Disturbance processes and ecosystem management

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

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Disturbance processes and ecosystem management

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Authors:

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

Year:

1994

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Washington, DC: 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

ecosystem dynamics, resource management, ecological resiliency, natural disturbance, sustainability

Citation

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