Forest Ecology and Management

  1. Forest Population and Community Ecology
    1. Tree Population Dynamics
      1. Life History Strategies
        1. Pioneer Species Characteristics
          1. Shade-Tolerant Species Traits
            1. Intermediate Species
            2. Reproduction and Recruitment
              1. Sexual Reproduction
                1. Flowering and Pollination
                  1. Seed Production
                    1. Mating Systems
                    2. Seed Dispersal Mechanisms
                      1. Wind Dispersal
                        1. Animal Dispersal
                          1. Water Dispersal
                            1. Gravity Dispersal
                            2. Germination and Establishment
                              1. Germination Requirements
                                1. Seedling Survival
                                  1. Establishment Success
                                  2. Vegetative Reproduction
                                    1. Root Sprouting
                                      1. Stem Sprouting
                                        1. Layering
                                      2. Growth and Development
                                        1. Juvenile Growth Patterns
                                          1. Mature Tree Growth
                                            1. Senescence
                                            2. Mortality Factors
                                              1. Density-Dependent Mortality
                                                1. Density-Independent Mortality
                                              2. Community Structure and Dynamics
                                                1. Species Interactions
                                                  1. Competition
                                                    1. Resource Competition
                                                      1. Interference Competition
                                                        1. Apparent Competition
                                                        2. Facilitation
                                                          1. Nurse Plant Effects
                                                            1. Mycorrhizal Networks
                                                              1. Nitrogen Fixation Benefits
                                                              2. Predation and Herbivory
                                                                1. Seed Predation
                                                                  1. Seedling Herbivory
                                                                    1. Adult Tree Damage
                                                                    2. Mutualistic Relationships
                                                                      1. Plant-Pollinator Mutualisms
                                                                        1. Plant-Disperser Mutualisms
                                                                          1. Plant-Mycorrhizal Mutualisms
                                                                        2. Community Assembly
                                                                          1. Colonization Processes
                                                                            1. Species Sorting
                                                                              1. Priority Effects
                                                                                1. Neutral Processes
                                                                                2. Biodiversity Patterns
                                                                                  1. Alpha Diversity
                                                                                    1. Beta Diversity
                                                                                      1. Gamma Diversity
                                                                                        1. Functional Diversity
                                                                                          1. Phylogenetic Diversity

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                                                                                      4. Forest Ecosystem Processes and Functions

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                                                                                      6. Forest Disturbance and Succession