Do natural disturbances or the forestry practices that follow them convert forests to early-successional communities?

• Published in: Ecological applications Vol. 22; no. 2; p. 442
• Main Authors: Brewer, J Stephen, Bertz, Christine A, Cannon, Jeffery B, Chesser, Jason D, Maynard, Erynn E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2012
• Subjects: Conservation of Natural Resources - methods; Ecosystem; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Forestry - methods; Mississippi; Time Factors; Tornadoes; Trees - physiology; Mississippi

Stand-replacing natural disturbances in mature forests are traditionally seen as events that cause forests to revert to early stages of succession and maintain species diversity. In some cases, however, such transitions could be an artifact of salvage logging and may increase biotic homogenization....