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Linkages between silviculture and ecology: examination of several important conceptual models
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This work discusses several common silvicultural practices, including early competition control, soil manipulation, thinning, and fertilization, in the context of their influence on the amount, distribution, and net efficiency of leaf area.About:
This article is published in Forest Ecology and Management.The article was published on 2004-10-25. It has received 129 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Population & Ecology (disciplines).read more
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Forest stand growth dynamics in Central Europe have accelerated since 1870
TL;DR: Statistical analyses of the experimental plots, and application of an ecophysiological model, suggest that mainly the rise in temperature and extended growing seasons contribute to increased growth acceleration, particularly on fertile sites.
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A Review of Processes Behind Diversity—Productivity Relationships in Forests
David I. Forrester,Jürgen Bauhus +1 more
TL;DR: This review indicates that while the effects of tree-species diversity on growth and other forest functions are now receiving a lot of attention, far less is known about the effects on growth or forest functioning and direct measurements of the processes could greatly contribute to the understanding of structural diversity effects.
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Restoring composition and structure in Southwestern frequent-fire forests: A science-based framework for improving ecosystem resiliency
Richard T. Reynolds,Andrew J. Sánchez Meador,James A. Youtz,Tessa Nicolet,Megan S. Matonis,Patrick L. Jackson,Donald G. DeLorenzo,Andrew D. Graves +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, a management framework based on a synthesis of science on forest ecology and management, reference conditions, and lessons learned during implementations of the restoration framework is presented to improve the resiliency of frequent-fire forests and facilitate the resumption of characteristic ecosystem processes and functions by restoring the composition, structure, and spatial patterns of vegetation.
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Adaptive clustering of airborne LiDAR data to segment individual tree crowns in managed pine forests
TL;DR: An adaptive clustering method is developed using airborne LiDAR data acquired over two distinctly different managed pine forests in North-Central Florida, USA that works directly on the three-dimensional ‘cloud’ ofLiDAR points and adapts to irregular canopies sizes.
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Predictive approaches to forest site productivity: recent trends, challenges and future perspectives
TL;DR: A review of the literature on site-growth studies can be found in this paper, where the authors formulate perspectives regarding the accuracy, resolution and enlargement of environmental indicators currently used, the inclusion of information on genetic structure of tree populations in the context of adaptation to future climate change, as well as the use of site productivity models in forest management.
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Forest Stand Dynamics
TL;DR: A detailed overview of stand development patterns can be found in this article, where stand initiation stages are classified into three stages: Single-Cohort Stands, Single-Species Stands and Mixed Species Stands.
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Ecology and Management of Forest Soils
Richard F. Fisher,Dan Binkley +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of forest soils, with additional discussion on soil organic matter, roots, and biogeochemistry, highlighting the site specific factors that are important in each case and discusses practical management aspects including: nutrition management, thinning, site preparation techniques, soils for nursery and seed orchard operation, problem soils, atmospheric deposition of nutrients, soil acidity, and techniques for sustaining and improving long term soil productivity.
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The Self-Thinning Rule
TL;DR: The self-thinning rule as discussed by the authors describes plant mortality because of competition in crowded even-aged stands, and it is best understood with respect to a graph of log biomass (log B) per unit area vs. log density (log N ) of survivors, known as the B-N diagram.
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Creating a forestry for the 21st century : the science of ecosystem management
TL;DR: Creating a Forestry for the 21st Century is an authoritative and multidisciplinary examination of the current state of forestry and its relation to the emergent field of ecosystem management as discussed by the authors.
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Nitrogen mineralization and productivity in 50 hardwood and conifer stands on diverse soils
TL;DR: The relationship between soil net nitrogen (N) mineralization, aboveground N cycling, and aboveground net primary production (ANPP) for temperate forest ecosystems is unclear as discussed by the authors.