IUFRO CONFRENCE 2007
 
  

Complex Stand Structures and Associated Dynamics: measurement indices and modeling approaches

 An IUFRO-Sponsored Scientific Conference

Announcement

Conference title: The Fourth Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) Conference
Dates: April 17th-19th, 2012
Location: Fort Collins, CO, USA
Web page: http://www.fs.fed.us/fmsc/fvs/fvs_conference.shtml
Contact info: Dr. Leah Rathbun
email: LRathbun@fs.fed.us
Phone: 970-295-5747
Conference description:
The objective of the conference is to synthesize the knowledge gained from over thirty-five years of using FVS for project-level planning, landscape analysis, forest health assessments, forest plan revisions, inventory updates, habitat evaluation, and all other purposes. A second objective is to improve FVS modeling technology through sharing ideas and recent developments in software related to FVS, and to report on the calibration and validation of FVS and its components.

The conference will consist of two days of presentations from over 40 speakers. In addition, a third day of workshops will be conducted to expand your FVS knowledge. Please come and join us as we celebrate the work that has been done in FVS over the last five years and contemplate the work to come in the future.





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Complex stand structures arising from paradigm shifts in forest management practices (e.g., variable retention silvicultural systems; natural disturbance pattern emulation; mechanized systematic/selective thinning treatments) represent an increasing proportion of the productive forest land base throughout many of the world’s forested ecosystems. Characterized by vertical, horizontal and spatial heterogeneity, complex stand structures are inherently difficult to quantify and model in terms of their temporal dynamics.


The conference theme is centred around stand structural issues pertaining to complex forest types - focusing primarily on measurement and modeling. Consequences of managing complex stand structures in terms of operational logistics, product quality and value outcomes, and economic implications are important secondary considerations.

The objective of this conference is to review the latest research pertaining to complex stand structures from a global perspective. The conference program will consist of six plenary sessions with a concurrent poster session and in-conference field-tour.

~ Contacts ~

Important Documents:

Forestry Journal

 Table of Contents
(1) Mini-Special Issue Complex Stand Structures, Forestry 2008 81(5):573-630.
  PDF [PDF]

 Forward by Peter F. Newton
  PDF [PDF]

 Link to the Forestry Web-site:
forestry.oxfordjournals.org

Popular Summaries  PDF [PDF]

Complex Stand Structures and Associated Dynamics
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