Scientific research in silviculture and forest ecology: between dogmatic realism and forest understanding

Species Diversity of Trees and Forest Floor Plants in Oriental beech Forest Types of Shastkalate Educational and Research Forest, Gorgan)

Trees are the most important biological elements of forest ecosystems. The variability of the tree species composition inhabiting in the Oriental beech forest, not only forms different forest types but also has a remarkable impact on the species diversity of forest floor plants, due to the existence of trees in the overstory layer. In this research, forest types of an an Oriental beech were ide...

Forest Ecology

Fire is a potentially powerful tool for achieving desired conditions of forest ecosystems. From an ecological perspective, the use of fire requires affirmative answers to either of the following questions: (1) Does it increase ecosystem health and sustainability? and (2) Does it preserve or restore unique species or habitats? Health and sustainability can be measured and defined in terms of: (1...

Understanding and Managing Southwestern Riparian-Stream Ecosystems: National Forest Systems and Forest Service Research Partnerships

--Partnerships between research scientists and land man­ agers can facilitate the application of research findings. Successful partnerships developed between Rocky Mountain Station scien­ tists and the Southwestern Region staff have been involved in addressing riparian-stream interactions. These successful partner­ ships involve several interpersonal and organizational consider­ ations. Example...

Tropical Forest Community Ecology

Forest carbon storage: ecology, management, and policy

© The Ecological Society of America www.frontiersinecology.org E of the principal greenhouse gas (GHG), carbon dioxide (CO2), are driven primarily by the burning of fossil fuels, but the Earth’s biosphere also plays a major role in the global carbon (C) budget. Forest biomes are an important component of the global C budget, because of the large quantities stored in live biomass, detritus, and ...