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Stand Dynamics
Objectives
Stand Dynamics
Understanding the ecology of stand dynamics
to inform management


Thoughts and insights from the reading
assignment
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Stand Dynamics
Age-related decline in forest productivity
(Ryan et al.
2004)
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Age / Cohort Classes
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Self-thinning rule
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Stand Development
Pure, even-aged, single-cohort stands
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Stand Development
Mixed-species, even-aged, single-cohort stands
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Crown Classes: Pure stands
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Pure Stands
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Crown Classes: Mixed Stands
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40 yrs
120 yrs
70 yrs
Shade Intolerant
Shade Tolerant
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Ecological forestry (Franklin et al. 2007)
Emulation of natural disturbances and
resulting stand development processes as
models for silvicultural practice
3-legged stool of ecological forestry
Retention of biological legacies at harvest
Intermediate treatments to enhance stand
heterogeneity (structural & compositional)
Allowance of appropriate recovery periods
between harvests

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Ecological forestry (Franklin et al. 2007)
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Biological Legacies
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Biological Legacies
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Biological Legacies
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Biological Legacies
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Mature stand
Stand-replacing Disturbance
Gap-scale Dynamics
Partial Canopy Disturbance
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Intermediate Treatments: Heterogeneity
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Intermediate Treatments: Heterogeneity
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Intermediate Treatments: Heterogeneity
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Recovery Periods
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Ecological Forestry
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