| Old-growth
definitions - Ontario |
Edward
Frank |
| Aug
30, 2006 20:22 PDT |
ENTS,
There has been much talk about old-growth forests, primal
forests, autopotetic forests etc. Some of these discussions are
presented or summarized on the ENTS website: http://www.nativetreesociety.org/oldgrowth/index_oldgrowth.htm
In practical terms we commonly think of old-growth forests as
forests containing a fair percentage of mature trees that has
been little impacted by human activities. These may be giant
trees of the Redwoods National Park or miniature trees from atop
a wind swept mountain. There are some characterisitics of
typical old-growth. A nice summary of many of these
characterisitics are presented in a 506 kb PDF file from the
Ontario Extension Notes:
http://www.lrconline.com/Extension_Notes_English/pdf/oldgwth.pdf
"THE OLD-GROWTH FORESTS OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO"
"This Extension Note provides information on the
characteristics of old-growth forests and the many species that
depend on these features for survival."
The article not only deals with the structure of old-growth
forest, but natural disturbances, ecosystems, wildlife,
diversity, succession and includes some excellent illustrations.
I would encourage people to download and read this document.
Ed Frank |
| Re:
Old-growth definitions |
Don
Bertolette |
| Sep
01, 2006 19:56 PDT |
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