Mixed-species forests : ecology and management / Hans Pretzsch, David I. Forrester, Jürgen Bauhus, editors.
This textbook offers a detailed overview of the current state of knowledge concerning the ecology and management of compositionally and structurally diverse forests. It provides answers to central questions such as: What are the scientific concepts used to assess the growth, dynamics and functioning...
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2017.
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Table of Contents:
- Mixed-species forests: the development of a forest management paradigm
- From observations to evidence about effects of mixed-species stands
- Ecological and physiological processes in mixed versus monospecific stands
- Stand dynamics of mixed-species stands compared with monocultures
- Size-structure dynamics in mixed versus monospecific stands
- Individual tree structure and growth in mixed compared with monospecific stands
- Ecological stability of mixed-species forests
- Modelling mixed-species forest stands
- Silvicultural options for mixed-species stands
- Forest management planning in mixed-species forests
- Economics of mixed forests
- Perspectives for future research directions on mixed-species systems.