Long-Term Deciduous Forest Dynamics
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecology and Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 November 2023) | Viewed by 309
Special Issue Editor
Interests: silviculture; forest stand dynamics; restoration ecology; landscape-level forest health; ecophysiology; rural development; agroforestry
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Dear Colleagues,
Deciduous forests typically present a complexity, in terms of both composition and structure, greater than that usually found in most coniferous forests. Differences in the seasonality of light-capturing organs and species-specific tolerances of variations in light, water, and nutrient availability can create an almost infinite variety of forests. Investigations into the efficacy and efficiency of forest management treatments rely upon a mechanistic understanding of the interactions between individual trees, species, and age cohorts, and even whole stands. Forest managers want to "know how forests will grow and develop with and without various manipulations so that they can prescribe the most appropriate treatments" (Oliver and Larson 1996). This Special Issue will contain refereed articles with research analyses incorporating aspects of regeneration, forest stand dynamics, ecophysiology, climate influences, and responses to management from temperate deciduous forests worldwide. While studies focused on all phases in the life history of temperate broadleaved forests are welcome, cross-age-class analyses and review and modeling papers are especially encouraged.
Dr. W. Keith Moser
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- stand dynamics
- ecophysiology
- broadleaved forests
- competition
- cohorts
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