Author: Lee L. FrelichPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Natural Disturbance Frequencies in the Hemlock-hardwood Forests of the Upper Great Lakes Region
Author: Lee L. FrelichForest Dynamics and Disturbance Regimes
Author: Lee E. FrelichPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139439332
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Temperate-zone forests are being shaped continuously by wind, fire and grazing. This book considers these disturbances and consequent issues such as recovery from disturbance, the changing composition of tree species within the forest and the formation of mosaics of different forest types across the landscape.
General Technical Report NC.
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Natural Disturbances and Historic Range of Variation
Author: Cathryn H. GreenbergPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319215272
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
This book discusses the historic range of variation (HRV) in the types, frequencies, severities and scales of natural disturbances, and explores how they create heterogeneous structure within upland hardwood forests of the Central Hardwood Region (CHR). The book was written in response to a 2012 forest planning rule which requires that national forests to be managed to sustain ‘ecological integrity’ and within the ‘natural range of variation’ of natural disturbances and vegetation structure. Synthesizing information on HRV of natural disturbance types, and their impacts on forest structure, has been identified as a top need.
Information about Old Growth for Selected Forest Type Groups in the Eastern United States
Author: Mixed-species Forest Ecosystems in the Great Lakes Region
Author: Ecological Silvicultural Systems
Author: Brian J. PalikPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119890934
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
ECOLOGICAL SILVICULTURAL SYSTEMS Unleash the natural power and adaptability of forests with this cutting-edge guide For generations, silvicultural systems have focused largely on models whose primary objective is the production of timber, leading to drastically simplified forests with reduced ecological richness, diversity, and complexity. Ecological silviculture, by contrast, focuses on producing and maintaining forests with “all their parts”—, that is, with the diversity and flexibility to respond and adapt to global changes. Ecological silviculture seeks to emulate natural development models and sustain healthy forests serving multiple values and goals. Ecological Silvicultural Systems provides a comprehensive introduction to these approaches and their benefits tailored to diverse types of forests, designed for forest management professionals. It provides a series of exemplary models for ecological silviculture and surveys the resulting forest ecosystems. The result is a text that meets the needs of professionals in forestry and natural resource management with an eye towards sustaining healthy forest ecosystems, adapting them to climate change, protecting them from invasive species, and responding to changing market forces. Ecological Silvicultural Systems readers will also find: Detailed treatment of forest ecosystems in North America, Europe, South America, and Australia A broad field of contributors with decades of combined expertise on multiple continents Discussion of pine woodlands; temperate hardwood forests, boreal forests, temperate rainforests, and more Ecological Silvicultural Systems is a useful reference for professional foresters, wildlife habitat managers, restoration ecologists, and undergraduate and graduate students in any of these fields.
General Technical Report NRS
Author: A Systems Analysis of the Global Boreal Forest
Author: Herman H. ShugartPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521619738
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
The world's boreal forests, which lie to the south of the Arctic, are considered to be the Earth's most significant terrestrial ecosystems. A panel of ecologists here provide a synthesis of the important patterns and processes which occur in boreal forests and review the principal mechanisms which control the forest's patterns.
New Developments in Ecology Research
Author: A. R. BurkPublisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781594546624
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Ecology is the study of the interrelationships between organisms and their environment, including the biotic and abiotic components. There are at least six kinds of ecology: ecosystem, physiological, behavioural, population, and community. Specific topics include: Acid Deposition, Acid Rain Revisited, Biodiversity, Biocomplexity, Carbon Sequestration in Soils, Coral Reefs, Ecosystem Services, Environmental Justice, Fire Ecology, Floods, Global Climate Change, Hypoxia, and Invasion. This new book presents new research on ecology from around the world.