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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Brian Palik; Anthony W D'Amato; Jerry F Franklin; K Norman Johnson |
| ISBN: | 9781478638476 1478638478 |
| OCLC Number: | 1182844472 |
| Description: | xv, 343 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Contents: | Machine generated contents note: pt. I A Background on Ecological Forestry and Silviculture -- ch. 1 Forestry in the Twenty-First Century -- A Context for Forestry in the Twenty-First Century -- The Global Forest -- Forestry After World War II -- The Changing Drivers of Forest Management -- Ecosystem Science and Ecological Silviculture -- The Greening of Forestry -- Our Beliefs for Ecological Silviculture -- The Tenets of Ecological Silviculture -- What You Will Learn from This Book -- ch. 2 What Is Ecological Forestry? -- Ecological Forestry and Timber-Focused Forestry: A Comparison -- Contrasting Fundamental Principles -- Contrasting Ecological Implications -- Contrasting Economic Implications -- Contrasting Social Implications -- Contrasting Silvicultural Considerations -- Relationship of Ecological Forestry to Other Ecological Approaches -- Close-To-Nature Forestry -- Complex Adaptive Systems Approach -- Ecological Restoration -- What to Remember about Ecological Forestry -- ch. 3 An Overview of Silviculture -- What is Silviculture, Classically? -- Historical Operating Paradigms -- The Major Silvicultural Systems and Associated Methods and Treatments -- Site Preparation Treatments -- Tending Treatments -- Silviculture: An Ecological Approach -- Historical Origins -- Ecological Silviculture in a Twenty-First Century Context -- Relationships to Classical Silviculture -- Ecological Operating Principles -- Moving Forward -- pt. II Forest Dynamics Relevant to Ecological Silviculture -- ch. 4 Natural Disturbances and Biological Legacies -- The Nature of Natural Disturbance -- Biological Legacies Defined -- Living Organisms -- Organically Derived Structures -- Organically Derived Patterns -- Functions of Biological Legacies -- A General Model of Disturbance and Legacy Creation -- Disturbance Scale -- Disturbance Agent -- Interaction between Disturbance Scale and Agent -- What to Remember about Natural Disturbance and Biological Legacies -- ch. 5 Forest Development Patterns and Processes -- Forest Development Stages -- Disturbance and Legacy Creation Event -- Preforest Stage -- Forest Canopy Closure -- Young Forest Stage -- Mature Forest Stage -- Old Forest Stage -- Recovery Periods between Disturbance Events -- What to Remember about Forest Development Patterns and Processes -- ch. 6 Natural Disturbance Archetypes -- Archetype 1 Forests initiated by Infrequent Severe Disturbance -- Example: Douglas-Fir-Western Hemlock Forests of Western North America -- Developmental Pathway -- Variations on the Archetype -- Other Examples of the Archetype -- Archetype 2 Forest Characterized by Frequent Low-Severity Fire Disturbance -- Example: Ponderosa Pine and Dry Mixed-Conifer Forests of Western North America -- Developmental Dynamics -- Variations on the Archetype -- Other Examples of the Archetype -- Archetype 3 Forests Characterized by Gap-Scale Wind Disturbance -- Example: Northern Hardwood Forests of Northeastern North America -- Developmental Pathway -- Archetype 4 Forest Development with Mixed-Severity Disturbances -- Example: Red Pine Forests of the Western Great Lakes Region, North America -- Developmental Pathway -- Variations on the Archetype -- Other examples of the Archetype -- Utility of the Forest Archetypes -- pt. III Applying Principles of Natural Models to Silviculture -- ch. 7 Incorporating Continuity into Silviculture: Legacy Retention in Regeneration Harvests -- Biological Legacies Revisited -- Legacy Retention in Practice -- Legacy Retention in Classical Regeneration Systems -- Legacies in Even-Aged Regeneration Systems -- Legacies in Two-Cohort Regeneration Systems -- Legacies in Uneven-Aged Regeneration Systems -- Retaining Biological Legacies: What, How Much, Where, and Over Time -- What to Retain? -- Structural Retention -- Compositional Retention -- How Much to Retain? -- Retention with Selection Systems -- How and Where to Retain Legacies? -- Retention in the Matrix -- Spatial Pattern in Group Openings -- How to Account for Retention over Time -- Landscape Considerations -- What to Remember About Managing for Continuity with Legacy Retention -- ch. 8 Managing for Complexity, Diversity, and Heterogeneity in Established Stands -- Revisiting Complexity/Diversity in Maturing Stands -- The Complexity of Thinning: Timber Production versus Ecological Motivations -- Small-Scale Canopy Disturbance -- Variable Density Thinning (with contributions by Derek Churchill) -- Modifying Selection Systems to Enhance Spatial Heterogeneity -- Decadence Creation -- How Much Deadwood Is Enough? -- The Complexity of Time: Silvicultural Interventions at Ecologically Appropriate Time Intervals -- What to Remember about Managing for Complexity/Diversity in Established Stands -- ch. 9 The Context of Silviculture at Landscape Scales -- Landscape Organization and Silviculture -- Networks and Gradients -- Patchworks -- Edge and Edge Effects -- Connectivity -- Areas of Special Concern -- Areas of Conservation Concern -- Areas of Cultural Importance -- Shades of Green Landscapes -- What to Remember about Landscape Context -- pt. IV Ecological Silvicultural Systems for Major Archetypes -- ch. 10 An Introduction to Ecological Silvicultural Systems -- ch. 11 Silviculture for Archetype 1 Ecosystems: Forests Subject to Infrequent Severe Disturbances -- The Douglas-Fir-Western Hemlock Ecosystem -- Relevance of the Natural Model to Silvicultural Approaches -- The Evolution of Timber-Focused Silviculture in the Douglas-Fir-Western Hemlock Forest -- Ecological Silviculture for the Douglas-Fir-Western Hemlock Forest -- An Ecological Silvicultural System for Douglas-Fir-Western Hemlock (Archetype 1) Ecosystems -- Silviculture by Developmental Stage -- Examples of Ecological Silviculture in Practice -- Example 1 Accelerating Development of Structural Complexity in Simplified Stands -- Example 2 Legacy Retention in Maturing Stands -- What to Remember about Silviculture for Archetype 1 Ecosystems -- ch. 12 Silviculture for Archetype 2 Ecosystems: Forest Characterized by Frequent Low-Severity Fire Disturbance -- Ponderosa Pine and Dry Mixed-Conifer Forests of Western North America -- Evolution of Timber-Focused Silviculture in Ponderosa Pine and Dry Mixed- Conifer Forests -- Early Exploitation, Grazing, and Fire Suppression (1860s ~ 1930s) -- Development of Silvicultural Systems for Ponderosa Pine (1940s to 1960s) -- Maturation of Timber-Focused Silviculture (1970s ~ Present Day) -- Key Contrasts between the Natural and Timber-Focused Models -- The Shift to Fire Risk Reduction, Restoration, and Resilience -- Fuel Reduction -- Restoration, Resilience, and Adaptive Capacity -- An Ecological Silvicultural System for Ponderosa Pine and Dry Mixed Conifer Forest -- Beyond Restoration: The Need for a Long-Term Silvicultural System -- Key Elements of an Ecological Silvicultural System -- Silviculture by Forest Structural Condition -- Examples of Ecological Silviculture in Practice -- Klamath Tribe and Fremont-Winema National Forest -- What to Remember about Silviculture for Archetype 2 Ecosystems -- ch. 13 Silviculture for Archetype 3 Ecosystems: Forests with Frequent Gap-Scale Disturbance Regimes -- Northern Hardwood Forests as a Natural Resource -- Evolution of Timber Production Silviculture for Northern Hardwood Forests -- Current Challenges to Northern Hardwood Silviculture -- An Ecological Silvicultural System for Northern Hardwood (Archetype 3) Ecosystems -- Silviculture by Developmental Stage/Event -- Examples of Ecological Silviculture in Practice -- Silviculture with Birds in Mind, Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation and Audubon Vermont -- Big Tree Silviculture, Wisconsin DNR -- What to Remember about Silviculture for Archetype 3 Ecosystems -- ch. 14 Silviculture for Archetype 4 Ecosystems: Forests with Mixed-Severity Disturbances -- The Great Lakes Red Pine Ecosystem -- Red Pine Forests as a Timber Resource -- Timber-Focused Silviculture for Red Pine Forests -- Relationship of a Timber-Focused Model to an Ecological Model -- An Ecological Silvicultural System for Red Pine (Archetype 4) Ecosystems -- Silviculture by Developmental Stage/Event -- Examples of Ecological Silviculture in Practice -- Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Michigan, USA -- Chippewa National Forest, Minnesota, USA -- What to Remember about Silviculture for Archetype 4 Ecosystems -- pt. V Additional Considerations -- ch. 15 Ecological Silviculture for Riparian Forests -- What is a Riparian Forest, Functionally? -- Deadwood Recruitment -- Particulate Organic Matter Flux -- Regulation of Solar Radiation -- Bank Stability -- Regulating the Movement of Nutrients, Sediment, and Organic Matter -- Habitat -- Riparian Forests in Space and Time -- Management Implications -- Riparian Forests as Ecotones -- Ecological Silviculture for the Riparian Ecotone -- Incorporating Continuity into Riparian Forest Silviculture -- Managing for Complexity and Diversity in Riparian Forests -- The Timing of Silvicultural Activities -- The Context of Riparian Silviculture -- Ecological Guidelines for Riparian Silviculture -- ch. 16 Silviculture in the Face of Climate Uncertainty -- A Background on Climate Change and Forests -- What We Know -- What We Don't Know with Certainty -- Silviculture in the Face of Climate Uncertainty -- Incorporating Climate Change Uncertainty into Silvicultural Considerations -- General Considerations When Developing Silvicultural Prescriptions -- Climate Change Considerations Note continued: Silvicultural Strategies and Approaches to Adapt Forests to Climate Change -- Strategies -- Silvicultural Approaches -- Density Management -- Manipulating Composition -- Reducing Threats from Extreme Events -- A Reminder about Natural Models and Reducing Threats -- What to Remember about Silviculture in the Face of Climate Change Uncertainty -- ch. 17 Summary and Conclusions: Why Ecological Silviculture Matters -- Five Major Themes of Ecological Silviculture -- Themes -- Summary -- Ecological Silviculture's Place in the Forest Landscape -- Family Forest Owners -- Federal Forests -- State Trust Forests -- Tribal Forests -- Conservation Stewards and Forest Certification -- Preventing the Forest Management Divergence -- Conclusions. |
| Responsibility: | Brian J. Palik, Anthony W. D'Amato, Jerry F. Franklin, K. Norman Johnson |
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