Disturbance ecology and forest management: A review of the literature

Paul Rogers

doi:10.2737/INT-GTR-336

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Disturbance ecology and forest management: A review of the literature

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Authors:

Paul Rogers

Year:

1996

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/INT-GTR-336

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-336. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 16 p.

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Abstract

This review of the disturbance ecology literature, and how it pertains to forest management, is a resource for forest managers and researchers interested in disturbance theory, specific disturbance agents, their interactions, and appropriate methods of inquiry for specific geographic regions. Implications for the future of disturbance ecology-based management are discussed.

Keywords

equilibrium, forest dynamics, human disturbance, landscapes, regions, modeling

Citation

Rogers, Paul. 1996. Disturbance ecology and forest management: A review of the literature. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-336. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 16 p.