Natural Disturbances and Historic Range of Variation: Type, Frequency, Severity, and Post-disturbance Structure in Central Hardwood Forests USA

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction to Natural Disturbances and Historic Range of Variation: Type, Frequency, Severity, and Post-disturbance Structure in Central Hardwood Forests....Pages 1-32
Gap-Scale Disturbances in Central Hardwood Forests with Implications for Management....Pages 33-47
Oak Decline in Central Hardwood Forests: Frequency, Spatial Extent, and Scale....Pages 49-71
Southern Pine Beetles in Central Hardwood Forests: Frequency, Spatial Extent, and Changes to Forest Structure....Pages 73-88
First Steps Toward Defining the Wind Disturbance Regime in Central Hardwoods Forests....Pages 89-122
Fire as a Once-Dominant Disturbance Process in the Yellow Pine and Mixed Pine-Hardwood Forests of the Appalachian Mountains....Pages 123-146
Ice Storms in Central Hardwood Forests: The Disturbance Regime, Spatial Patterns, and Vegetation Influences....Pages 147-166
Multi-millennial Record of Erosion and Fires in the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains, USA....Pages 167-202
Frequency and Magnitude of Selected Historical Landslide Events in the Southern Appalachian Highlands of North Carolina and Virginia: Relationships to Rainfall, Geological and Ecohydrological Controls, and Effects....Pages 203-262
Structural and Compositional Change in Great Smoky Mountains National Park since Protection, 1930s–2000s....Pages 263-294
Disturbance, Productivity, and Tree Characteristics in the Central Hardwoods Region....Pages 295-317
The Historic Role of Humans and Other Keystone Species in Shaping Central Hardwood Forests for Disturbance-Dependent Wildlife....Pages 319-353
Climate Change and the Future of Natural Disturbances in the Central Hardwood Region....Pages 355-369
Managing Central Hardwood Forests Within the Context of the Historic Range of Variability (HRV): Challenges and Opportunities....Pages 371-391
Back Matter....Pages 393-400