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| Tucker, Catherine M.; Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana; tuckerc@indiana.edu; Randolph, J. C.; Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana; randolph@indiana.edu; Evans, Tom; Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana; evans@indiana.edu; Andersson, Krister P.; University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado;; Persha, Lauren; Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana;; Green, Glen M.; Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana;. |
| A significant challenge in the assessment of forest management outcomes is the limited ability to compare forest conditions quantitatively across ecological zones. We propose an approach for comparing different forest types through the use of reference forests. We tested our idea by drawing a sample of 42 forests from the Midwest USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Brazil, Bolivia, Uganda, and Nepal. We grouped these forests by shared characteristics and selected a reference forest to serve as a baseline for each forest type. We developed an index of disturbances using ratios of several forest measurements to assess differences between each study forest and its reference forest. None of the study forests was known to have been impacted by major natural... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Insight |
Palavras-chave: Biophysical factors; Comparative analysis; Forest management; Institutions; Multidisciplinary methodology; Reference forests. |
| Ano: 2008 |
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| Esse,Carlos; Donoso,Pablo J; Gerding,Víctor; Encina-Montoya,Francisco. |
| C. Esse, PJ. Donoso, V. Gerding, and F. Encina-Montoya. 2013. Determination of homogeneous edaphoclimatic zones for the secondary forests of Nothofagus dombeyi in central-southern Chile. Cien. Inv. Agr. 40(2): 351-360. Nothofagus dombeyi grows in a wide variety of sites in Chile (30-47°S), but there is little knowledge about its productive potential. This lack of information hinders decision-making to better guide the production of goods and services from these forests. This study was conducted in central-southern Chile (39°S-41°S), where this species is prominent, especially in secondary forests. The aim of the study was to determine the homogeneous edaphoclimatic zones for secondary forests of N. dombeyi based on the integration of environmental factors.... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: CART; Biophysical factors; Edaphoclimatic zones; K-means. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-16202013000200010 |
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