The Ecology and Silviculture of Mixed-Species Forests

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Stand Structure and Dynamics: Overview of Principles

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Pathways of development in mixed-species stands

      • Bruce C. Larson

      Pages 3-10

   3. Similarities of stand structures and stand development processes throughout the world—some evidence and applications to silviculture through adaptive management

      • Chadwick D. Oliver

      Pages 11-26

3. Stand Structure and Dynamics: Case Studies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27

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   2. Development of mixed-conifer forest in Hokkaido, northern Japan, following a catastrophic windstorm: A “parallel” model of plant succession

      • Akira Osawa

      Pages 29-52

   3. The structure and dynamics of tropical rain forest in relation to tree species richness

      • Peter S. Ashton

      Pages 53-64

   4. Patterns of diversity in the boreal forest

      • Jeffrey P. Thorpe

      Pages 65-79

   5. Regeneration from seed under a range of canopy conditions in tropical wet forest, Puerto Rico

      • Nora N. Devoe

      Pages 81-100

   6. Establishment and early growth of advance regeneration of canopy trees in moist mixed-species forest

      • P. Mark, S. Ashton

      Pages 101-122

4. Productivity of Mixed-Species Stands

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123

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   2. Comparative productivity of monocultures and mixed-species stands

      • Matthew J. Kelty

      Pages 125-141

   3. Exploring the possibilities of developing a physiological model of mixed stands

      • Michael B. Lavigne

      Pages 143-161

5. Silviculture and Management of Mixed-Species Stands

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-163

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   2. Stand development patterns in Allegheny hardwood forests, and their influence on silviculture and management practices

      • David A. Marquis

      Pages 165-181

   3. Experiments in mixed mountain forests in Bavaria

      • Peter Burschel, Hany El Kateb, Reinhard Mosandl

      Pages 183-215

   4. The red spruce-balsam fir forest of Maine: Evolution of silvicultural practice in response to stand development patterns and disturbances

      • Robert S. Seymour

      Pages 217-244

   5. Temperate zone roots of silviculture in the tropics

      • Frank H. Wadsworth

      Pages 245-255

   6. Forest analysis: Linking the stand and forest levels

      • Gordon L. Baskerville

      Pages 257-277

6. Concluding Remarks

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 279-279

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Much of the world's forested land is dominated by mixed-species stands. Understanding the complex structure and dynamics of these mixtures is a necessary step in the process of formulating appropriate silvicultural systems for their management. David M. Smith, Professor Emeritus of Silviculture at Yale University, has devoted much of his career to the study of the structure, development, and silvicultural treatment of these kinds of stands. This volume is presented by Professor Smith's collegues to honor the contributions he has made to the field. It contains both reviews of past work and results of current studies of mixed stands: topics range from analysis of forest dynamics in unmanaged stands to studies of silvicultural systems applied to mixtures, with examples drawn from boreal, temperate, and tropical regions. Much of the work stresses the importance of understanding the characteristic growth patterns of individual species within mixed stands, and how species interactions shape developmental patterns.

• Silviculture
• ecology
• evolution
• forest
• regeneration
• tropics
• wet forest
• Forestry Management
• Tree Biology

'....every serious student of woodland management or forest ecology would fin it of interest, and it ought to be shelves of every institution which is concerned with these subjects.' Arborical Journal 17:1 1993

• Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA

  Matthew J. Kelty

• School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, New Haven, USA

  Bruce C. Larson

• College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

  Chadwick D. Oliver

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