Forest Dynamics and Disturbance Regimes: Studies from Temperate Evergreen-Deciduous Forests (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521052474)

Lee Frelich provides a major contribution to the study of temperate-zone forest dynamics by considering three important themes: the combined influence of wind, fire, and herbivory on the successional trajectories and structural characteristics of forests; the interaction of deciduous and evergreen tree species to form mosiacs; and the significance of temporal and spatial scale with regard to the overall impact of disturbances. These themes are explored via case studies from the forests in the Lake States of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, where the presence of large primary forest remnants provides a unique opportunity to study the long-term dynamics of near-boreal, pine, and hardwood-hemlock forests.

Author: Lee E. Frelich
ISBN-10: 0521052475
ISBN-13: 9780521052474
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/21/2008
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d