Linking together basic concepts in ecological forest management with practical applications on national and global scales, this handbook provides a comprehensive summary of interrelated topics in the field, including management concepts, forest models, and ecological indicators. Featuring contributions from experts on the three main forest types-boreal, temperate, and tropical-it presents in-depth coverage of important issues. A useful scientific tool to anyone dealing with forest management and sustainability, it illustrates how ecological forest management is a complex process that requires broad ecological knowledge.

FOREST MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS. Applying Knowledge of Natural Disturbance Regimes to Develop an Ecosystem Management Approach in Forestry. Triad Forest Management: Local Fix or Global Solution. Forest Wildlife Management. External Drivers of Changes Challenging Forestry: Political and Social Issues at Stake. Considerations of Ecosystem Services in Ecological Forest Management. FOREST MODELS. Growth and Yield Models for Predicting Tree and Stand Productivity. Forest Succession Models. Process-Based Models: A Synthesis of Models and Applications to Address Environmental and Management Issues. Modeling Forest Carbon Budgets toward Ecological Forest Management: Challenges and Future Directions. Modeling the Impacts of Pest Damage: Case Studies for Conifers in British Columbia, Canada. ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS. Assessing Abundance, Biomass, and Complexity in the Context of Ecological Forest Management. Considering Forest Biodiversity Indicators within a Pressure, State, Benefit, and Response Framework. Indicators of Forest Ecosystem Integrity. Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management. Indicating Forest Ecosystem and Stand Productivity: From Deductive to Inductive Concepts. Turnover Times for Wood, Forest Litter, Roots, and Soil Organic Matter. Forest Ecosystem Health and Biotic Disturbances: Perspectives on Indicators and Management Approaches. ADDRESSING ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC ISSUES. Application of Surface Modeling for Large Regions: A Case Study for Forest Carbon Stocks in China. Comprehensive Analysis of Land Tenure Effects on the Structure and Services of Regional Forest Ecosystems. Forest Management and Climate Change: Adaptive Measures for the Temperate-Boreal Interface of Eastern North America.