This book discusses the historic range of variation (HRV) in the types, frequencies, severities and scales of natural disturbances, and explores how they create heterogeneous structure within upland hardwood forests of the Central Hardwood Region (CHR). The book was written in response to a 2012 forest planning rule which requires that national forests to be managed to sustain 'ecological integrity' and within the 'natural range of variation' of natural disturbances and vegetation structure. Synthesizing information on HRV of natural disturbance types, and their impacts on forest structure, has been identified as a top need.
| ISBN: | 9783319215266 |
| Publication date: | 3rd November 2015 |
| Author: | Cathryn H Greenberg, Beverly S Collins |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 400 pages |
| Series: | Managing Forest Ecosystems |
| Genres: |
Ecological science, the Biosphere Physical geography and topography Environmental management Conservation of the environment Natural disasters Earth sciences |