Old-Growth Forests

Function, Fate and Value

By: Christian Wirth (Editor), Gerd Gleixner (Editor), Martin Heimann (Editor)

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Hardcover | 23 July 2009

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Many terms often used to describe old-growth forests imply that these forests are less vigorous, less productive and less stable than younger forests. But research in the last two decades has yielded results that challenge the view of old-growth forests being in decline. Given the importance of forests in battling climate change and the fact that old-growth forests are shrinking at a rate of 0.5% per year, these new results have come not a moment too soon.

This book is the first ever to focus on the ecosystem functioning of old-growth forests. It is an exhaustive compendium of information that contains original work conducted by the authors. In addition, it is truly global in scope as it studies boreal forests in Canada, temperate old-growth forests in Europe and the Americas, and global tropical forests. Written in part to affect future policy, this eminently readable book is as useful for the scientist and student as it is for the politician and politically-interested layman.

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From the reviews: "This book pulls together the most imperative current original research on old-growth forests. The editors, (all, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Germany) authoritative and well respected for their broad knowledge of biogeochemical processes of ecosystems, and forests in particular, have assembled contributions from more than 50 other experts on old-growth forest form/function (7 are North American). ... Includes a handy geographic/taxonomic index and an extensive subject index, numerous photographs and scientific figures, and end-of-chapter references. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners." (D. L. Richter, Choice, Vol. 47 (6), February, 2010)

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Introduction
Old-growth forests: function, fate and value G++ An OverviewChristian Wirth
Old-growth forest definitions: a pragmatic viewChristian Wirth
Old trees and the meaning of G++oldG++Fritz Hans Schweingruber
Aboveground processes
Ecophysiological characteristics of mature trees and stands G++ consequences for old-growth forest productivity
The imprint of succession on old-growth forest carbon balances G++ insights from a trait-based model of forest dynamicsChristian Wirth and Jeremy Lichstein
Functional relationships between old-growth forest canopies
Biosphere-atmosphere exchange of old-growth forests: processes and patternAlexander Knohl
Woody detritus mass and its contribution to carbon dynamics of old-growth forests: The temporal context
Belowground processes
Aboveground and belowground consequences of long-term forest retrogression in the timeframe of millennia and beyond
Rooting patterns of old-growth forests. Is aboveground structural and functional diversity mirrored belowground?J++rgen Bauhus
Soil Carbon Accumulation in Old-Growth Forests
Is there a theoretical limit for soil carbon storage in old-growth forests? A model analysis with contrasting approaches
Biomes
Old-growth forests in the Canadian boreal: The exception rather than rule?
Biomass chronosequences of U.S. forests: implications for carbon storage and forest managementJeremy
Temperate and boreal old growth forests: how does their growth dynamics and biodiversity differ from young stands and managed forests?
Old-growth temperate rainforests of South America: Conservation
Tropical rain forests as old-growth forests
Human dimensions
Detecting intact forests from space: Hot spots of loss
Impacts of land use on habitat functions of old-growth forests and their biodiversity
Old-growth forests in the context of international environmental agreements
Synthesis
Old-growth forests: function
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