Book ID: 79854
Frelich, Lee F.
Forest Dynamics and Disturbance Regimes. Studies from Temperate Evergreen - Deciduous Forests. 2002. (Cambridge Studies in Ecology). illus. XII, 266 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
Temperate -zone forests are being shaped continuously by windstorms,forest fires and grazing animals. This book considers these disturbancesand consequent issues such as recovery from disturbance, thechanging composition of tree species within the forest and theformation of mosaics of different forest types across the landscape.Based on case studies from the forests of Minnesota, Wisconsin andMichigan.