Ecological Properties for the Evaluation, Management, and Restoration of Temperate Deciduous Forest Ecosystems

摘要: Given that many of the original deciduous forests North America have disappeared over last few centuries, our challenge is to preserve remnant forests, restore altered and harvest managed in a sustainable manner. To do so, we need identify macroscale properties can easily monitor condition eastern forest as whole. We offer 10 possible properties: (1) tree size; (2) canopy composition; (3) quantity quality coarse woody debris; (4) number spring ephemeral species herbaceous layer; (5) typical corticulous bryophyte species; (6) density wildlife trees; (7) fungi; (8) avian community; (9) large carnivores; (10) area. assigned each property control (or normal) value, an intermediate heavily value. These values are based on existing literature. would: allow us recognize, rank, protect high-priority sites for conservation; tell whether changes direction restoration or toward further alteration; enable evaluate different harvesting methods so select those cause least alteration forests.