Old Forests from Dobrogea’s Plateau

Relictual Amphibians and Old?Growth Forests

Terrestrial and aquatic herpetofauna were sampled by pitfall traps, time-constrained searches, and areaconstrained searches (stream sites only) over a three-year period to examine the importance of forest age to amphibians and reptiles. Fifty-four terrestrial and 39 aquatic sites in Douglas-fir-dominated, mixed evergreen forests were located in southwestern Oregon and northwestern California Me...

Long - term water flux changes from converting old - growth pine forests to hardwood forests in northern Wisconsin

From plateau to pseudo-plateau bursting: making the transition.

Bursting electrical activity is ubiquitous in excitable cells such as neurons and many endocrine cells. The technique of fast/slow analysis, which takes advantage of time scale differences, is typically used to analyze the dynamics of bursting in mathematical models. Two classes of bursting oscillations that have been identified with this technique, plateau and pseudo-plateau bursting, are ofte...

Protecting Oregon Old-Growth Forests from Fires: How Much Is It Worth?1

Current fire management policies in the USDA Forest Service includes traditional multiple uses, but these policies do not adequately incorporate non-traditional uses such as preservation of biodiversity and related nongame and endangered animals. A con­ tingent valuation methodology was used for valuing the general public’s desire to know that rare and unique ecosystems exist and will be protec...

Old-Growth Forests: Function, Fate and Value – an Overview

Most of us, scientists and laymen alike, are deeply fascinated by old-growth forest. We travel to places like the Tongass National Forest in Alaska or the Biatowieža National Park in Poland to enjoy the sight of forests left to their own devices, with their majestic trees, intriguing structure and rare wildlife. For us, the fascination arises from a mixture of interest, aesthetic pleasure and m...