Mixed-Species Forests Ecology and Management /

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...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Pretzsch, Hans (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Forrester, David I. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Bauhus, Jürgen (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • 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.