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<p>Silviculture in North America has undergone several paradigm shifts over the last 100 + years. The most recent paradigm has been termed ecological silviculture, which is an approach for stand management based on understanding and emulation of natural disturbance and forest development, with the objective being to bring managed forests closer to a natural model in structure and composition to maintain a full suite of ecosystem services. Ecological silviculture is best thought of as&#xa0;an approach used in specific parts of a landscape characterized by a <i>TRIAD</i> of balanced forestry goals, including production forestry, conservation reserves, and multi-objective forestry, with the latter being the place where ecological silviculture is most applicable. We review the concept of ecological silviculture with a goal of showing why it is a unique part of the balanced forestry approach. Moreover, we consider ecological silviculture in the context of climate change, asking if we have shifted to an era where ecological silviculture has been superseded by adaptation silviculture? Our take home message is that given its underlying principles and consideration of diverse societal values and ecosystem dynamics, ecological silviculture can also be silviculture that adapts to changing but uncertain future ecological and social conditions.</p>

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Ecological Silviculture in an Era of Climate Change

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  • 发表日期：

    2025年12月2日

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  • Brian J. Palik,
  • Anthony W. D’Amato

摘要

Silviculture in North America has undergone several paradigm shifts over the last 100 + years. The most recent paradigm has been termed ecological silviculture, which is an approach for stand management based on understanding and emulation of natural disturbance and forest development, with the objective being to bring managed forests closer to a natural model in structure and composition to maintain a full suite of ecosystem services. Ecological silviculture is best thought of as an approach used in specific parts of a landscape characterized by a TRIAD of balanced forestry goals, including production forestry, conservation reserves, and multi-objective forestry, with the latter being the place where ecological silviculture is most applicable. We review the concept of ecological silviculture with a goal of showing why it is a unique part of the balanced forestry approach. Moreover, we consider ecological silviculture in the context of climate change, asking if we have shifted to an era where ecological silviculture has been superseded by adaptation silviculture? Our take home message is that given its underlying principles and consideration of diverse societal values and ecosystem dynamics, ecological silviculture can also be silviculture that adapts to changing but uncertain future ecological and social conditions.