Ancient Woods, Trees and Forests: Ecology, History and Management
Today, 'virgin forests' are only to be found at a few sites unreachable by humans, and even then they are affected by climate change, atmospheric pollution and species extinctions. This book aims to help understand the web of connections relating to ancient trees and woodlands, and to offe...
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| 505 | 8 | |a Ancient Woods, Trees & -- Forests: Ecology, History And Management -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword to the first edition -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1: Ancient woodland in concept and practice -- Abstract -- Defining ancient woodland -- Ancient woodland indicators -- Listing ancient woods -- Ancient woodland concept in practice -- Primary woodland -- Mainland Europe and North America -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 2: The cultural heritage of woods and forests -- Abstract -- Reading the woodland landscape -- The woodland crafts and other industries in the woods -- Decline and fall -- Woodlands, timber and construction -- Charcoal and whitecoal making in England -- Oak bark leather tanning -- Potash manufacture -- The small crafts -- Other manufacturing and extraction of mineral and stone -- Conclusions: conservation and the future -- References -- CHAPTER 3: Archaeology of trees, woodland and wood-pasture -- Abstract -- Introduction: the myth of virgin forest -- Tree-land: woodland (forest), savannah (wood-pasture) and maquis(shrubs as trees) -- Woodland -- Savannah -- Hedgerow, field and farm trees -- Maquis -- Other components of the ecosystem -- Ancient and recent woodland -- Properties of trees -- Modern forestry and its legacy -- Tenets of modern forestry -- Trees as archaeological objects -- Ancient trees in forest -- Ancient trees in savannah -- Coppice stools -- Pollards -- Other practices -- Trees and erosion -- Pollen analysis (palynology) -- Annual rings -- Documentary records -- Pictures and photographs -- Problems of interpretation -- Place-names -- Archaeological features in woodland and savannah -- Features related to previous land use -- Features related to woods as such -- Savannahs and wood-pastures -- What trees and plants have to say | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Off-site archaeology -- Sacred and civic trees and groves -- An example -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References and further reading -- CHAPTER 4: Ancient rights in ancient forests -- Abstract -- How ancient practices have shaped surviving forests -- Royal hunting forests of England -- Shared resources in the royal hunting forests -- Rights of the king -- Privileges and obligations of the forest warden -- Privileges and obligations of the foresters -- The rights of commoners -- Estovers - the collection of sticks, fern, heath and minor wood products -- Pannage - the right to fatten pigs -- Pasturage - the right to graze animals -- The legacy of the commons and royal hunting forests -- References -- Printed sources -- Printed calendars -- Acts of Parliament -- Primary sources -- CHAPTER 5: The importance of an open-grown tree: from seed to ancient -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Description and comparisons -- Pollen -- The roots -- Fungi and other microorganisms in the soil and decay -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References and further reading -- CHAPTER 6: Ancient and other trees of special interest: indicators of old-growth biodiversity and heritage -- Abstract -- Introduction -- What are ancient and other trees of special interest (TSI)? -- Mapping ancient and other trees of special interest -the Ancient Tree Hunt -- Outcomes from the Ancient Tree Hunt -- Old-growth hotspots -- Protection -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 7: Worked trees and ecological indicators in wooded landscapes -- Abstract -- Coppices and wood-pastures -- The coppice tradition -- Worked and working trees -- Woodland archaeology and ecology: archaeology 'in' the woods andarchaeology 'of' the woods -- Looking for the indicators -- How ancient woodland botanical indicator species are used -- Intelligent interrogation -- Conservation and conclusions | |
| 505 | 8 | |a References -- CHAPTER 8: Ancient forests in Germany: distribution, importance for maintaining biodiversity, protection and threats -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Distribution of ancient and recent forests -- Distribution with respect to biogeographic regions -- North-western lowlands -- North-eastern lowlands -- Western highlands -- Eastern highlands -- South-western highlands -- Alpine foothills -- The Alps -- Distribution of ancient and recent forests, with particular focus on thenorthern lowlands -- The Prignitz region -- The Uckermark region -- Importance for maintaining biodiversity -- Protection of ancient forests -- Threats to ancient forests -- A case study from north-west Germany -- Summary and concluding remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- CHAPTER 9: Tree abundance, density and age structure: the key factors that determine species richness in saproxylic invertebrates -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Wood-decay invertebrates - how many species are there and why arethey important? -- Importance of age structure, spacing and total