Continuous Cover Forestry

Author : Timo Pukkala,Klaus Gadow
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789400722026

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Continuous Cover Forestry by Timo Pukkala,Klaus Gadow Pdf

Although the majority of the world’s forest ecosystems are dominated by uneven-sized multi-species stands, forest management practice and theory has focused on the development of plantation monocultures to maximize the supply of timber at low cost. Societal expectations are changing, however, and uneven-aged multi-species ecosystems, selectively managed as Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF), are often believed to be superior to monocultures in addressing a wide range of expectations. This book presents methods which are relevant to CCF management and planning: analysing forest structures, silvicultural and planning, economic evaluation, based on examples in Europe, Asia, Africa and North and South America.

Author : Timo Pukkala,Klaus Gadow
Publisher : Springer
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 940072201X

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Continuous Cover Forestry by Timo Pukkala,Klaus Gadow Pdf

Although the majority of the world’s forest ecosystems are dominated by uneven-sized multi-species stands, forest management practice and theory has focused on the development of plantation monocultures to maximize the supply of timber at low cost. Societal expectations are changing, however, and uneven-aged multi-species ecosystems, selectively managed as Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF), are often believed to be superior to monocultures in addressing a wide range of expectations. This book presents methods which are relevant to CCF management and planning: analysing forest structures, silvicultural and planning, economic evaluation, based on examples in Europe, Asia, Africa and North and South America.

Author : Klaus von Gadow,Jürgen Nagel,Joachim Saborowski
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401598866

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Continuous Cover Forestry by Klaus von Gadow,Jürgen Nagel,Joachim Saborowski Pdf

The large-scale application of new silvicultural systems has become a political reality in many parts of the world. This involves a gradual transformation of traditional silvicultural practice towards Continuous Cover Forestry, also known as near-natural forest management, favouring mixed uneven-aged stands, site-adapted tree species and selective harvesting. Selective harvesting systems have a long tradition. Specific CCF-related resource assessment, forecasting and sustainable harvest control techniques have been developed, but details about their use are not widely known. The objective of this volume is to present state-of-the-art research results and techniques relating to CCF management with an emphasis on systems engineering and modelling. Using a very simple classification based on the development of timber volume over age or time we may distinguish two types of sustainable forest management systems. Rotation forest management (RFM) systems, characterized by standard silvicultural treatments and repetitive cycles of clearfelling followed by planting; and continuous cover forestry (CCF) systems which are characterized by selective harvesting and natural regeneration, resulting in uneven-aged structures and frequently also in multi-species forests. The distinction is usually the result of decisions relating to the cost of timber harvesting, simplicity of management, or various intangible benefits. The oldest and most perfect examples of CCF systems are the so called plenter selection forests found in France, Switzerland, Slowenia and Germany. Today, CCF systems are encountered in various regions of Europe, North America and in some tropical and sub-tropical forests of South Africa, Asia and South America.

Author : Arne Pommerening
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781119895305

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Continuous Cover Forestry by Arne Pommerening Pdf

Gain expertise in the development of healthier, more sustainable forests with this indispensable guide Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) is an approach to forest management with over a century of history, one which applies ecological principles to the project of developing biologically diverse, structurally complex forests. Long used as the standard forest management method in Central Europe, CCF is generating renewed interest globally for its potential to develop and sustain forests that can withstand climate change impacts, maintain forest biodiversity in the face of major ecological challenges and offer better recreation experience. There is an increasingly urgent need for forest scientists and policymakers to be familiar with the toolkit provided by CCF. Continuous Cover Forestry: Theories, Concepts, and Implementation provides a thorough, up-to-date introduction to the theory and practice of CCF. Beginning with an overview of the method’s history and its foundational principles, the book provides detailed guidance for applying CCF methods to a range of ecological scenarios and forest types. The result is a clear, comprehensive portrait of this increasingly effective set of forestry tools. Continuous Cover Forestry readers will also find: Case studies throughout showing CCF at work in real-world forests Detailed discussion of topics such as forest structure, transformation, silvicultural systems, training, carbon forestry, conservation and more R code ready to take and apply Simple, adaptable models for deriving quantitative guidelines for CCF woodlands Continuous Cover Forestry is ideal for scholars and practitioners of forest science, forest ecology, conservation, and environmental management, as well as policymakers dealing with forestry or climate policy.

