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Monitoring Old Growth in Frequent-fire Landscapes

Ecology and Society, 2007
In this article, we discuss how to monitor the structural and functional attributes of old growth, as well as its associated plant communities and wildlife, both to determine the possible need for treatment and to assess post-treatment progress toward ...
Carl E. Fiedler, Peter Friederici, Mark Petruncio   +2 more
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Critical Ecological Roles, Structural Attributes and Conservation of Old Growth Forest: Lessons From a Case Study of Australian Mountain Ash Forests

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2022
Old growth is a critical growth stage in many forest types globally. It has many key ecological roles including biodiversity conservation, carbon storage and the provision of services such as water production.
David Lindenmayer, Elle Bowd
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Vital rates and their multidecadal trends in the fir-beech old-growth forest of Badínsky prales

Journal of Forest Science, 2023
The study aimed to quantify annual mortality and recruitment rates on permanent research plots in the Badínsky prales old-growth forest. The data measured in four stands originate from six censuses, which together cover a 48-year period.
Ladislav Šumichrast, Peter Jaloviar, Matúš Komendák, Samuel Targoš, Stanislav Kucbel   +4 more
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Less is better than more: reassessing the monotypic nature of Irpicodon ( Amylocorticiaceae , Basidiomycota )

Plant and Fungal Systematics
Within the family Amylocorticiaceae , conspicuous morphological affinities exist among the previously defined species Irpicodon pendulus , Plicaturopsis crispa and Plicatura nivea .
Balázs Palla, Bálint Dima, Viktor Papp
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Managing for Old Growth in Frequent-fire Landscapes

Ecology and Society, 2007
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to managing frequent-fire, old-growth forests. However, there are general guidelines to follow: 1) set objectives for both structure (tree density, diameter distribution, tree species composition, spatial ...
Carl E. Fiedler, Peter Friederici, Mark Petruncio, Charles Denton, W. David. Hacker   +4 more
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Detecting demographic patterns of old coast redwood forests in northern California

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Forest demography is difficult to describe accurately. Tree recruitment and mortality are uncommon events, so that rates based on these observations often require long survey periods using large numbers of trees.
Phillip van Mantgem, Micah Wright
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Conserving and Restoring Old Growth in Frequent-fire Forests: Cycles of Disruption and Recovery

Ecology and Society, 2007
I provide a synthesis of the papers in the Special Issue, The Conservation and Restoration of Old Growth in Frequent-fire Forests of the American West. These papers - the product of an Old Growth Writing Workshop, held at Northern Arizona University in ...
Dave Egan
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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
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Baseline maps of U.S. mature and old-growth forests for conservation and management

Environmental Research: Ecology
Mature and old-growth (MOG) forests hold significant ecological and societal value in the United States. In 2022, a presidential executive order directed the U.S.
Jamis M Bruening, Paul B May, Ralph O Dubayah, Luke Wertis, Colin Quinn, Neil Pederson, Amanda H Armstrong, Ben Poulter   +7 more
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