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  3. Forest Dynamics and Disturbance Regimes
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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
August 2009
Print publication year:
2002
Online ISBN:
9780511542046
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511542046
Subjects:
Plant Sciences, Life Sciences, Ecology and Conservation
Series:
Cambridge Studies in Ecology
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Book description

Temperate-zone forests have been shaped by fire, wind and grazing over thousands of years. This book provides a major contribution to the study of their dynamics by considering three important themes:The combined influence of wind, fire and herbivory on the successional trajectories and structural characteristics of forestsThe interaction of deciduous and evergreen tree species to form mosaics which, in turn, influence the environment and disturbance regimeThe significance of temporal and spatial scale with regard to the overall impact of disturbancesThese themes are explored via case studies from the forests in the Lake States of the USA (Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan) where the presence of large primary forest remnants provides a unique opportunity to study the long-term dynamics of near-boreal, pine and hardwood-hemlock forests. The comparability of these forests to forests in other temperate zones allows generalizations to be made that may apply more widely.

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‘… easy to read and a helpful synthesis of a broad range of topics relating to disturbance, forest dynamics, and succession.’

Source: Journal of Vegetation Science

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