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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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Determination of Structural Characteristics of Old-Growth Forest in Ukraine Using Spaceborne LiDAR
Remote Sensing, 2021 A forest’s structure changes as it progresses through developmental stages from establishment to old-growth forest. Therefore, the vertical structure of old-growth forests will differ from that of younger, managed forests.
Ben Spracklen, Dominick V. Spracklen
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Forest conservation through protection of old growth: the case of Nova Scotia
The Forestry Chronicle, 2023 Old-growth forests are both rare and special ecosystems across most of the world. Policies to protect and possibly enhance and increase them are plentiful and diverse across nations and sub-national jurisdictions.
Peter N. Duinker +5 more
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Classifying, inventorying, and mapping mature and old-growth forests in the United States
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2023 Because of its importance to both carbon storage and biodiversity, old forest has regained currency as a focus of forest management and policy. However, absence of a systematic approach to classifying stages of forest development across all forest types ...
Kevin Barnett +2 more
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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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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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Environmental & Socio-economic Studies, 2022 Among the protected sites of the Eastern Carpathians, the Synevyr National Nature Park (NNP) in the Zakarpattia region of Ukraine is one of the most valuable and was created to preserve its unique mountain beech and spruce forest communities.
Ustymenko Pavlo M. +2 more
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Greater soil carbon losses from secondary than old-growth tropical forests
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2023 Tropical forests play a crucial role in mediating the global carbon cycle and climate. Southeast Asian tropical forests are experiencing ongoing threats of deforestation and degradation.
Nanette C. Raczka +9 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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Environmental Research Letters, 2023 Restoration of tropical landscapes through the expansion of secondary forests is crucial for climate change mitigation and offers co-benefits for biodiversity.
Charlotte C Smith +5 more
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