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Natural Disturbances and Historic Range of Variation Type, Frequency, Severity, and Post-disturbance Structure in Central Hardwood Forests USA

Discussion includes such questions as: What was the historic distribution, scale, and frequency of different natural disturbances? How do gradual disturbances occurring over a long period and across a broad landscape differ in effectsfrom abrupt and localized events such as tornadoes? How does topog...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Greenberg, Cathryn H. (Editor), Collins, Beverly S. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2016, 2016
Edition:1st ed. 2016
Series:Managing Forest Ecosystems
Subjects:
Conservation Biology
Earth System Sciences
Natural Hazards
Environmental Management
Physical Geography
Ecology 
Natural Disasters
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction to Natural Disturbances and Historic Range of Variation: Type, Frequency, Severity, and Post-disturbance Structure in Central Hardwood Forests
  • 2. Gap-scale Disturbances in Central Hardwood Forests with Implications for Management
  • 3. Oak Decline in Central Hardwood Forests: Frequency, Spatial Extent, and Scale
  • 4. Southern Pine Beetles in Central Hardwood Forests: Frequency, Spatial Extent, and Changes to Forest Structure
  • 5. First Steps Toward Defining the Wind Disturbance Regime in Central Hardwoods Forests
  • 6. Wildfire as a Once-Dominant Disturbance Process in the Pine/Mixed Hardwood Forest of the Appalachian Mountains
  • 7. Ice Storms in Central Hardwood Forests: The Disturbance Regime, Spatial Patterns, and Vegetation Influences
  • 8. Multi-millennial Record of Erosion and Fires in the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains, USA
  • 9. Frequency and Magnitude of Selected Historical Landslide Events in the Southern Appalachian Highlands of North Carolina and Virginia: Relationships to Rainfall, Geological and Ecohydrological Controls, and Effects
  • 10. Structural and Compositional Change in Great Smoky Mountains National Park since Protection, 1930s-2000s
  • 11. Disturbance, Productivity, and Tree Characteristics in the Central Hardwood Region
  • 12. The Historic Role of Humans and Other Keystone Species in Shaping Central Hardwood Forests for Disturbance-Dependent Wildlife
  • 13. Climate Change and the Future of Natural Disturbances in the Central Hardwood Region
  • 14. Managing Central Hardwood Forests Within the Context of the Historic Range of Variability (HRV): Challenges and Opportunities
  • Index

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