The introduction points out the very specific system characteristics of trees and forest stands
which determine the approach and methods to analyse and model forest stand dynamics …

Compared with far-developed measures and methods for mono-specific forest stands, the
silvicultural prescriptions for mixed-species stands are at their early beginning. However …

Mixing of complementary tree species may increase stand productivity, mitigate the effects of
drought and other risks, and pave the way to forest production systems which may be more …

The temperate, humid climate and nutrient-rich soils in the pre-alpine areas of southern
Bavaria represent conditions where European beech and Norway spruce come out with …

Biotic interactions do not occur in isolation but are imbedded in a network of species
interactions. Network analysis facilitates the compilation and understanding of the …

Madagascar has one of the world's highest rates of human population increase, which is
coupled with an increase of resource exploitation, particularly food and firewood. Forests are …

Experimental plots covering a 120 years' observation period in unthinned, even-aged pure
stands of common beech (Fagus sylvatica), Norway spruce (Picea abies), Scots pine (Pinus …

Der Philosoph Günter Ropohl verfolgt mit diesem Buch zwei Ziele. Zum ersten geht es ihm
um eine übersichtlich dargestellte, didaktisch aufgebaute und leicht verständliche …

A major challenge for the modern river and coastal management is a holistic design
approach in order to integrate flood and erosion protection combined with ecological …

Summary n‐dimensional hypervolumes are commonly applied in ecology and evolutionary
studies to describe and compare niches, trait spaces characterizing phenotypes or the …