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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      August 2009
      January 2002
      ISBN:
      9780511542046
      9780521650823
      9780521052474
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.58kg, 280 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.427kg, 280 Pages
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    Temperate-zone forests have been shaped by fire, wind and grazing over thousands of years. This book provides a major contribution to the study of their dynamics by considering three important themes:The combined influence of wind, fire and herbivory on the successional trajectories and structural characteristics of forestsThe interaction of deciduous and evergreen tree species to form mosaics which, in turn, influence the environment and disturbance regimeThe significance of temporal and spatial scale with regard to the overall impact of disturbancesThese themes are explored via case studies from the forests in the Lake States of the USA (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. The comparability of these forests to forests in other temperate zones allows generalizations to be made that may apply more widely.

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    ‘… easy to read and a helpful synthesis of a broad range of topics relating to disturbance, forest dynamics, and succession.’

    Source: Journal of Vegetation Science

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