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Dynamics, Silviculture and Management of Mixed Forests

  • Provides the more recent state-of-the-art of growth, yield, modelling and silviculture of mixed forests
  • Provides a clear definition of mixed forests and management examples of mixed forests across Europe including colour illustrations from different mixed forests across the Globe
  • Orientates future research lines of mixed forests as a result of scientific networking

Part of the book series: Managing Forest Ecosystems (MAFE, volume 31)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Characterization of Mixed Forests

    • Miren del Río, Hans Pretzsch, Iciar Alberdi, Kamil Bielak, Felipe Bravo, Andreas Brunner et al.
    Pages 27-71
  3. Data Platforms for Mixed Forest Research: Contributions from the EuMIXFOR Network

    • Ricardo Ruiz-Peinado, Michael Heym, Lars Drössler, Piermaria Corona, Sonia Condés, Felipe Bravo et al.
    Pages 73-101
  4. Regeneration Patterns in Mixed-Species Stands

    • Magnus Löf, Christian Ammer, Lluis Coll, Lars Drössler, Franka Huth, Palle Madsen et al.
    Pages 103-130
  5. Silviculture of Mixed Forests: A European Overview of Current Practices and Challenges

    • Maciej Pach, Dalila Sansone, Quentin Ponette, Susana Barreiro, Bill Mason, Andres Bravo-Oviedo et al.
    Pages 185-253
  6. The Development of Silvicultural Guidelines for Creating Mixed Forests

    • W. L. Mason, M. Löf, M. Pach, P. Spathelf
    Pages 255-270
  7. Silviculture of Temperate Mixed Forests from South America

    • Gabriel A. Loguercio, Pablo J. Donoso, Sabine Müller-Using, Alejandro Dezzotti, M. Florencia Urretavizcaya, Celso O. Navarro et al.
    Pages 271-317
  8. Mixed Forest Plantations

    • Jon Urgoiti Otazua, Alain Paquette
    Pages 319-341
  9. Models for Mixed Forests

    • Marek Fabrika, Hans Pretzsch, Felipe Bravo
    Pages 343-380
  10. Optimizing the Management of European Mixed Forests

    • Lauri Valsta, Jette Bredahl Jacobsen
    Pages 381-396
  11. Mixed Forests’ Future

    • Andrés Bravo-Oviedo, Hans Pretzsch, Miren del Río
    Pages 397-412
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 413-420

About this book

The capacity of mixed forests to mitigate climate change effects by increasing resilience and lowering risks is pinpointed as an opportunity to highlight the role of tree species rich forests as part of complex socio-ecological systems.

This book updates and presents the state-of-the-art of mixed forest performance in terms of regeneration, growth, yield and delivery of ecosystem services. Examples from more than 20 countries in Europe, North Africa and South America provide insights on the interplay between structure and functionining, stability, silviculture and optimization of management of this type of forests. The book also analyses the role of natural mixed forests and mixed plantations in the delivery of ecosystem services and the best modelling strategy to study mixed forest dynamics.

The book is intended to serve as a reference tool for students, researchers and professionals concerned about the management of mixed forests in a context of social and environmental change.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biogeography and Global Change, National Museum of Natural Sciences (MNCN-CSIC), Madrid, Spain

    Andrés Bravo-Oviedo

  • Center of Life and Food Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany

    Hans Pretzsch

  • Department of Silviculture and Forest Management (INIA-CIFOR) & iuFOR – Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute, University of Valladolid & INIA, Madrid, Spain

    Miren del Río

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eBook USD 189.00
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  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 249.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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