Hurricane Impacts on Liana Populations in an Old-Growth Southeastern Bottomland Forest

1997 ◽  
Vol 124 (1) ◽  
pp. 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce P. Allen ◽  
Eric F. Pauley ◽  
Rebecca R. Sharitz
Keyword(s):  
Old Growth ◽  
Hurricane Impacts ◽  
Bottomland Forest

Hurricane damage to old-growth forest in Congaree Swamp National Monument, South Carolina, U.S.A.

1991 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
pp. 1765-1770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis E. Putz ◽  
Rebecca R. Sharitz
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
Hurricane Damage ◽  
National Monument ◽  
Old Growth Forest ◽  
Bottomland Forest ◽  
Branching Patterns ◽  
Stem Damage ◽  
Hurricane Hugo ◽  
Nurse Logs

Hurricane Hugo caused much damage to the old-growth forests of the Congaree Swamp National Monument, but most of the damage to trees >20 cm dbh consisted of crown breakage and defoliation. Serious damage (>25% of crown lost, snapped trunk, or uprooted) was more common in mixed bottomland forest (49% of trees seriously damaged) than in adjacent sloughs dominated by Taxodiumdistichum (L.) L.C. Rich, and Nyssaaquatica L. (19% of trees seriously damaged). Of the trees >20 cm dbh, about 12% were uprooted in the bottomland forest, whereas only 2% were uprooted in sloughs. The storm reduced diversity in sloughs because most trees of species characteristic of better drained sites, and especially those rooted on nurse logs and other unstable elevated microsites, were uprooted. Dynamics of the entire forest were greatly influenced by the capacity of most tree species to recover vegetatively after suffering even severe crown and stem damage. Trees with resprouted crowns, however, were particularly likely to be broken, presumably owing to the presence of stem rots and architecturally unsound branching patterns.

Tradable Disturbance Permits for Old-growth Forest Conservation: Experimental Evaluation of Implementation Options

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 73-107
Author(s):  
Orsolya Perger ◽  
Curtis Rollins ◽  
Marian Weber ◽  
Wiktor Adamowicz ◽  
Peter Boxall
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Evaluation ◽  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
Old Growth Forest

Northwest Forest Plan–the first 15 years (1994–2008): status and trends of late-successional and old-growth forests

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda Moeur ◽  
Janet L. Ohmann ◽  
Robert E. Kennedy ◽  
Warren B. Cohen ◽  
Matthew J. Gregory ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Old Growth ◽  
Status And Trends ◽  
Old Growth Forests ◽  
Northwest Forest Plan

Alternatives to clearcutting in the old-growth forests of southeast Alaska: study plan and establishment report.

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H. McClellan ◽  
Douglas N. Swanston ◽  
Paul E. Hennon ◽  
Robert L. Deal ◽  
Toni L. de Santo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Old Growth ◽  
Southeast Alaska ◽  
Old Growth Forests ◽  
Study Plan

Old-growth forest reserves in Slovenia: the past, present, and future

2012 ◽  
Vol 163 (6) ◽  
pp. 240-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas A. Nagel ◽  
Jurij Diaci ◽  
Dusan Rozenbergar ◽  
Tihomir Rugani ◽  
Dejan Firm
Keyword(s):  
Stand Structure ◽  
Growth Conditions ◽  
Ecosystem Functions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
Forest Reserves ◽  
The Past ◽  
Old Growth Forest ◽  
Forest Remnants ◽  
Basic Characteristics

Old-growth forest reserves in Slovenia: the past, present, and future Slovenia has a small number of old-growth forest remnants, as well as many forest reserves approaching old-growth conditions. In this paper, we describe some of the basic characteristics of these old-growth remnants and the history of their protection in Slovenia. We then trace the long-term development of research in these old-growth remnants, with a focus on methodological changes. We also review some of the recent findings from old-growth research in Slovenia and discuss future research needs. The conceptual understanding of how these forests work has slowly evolved, from thinking of them in terms of stable systems to more dynamic and unpredictable ones due to the influence of natural disturbances and indirect human influences. In accordance with this thinking, the methods used to study old-growth forests have changed from descriptions of stand structure to studies that address natural processes and ecosystem functions.

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