The second edition of Ecological Forest Management Handbook continues to provide forestry professionals and students with basic principles of ecological forest management and their applications at regional and site-specific levels. Thoroughly updated and revised, the handbook addresses numerous topics and explains that ecological forest management is a complex process that requires broad ecological knowledge. It discusses how to develop adaptive management scenarios to harvest resources in a sustainable way and provide ecosystem services and social functions. It includes new studies on ecological indicators, the carbon cycle, and ecosystem simulation models for various forest types: boreal, temperate, and tropical forests.
NEW IN THE SECOND EDITION
- Provides a comprehensive collection of sustainable forest management principles and their applications
- Covers new ecological indicators that can be applied to address forest environmental issues
- Includes all types of models: empirical, gap, and process-based models
- Explains several basic ecological and management concepts in a clear, easy-to-understand manner
This handbook is intended for researchers, academics, professionals, and undergraduate and graduate students studying and/or involved in the management of forest ecosystems. Chapter 18 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
1. Ecological Forestry Derived from Knowledge on Natural Disturbances
Daniel Kneeshaw and Yves Bergeron
2. Triad Forest Management: Local Fix or Global Solution?
Austin Himes, Rebecca Tittler, Christian Messier, and Rosa C. Goodman
3. Forest Wildlife Management
Steven M. Grodsky, Christopher E. Moorman, and Kevin R. Russell
4. External Drivers of Changes Challenging Forestry: Political and Social Issues at Stake
Christine Farcy, Ronnie de Camino, Inazio Martinez de Arano, and Eduardo Rojas Briales
5. Ecosystem Services in Ecological Forest Management
Sarah J. King, Susan Preston, Christian Malouin, Ryan Burke, Remington Bracher, and Niya Nijat
6. Growth and Yield Models for Predicting Tree and Stand Productivity
Robert Schneider, Modeste Meliho, Gianluca Segalina, Mathieu Fortin, Tommy Simard, Tony Franceschini, Olivier Martin-Ducup, Vincent Gauthray-Guyénet, Dipesh Kumar Sharma, and Guy R. Larocque
7. Forest Succession Models
Guy R. Larocque, Herman H. Shugart, Weimin Xi, and Jennifer A. Holm
8. Process-Based Models: A Synthesis of Models and Applications to Address Environmental and Management Issues
Guy R. Larocque, Alexander Komarov, Oleg Chertov, Vladimir Shanin, Jinxun Liu, Jagtar S. Bhatti, Weifeng Wang, Changhui Peng, Herman H. Shugart, Weimin Xi, and Jennifer A. Holm
9. Modeling Forest Carbon Budgets toward Ecological Forest Management: Challenges and Future Directions
Weifeng Wang, Changhui Peng, and Guy R. Larocque
10. Modeling the Impacts of Pest Damage: Case Studies for Conifers in British Columbia, Canada
Michael G. Cruickshank, Rona N. Sturrock, Mario Di Lucca, and René I. Alfaro
11. Assessing Abundance, Biomass, and Complexity in the Context of Ecological Forest Management
Virginia Capmourteres and Madhur Anand
12. Considering Forest Biodiversity Indicators within the Pressure, State, Benefits, and Response Framework
F. Wayne Bell, Jennifer Dacosta, and Guy R. Larocque
13. Indicators of Forest Ecosystem Integrity
André Arsenault and Guy R. Larocque
14. Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management
Michal Bosela, Guy R. Larocque, Tanya Baycheva, Ruben Valbuena, and Markus Lier
15. Indicating Forest Ecosystem and Stand Productivity: From Deductive to Inductive Concepts
Hans Pretzsch and Thomas Rötzer
16. Modeling Forest Floor Biomass and N Accumulations and Related Turnover Rates
Paul A. Arp
17. Forest Ecosystem Health and Biotic Disturbances: Perspectives on Indicators and Management Approaches
Kishan Sambaraju, Simon Shamoun, Yan Boulanger, Véronique Martel, Pierre DesRochers, Danny Rioux, Nitin Kulkarni, Ram Keerti Verma, Marco Pautasso, Deepa Pureswaran, Michel Cusson, Johanne Delisle, Christian Hébert, Mohan Chinnarasu, and Darshan Kumara
18. Application of Surface Modeling for Large Regions: A Case Study for Forest Carbon Stocks in China
Tian-Xiang Yue, Yi-Fu Wang, and Guy R. Larocque
19. Comprehensive Analysis of Land Tenure Effects on the Structure and Services of Regional Forest Ecosystems
Patrick Morin, Luc Sirois, and Luc Bouthillier
20. Forest Management and Climate Change: Adaptive Measures for the Temperate–Boreal Interface of Eastern North America
Laurent Gagné, Luc Sirois, and Luc Lavoie
Biography
Guy R. Larocque, PhD, is a research scientist for the Canadian Forest Service, a sector of Natural Resources Canada, at the Laurentian Forestry Centre, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. He is also an adjunct professor in the Faculty of Natural Resources Management at Lakehead University (Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada). Dr. Larocque is Associate Editor of Ecoscience. Until recently, he served on the editorial board of Ecological Modelling. He has published papers on productivity and succession, carbon cycles, uncertainty analysis, and the development of empirical, succession (gap), and process-based models for forest ecosystems and was Guest Editor of special issues in Ecological Modelling, Écoscience and Forests.
The Second Edition of the Ecological Forest Management Handbook builds nicely off the First Edition and is an indispensable guide that navigates the complex terrain of sustainable forestry with clarity and depth. This book not only elucidates the foundational principles of ecological forest management, but also integrates them seamlessly with practical applications and contemporary challenges. From the intricacies of forest ecosystem dynamics to the nuanced discussions on wildlife ecology, management systems, and ecosystem services, each chapter offers a comprehensive exploration enriched by diverse perspectives. What sets this book apart is its holistic approach, which considers ecological, social, and economic dimensions of forest management, ensuring a balanced view essential for today's environmental stewardship. With its extensive references and clear exposition, the Ecological Forest Management Handbook is an invaluable resource for anyone engaged in forestry education, research, or policy, providing theoretical insights and actionable strategies for sustainable forest practices.
Prof. Aaron Weiskittel, School of Forest Resources, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA
