Managing for Old Growth in Frequent-fire Landscapes

Managing for Old Growth in Frequent-fire Landscapes

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to managing frequent-fire, old-growth forests. However, there are general guidelines to follow: 1) set objectives for both structure (tree density, diameter distribution, tree species composition, spatial arrangement, amount of coarse woody debris) and function...

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Main Authors: Carl E. Fiedler, Peter Friederici, Mark Petruncio, Charles Denton, W. David. Hacker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2007-12-01
Series:Ecology and Society
Subjects:
fire
forest management
function
silvicultural treatments
structure
thinning
Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol12/iss2/art20/

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http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol12/iss2/art20/

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