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Sustaining Young Forest Communities

Ecology and Management of early successional habitats in the central hardwood region, USA

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  • © 2011

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Editors:
  1. Cathryn Greenberg

    1. , Bent Creek Experimental Forest, US Forest Service, Southern Research Sta, Ashville, USA

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  2. Beverly Collins

    1. , Department of Biology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, USA

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  3. Frank Thompson III

    1. US Forest Service Northern Research Stat, Columbia, USA

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  • Only book in print to focus on early successional habitats and their importance for declining wildlife
  • Addresses multiple aspects of early successional habitats on topics including wildlife, water, carbon storage, natural versus managed disturbance, and how they can be sustainably created and managed in a landscape context
  • Focuses on the upland hardwood forest ecosystem, allowing indepth examinations from multiple perspectives
  • Unique, accessible resource for natural resource scientists and management professionals
  • Written by natural resource scientists and management professionals for scientists and management professionals

Part of the book series: Managing Forest Ecosystems (MAFE, volume 21)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction: What Are Early Successional Habitats, Why Are They Important, and How Can They Be Sustained?

    • Cathryn H. Greenberg, Beverly Collins, Frank R. Thompson III, William Henry McNab
    Pages 1-10

  3. Subregional Variation in Upland Hardwood Forest Composition and Disturbance Regimes of the Central Hardwood Region

    • William Henry McNab
    Pages 11-26

  4. Natural Disturbances and Early Successional Habitats

    • Peter S. White, Beverly Collins, Gary R. Wein
    Pages 27-40

  5. Fire in Eastern Hardwood Forests Through 14,000 Years

    • Martin A. Spetich, Roger W. Perry, Craig A. Harper, Stacy L. Clark
    Pages 41-58

  6. Structure and Species Composition of Upland Hardwood Communities After Regeneration Treatments Across Environmental Gradients

    • David L. Loftis, Callie J. Schweitzer, Tara L. Keyser
    Pages 59-71

  7. Spatial and Temporal Patterns in the Amount of Young Forests and Implications for Biodiversity

    • Stephen R. Shifley, Frank R. Thompson III
    Pages 73-95

  8. Herbaceous Response to Type and Severity of Disturbance

    • Katherine J. Elliott, Craig A. Harper, Beverly Collins
    Pages 97-119

  9. The Role of Young, Recently Disturbed Upland Hardwood Forest as High Quality Food Patches

    • Cathryn H. Greenberg, Roger W. Perry, Craig A. Harper, Douglas J. Levey, John M. McCord
    Pages 121-141

  10. Population Trends for Eastern Scrub-Shrub Birds Related to Availability of Small-Diameter Upland Hardwood Forests

    • Kathleen E. Franzreb, Sonja N. Oswalt, David A. Buehler
    Pages 143-166

  11. Bats and Gaps: The Role of Early Successional Patches in the Roosting and Foraging Ecology of Bats

    • Susan C. Loeb, Joy M. O’Keefe
    Pages 167-189

  12. Reptile and Amphibian Response to Hardwood Forest Management and Early Successional Habitats

    • Christopher E. Moorman, Kevin R. Russell, Cathryn H. Greenberg
    Pages 191-208

  13. Managing Early Successional Habitats for Wildlife in Novel Places

    • J. Drew Lanham, Maria A. Whitehead
    Pages 209-224

  14. Conservation of Early Successional Habitats in the Appalachian Mountains: A Manager’s Perspective

    • Gordon S. Warburton, Craig A. Harper, Kendrick Weeks
    Pages 225-251

  15. Early Successional Forest Habitats and Water Resources

    • James M. Vose, Chelcy R. Ford
    Pages 253-269

  16. Carbon Dynamics Following the Creation of Early Successional Habitats in Forests of the Central Hardwood Region

    • Tara L. Keyser
    Pages 271-287

  17. Forecasting Forest Type and Age Classes in the Appalachian-Cumberland Subregion of the Central Hardwood Region

    • David N. Wear, Robert Huggett
    Pages 289-304

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 305-310
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About this book

This edited volume addresses a rising concern among natural resource scientists and management professionals about decline of the many plant and animal species associated with early-successional habitats, especially within the Central Hardwood Region of the USA. These open habitats, with herbaceous, shrub, or young forest cover, are disappearing as abandoned farmland, pastures, and cleared forest patches return to forest. There are many questions about “why, what, where, and how” to manage for early successional habitats. In this book, expert scientists and experienced land managers synthesize knowledge and original scientific work to address questions on such topics as wildlife, water, carbon sequestration, natural versus managed disturbance, future scenarios, and sustainable creation and management of early successional habitat in a landscape context.

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From the reviews:

“This book attempts to synthesize information from various fields about early successional habitats to help researchers and resource managers understand, sustain, and protect wildlife and plant species across these ecosystems. … Chapters are thoroughly referenced with citation lists at the end of each. … the book can serve as a useful practical management guide. Includes numerous black-and-white and color photographs, figures, and maps. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (D. L. Richter, Choice, Vol. 49 (6), February, 2012)

“Sustaining Young Forest Communities is a good compilation of knowledge about an important forest ecosystem and belongs on the bookshelf of every natural resource practitioner tasked with managing this important resource. One of the principal benefits for anyone who reads this book is that it provides both a broad overview and a reference source for the various disciplines, particularly for those with which the reader is not familiar, allowing one to gain understanding of the opportunities and issues.” (W. Keith Moser, Journal of Forestry, June, 2012)

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Bent Creek Experimental Forest, US Forest Service, Southern Research Sta, Ashville, USA

    Cathryn Greenberg

  • , Department of Biology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, USA

    Beverly Collins

  • US Forest Service Northern Research Stat, Columbia, USA

    Frank Thompson III

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