Ecological Management of Pine Forests

Natural pine forests characterize many landscapes preserved over time, either as a result of a specific forest management practice or a disturbance. In the event of a lack of management over a long period of time, these formations could evolve with increasingly chaotic structures towards other forma...

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Main Authors: Rodolfo Picchio (Ed.), Roberto Mercurio Ed.)
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description Natural pine forests characterize many landscapes preserved over time, either as a result of a specific forest management practice or a disturbance. In the event of a lack of management over a long period of time, these formations could evolve with increasingly chaotic structures towards other formations. This process can lead to landscape change, the spread of insects and pathogens, and the risk of fires and watercourse obstruction. Pine forest plantations should be considered as transient tree populations, destined to evolve into more complex and stable formations. However, sometimes they should be preserved for their cultural value. Careful management of these forests also takes into account the close relationship between forest and human settlements. As a first step, ecological management assumes the definition of these two macro types. These approaches include the application of integrated methods for determining the reference conditions of the main functional and structural ecosystem components of forests. The reference conditions are the historical (or natural) variability range of ecological structures and processes, reflecting the recent evolution and dynamic interaction of biotic and abiotic conditions and patterns of disturbance. These conditions form the basis for comparison with contemporary ecosystem processes and structures and are a frame of reference for designing ecological restoration treatments and conservation plans. The productive aspects must not be overlooked; rather, they have to be considered, planned, and managed with a perspective of sustainability and ecosystem functionality. This should be considered for a common approach to forest management, for a forest rehabilitation, and for forest restoration activities.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-457092024-03-30T02:52:51Z Ecological Management of Pine Forests Rodolfo Picchio (Ed.) Roberto Mercurio Ed.) GE1-350 TA170-171 SD1-669.5 Environmental Impact Assessment Ecological Indicator Silviculture Forest Management Pine Plantation Low Impact Logging Forest Restoration Pine Forest Forest Rehabilitation thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVG Environmental economics Natural pine forests characterize many landscapes preserved over time, either as a result of a specific forest management practice or a disturbance. In the event of a lack of management over a long period of time, these formations could evolve with increasingly chaotic structures towards other formations. This process can lead to landscape change, the spread of insects and pathogens, and the risk of fires and watercourse obstruction. Pine forest plantations should be considered as transient tree populations, destined to evolve into more complex and stable formations. However, sometimes they should be preserved for their cultural value. Careful management of these forests also takes into account the close relationship between forest and human settlements. As a first step, ecological management assumes the definition of these two macro types. These approaches include the application of integrated methods for determining the reference conditions of the main functional and structural ecosystem components of forests. The reference conditions are the historical (or natural) variability range of ecological structures and processes, reflecting the recent evolution and dynamic interaction of biotic and abiotic conditions and patterns of disturbance. These conditions form the basis for comparison with contemporary ecosystem processes and structures and are a frame of reference for designing ecological restoration treatments and conservation plans. The productive aspects must not be overlooked; rather, they have to be considered, planned, and managed with a perspective of sustainability and ecosystem functionality. This should be considered for a common approach to forest management, for a forest rehabilitation, and for forest restoration activities. 2021-02-11T12:01:12Z 2021-02-11T12:01:12Z 2019-01-25 11:16:47 2019 book 32104 9783038974260 9783038974253 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/45709 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://play.google.com/books/publish/a/14935057684283403269#details/ISBN:9783038975298 https://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/1109 https://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/1109 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-03897-426-0 10.3390/books978-3-03897-426-0 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783038974260 9783038974253 262 open access
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Ecological Management of Pine Forests
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Forest Rehabilitation
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Forest Rehabilitation
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