Many studies have examined affects of forest management—particularly regeneration
treatments—for timber on understory plant diversity. These studies taken independently …

The 12-site National Fire and Fire Surrogate study (FFS) was a multivariate experiment that
evaluated ecological consequences of alternative fuel-reduction treatments in seasonally …

2005 年和2006 年夏季, 对北京密云水漳村和昌平小宫门低山阴坡厚土油松人工林林分的生长及
其林下植物多样性变化情况进行抚育间伐后的调查研究. 结果表明: 间伐后第1, 2 年 …

Plantations are established for a variety of reasons including wood production, soil and
water conservation, and more recently, carbon sequestration. The effect of this growing land …

Silviculture to maintain old-growth forest attributes appears to be an oxymoron since the late
developmental phases of forest dynamics, described by the term old-growth, represent …

Questions: What is the observed relationship between plant species diversity and spatial
environmental heterogeneity? Does the relationship scale predictably with sample plot size …

Patterns of native and alien plant diversity in response to disturbance were examined along
an elevational gradient in blue oak savanna, chaparral, and coniferous forests. Total species …

Demand for alternative energy sources has led to increased interest in intensive biomass
production. When applied across a broad spatial extent, intensive biomass production in …

Here we review the bioindicator potentials of several arthropod groups in forest
management. First, we describe the indicator potentials of frequently used arthropod groups …