Dendroecology

Tree-Ring Analyses Applied to Ecological Studies

Mariano M. Amoroso, Lori D. Daniels, Patrick J. Baker, J. Julio Camarero (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

XX, 400 Seiten

2018
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-87130-1 (ISBN)

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Dendroecologists apply the principles and methods of tree-ring science to address ecological questions and resolve problems related to global environmental change. In this fast-growing field, tree rings are used to investigate forest development and succession, disturbance regimes, ecotone and treeline dynamics and forest decline. This book of global scope highlights state-of-the-science dendroecological contributions to paradigm-shifts in our understanding of ecophysiology, stand dynamics, disturbance interactions, forest decline and ecosystem resilience to global environmental change and is fundamental to better managing our forested ecosystems for the full range of ecosystem goods and services that they provide.

Mariano Amoroso is an Assistant Research Scientist in the Argentinean National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) and Adjunct Professor at the National University of Rio Negro. His academic degrees are in Agronomy (Engineering, University of Buenos Aires), Silviculture and Forest Protection (MSc, University of Washington) and Forest Ecology (PhD, University of British Columbia). His research interests are diverse including forest stand dynamics, disturbance ecology, climate-plant relationships and silviculture. Over the years, he has been studying the dynamics of forests in North and South America in response to natural disturbances and climate with the idea of applying research outcomes to forest management. Lori Daniels is an Associate Professor of Forest Ecology in the Forest and Conservation Sciences Department at the University of British Columbia-Vancouver, where she directs the Tree-Ring Lab at UBC. Her degrees are in Ecology (BSc, UManitoba), Forest Ecology (MSc UBC) and Biogeography (PhD UColorado-Boulder). Her research, published in the journals Science, Climatic Change, Ecology and International Journal of Wildland Fire, applies tree-ring analyses to investigate disturbance regimes and the impacts of climate and humans on forest dynamics. With her graduate students and international collaborators, Lori has on-going research on fire regimes and forest resilience to climate change in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada and in Northern Patagonia, Argentina.

Foreword.- Introduction.- Part 1 Tree Growth and Forest Dynamics. Ecological plasticity of the secondary meristem.- Dendroecological Studies in Neotropics: History, Status and Future Challenges.- Complex Historical Disturbance Regimes Shape Forest Dynamics Across a Seasonal Tropical Landscape in Western Thailand.- Low-hanging DendroDynamic Ecological Fruits in Temperate Mesic Forests.- Integrating Dendroecology With Other Disciplines Improves Understanding of Upper and Latitudinal Treelines.- Dendroecological Applications to Coarse Woody Debris Dynamics.- Part 2 Disturbance Regimes. Deciphering the Complexity of Fire Regimes: Case Studies from the Western U.S. and Canada.- Fire history and fire regime shifts in Patagonia temperate forests.- Creating a Buzz: Insect Outbreaks and Disturbance Interactions.- Pathogens, Invasive Species and Prognosis for the Future.- Deciphering dendroecological fingerprints of

geomorphic process activity.- Part 3 Forest Decline. Forest declines in Spain as a result of multiple causes: drought, historical logging, competition and biotic stressors.- Forest Decline in Northern Patagonia: The Role of Climatic Variability.- Part 4 Human-Environment Interactions. Hydraulic Cities, Colonial Catastrophes, and Nomadic Empires: Human-Environment Interactions in Asia.- "Dendro-archeo-ecology" in North America and Europe: Re-purposing Historical Materials to Study Ancient Human-Environment Interactions.- Dendroecology: Lessons Learned and Future Frontiers.

Erscheinungsdatum	07.12.2018
Reihe/Serie	Ecological Studies
Zusatzinfo	XX, 400 p. 56 illus., 41 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	6321 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Angewandte Mathematik
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
Schlagworte	Dendrochronology • Dendroecology • disturbance • Ecology • Environmental change • Forest declines • Forest resilience • Tree rings
ISBN-10	3-319-87130-7 / 3319871307
ISBN-13	978-3-319-87130-1 / 9783319871301
Zustand	Neuware