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Natural disturbance and stand development principles for ecological forestry / Jerry F. Franklin, Robert J. Mitchell, Brian J. Palik.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Franklin, Jerry F.
- Series:
- General technical report NRS ; 19.
- General technical report NRS ; 19
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ecological disturbances.
- Forest management.
- Forests and forestry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (44 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Newtown Square, PA : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, [2007]
- Summary:
- Foresters use natural disturbances and stand development processes as models for silvicultural practices in broad conceptual ways. Incorporating an understanding of natural disturbance and stand development processes more fully into silvicultural practice is the basis for an ecological forestry approach. Such an approach must include 1) understanding the importance of biological legacies created by a tree regenerating disturbance and incorporating legacy management into harvesting prescriptions; 2) recognizing the role of stand development processes, particularly individual tree mortality, in generating structural and compositional heterogeneity in stands and implementing thinning prescriptions that enhance this heterogeneity; and 3) appreciating the role of recovery periods between disturbance events in the development of stand complexity. We label these concepts, when incorporated into a comprehensive silvicultural approach, the "three-legged stool" of ecological forestry. Our goal in this report is to review the scientific basis for the three-legged stool of ecological forestry to provide a conceptual foundation for its wide implementation
- Notes:
- Title from Web page (viewed on February 14, 2008).
- "November 2007."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 36-44).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Franklin, Jerry F. Natural disturbance and stand development principles for ecological forestry
- OCLC:
- 192025029
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