Plant ecology, herbivory, and human impact in nordic mountain birch forests : with 21 tables, and CD-ROM

Aufsatzsammlung

The successful long-term sustainable management of forests is dependent on our knowledge of their history, present state, and responses to changing environmental conditions. In this light, the text evaluates the Nordic mountain birch ecosystem with examples from different sites in the Nordic countries and Scotland. The authors analyse vegetation, soils and nutrients, and investigate the influence of climate change, insect pests, grazing pressure by sheep and reindeer, construction of roads and other consequences of increasing tourism. The possibilities for a sustainable use of the Nordic mountain birch forests are discussed in various models. An accompanying CD-ROM contains additional material, including tables, illustrations, and model presentations. TOC:History and environment of the Nordic mountain birch (NMB). Soils and nutrients in NMB forests (F). Vegetation of the NMBF in northern Fennoscandia. Biomass and production on a landscape level in the NMBF. NMB growth in relation to climate and herbivores. Responses of temperature changes on survival and growth in NMB populations. Phenology and performance of NMB provenances in transplant gardens. Forest defoliation risks in NMB by insects under different climate and land use scenarios in northern Europe. Birch sapling responses to severity and timing of domestic herbivore browsing - implications for management. Effects of reindeer grazing on pastures in a NMB ecosystem. Long-term influence of herbivores on NMBF. Rates and processes of natural regeneration in disturbed habitats. Recreation at treeline and interactions with other land use activities. Economic limits and possibilities for sustainable utilization of NMBF. The vegetation changes and recent impact on the NMBF during the last 40 years. Sami approaches to NMB utilization in northern Sapmi. Sustainable reindeer herding in the NMB ecosystem. Landscape-scale model relating the NMBF spatiotemporal dynamics to various anthropogenic influences, herbivory and climate change. Scenarios for future development of the NMB ecosystem. Managing the NMB ecosystem. Local communities and the state in Finlands forestry. Policies and developing plans towards sustainability of NMB ecosystems in Scandinavia. The NMB ecosystem-challenges to sustainable management

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch
• Umfang: XXIV, 365 S.
• Maße: 24 cm
• Anmerkungen: Ill., graph. Darst. ; Literaturangaben
• ISBN: 9783540229094 ; 3540229094
• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Ecological studies ; Vol. 180

Klassifikation und Themen

• Schlagwort: Birkenwald ; Waldökosystem ; Herbivoren ; Anthropogener Einfluss ; Birkenwald ; Waldökosystem ; Herbivoren ; Anthropogener Einfluss ; Nordische Staaten ; Schottland
• Klassifikation: Pflanzen (Botanik)

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Beteiligte Personen und Organisationen: Wielgolaski, Frans E.
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wo): Berlin, Heidelberg, New York
• (wer): Springer
• (wann): 2005

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• Inhaltsverzeichnis: https://d-nb.info/972114858/04
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