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The aim of this book is to improve the understanding of forest dynamics and the sustainable management of forest ecosystems. How do tree crowns, trees or entire forest stands respond to thinning in the long term? What effect do tree species mixtures and multi-layering have on the productivity and stability of trees, stands or forest enterprises? How do tree and stand growth respond to stress factors such as climate change or air pollution? Furthermore, in the event that one has acquired knowledge about the effects of thinning, mixture and stress, how can one make that knowledge applicable to decision-making in forestry practice? The experimental designs, analytical methods, general relationships and models for answering questions of this kind are the focus of this book. Given the structures dealt with, which range from plant organs to the tree, stand and enterprise levels, and the processes analysed in a time frame of days or months to decades or even centuries, this book is directed at all readers interested in trees, forest stands and forest ecosystems. This work has been compiled for students, scientists, lecturers, forest planners, forest managers, and consultants.

Nature protection --- Plant physiology. Plant biophysics --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Forestry --- systematische plantkunde --- landschapsecologie --- milieubeleid --- milieutechnologie --- bossen

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Concerns about the loss of biodiversity and the negative consequences for resilience have oriented management to adopt a diversification strategy. The interplays between environmental drivers, forestry alternatives and social demands from mixed forests have opened appealing research questions whose answers needed to be addressed: what species mixture is better adapted to current environmental conditions and social demands?, what species composition would cope better with climate change?, are mixtures always more productive than monocultures?, what are the drivers of stability in mixed stands?, how do ecosystem processes and functions in mixed forests affect the delivery of ecosystem services? This book provides some answers to these questions as a result of scientific and stakeholder exchange during meetings and scientific missions in the framework of the European Network on Mixed Forests (EuMIXFOR). The book is included in the Springer’s book series Managing Forest Ecosystems in order to present state-of-the-art relating to mixed forests, their management, silviculture and dynamics in a cross-border context including examples from Europe, North Africa, and South-America. EuMIXFOR was funded by COST Action FP1206. COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is a funding agency for research and innovation networks. Actions help connect research initiatives across Europe and enable scientists to grow their ideas by sharing them with their peers. This boosts their research, career and innovation. .

Economics --- General ecology and biosociology --- Human ecology. Social biology --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Forestry --- bosbouw --- biodiversiteit --- sociale ecologie --- economie --- ecologie --- milieuzorg --- bossen --- klimaatverandering --- Latin America

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With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences. This latest volume includes reviews on plant physiology, biochemistry, genetics and genomics, forests, and ecosystems.

General ecology and biosociology --- Plant genetics. Plant evolution --- Plant physiology. Plant biophysics --- Botany --- Forestry --- Biochemical engineering --- systematische plantkunde --- biochemie --- botanie --- bossen --- planten --- ecosystemen

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With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences. This latest volume includes reviews on plant physiology, biochemistry, genetics and genomics, forests, and ecosystems.

General ecology and biosociology --- Plant genetics. Plant evolution --- Plant physiology. Plant biophysics --- Botany --- Forestry --- Biochemical engineering --- systematische plantkunde --- biochemie --- botanie --- bossen --- planten --- ecosystemen