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Abstract(s)
Spatial and temporal variability in forest has become a topic attracting great
attention regarding the role of the forest ecosystems in biogeochemical cycles,
climate change and biological diversity and in human society. Advances in the
natural sciences have brought insights into and a better understanding about the
patterns and processes at different spatial and temporal scales. At the same time,
this supports a better management of the forest ecosystems and landscapes.
Variability from the tree level to the landscape is addressed. Tree characteristics and
functions, forest stand dynamics and ecological succession to forest landscape
ecology are put together, considering their interrelations and dependencies.
Managing forest stands and variability at different scales is described and discussed,
including the scope of sustainability. An evaluation of forest and landscape
characteristics in Portugal is performed with propositions considering these
different elements
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Keywords
forest ecosystems forest management landscape
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Carvalho, J., Magalhães, M.R., Pena, S.B., 2020. Spatial and Temporal Variability Regarding Forest: From Tree to the Landscape. In Spatial Variability in Environmental Science - Patterns, Processes, and Analyses (John P. Tiefenbacher, Dr. Davod Poreh (Ed.s). IntechOpen
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IntechOpen