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Dynamics, Silviculture and Management of Mixed Forests

✍ Scribed by Andrés Bravo-Oviedo, Hans Pretzsch, Miren del Río

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2018
Tongue
English
Leaves
423
Series
Managing Forest Ecosystems 31
Edition
1st ed.
Category
Library
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✦ Synopsis

The capacity of mixed forests to mitigate climate change effects by increasing resilience and lowering risks is pinpointed as an opportunity to highlight the role of tree species rich forests as part of complex socio-ecological systems.

This book updates and presents the state-of-the-art of mixed forest performance in terms of regeneration, growth, yield and delivery of ecosystem services. Examples from more than 20 countries in Europe, North Africa and South America provide insights on the interplay between structure and functionining, stability, silviculture and optimization of management of this type of forests. The book also analyses the role of natural mixed forests and mixed plantations in the delivery of ecosystem services and the best modelling strategy to study mixed forest dynamics.

The book is intended to serve as a reference tool for students, researchers and professionals concerned about the management of mixed forests in a context of social and environmental change.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-x
The Role of Mixed Forests in a Changing Social-Ecological World (Andrés Bravo-Oviedo)....Pages 1-25
Characterization of Mixed Forests (Miren del Río, Hans Pretzsch, Iciar Alberdi, Kamil Bielak, Felipe Bravo, Andreas Brunner et al.)....Pages 27-71
Data Platforms for Mixed Forest Research: Contributions from the EuMIXFOR Network (Ricardo Ruiz-Peinado, Michael Heym, Lars Drössler, Piermaria Corona, Sonia Condés, Felipe Bravo et al.)....Pages 73-101
Regeneration Patterns in Mixed-Species Stands (Magnus Löf, Christian Ammer, Lluis Coll, Lars Drössler, Franka Huth, Palle Madsen et al.)....Pages 103-130
Growth and Structure in Mixed-Species Stands Compared with Monocultures: Review and Perspectives (Hans Pretzsch)....Pages 131-183
Silviculture of Mixed Forests: A European Overview of Current Practices and Challenges (Maciej Pach, Dalila Sansone, Quentin Ponette, Susana Barreiro, Bill Mason, Andres Bravo-Oviedo et al.)....Pages 185-253
The Development of Silvicultural Guidelines for Creating Mixed Forests (W. L. Mason, M. Löf, M. Pach, P. Spathelf)....Pages 255-270
Silviculture of Temperate Mixed Forests from South America (Gabriel A. Loguercio, Pablo J. Donoso, Sabine Müller-Using, Alejandro Dezzotti, M. Florencia Urretavizcaya, Celso O. Navarro et al.)....Pages 271-317
Mixed Forest Plantations (Jon Urgoiti Otazua, Alain Paquette)....Pages 319-341
Models for Mixed Forests (Marek Fabrika, Hans Pretzsch, Felipe Bravo)....Pages 343-380
Optimizing the Management of European Mixed Forests (Lauri Valsta, Jette Bredahl Jacobsen)....Pages 381-396
Mixed Forests’ Future (Andrés Bravo-Oviedo, Hans Pretzsch, Miren del Río)....Pages 397-412
Back Matter ....Pages 413-420

✦ Subjects

Life Sciences; Forestry Management; Biodiversity; Community & Population Ecology; Environmental Economics

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