Linking radial growth patterns and moderate‐severity disturbance dynamics in boreal old‐growth forests driven by recurrent insect outbreaks: A tale of opportunities, successes, and failures
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7080
Abstract: Abstract In boreal landscapes, emphasis is currently placed on close‐to‐nature management strategies, which aim to maintain the biodiversity and ecosystem services related to old‐growth forests. The success of these strategies, however, depends on an accurate… read more here.
Keywords: growth; old growth; disturbance; growth forests ... See more keywords
Biomechanical effects of trees in an old‐growth temperate forest
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DOI: 10.1002/esp.4304
Abstract: The role of biomechanical effects of trees (BETs) in ecosystem and landscape dynamics is poorly understood. In this study, we aim to (i) describe a widely applicable methodology for quantifying the main BETs in soil,… read more here.
Keywords: trees old; growth temperate; effects trees; old growth ... See more keywords
Characteristics of Old-Growth and Secondary Forests in Relation to Age and Typhoon Disturbance
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DOI: 10.1007/s10021-018-0238-0
Abstract: Abstract Many properties of forest ecosystems, such as species composition and forest structure, naturally vary with forest age. However, in regions prone to cyclone disturbances, both forest age and cyclone severities can play a role… read more here.
Keywords: typhoon; forest age; age; age typhoon ... See more keywords
Disturbances and Climate Drive Structure, Stability, and Growth in Mixed Temperate Old-growth Rainforests in the Caucasus
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DOI: 10.1007/s10021-019-00462-x
Abstract: The Colchic rainforest of the Western Caucasus is one of the few temperate rainforests dominated by broadleaf deciduous trees. Understanding natural dynamics of broadleaf-dominated temperate rainforests is essential for their conservation and management. Here, we… read more here.
Keywords: temperate; disturbance; caucasus; old growth ... See more keywords
Conservation value of secondary forest habitats to endemic frugivorous butterflies at Mount Kanlaon, Negros Occidental, Philippines
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DOI: 10.1007/s10841-020-00263-x
Abstract: Throughout Southeast Asia, removal of old growth forests coincides with rapid expansion of secondary forest landcover. Increasing evidence suggests that secondary forests can contribute to conservation of forest species. The effects of deforestation and subsequent… read more here.
Keywords: old growth; frugivorous butterflies; secondary forest; conservation ... See more keywords
Evaluating the influence of integrative forest management on old-growth habitat structures in a temperate forest region
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2017.10.008
Abstract: Abstract Integrative forest management attempts to simultaneously fulfill both wood production and biodiversity conservation in a given forest region, and presumably supplants the need for unmanaged forest reserves. This is the dominant management paradigm in… read more here.
Keywords: forest management; integrative forest; forest region; management ... See more keywords
Linking vegetation dynamics and stability in the old-growth forests of Central Eastern Europe: Implications for forest conservation and management
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2018.11.019
Abstract: Abstract The threats posed by current and future changes in land use and climate have recently stressed the importance of evaluating the efficiency of present conservation measures that seek to restore or protect the naturalness… read more here.
Keywords: growth; growth forests; vegetation dynamics; disturbance ... See more keywords
Dendrochronological analysis of Sequoia sempervirens in an interior old-growth forest
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DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2018.09.006
Abstract: Abstract Dendrochronological studies of large and old Sequoia sempervirens are limited by access and complex crossdating, but core sampling at regular height intervals along the main trunks of five standing trees allowed for reconstruction of… read more here.
Keywords: growth forest; analysis; old growth; growth ... See more keywords
What drives clearing of old-growth forest over secondary forests in tropical shifting cultivation systems? Evidence from the Peruvian Amazon
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107170
Abstract: Abstract A key issue in understanding tropical forest disturbance is what drives farmers practicing customary shifting cultivation to clear crop fields in old-growth forest over secondary forest fallows. These farmers typically hold a stock of… read more here.
Keywords: growth; forest secondary; growth forest; shifting cultivation ... See more keywords
Acoustic complexity indices reveal the acoustic communities of the old-growth Mediterranean forest of Sasso Fratino Integral Natural Reserve (Central Italy)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106927
Abstract: Abstract The Sasso Fratino Integral Natural Reserve (Central Italy), a rare example of climax Mediterranean forest, provides an extraordinary opportunity to create an important soundscape reference of old-growth forest. In this study, we describe the… read more here.
Keywords: acoustic complexity; sasso fratino; fratino integral; complexity ... See more keywords
Structural diversity and dynamics of boreal old-growth forests case study in Eastern Canada
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.04.007
Abstract: Abstract Old-growth stands are considered as key components of boreal forest diversity and their preservation is largely integrated into management plans. However, while the differences between old-growth and young forests have largely been studied, little… read more here.
Keywords: boreal old; diversity; eastern canada; old growth ... See more keywords