Mixed-Species Forests Ecology and Management /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pretzsch, Hans (Editor), Forrester, David I. (Editor), Bauhus, Jürgen (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Ecosystems.; Landscape ecology.; Forestry management.; Environmental management.; Sustainable development.; Life Sciences.; Forestry Management.; Sustainable Development.; Environmental Management.; Landscape Ecology.

This textbook offers a detailed overview of the current state of knowledge concerning the ecology and management of compositionally and structurally diverse forests. It provides answers to central questions such as: What are the scientific concepts used to assess the growth, dynamics and functioning...

Table of Contents:

• Mixed-species forests: the development of a forest management paradigm
• From observations to evidence about effects of mixed-species stands
• Ecological and physiological processes in mixed versus monospecific stands
• Stand dynamics of mixed-species stands compared with monocultures
• Size-structure dynamics in mixed versus monospecific stands
• Individual tree structure and growth in mixed compared with monospecific stands
• Ecological stability of mixed-species forests
• Modelling mixed-species forest stands
• Silvicultural options for mixed-species stands
• Forest management planning in mixed-species forests
• Economics of mixed forests
• Perspectives for future research directions on mixed-species systems.