Author : Felipe Bravo,Valerie LeMay,Robert Jandl,Klaus Gadow
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-05-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402083433

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Managing Forest Ecosystems: The Challenge of Climate Change by Felipe Bravo,Valerie LeMay,Robert Jandl,Klaus Gadow Pdf

Climate changes, particularly warming trends, have been recorded around the globe. For many countries, these changes in climate have become evident through insect epidemics (e.g., Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic in Western Canada, bark beetle in secondary spruce forests in Central Europe), water shortages and intense forest fires in the Mediterranean countries (e.g., 2005 droughts in Spain), and unusual storm activities (e.g., the 2004 South-East Asia Tsunami). Climate changes are expected to impact vegetation as manifested by changes in vegetation extent, migration of species, tree species composition, growth rates, and mortality. The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has included discussions on how forests may be impacted, and how they may be used to mitigate the impacts of changes in climate, to possibly slow the rate of change. This book provides current scientific information on the biological and economical impacts of climate changes in forest environments, as well as information on how forest management activities might mitigate these impacts, particularly through carbon sequestration. Case studies from a wide geographic range are presented. This information is beneficial to managers and researchers interested in climate change and impacts upon forest environments and economic activities. This volume, which forms part of Springer’s book series Managing Forest Ecosystems, presents state-of-the-art research results, visions and theories, as well as specific methods for sustainable forest management in changing climatic conditions.

Author : William L. Mason,Gary Kerr,James Simpson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Forest conservation
ISBN : 0855385081

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What is continuous cover forestry? by William L. Mason,Gary Kerr,James Simpson Pdf

Author : Kevin Laughlin O'Hara
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780198703075

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Multiaged Silviculture by Kevin Laughlin O'Hara Pdf

This book presents the latest scientific and management information on multiaged silviculture, an emerging strategy for managing forestry systems worldwide. Over recent decades, forest science and management have tended to emphasize plantation silviculture. Whilst this clearly meets our wood production needs, many of the world's forests need to be managed far less intensively and more flexibly in order to maintain their natural ecosystem functions together with the values inherent in those processes. Developing multiaged management strategies for these complex forest ecosystems represents a global challenge to successfully integrate available science with sustainable management practices. Multiaged Silviculture covers the ecology and dynamics of multiaged stands, the management operations associated with regeneration, tending, and stocking control, and the implications of this strategy on production, genetic diversity, and stand health. It is primarily aimed at graduate level students and researchers in the fields of forestry and silviculture, but will also be of relevance and use to all professional foresters and silviculturists.

Author : D.R. Helliwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1999-03-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1853411183

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Continuous Cover Forestry by D.R. Helliwell Pdf

Author : John Edward Garfitt
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015040700836

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Natural Management of Woods by John Edward Garfitt Pdf

On the surface, natural management sounds like one of those oxymorons used in advertising and politics. Garfitt is not concerned with the surface however, but with the understories, the fractal layers of vegetation and wildlife, light and shadow, beneath a continuous forest canopy. There, he says, the warp of the natural ecosystem and the weave of human intervention can both maintain a sustainable environment and produce valuable timber that is financially viable. A practical guide for forest managers or owners of small wood lots who would like to harvest without clearcutting. Some of the chapters are adapted from published articles. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Charlotta Erefur
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Continuous cover forestry
ISBN : MINN:31951D03018939U

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Regeneration in Continuous Cover Forestry Systems by Charlotta Erefur Pdf

Author : Ian Leonard Barton,Tāne's Tree Trust
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Continuous cover forestry
ISBN : 047313134X

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Continuous Cover Forestry by Ian Leonard Barton,Tāne's Tree Trust Pdf

Author : Heinrich Spiecker
Publisher : European Forest Institute Rese
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015061770684

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Norway Spruce Conversion - Options and Consequences by Heinrich Spiecker Pdf