numbers of trees -- The importance of connectivity in the landscape -- The special conditions provided by lateral branches on open-grown trees -- Heartwood decay and the rarest invertebrates -- Wood-decay beetles informing hypotheses of natural forest structure -- The consequences of minimum-intervention management that excludeslarge herbivore grazing -- Approaches to conserving deadwood -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 10: Old growth and deadwood as key factors for nature conservation in managed forests -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The role and attributes of old growth and deadwood in forestecosystems -- Amount of old growth and deadwood -- Quality of old growth and deadwood -- Dynamics of old-growth and deadwood supply | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Forest area, ancient woodlands, old growth and deadwood inBaden-Württemberg (south-western Germany) -- Wood-pastures, old-growth features and biodiversity insouth-western Germany -- The wood-pasture research project: aims, sites and results -- Livestock influences on tree regeneration -- Old-growth features in wood-pastures -- Discussion of the surveys -- Old growth as a resource for hole-nesting birds in the Schönberg region -- The study site -- Study procedure and results -- Interspecific relations reveal the importance of old-growth forests -- The old-growth and deadwood strategy of the federal state ofBaden-Württemberg -- Objectives and strategy development -- The three components of the strategy -- Implementation of the concept in state-owned forests -- Training campaign and information on the strategy -- Status of implementation and perspectives -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 11: The diversity of ancient woodlands in Austria: historical developments and contemporary social importance -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Study area -- Material and method -- Results -- Case study 1 -- Coppice forests in the lowlands (north-east of Lower Austria) -- Landscape -- Historical development: settlement and ownership structures -- Multiple uses of forests and management -- Conflicts - external interests -- The protection of woodland - balance of utilization interests -- Case study: the ancient forest of Niedersulz -- Present-day structures - the cultural landscape as witness of former forest uses -- Nature protection values relevant today -- Case study 2 -- Farm forests in the mountains (Central Eastern Alps - today's Nationalpark Hohe Tauern,Carinthia) -- Landscape -- Historical development -- Ownership structures -- Forest management -- Protection forests against avalanches -- Conflicts and external interests | |
| 505 | 8 | |a The protection of woodland - balance of utilization interests -- The present cultural landscape, witness of former forest uses -- Value of nature protection for today's society -- Discussion: what do these two case studies have in common? -- Effects of management and forest use -- Benefits for today's society -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 12: Wood-pasture: for food, wood and biodiversity -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Wood-pasture -- The social context of wood-pasture -- The feeding strategies of the ungulates in wood-pasture -- The effect of large ungulates on vegetation in wood-pasture -- The dominance of Oak and Hazel in wood-pastures -- Wood-pasture: a dynamic system -- Wood-pasture as pasture -- Trees - pasture for livestock -- Cutting firewood in wood-pasture -- The demise of wood-pasture -- The abolition of livestock grazing because of the destruction ofthe forest -- The wood-pasture and biodiversity -- Wood-pasture as the closest modern analogue of 'natural' vegetation -- References -- CHAPTER 13: The ancient woodland concept as a practical conservation tool: the Turkish experience -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Landscape alteration in Anatolia and its impact on ancient woodlandthrough history -- Interactions between people and ancient woods in Anatolia -- What is meant by 'ancient woodland' or 'ancient forest' in Turkey? -- Prominent ancient tree species of Turkey -- Restoring degraded ancient woodland landscapes -- Case study 1 -- Can we classify Common Yew as an ancient tree? -- Community wisdom of ancient woodlands: Taxus baccata in Anatolia -- Conservation and restoration of Common Yew stands in Turkey -- Case study 2 -- What happened to the ancient Boxwood Buxus sempervirens? From forests to the Red List -- Why common Boxwoods are classed as ancient | |
| 505 | 8 | |a From decline to extinction: what happened to the ancient Boxwoods in Anatolia? | |
