Old-growth forest landscape transitions from pre-European settlement to present

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. White ◽  
David J. Mladenoff
Keyword(s):  
Forest Landscape ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
European Settlement ◽  
Old Growth Forest

scholarly journals Niche Dynamics of Deer Mice in a Fragmented, Old-Growth-Forest Landscape

1997 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 1027-1039 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Songer ◽  
M. V. Lomolino ◽  
D. R. Perault
Keyword(s):  
Deer Mice ◽  
Forest Landscape ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
Old Growth Forest ◽  
Niche Dynamics

A 400-year history of fire and oak recruitment in an old-growth oak forest in western Maryland, U.S.A.

2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 1437-1443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Durland L Shumway ◽  
Marc D Abrams ◽  
Charles M Ruffner
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Fire History ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Fire Suppression ◽  
Acer Rubrum ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
European Settlement ◽  
Old Growth Forest ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Old Trees

We document the fire history and associated ecological changes of an old-growth forest stand in western Maryland, U.S.A. The study area is located on the side slopes of a ridge system (Savage Mountain). Twenty basal cross sections were obtained from old trees cut in 1986, which provided evidence of 42 fires from 1615 to 1958. Nine fires were recorded in the sample trees in the 17th century, 13 in the 18th century, 12 in the 19th century, and eight in the early to mid-20th century. However, there were no major fire years after 1930. The Weibull modal fire interval was 7.6 years. Oaks recruited consistently from the early 1600s to the early 1900s, but there was increased Acer rubrum L. and Betula lenta L. recruitment with fire suppression after 1930. Species recruitment patterns and long-term fire history reported in this study offer important direct support for the hypothesis that periodic fire played an important role in the historical development and perpetuation of oak forests of the mid-Atlantic region before and after European settlement.

Spatial and temporal dynamics of 20th century carbon storage and emissions after wildfire in an old-growth forest landscape

2019 ◽  
Vol 449 ◽  
pp. 117461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas B. Harris ◽  
Andrew E. Scholl ◽  
Amanda B. Young ◽  
Becky L. Estes ◽  
Alan H. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Carbon Storage ◽  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
Forest Landscape ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
Old Growth Forest ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Dynamics

CORRIDORS AND MAMMAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE ACROSS A FRAGMENTED, OLD-GROWTH FOREST LANDSCAPE

2000 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 401-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Perault ◽  
Mark V. Lomolino
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Forest Landscape ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
Old Growth Forest ◽  
Mammal Community

Disturbance, life history traits, and dynamics in an old-growth forest landscape of southeastern Europe

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 663-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas A. Nagel ◽  
Miroslav Svoboda ◽  
Milan Kobal
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Forest Landscape ◽  
Southeastern Europe ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
Old Growth Forest

Towards the sustainable management of southern temperate forest ecosystems: lessons from Australia and New Zealand

1994 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony W. Norton ◽  
Neil D. Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Temperate Forest ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
European Settlement ◽  
Old Growth Forest ◽  
Forest Production ◽  
History Of

The temperate forest ecosystems of Australia and New Zealand have had a similar history of exploitation and destruction since European settlement. This differed markedly from the previous use of these forests by indigenous peoples. Australian Aborigines are considered to have used the forests on a sustainable basis. Fire was the primary management tool and probably had its greatest effect on floristic composition and structure. The Maori of New Zealand initially cleared substantial areas of forest, but by the time of European settlement they appear to have been approaching sustainable management of the remainder. In both countries, the arrival of Europeans disrupted sustainability and significantly changed the evolutionary history of the forests and their biota. The exploitation and destruction of temperate forests by Europeans in both countries has been driven largely by agricultural and forestry activities, based around settlement and export industries. The Australian continent never had substantial forest cover but this has been reduced by more than half in just 200 years. New Zealand has suffered a similar overall level of further loss; although in the lowlands this can reach 95 per cent. In recent times, forest production and management policies in the two countries have diverged. In both countries the majority of remaining indigenous forests are on publicly-owned land. Australia still maintains indigenous forest production as an industry exploiting old growth forests, the management being split between an emphasis on production forestry and nature conservation. New Zealand has largely abandoned indigenous forestry on public lands, the management being vested in a single conservation department. In New Zealand the production emphasis has mostly moved to sustainable plantation forestry, whereas in Australia, despite recommendations to halt or markedly reduce old growth forest logging, the transition to primary dependence on plantation production has yet to occur.

Tradable Disturbance Permits for Old-growth Forest Conservation: Experimental Evaluation of Implementation Options

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 73-107
Author(s):  
Orsolya Perger ◽  
Curtis Rollins ◽  
Marian Weber ◽  
Wiktor Adamowicz ◽  
Peter Boxall
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Evaluation ◽  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
Old Growth Forest

Southeast Alaska old-growth forest stem map data collected in 1964 on ten 1.42 hectare plots

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eryn E. Schneider ◽  
Justin S. Crotteau ◽  
Andrew J. Larson
Keyword(s):  
Old Growth ◽  
Southeast Alaska ◽  
Old Growth Forest ◽  
Map Data

Old-growth forest reserves in Slovenia: the past, present, and future

2012 ◽  
Vol 163 (6) ◽  
pp. 240-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas A. Nagel ◽  
Jurij Diaci ◽  
Dusan Rozenbergar ◽  
Tihomir Rugani ◽  
Dejan Firm
Keyword(s):  
Stand Structure ◽  
Growth Conditions ◽  
Ecosystem Functions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
Forest Reserves ◽  
The Past ◽  
Old Growth Forest ◽  
Forest Remnants ◽  
Basic Characteristics

Old-growth forest reserves in Slovenia: the past, present, and future Slovenia has a small number of old-growth forest remnants, as well as many forest reserves approaching old-growth conditions. In this paper, we describe some of the basic characteristics of these old-growth remnants and the history of their protection in Slovenia. We then trace the long-term development of research in these old-growth remnants, with a focus on methodological changes. We also review some of the recent findings from old-growth research in Slovenia and discuss future research needs. The conceptual understanding of how these forests work has slowly evolved, from thinking of them in terms of stable systems to more dynamic and unpredictable ones due to the influence of natural disturbances and indirect human influences. In accordance with this thinking, the methods used to study old-growth forests have changed from descriptions of stand structure to studies that address natural processes and ecosystem functions.

What drives clearing of old-growth forest over secondary forests in tropical shifting cultivation systems? Evidence from the Peruvian Amazon

2021 ◽  
Vol 189 ◽  
pp. 107170
Author(s):  
Oliver T. Coomes ◽  
Yuanyu Cheng ◽  
Yoshito Takasaki ◽  
Christian Abizaid
Keyword(s):  
Shifting Cultivation ◽  
Secondary Forests ◽  
Peruvian Amazon ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
Cultivation Systems ◽  
Old Growth Forest
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