Forest Dynamics

Produktbeschreibung

No matter what forests are used for, forest managers have to deal with interactions between individual trees and between trees and other forest organisms. To understand these interactions, long-term monitoring of spontaneous forest development is necessary. A complete monitoring system has been developed including a computer package for analysis of long-term observation of forest dynamics. The system's name, "SILVI-STAR", is an acronym of SILVIgenesis and Single-tree Three-dimensional Architecture. A method of nested plot data collection on forest architecture and plant species composition has been developed out for monitoring purposes. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

A Design and Structure of the Monitoring System.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Design of the System.- 3 Data Collection and Data Storage.- B Data Processing.- 4 The Tree Model.- 5 Processing of Primary Tree Characteristics.- 6 Application Programs.- C Examples of System Application.- 7 Reconstruction of Long-Term Cyclic Forest Dynamics.- 8 Reconstruction of Long-Term Non-Cyclic Forest Dynamics.- 9 Monitoring of Forest Dynamics.- 10 Studies of Variables in Different Forest Areas.- 11 Simulations.- D The Potential of SILVI-STAR.- 12 The Monitoring System as a Tool: Some Examples.- 13 Scope for Improvements and Further Development.- Summary.- References.- Species Index.