Ecology and Recovery of Eastern Old-Growth Forests

"An important contribution to the burgeoning literature extolling the virtues of forest complexity. As a compendium of the literature on forest heterogeneity alone, this book is an indispensable reference for scholars and practitioners of ecological forest management." Gregory H. Aplet, Se...

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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics, 2018.
Ausgabe:1st ed. 2018.
Schlagworte:
Trees.
Plant ecology.
Biodiversity.
Industrial management-Environmental aspects.
Agriculture.
ISBN:9781610918916
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: Ecological and Historical Context
  • Chapter 2. Old-Growth and Mature Remnant Floodplain Forests of the Southeastern United States
  • Chapter 3. Fire-Maintained Pine Savannas and Woodlands of the Southeastern United States Coastal Plain
  • Chapter 4. Old-Growth Forests in the Southern Appalachians: Dynamics and Conservation Frameworks
  • Chapter 5. Topography and Vegetation Patterns in an Old-Growth Appalachian Forest: Lucy Braun, You Were Right!
  • Chapter 6. Old-Growth Disturbance Dynamics and Associated Ecological Silviculture for Forests in Northeastern North American
  • Chapter 7. Historical Patterns and Contemporary Processes in Northern Lake States Old-Growth Landscapes
  • Chapter 8. Is Management or Conservation of Old Growth Possible in North American Boreal Forests?
  • Chapter 9. Forest-Stream Interactions in Eastern Old-Growth Forests
  • Chapter 10. Belowground Ecology and Dynamics in Eastern Old-Growth Forests
  • Chapter 11. Biological Diversity in Eastern Old Growth
  • Chapter 12. Eastern Old-Growth Forests under Threat: Changing Dynamics due to Invasive Organisms
  • Chapter 13. Silviculture for Eastern Old Growth in the Context of Global Change
  • Chapter 14. Source or Sink? Carbon Dynamics in Eastern Old-Growth Forests and Their Role in Climate Change Mitigation
  • Chapter 15. Conclusion: Past, Present, and Future of Old-Growth Forests in the East
  • Glossary
  • Contributors
  • About the Editors
  • Index.

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