Emerging Themes in the Ecology and Management of North American Forests
The 7th North American Forest Ecology Workshop, consisting of 149 presentations in 16 oral sessions and a poster session, reflected a broad range of topical areas currently under investigation in forest ecology and management. There was an overarching emphasis on the role of disturbance, both natura...
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| author | Terry L. Sharik William Adair Fred A. Baker Michael Battaglia Emily J. Comfort Anthony W. D'Amato Craig Delong R. Justin DeRose Mark J. Ducey Mark Harmon Louise Levy Jesse A. Logan Joseph O'Brien Brian J. Palik Scott D. Roberts Paul C. Rogers Douglas J. Shinneman Thomas Spies Sarah L. Taylor Christopher Woodall Andrew Youngblood |
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| description | The 7th North American Forest Ecology Workshop, consisting of 149 presentations in 16 oral sessions and a poster session, reflected a broad range of topical areas currently under investigation in forest ecology and management. There was an overarching emphasis on the role of disturbance, both natural and anthropogenic, in the dynamics of forest ecosystems, and the recognition that legacies from past disturbances strongly influence future trajectories. Climate was invoked as a major driver of ecosystem change. An emphasis was placed on application of research findings for predicting system responses to changing forest management initiatives. Several “needs” emerged from the discussions regarding approaches to the study of forest ecosystems, including (1) consideration of variable spatial and temporal scales, (2) long-term monitoring, (3) development of universal databases more encompassing of time and space to facilitate meta-analyses, (4) combining field studies and modeling approaches, (5) standardizing methods of measurement and assessment, (6) guarding against oversimplification or overgeneralization from limited site-specific results, (7) greater emphasis on plant-animal interactions, and (8) better alignment of needs and communication of results between researchers and managers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-34b2223792ec4128af62042f87f5b9172025-02-03T06:14:13ZengWileyInternational Journal of Forestry Research1687-93681687-93762010-01-01201010.1155/2010/964260964260Emerging Themes in the Ecology and Management of North American ForestsTerry L. Sharik0William Adair1Fred A. Baker2Michael Battaglia3Emily J. Comfort4Anthony W. D'Amato5Craig Delong6R. Justin DeRose7Mark J. Ducey8Mark Harmon9Louise Levy10Jesse A. Logan11Joseph O'Brien12Brian J. Palik13Scott D. Roberts14Paul C. Rogers15Douglas J. Shinneman16Thomas Spies17Sarah L. Taylor18Christopher Woodall19Andrew Youngblood20Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USADepartment of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USADepartment of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USARocky Mountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Fort Collins, CO 80526, USADepartment of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USADepartment of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota, Saint. Paul, MN 55108, USABC Ministry of Forests and Range, Prince, George, BC, V2L 3H9, CanadaDepartment of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USADepartment of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USADepartment of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USACloquet Forestry Center, University of Minnesota, Cloquet, MN 55720, USAUSDA Forest Service (retired), Box 482, Emigrant, MT 59027, USACenter for Forest Disturbance Science, USDA Forest Service, Athens, GA 30602, USANorthern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Grand Rapids, MN 55744, USADepartment of Forestry, Mississippi State University, MS 39762, USAWestern Aspen Alliance, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USAU.S. Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Boise, ID 83706, USAPacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Corvallis, OR 97730, USASchool of Life Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire 5T5 5BG, UKNorthern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Saint. Paul, MN 55108, USAPacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, LaGrande, OR 97850, USAThe 7th North American Forest Ecology Workshop, consisting of 149 presentations in 16 oral sessions and a poster session, reflected a broad range of topical areas currently under investigation in forest ecology and management. There was an overarching emphasis on the role of disturbance, both natural and anthropogenic, in the dynamics of forest ecosystems, and the recognition that legacies from past disturbances strongly influence future trajectories. Climate was invoked as a major driver of ecosystem change. An emphasis was placed on application of research findings for predicting system responses to changing forest management initiatives. Several “needs” emerged from the discussions regarding approaches to the study of forest ecosystems, including (1) consideration of variable spatial and temporal scales, (2) long-term monitoring, (3) development of universal databases more encompassing of time and space to facilitate meta-analyses, (4) combining field studies and modeling approaches, (5) standardizing methods of measurement and assessment, (6) guarding against oversimplification or overgeneralization from limited site-specific results, (7) greater emphasis on plant-animal interactions, and (8) better alignment of needs and communication of results between researchers and managers.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/964260 |
| spellingShingle | Terry L. Sharik William Adair Fred A. Baker Michael Battaglia Emily J. Comfort Anthony W. D'Amato Craig Delong R. Justin DeRose Mark J. Ducey Mark Harmon Louise Levy Jesse A. Logan Joseph O'Brien Brian J. Palik Scott D. Roberts Paul C. Rogers Douglas J. Shinneman Thomas Spies Sarah L. Taylor Christopher Woodall Andrew Youngblood Emerging Themes in the Ecology and Management of North American Forests International Journal of Forestry Research |
| title | Emerging Themes in the Ecology and Management of North American Forests |
| title_full | Emerging Themes in the Ecology and Management of North American Forests |
| title_fullStr | Emerging Themes in the Ecology and Management of North American Forests |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emerging Themes in the Ecology and Management of North American Forests |
| title_short | Emerging Themes in the Ecology and Management of North American Forests |
| title_sort | emerging themes in the ecology and management of north american forests |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/964260 |
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