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Ecology and Society, 2007 Most federal legislation and policies (e.g., the Wilderness Act, Endangered Species Act, National Forest Management Act) fail to speak directly to the need for old-growth protection, recruitment, and restoration on federal lands.
Diane Vosick +2 more
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Silviculture for old-growth attributes [PDF]
Forest Ecology and Management, 2009 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 forests that have not experienced human intervention or timber removal for a long time.
Jürgen Bauhus +2 more
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Definition criteria determine the success of old-growth mapping
Ecological IndicatorsOld-growth forests have been widely studied for decades. The extreme diversity of old forest characteristics has inspired an equally diverse set of old-growth definitions, and makes mapping old-growth difficult across large areas and different forest ...
Jamis M. Bruening +4 more
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Old-growth and secondary Araucaria Forest characterization
Trees, Forests and People, 2022 The Araucaria Forest is one of the most threatened ecosystems in Brazil due to selective logging and deforestation, mainly during the 20th century. The great majority of remnants are secondary forests with less than 50 ha, i.e., old-growth fragments are ...
Douglas Rufino Vaz +4 more
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Ecosphere, 2021 Old‐growth forests are optimal habitats for many woodpeckers, which are often themselves excellent indicators of deadwood‐associated biodiversity. Old‐growth forests are, however, heterogeneous ecosystems in terms of structure, composition, and deadwood ...
Maxence Martin +3 more
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An index for tracking old-growth value in disturbance-prone forest landscapes
Ecological Indicators, 2021 Forests in their later stages of development attain attributes that support biodiversity and provide a variety of ecological benefits (e.g. clean water and carbon storage).
Luizmar de Assis Barros, Ché Elkin
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High richness, new occurrences, and threatened species in a savanna grassland remnant in the largest Brazilian metropolis [PDF]
Check List, 2021 Parque Estadual do Juquery is the largest protected remnant of savanna grassland in the metropolitan region of São Paulo (MRSP). We conducted a floristic inventory and created a photographic record of the angiosperm flora of the savanna ...
Victor Camargo Keller +2 more
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Remote Sensing, 2021 The structural complexity of the understory layer of forests or shrub layer vegetation in open shrublands affects many ecosystem functions and services provided by these ecosystems.
Dominik Seidel +6 more
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Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2023 Understanding the processes occurring in old-growth forests and identifying their key aspects can significantly enrich modern forestry practices with innovative ideas and concepts.
Branko Kanjevac +6 more
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Not the same old(‐growth) forests [PDF]
New Phytologist, 2019 This article is a Commentary on Both et al., 221: 1853–1865.
Marcos Longo, Michael Keller
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