Natural disturbances and historic range of variation : type, frequency, severity, and post-disturbance structure in Central Hardwood Forests USA / Cathryn H. Greenberg, Beverly S. Collins, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Greenberg, Cathryn H., editor.

Collins, Beverly S., 1954- editor.

Series:

Managing forest ecosystems ; 32.

Managing forest ecosystems ; 32

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hardwoods--United States.

Hardwoods.

Forest management--United States.

Forest management.

Ecological disturbances.

United States.

Forest ecology--United States.

Forest ecology.

Ecological disturbances--United States.

Physical Description:

xi, 400 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, 2016.

Summary:

This book discusses the historic range of variation (HRV) in the types, frequencies, severities and scales of natural disturbances, and explores how they create heterogeneous structure within upland hardwood forests of the Central Hardwood Region (CHR).

Contents:

Introduction to natural disturbances and historic range of variation : type, frequency, severity, and post-disturbance structure in central hardwood forests

Gap-scale disturbances in central hardwood forests with implications for management

Oak decline in central hardwood forests : frequency, spatial extent, and scale

Southern Pine Beetles in central hardwood forests : frequency, spatial extent, and changes to forest structure

First steps toward defining the wind disturbance regime in central hardwoods forests

Wildfire as a once-dominant disturbance process in the pine/mixed hardwood forest of the Appalachian Mountains

Ice storms in central hardwood forests : the disturbance regime, spatial patterns, and vegetation influences

Multi-millennial record of erosion and fires in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains, USA

Frequency and magnitude of selected historical landslide events in the southern Appalachian Highlands of North Carolina and Virginia : relationships to rainfall, geological and ecohydrological controls, and effects

Structural and compositional change in Great Smoky Mountains National Park since protection, 1930s-2000s

Disturbance, productivity, and tree characteristics in the central hardwood region

The historic role of humans and other keystone species in shaping central hardwood forests for disturbance-dependent wildlife

Climate change and the future of natural disturbances in the central hardwood region

Managing central hardwood forests within the context of the historic range of variability (HRV) : challenges and opportunities.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version Natural disturbances and historic range of variation.

ISBN:

9783319215266

3319215264

OCLC:

934735600