Mixed-Species Forests Ecology and Management /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Pretzsch, Hans. (Editor), Forrester, David I. (Editor), Bauhus, Jürgen. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-54553-9
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.