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Forest Dynamics and Disturbance Regimes

Studies from Temperate Evergreen-Deciduous Forests

Lee E Frelich author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:21st Feb '08

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Considers the influence of wind, fire and grazing on forest dynamics.

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.Temperate-zone forests have been shaped by fire, wind and grazing over thousands of years. This book provides a major contribution to the study of their dynamics by considering three important themes: • The combined influence of wind, fire and herbivory on the successional trajectories and structural characteristics of forests • The interaction of deciduous and evergreen tree species to form mosaics which, in turn, influence the environment and disturbance regime • The significance of temporal and spatial scale with regard to the overall impact of disturbances These themes are explored via case studies from the forests in the Lake States of the USA (Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan) where the presence of large primary forest remnants provides a unique opportunity to study the long-term dynamics of near-boreal, pine and hardwood-hemlock forests. The comparability of these forests to forests in other temperate zones allows generalizations to be made that may apply more widely.

'… easy to read and a helpful synthesis of a broad range of topics relating to disturbance, forest dynamics, and succession.' Journal of Vegetation Science

ISBN: 9780521052474

Dimensions: 229mm x 153mm x 17mm

Weight: 427g

280 pages