author: Ecological Foundations for Fire Management in North American Forest and Shrubland Ecosystems
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Category : Ecosystem management
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
This synthesis provides an ecological foundation for management of the diverse ecosystems and fire regimes of North America, based on scientific principles of fire interactions with vegetation, fuels, and biophysical processes. Although a large amount of scientific data on fire exists, most of those data have been collected at small spatial and temporal scales. Thus, it is challenging to develop consistent science-based plans for large spatial and temporal scales where most fire management and planning occur. Understanding the regional geographic context of fire regimes is critical for developing appropriate and sustainable management strategies and policy. The degree to which human intervention has modified fire frequency, intensity, and severity varies greatly among different ecosystems, and must be considered when planning to alter fuel loads or implement restorative treatments. Detailed discussion of six ecosystems--ponderosa pine forest (western North America), chaparral (California), boreal forest (Alaska and Canada), Great Basin sagebrush (intermountain West), pine and pine-hardwood forests (Southern Appalachian Mountains), and longleaf pine (Southeastern United States)-- illustrates the complexity of fire regimes and that fire management requires a clear regional focus that recognizes where conflicts might exist between fire hazard reduction and resource needs. In some systems, such as ponderosa pine, treatments are usually compatible with both fuel reduction and resource needs, whereas in others, such as chaparral, the potential exists for conflicts that need to be closely evaluated. Managing fire regimes in a changing climate and social environment requires a strong scientific basis for developing fire management and policy.