Vegetation management and protection research: Disturbance processes and ecosystem management

Robert D. Averill; Louise Larson; Jim Saveland; Philip Wargo; Jerry Williams; Melvin Bellinger

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Vegetation management and protection research: Disturbance processes and ecosystem management

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Robert D. Averill, Louise Larson, Jim Saveland, Philip Wargo, Jerry Williams, Melvin Bellinger

Year:

1994

Type:

Miscellaneous

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 19 p.

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Abstract

This paper is intended to broaden awareness and help develop consensus among USDA Forest Service scientists and resource managers about the role and significance of disturbance in ecosystem dynamics and, hence, resource management. To have an effective ecosystem management policy, resource managers and the public must understand the nature of ecological resiliency and stability and the role of natural disturbance on sustainability. Disturbances are common and important in virtually all ecosystems.

Keywords

disturbance, ecosystem dynamics

Citation

Averill, Robert D.; Larson, Louise; Saveland, Jim; Wargo, Philip; Williams, Jerry; Bellinger, Melvin. 1994. Vegetation management and protection research: Disturbance processes and ecosystem management. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 19 p.