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Research Article | Open Access

Stabilizing forest productivity and resilience at multiple scales

Faculty of Forestry and Forest Ecology, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Büsgenweg 5, D-37077, Göttingen, Germany
Department of Forestry and Wood Science, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa
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Abstract

The objective of this study is to introduce a coherent theoretical perspective for sustaining forested landscapes at different scales: meta (forest region), gamma (forest property) and alpha (forest stand), with some details on practical implementation. The main part introduces an integrated set of approaches under three headings: a) gamma design, b) alpha jardinage, and c) continuous observation. The study is based on evidence gathered in the broadleaf and conifer mixed forests of north-eastern China, in European temperate forests, in various forest regions in India, in the afro-montane forests of Southern Africa, and in the pine-oak forests of the Mexican Sierra Madre Occidental.

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Forest Ecosystems
Volume 10 Issue 5,
October 2023
Article number: 100136
DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2023.100136
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Gadow Kv. Stabilizing forest productivity and resilience at multiple scales. Forest Ecosystems, 2023, 10(5): 100136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fecs.2023.100136

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