Understanding tree growth as a function of tree size is important for a multitude of ecological and management applications. Determining what limits growth is of central interest, and forest inventory permanent plots are an abundant source of long-term information but are highly complex. Observation error and multiple sources of shared variation (spatial plot effects, temporal repeated measures...

These effects on tree growth, which may persist for several decades (Hatchell et al. 1970, Butt 1987, Miller et al. 1996), may lead to shortand long-term reductions in tree growth and forest productivity. The level of soil disturbance will vary with soil texture, forest floor thickness, and soil water content at time of harvest (Miller and Sirois 1986, Corns 1988). In addition, machine type, si...

We investigated Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) habitatuse patterns by censusing a variety of forest stands at Redwood Experimental Forest in northwestern California. Murrelet activity levels were greatest 30 minutes before to 30 minutes after sunrise in May, June, and July. Surveys at fixed stations showed that during the breeding season, murrelets were present more often in old-gr...

A simple, conceptual model for predicting forest productivity losses from soil compaction is presented. Information regarding each component of the model is summarized. Once compacted, most forest soils in the Pacific Northwest are expected to remain compacted and forest growth affected for several decades. Elements within the model which managers are able to manipulate to influence the amount ...

Linking models of different scales (e.g., process, tree-stand-ecosystem) is essential for furthering our understanding of stand, climatic, and edaphic effects on tree growth and forest productivity. Moreover, linking existing models that differ in scale and levels of resolution quickly identifies knowledge gaps in information required to scale from one level to another, indentifies firture rese...

Currently biological invasions are considered one of the world's most serious conservation problems. Ligustrum lucidum is the most abundant exotic tree in secondary forest patches of montane forests of NW Argentina. We studied the determinants of success of the early stages of its life cycle in distinct habitat types, with the hope of identifying vulnerabilities that could be exploited to contr...

The rainforests of the Amazon basin are being cut by humans at a rate >20,000 km2/year leading to smaller and more isolated patches of forest, with remaining fragments often in the range of 1-100 ha. We analyzed samples of understory birds collected over 20 years from a standardized mist-netting program in 1- to 100-ha rainforest fragments in a dynamic Amazonian landscape near Manaus, Brazil. A...

Across the globe and in the U.S., it is anticipated that forest resources in rural and urban settings will be affected by climate-change induced impacts to forest growing conditions, including CO 2 fertilization and disturbance regimes. These changing forest conditions are projected to trace through to changes in management regimes, production practices, and, potentially, the uses of timberland...

Tracking the response of forest ecosystems to climate change demands large (≥1 ha) monitoring plots that are repeatedly measured over long time frames and arranged across macro-ecological gradients. Continental scale networks of permanent forest plots have identified links between climate and carbon fluxes by monitoring trends in tree growth, mortality and recruitment. The relationship between ...

Ecosystem responses to climate changes will affect the exchange of carbon (C) with the atmosphere, thus providing feedback for future climate response. We have developed a C budget model of Canadian forests and forest sector activities and used sensitivity analysis runs with changes in productivity, decomposition, and disturbance regimes to assess the sensitivity of the Canadian forest sector C...