Up to the end of the 19th century, many European forests suffered from devastation and soil deterioration, which caused fears of timber shortage. In order to counteract this possible shortage, many forest areas were reforested with coniferous tree species, especially Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst). Consequently, coniferous forests (often Norway spruce forests), consisting of trees of the same age, were established on many sites naturally dominated by broadleaves. As a result, damages caused by storm, snow, ice, drought, insects, fungi and possibly soil degradation seemed to occur more frequently in these secondary Norway spruce forests than in forests consisting of species better adapted to the ambient conditions. Conversion of Norway spruce stands may reduce these risks and upgrade biodiversity and the genetic potential of forests. As the economic results of forestry, future wood markets and various other goods and services that are provided to society by forest ecosystems, are affected by present and future decision-making, all aspects of conversion must be well understood. EFI's Regional Project Centre, CONFOREST, is continuously striving to improve implementation of conversion projects by consolidation of the expertise available in all forestry disciplines. This book comprises the findings in all conversion-related areas aiming to consider ecosystem needs while ensuring availability of silvicultural methods and operational feasibility of their implementation. Simultaneously, the cost-effectiveness of conversion scenarios is analysed by forestry economists. Since a change in public perception and ecological awareness may cause policy makers to either or not endorse further conversion efforts, input by experts in forestry politics is also provided.

Author : Mark S. Ashton,Matthew J. Kelty
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119270959

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The Practice of Silviculture by Mark S. Ashton,Matthew J. Kelty Pdf

The most up-to-date, comprehensive resource on silviculture that covers the range of topics and issues facing today’s foresters and resource professionals The tenth edition of the classic work, The Practice of Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology, includes the most current information and the results of research on the many issues that are relevant to forests and forestry. The text covers such timely topics as biofuels and intensive timber production, ecosystem and landscape scale management of public lands, ecosystem services, surface drinking water supplies, urban and community greenspace, forest carbon, fire and climate, and much more. In recent years, silvicultural systems have become more sophisticated and complex in application, particularly with a focus on multi-aged silviculture. There have been paradigm shifts toward managing for more complex structures and age-classes for integrated and complementary values including wildlife, water and open space recreation. Extensively revised and updated, this new edition covers a wide range of topics and challenges relevant to the forester or resource professional today. This full-color text offers the most expansive book on silviculture and: Includes a revised and expanded text with clear language and explanations Covers the many cutting-edge resource issues that are relevant to forests and forestry Contains boxes within each chapter to provide greater detail on particular silvicultural treatments and examples of their use Features a completely updated bibliography plus new photographs, tables and figures The Practice of Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology, Tenth Edition is an invaluable resource for students and professionals in forestry and natural resource management.

Author : Michail Prodan
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781483156552

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Forest Biometrics by Michail Prodan Pdf

Forest Biometrics presents the methods of mathematical statistics and biometrics that are significant to forestry. This book explores other fields related to forestry, which are explained with the help of a large number of practical examples. Organized into 25 chapters, this book starts with an overview of the variety of data that play a significant role in forest management, including the age of trees, the damage caused by storms, the fluctuation of timber prices, bark beetle infestation, and timber volume. This text then examines the factors that are responsible for a random distribution of the values in biological experimentation. Other chapters consider the important advantages of sample surveys compared to complete enumerations, include cheaper samples, wider applicability, quick results, and greater accuracy. The final chapter deals with the factors to be considered in determining the best time for harvesting of timber. This book is a valuable resource for students, research project leaders, and practical workers.

Author : Daowei Zhang,Peter H. Pearse
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780774821551

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Forest Economics by Daowei Zhang,Peter H. Pearse Pdf

Forestry cannot be isolated from the forces that drive all economic activity. It involves using land, labour, and capital to produce goods and services from forests, while economics helps in understanding how this can be done in ways that will best meet the needs of people. Therefore, a firm grounding in economics is integral to sound forestry policies and practices. This book, a major revision and expansion of Peter H. Pearse’s 1990 classic, provides this grounding. Updated and enhanced with advanced empirical presentation of materials, it covers the basic economic principles and concepts and their application to modern forest management and policy issues. Forest Economics draws on the strengths of two of the field’s leading practitioners who have more than fifty years of combined experience in teaching forest economics in the United States and Canada. Its comprehensive and systematic analysis of forest issues makes it an indispensable resource for students and practitioners of forest management, natural resource conservation, and environmental studies.