1. FOREST STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT Stand Dynamics and Succession
ESRM 450
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
FOREST STRUCTURE
AND DEVELOPMENT
Stand Dynamics and Succession

2. Scale measures or quantifies differences among observations
Extent (or range) describes the realized scope of a phenomenon or entity of interest
Grain (or resolution) describes how finely observations within the extent are divided or distinguished

3. Edges change over time
Recent edge
Closed edge
Embedded edge

4. Light is attenuated at forest edges
How does light affect
wildlife habitat?

5. Edges alter laminar wind flow
How does wind affect wildlife habitat?

6. Extent of edge effects varies by forest type and environmental factor
What factors cause this variability?

7. Forest development and succession can be modeled in different ways
Oliver & Larson model of stand development following disturbance

8. Relative positions of canopy strata are important components of stand structure
How can these strata help us interpret wildlife habitat?

9. Frelich, L.E. and P.B. Reich (1995)
Ecological Monographs 65:
Spatial patterns and succession in a Minnesota southern-boreal forest

10. Southern Boreal Forest

17. Multiple successional pathways
in southern boreal forest

18. Silviculture can influence the outcome of successional pathways

19. What information would you need to describe successional pathways?