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| contents | Ancient Woods, Trees & -- Forests: Ecology, History And Management -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword to the first edition -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1: Ancient woodland in concept and practice -- Abstract -- Defining ancient woodland -- Ancient woodland indicators -- Listing ancient woods -- Ancient woodland concept in practice -- Primary woodland -- Mainland Europe and North America -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 2: The cultural heritage of woods and forests -- Abstract -- Reading the woodland landscape -- The woodland crafts and other industries in the woods -- Decline and fall -- Woodlands, timber and construction -- Charcoal and whitecoal making in England -- Oak bark leather tanning -- Potash manufacture -- The small crafts -- Other manufacturing and extraction of mineral and stone -- Conclusions: conservation and the future -- References -- CHAPTER 3: Archaeology of trees, woodland and wood-pasture -- Abstract -- Introduction: the myth of virgin forest -- Tree-land: woodland (forest), savannah (wood-pasture) and maquis(shrubs as trees) -- Woodland -- Savannah -- Hedgerow, field and farm trees -- Maquis -- Other components of the ecosystem -- Ancient and recent woodland -- Properties of trees -- Modern forestry and its legacy -- Tenets of modern forestry -- Trees as archaeological objects -- Ancient trees in forest -- Ancient trees in savannah -- Coppice stools -- Pollards -- Other practices -- Trees and erosion -- Pollen analysis (palynology) -- Annual rings -- Documentary records -- Pictures and photographs -- Problems of interpretation -- Place-names -- Archaeological features in woodland and savannah -- Features related to previous land use -- Features related to woods as such -- Savannahs and wood-pastures -- What trees and plants have to say Off-site archaeology -- Sacred and civic trees and groves -- An example -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References and further reading -- CHAPTER 4: Ancient rights in ancient forests -- Abstract -- How ancient practices have shaped surviving forests -- Royal hunting forests of England -- Shared resources in the royal hunting forests -- Rights of the king -- Privileges and obligations of the forest warden -- Privileges and obligations of the foresters -- The rights of commoners -- Estovers - the collection of sticks, fern, heath and minor wood products -- Pannage - the right to fatten pigs -- Pasturage - the right to graze animals -- The legacy of the commons and royal hunting forests -- References -- Printed sources -- Printed calendars -- Acts of Parliament -- Primary sources -- CHAPTER 5: The importance of an open-grown tree: from seed to ancient -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Description and comparisons -- Pollen -- The roots -- Fungi and other microorganisms in the soil and decay -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References and further reading -- CHAPTER 6: Ancient and other trees of special interest: indicators of old-growth biodiversity and heritage -- Abstract -- Introduction -- What are ancient and other trees of special interest (TSI)? -- Mapping ancient and other trees of special interest -the Ancient Tree Hunt -- Outcomes from the Ancient Tree Hunt -- Old-growth hotspots -- Protection -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 7: Worked trees and ecological indicators in wooded landscapes -- Abstract -- Coppices and wood-pastures -- The coppice tradition -- Worked and working trees -- Woodland archaeology and ecology: archaeology 'in' the woods andarchaeology 'of' the woods -- Looking for the indicators -- How ancient woodland botanical indicator species are used -- Intelligent interrogation -- Conservation and conclusions References -- CHAPTER 8: Ancient forests in Germany: distribution, importance for maintaining biodiversity, protection and threats -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Distribution of ancient and recent forests -- Distribution with respect to biogeographic regions -- North-western lowlands -- North-eastern lowlands -- Western highlands -- Eastern highlands -- South-western highlands -- Alpine foothills -- The Alps -- Distribution of ancient and recent forests, with particular focus on thenorthern lowlands -- The Prignitz region -- The Uckermark region -- Importance for maintaining biodiversity -- Protection of ancient forests -- Threats to ancient forests -- A case study from north-west Germany -- Summary and concluding remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- CHAPTER 9: Tree abundance, density and age structure: the key factors that determine species richness in saproxylic invertebrates -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Wood-decay invertebrates - how many species are there and why arethey important? -- Importance of age structure, spacing and total numbers of trees -- The importance of connectivity in the landscape -- The special conditions provided by lateral branches on open-grown trees -- Heartwood decay and the rarest invertebrates -- Wood-decay beetles informing hypotheses of natural forest structure -- The consequences of minimum-intervention management that excludeslarge herbivore grazing -- Approaches to conserving deadwood -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 10: Old growth and deadwood as key factors for nature conservation in managed forests -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The role and attributes of old growth and deadwood in forestecosystems -- Amount of old growth and deadwood -- Quality of old growth and deadwood -- Dynamics of old-growth and deadwood supply Forest area, ancient woodlands, old growth and deadwood inBaden-Württemberg (south-western Germany) -- Wood-pastures, old-growth features and biodiversity insouth-western Germany -- The wood-pasture research project: aims, sites and results -- Livestock influences on tree regeneration -- Old-growth features in wood-pastures -- Discussion of the surveys -- Old growth as a resource