scholarly journals A process-based model of conifer forest structure and function with special emphasis on leaf lifespan

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 44-1-44-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin P. Osborne ◽  
David J. Beerling
Keyword(s):  
Forest Structure ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Conifer Forest ◽  
Leaf Lifespan ◽  
And Function

Leaf lifespan as a determinant of leaf structure and function among 23 amazonian tree species

Oecologia ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. B. Reich ◽  
C. Uhl ◽  
M. B. Walters ◽  
D. S. Ellsworth
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Leaf Structure ◽  
Leaf Lifespan ◽  
And Function

Prescribed burning effects on upland Quercus forest structure and function

2003 ◽  
Vol 184 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 315-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott B Franklin ◽  
Philip A Robertson ◽  
James S Fralish
Keyword(s):  
Forest Structure ◽  
Prescribed Burning ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
And Function ◽  
Quercus Forest

scholarly journals Paths of Recovery: Landscape Variability in Forest Structure and Function 25 Years after the 1988 Yellowstone Fires

2013 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 99-101
Author(s):  
Monica Turner ◽  
Winslow Hansen ◽  
Timothy Whitby ◽  
William Romme ◽  
Daniel Tinker
Keyword(s):  
Forest Structure ◽  
Stand Structure ◽  
Lodgepole Pine ◽  
Fire Severity ◽  
Fire Behavior ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Sampling Effort ◽  
Quarter Century ◽  
And Function

Understanding succession following severe wildfire is increasingly important for forest managers in western North America and critical for anticipating the resilience of forested landscapes to changing environmental conditions. Successional trajectories set the stage for future carbon storage, abundance and distribution of fuels, and habitat for many species. Early successional forests are increasing throughout the West in response to greater fire activity, but few long-term studies have considered succession following stand-replacing wildfires over large areas. The size and heterogeneity of the 1988 Yellowstone fires created novel opportunities to study succession at an unprecedented scale following severe fire, and we have studied the consequences of these fires for >20 years. In 2012, we began a re-sampling effort in long-term vegetation plots within the area burned by the 1988 fires to answer three overarching questions: (1) Are stand structure and function beginning to converge twenty-five years after the Yellowstone Fires, and what mechanisms may contribute to convergence or divergence? Heterogeneity in forest structure was the rule after the 1988 fires, and postfire lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia) densities ranged from zero to >500,000 trees/ha. The post-1988 cohort of lodgepole pine is reaching a time of critical transitions in structure and function. (2) Are plant community composition and species richness converging or diverging across gradients in local fire severity, post-fire lodgepole pine density, elevation and soil type a quarter-century after the 1988 fires? A central objective in our research has been to understand the relative influence of contingent factors (e.g., local fire severity) vs. deterministic factors (e.g., elevation, soils) on postfire ecosystem development, and how these influences may change through time. (3) How do canopy and surface fuels vary across the postfire landscape, and how will the variation in fuels influence potential fire behavior a quarter century post-fire? Field sampling was conducted for this third question during summer 2012, and data analyses and interpretation are in progress. Overall, results from the proposed study will enhance understanding of succession after one of the most notorious fires of the 20th century. Yellowstone’s postfire forests may serve as benchmarks for forests throughout the region and effective sentinels of change for the Rockies.

scholarly journals Mapping urban forest structure and function using hyperspectral imagery and lidar data

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 135-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Alonzo ◽  
Joseph P. McFadden ◽  
David J. Nowak ◽  
Dar A. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Forest Structure ◽  
Urban Forest ◽  
Hyperspectral Imagery ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Lidar Data ◽  
And Function

scholarly journals Regional-Scale Drivers of Forest Structure and Function in Northwestern Amazonia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. e0119887 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Higgins ◽  
Gregory P. Asner ◽  
Christopher B. Anderson ◽  
Roberta E. Martin ◽  
David E. Knapp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Structure ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
And Function
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