Author : Julio J. Diez
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 33,60 MB
Release : 2012-05-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 953510621X
Sustainable forest management (SFM) is not a new concept. However, its popularity has increased in the last few decades because of public concern about the dramatic decrease in forest resources. The implementation of SFM is generally achieved using criteria and indicators (C
Author : Hubert Hasenauer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 30,22 MB
Release : 2006-03-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3540313044
There is a strong movement towards uneven-aged forest management based on the idea that such stands increase or at least maintain soil fertility, increase biodiversity, and improve stand resilience. This shift in forest management practice renders existing yield tables increasingly unreliable. Among potential alternatives are tree growth models, because they predict the growth of each tree within a forest stand. This book summarizes three years of work related to the topic, carried out as a joint effort of leading tree growth modellers across Europe together with forest companies. By means of nine specific examples it demonstrates the problem-solving potential of tree growth modeling theory as required by various end-user groups.
Author : Hans Pretzsch
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 20,22 MB
Release : 2009-06-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 354088307X
The aim of this book is to improve the understanding of forest dynamics and the sustainable management of forest ecosystems. How do tree crowns, trees or entire forest stands respond to thinning in the long term? What effect do tree species mixtures and multi-layering have on the productivity and stability of trees, stands or forest enterprises? How do tree and stand growth respond to stress factors such as climate change or air pollution? Furthermore, in the event that one has acquired knowledge about the effects of thinning, mixture and stress, how can one make that knowledge applicable to decision-making in forestry practice? The experimental designs, analytical methods, general relationships and models for answering questions of this kind are the focus of this book. Given the structures dealt with, which range from plant organs to the tree, stand and enterprise levels, and the processes analysed in a time frame of days or months to decades or even centuries, this book is directed at all readers interested in trees, forest stands and forest ecosystems. This work has been compiled for students, scientists, lecturers, forest planners, forest managers, and consultants.
Author : Harold E. Burkhart
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 38,88 MB
Release : 2012-04-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9048131707
Drawing upon a wealth of past research and results, this book provides a comprehensive summary of state-of-the-art methods for empirical modeling of forest trees and stands. It opens by describing methods for quantifying individual trees, progresses to a thorough coverage of whole-stand, size-class and individual-tree approaches for modeling forest stand dynamics, growth and yield, moves on to methods for incorporating response to silvicultural treatments and wood quality characteristics in forest growth and yield models, and concludes with a discussion on evaluating and implementing growth and yield models. Ideal for use in graduate-level forestry courses, this book also provides ready access to a plethora of reference material for researchers working in growth and yield modeling.
Author : Teja Preuhsler
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 22,2 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Forest productivity
ISBN :
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Page : 220 pages
File Size : 10,70 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Agriculture
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Author : Pete Bettinger
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 18,2 MB
Release : 2016-12-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 012809706X
Forest Management and Planning, Second Edition, addresses contemporary forest management planning issues, providing a concise, focused resource for those in forest management. The book is intermixed with chapters that concentrate on quantitative subjects, such as economics and linear programming, and qualitative chapters that provide discussions of important aspects of natural resource management, such as sustainability. Expanded coverage includes a case study of a closed canopy, uneven-aged forest, new forest plans from South America and Oceania, and a new chapter on scenario planning and climate change adaptation. - Helps students and early career forest managers understand the problems facing professionals in the field today - Designed to support land managers as they make complex decisions on the ecological, economic, and social impacts of forest and natural resources - Presents updated, real-life examples that are illustrated both mathematically and graphically - Includes a new chapter on scenario planning and climate change adaptation - Incorporates the newest research and forest certification standards - Offers access to a companion website with updated solutions, geographic databases, and illustrations
Author : International Union of Forestry Research Organizations
Publisher :
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 35,62 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Forests and forestry
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Page : 436 pages
File Size : 36,71 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Forests and forestry
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Author : IUFRO Task Force "Forest, Climate Change, and Air Pollution."
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 31,20 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Air
ISBN :
Summarizes existing IUFRO activities and presents the conclusions and recommendations of the Task Force. The subject area of the Task Force is the world-wide interaction of global climatic change, air pollution and forests, especially the effects of climate change on forests, the effects of air pollution on forests and the effects of forests on climate change.
