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Abstract:
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Silviculture involves the manipulation of forest structure and composition to achieve specific objectives. Over the past century silvicultural practices in the U.S. have, in many instances, focused more on an objective of wood production and with less concern for other forest characteristics. In recent years, however, management objectives for many forests have broadened and restoration to some reference condition is frequently a stated goal. With this change in objectives, what is the role of silviculture in the restoration context? How can or does silviculture, with a focus on the overstory, influence other characteristics such as invasives, insect outbreaks, and groundcover diversity, and how do we best manage for resilience in a changing physical and social climate? At what scales (spatial and temporal) should the silvicultural manipulations be prescribed and applied? Are the classic stand-level silvicultural manipulations appropriate, or are new practices and terminology required? This session will address such questions by 1) considering how appropriate reference conditions for restoration are formulated, and 2) examining the role of silviculture in restoring forests to some reference condition using research and case studies from different regions of the United States.
8:45 Eric K. Zenner and Steven B. Jack Restoration Silviculture: Context, Constraints and Considerations
9:15 R. Justin DeRose and James N. Long Resistance and Resilience: A Silvicultural Conceptualization
9:45 Christopher R. Webster, Stacie A. Holmes and Jill C. Witt Eastern Hemlock Restoration in the Northern Great Lakes States: Can We Get There From Here?
10:30 Steven B. Jack and Robert J. Mitchell Silviculture to Restore Pine-Grassland Forests in the Southeast: Trees, Groundcover and Time
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