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Emulating natural forest landscape disturbances : concepts and applications / / Ajith H. Perera, Michael G. Weber, Lisa J. Buse
| Emulating natural forest landscape disturbances : concepts and applications / / Ajith H. Perera, Michael G. Weber, Lisa J. Buse |
| Autore | Perera Ajith H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 634.92 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BuseLisa J <1962-> (Lisa Jean)
WeberMichael G (Forester) |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecological disturbances - Canada
Ecological disturbances - United States Forest ecology - Canada Forest ecology - United States Forest management - Canada Forest management - United States |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I Concepts; 1 Emulating Natural Disturbance in Forest Management: An Overview; 2 Emulating Natural Forest Disturbance: What Does This Mean?; 3 The Ecological and Genetic Basis for Emulating Natural Disturbances in Forest Management: Theory Guiding Practice; 4 Characterizing Natural Forest Disturbance Regimes: Concepts and Approaches; 5 Predicting Fire Regimes at Multiple Scales; 6 Predicting Forest Insect Disturbance Regimes for Use in Emulating Natural Disturbance
PART II Applications: Understanding Forest Disturbances; 7 Empirical Approaches to Modeling Wildland Fire in the Pacific Northwest Region of the United States; 8 Simulating Forest Fire Regimes in the Foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains; 9 Spatial Simulation of Broad-Scale Fire Regimes as a Tool for Emulating Natural Forest Landscape Disturbance; 10 Simulating the Effects of Forest Fire and Timber Harvesting on the Hardwood Species of Central Missouri; 11 Using Insect-Caused Patterns of Disturbance in Northern New Brunswick to Inform Forest Management 12 Using Criteria Based on the Natural Fire Regime to Evaluate Forest Management in the Oregon Coast Range of the United States; 13 Using a Decision to Support System to Estimate Departures of Present Forest Landscape Patterns from Historical Reference Conditions; 14 Changes in Tree Species Composition from Pre-European Settlement to Present: A Case Study of the Temagami Forest, Ontario; PART III Applications: Perspectives, Practices, and Policy; 15 A Conservation Perspective on Emulating Natural Disturbance in the Management of Boreal Forests in Ontario 16 Consequences of Emulating Natural Forest Disturbance: A Canadian Forest Industry Perspective; 17 An Economic Perspective on Emulation Forestry and a Case Study on Woodland Caribou-Wood Production Trade-Offs in Northern Ontario; 18 Developing Forest Management Strategies Based on Fire Regimes in Northwestern Quebec; 19 Emulating Natural Forest Disturbance: Applications for Silvicultural Systems in the Northern Great Lakes Region of the United States; 20 Emulating Natural Forest Disturbance in the Wildland-Urban Interface of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of the United States 21 Emulating Natural Forest Disturbance: From Policy to Practical Guidance in Ontario; PART IV Conclusion; 22 Emulating Natural Forest Landscape Disturbances: A Synthesis; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785745003321 |
Perera Ajith H
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| New York, : Columbia University Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Emulating natural forest landscape disturbances : concepts and applications / / edited by Ajith H. Perera, Lisa J. Buse, and Michael G. Weber
| Emulating natural forest landscape disturbances : concepts and applications / / edited by Ajith H. Perera, Lisa J. Buse, and Michael G. Weber |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 634.9/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PereraAjith H
BuseLisa J WeberMichael G |
| Soggetto topico |
Forest management - United States
Forest ecology - United States Ecological disturbances - United States Forest management - Canada Forest ecology - Canada Ecological disturbances - Canada |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I Concepts; 1 Emulating Natural Disturbance in Forest Management: An Overview; 2 Emulating Natural Forest Disturbance: What Does This Mean?; 3 The Ecological and Genetic Basis for Emulating Natural Disturbances in Forest Management: Theory Guiding Practice; 4 Characterizing Natural Forest Disturbance Regimes: Concepts and Approaches; 5 Predicting Fire Regimes at Multiple Scales; 6 Predicting Forest Insect Disturbance Regimes for Use in Emulating Natural Disturbance
PART II Applications: Understanding Forest Disturbances; 7 Empirical Approaches to Modeling Wildland Fire in the Pacific Northwest Region of the United States; 8 Simulating Forest Fire Regimes in the Foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains; 9 Spatial Simulation of Broad-Scale Fire Regimes as a Tool for Emulating Natural Forest Landscape Disturbance; 10 Simulating the Effects of Forest Fire and Timber Harvesting on the Hardwood Species of Central Missouri; 11 Using Insect-Caused Patterns of Disturbance in Northern New Brunswick to Inform Forest Management 12 Using Criteria Based on the Natural Fire Regime to Evaluate Forest Management in the Oregon Coast Range of the United States; 13 Using a Decision to Support System to Estimate Departures of Present Forest Landscape Patterns from Historical Reference Conditions; 14 Changes in Tree Species Composition from Pre-European Settlement to Present: A Case Study of the Temagami Forest, Ontario; PART III Applications: Perspectives, Practices, and Policy; 15 A Conservation Perspective on Emulating Natural Disturbance in the Management of Boreal Forests in Ontario 16 Consequences of Emulating Natural Forest Disturbance: A Canadian Forest Industry Perspective; 17 An Economic Perspective on Emulation Forestry and a Case Study on Woodland Caribou-Wood Production Trade-Offs in Northern Ontario; 18 Developing Forest Management Strategies Based on Fire Regimes in Northwestern Quebec; 19 Emulating Natural Forest Disturbance: Applications for Silvicultural Systems in the Northern Great Lakes Region of the United States; 20 Emulating Natural Forest Disturbance in the Wildland-Urban Interface of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of the United States 21 Emulating Natural Forest Disturbance: From Policy to Practical Guidance in Ontario; PART IV Conclusion; 22 Emulating Natural Forest Landscape Disturbances: A Synthesis; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815310803321 |
| New York, : Columbia University Press, c2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Understanding ecosystems and predicting ecosystem change [[electronic resource]]
| Understanding ecosystems and predicting ecosystem change [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Reston, Va.] : , : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , [2007] |
| Descrizione fisica | 2 unnumbered pages : digital, PDF file |
| Collana | Fact sheet |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecological disturbances - United States
Ecology - Research - United States |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Facing tomorrow's challenges, USGS science in the decade 2007-2017 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910696889003321 |
| [Reston, Va.] : , : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , [2007] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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