for hole-nesting birds in the Schönberg region -- The study site -- Study procedure and results -- Interspecific relations reveal the importance of old-growth forests -- The old-growth and deadwood strategy of the federal state ofBaden-Württemberg -- Objectives and strategy development -- The three components of the strategy -- Implementation of the concept in state-owned forests -- Training campaign and information on the strategy -- Status of implementation and perspectives -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 11: The diversity of ancient woodlands in Austria: historical developments and contemporary social importance -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Study area -- Material and method -- Results -- Case study 1 -- Coppice forests in the lowlands (north-east of Lower Austria) -- Landscape -- Historical development: settlement and ownership structures -- Multiple uses of forests and management -- Conflicts - external interests -- The protection of woodland - balance of utilization interests -- Case study: the ancient forest of Niedersulz -- Present-day structures - the cultural landscape as witness of former forest uses -- Nature protection values relevant today -- Case study 2 -- Farm forests in the mountains (Central Eastern Alps - today's Nationalpark Hohe Tauern,Carinthia) -- Landscape -- Historical development -- Ownership structures -- Forest management -- Protection forests against avalanches -- Conflicts and external interests The protection of woodland - balance of utilization interests -- The present cultural landscape, witness of former forest uses -- Value of nature protection for today's society -- Discussion: what do these two case studies have in common? -- Effects of management and forest use -- Benefits for today's society -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 12: Wood-pasture: for food, wood and biodiversity -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Wood-pasture -- The social context of wood-pasture -- The feeding strategies of the ungulates in wood-pasture -- The effect of large ungulates on vegetation in wood-pasture -- The dominance of Oak and Hazel in wood-pastures -- Wood-pasture: a dynamic system -- Wood-pasture as pasture -- Trees - pasture for livestock -- Cutting firewood in wood-pasture -- The demise of wood-pasture -- The abolition of livestock grazing because of the destruction ofthe forest -- The wood-pasture and biodiversity -- Wood-pasture as the closest modern analogue of 'natural' vegetation -- References -- CHAPTER 13: The ancient woodland concept as a practical conservation tool: the Turkish experience -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Landscape alteration in Anatolia and its impact on ancient woodlandthrough history -- Interactions between people and ancient woods in Anatolia -- What is meant by 'ancient woodland' or 'ancient forest' in Turkey? -- Prominent ancient tree species of Turkey -- Restoring degraded ancient woodland landscapes -- Case study 1 -- Can we classify Common Yew as an ancient tree? -- Community wisdom of ancient woodlands: Taxus baccata in Anatolia -- Conservation and restoration of Common Yew stands in Turkey -- Case study 2 -- What happened to the ancient Boxwood Buxus sempervirens? From forests to the Red List -- Why common Boxwoods are classed as ancient From decline to extinction: what happened to the ancient Boxwoods in Anatolia? |
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Verfasser aut Ancient Woods, Trees and Forests Ecology, History and Management Exeter Pelagic Publishing 2023 ©2023 1 Online-Ressource (490 Seiten) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources Ancient Woods, Trees & -- Forests: Ecology, History And Management -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword to the first edition -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1: Ancient woodland in concept and practice -- Abstract -- Defining ancient woodland -- Ancient woodland indicators -- Listing ancient woods -- Ancient woodland concept in practice -- Primary woodland -- Mainland Europe and North America -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 2: The cultural heritage of woods and forests -- Abstract -- Reading the woodland landscape -- The woodland crafts and other industries in the woods -- Decline and fall -- Woodlands, timber and construction -- Charcoal and whitecoal making in England -- Oak bark leather tanning -- Potash manufacture -- The small crafts -- Other manufacturing and extraction of mineral and stone -- Conclusions: conservation and the future -- References -- CHAPTER 3: Archaeology of trees, woodland and wood-pasture -- Abstract -- Introduction: the myth of virgin forest -- Tree-land: woodland (forest), savannah (wood-pasture) and maquis(shrubs as trees) -- Woodland -- Savannah -- Hedgerow, field and farm trees -- Maquis -- Other components of the ecosystem -- Ancient and recent woodland -- Properties of trees -- Modern forestry and its legacy -- Tenets of modern forestry -- Trees as archaeological objects -- Ancient trees in forest -- Ancient trees in savannah -- Coppice stools -- Pollards -- Other practices -- Trees and erosion -- Pollen analysis (palynology) -- Annual rings -- Documentary records -- Pictures and photographs -- Problems of interpretation -- Place-names -- Archaeological features in woodland and savannah -- Features related to previous land use -- Features related to woods as such -- Savannahs and wood-pastures -- What trees and plants have to say Off-site archaeology -- Sacred and civic trees and groves -- An example -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References and further reading -- CHAPTER 4: Ancient rights in ancient forests -- Abstract -- How ancient practices have shaped surviving forests -- Royal hunting forests of England -- Shared resources in the royal hunting forests -- Rights of the king -- Privileges and obligations of the forest warden -- Privileges and obligations of the foresters -- The rights of commoners -- Estovers - the collection of sticks, fern, heath and minor wood products -- Pannage - the right to fatten pigs -- Pasturage - the right to graze animals -- The legacy of the commons and royal hunting forests -- References -- Printed sources -- Printed calendars -- Acts of Parliament -- Primary sources -- CHAPTER 5: The importance of an open-grown tree: from seed to ancient -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Description and comparisons -- Pollen -- The roots -- Fungi and other microorganisms in the soil and decay -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References and further reading -- CHAPTER 6: Ancient and other trees of special interest: indicators of old-growth biodiversity and heritage -- Abstract -- Introduction -- What are ancient and other trees of special interest (TSI)? -- Mapping ancient and other trees of special interest -the Ancient Tree Hunt -- Outcomes from the Ancient Tree Hunt -- Old-growth hotspots -- Protection -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 7: Worked trees and ecological indicators in wooded landscapes -- Abstract -- Coppices and wood-pastures -- The coppice tradition -- Worked and working trees -- Woodland archaeology and ecology: archaeology 'in' the woods andarchaeology 'of' the woods -- Looking for the indicators -- How ancient woodland botanical indicator species are used -- Intelligent interrogation -- Conservation and conclusions References -- CHAPTER 8: Ancient forests in Germany: distribution, importance for maintaining biodiversity, protection and threats -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Distribution of ancient and recent forests -- Distribution with respect to biogeographic regions -- North-western lowlands -- North-eastern lowlands -- Western highlands -- Eastern highlands -- South-western highlands -- Alpine foothills -- The Alps -- Distribution of ancient and recent forests, with particular focus on thenorthern lowlands -- The Prignitz region -- The Uckermark region -- Importance for maintaining biodiversity -- Protection of ancient forests -- Threats to ancient forests -- A case study from north-west Germany -- Summary and concluding remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- CHAPTER 9: Tree abundance, density and age structure: the key factors that determine species richness in saproxylic invertebrates -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Wood-decay invertebrates - how many species are there and why arethey important? -- Importance of age structure, spacing and total numbers of trees -- The importance of connectivity in the landscape -- The special conditions provided by lateral branches on open-grown trees -- Heartwood decay and the rarest invertebrates -- Wood-decay beetles informing hypotheses of natural forest structure -- The consequences of minimum-intervention management that excludeslarge herbivore grazing -- Approaches to conserving deadwood -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 10: Old growth and deadwood as key factors for nature conservation in managed forests -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The role and attributes of old growth and deadwood in forestecosystems -- Amount of old growth and deadwood -- Quality of old growth and deadwood -- Dynamics of old-growth and deadwood supply Forest area, ancient woodlands, old growth and deadwood inBaden-Württemberg (south-western Germany) -- Wood-pastures, old-growth features and biodiversity insouth-western Germany -- The wood-pasture research project: aims, sites and results -- Livestock influences on tree regeneration -- Old-growth features in wood-pastures -- Discussion of the surveys -- Old growth as a resource for hole-nesting birds in the Schönberg region -- The study site -- Study procedure and results -- Interspecific relations reveal the importance of old-growth forests -- The old-growth and deadwood strategy of the federal state ofBaden-Württemberg -- Objectives and strategy development -- The three components of the strategy -- Implementation of the concept in state-owned forests -- Training campaign and information on the strategy -- Status of implementation and perspectives -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 11: The diversity of ancient woodlands in Austria: historical developments and contemporary social importance -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Study area -- Material and method -- Results -- Case study 1 -- Coppice forests in the lowlands (north-east of Lower Austria) -- Landscape -- Historical development: settlement and ownership structures -- Multiple uses of forests and management -- Conflicts - external interests -- The protection of woodland - balance of utilization interests -- Case study: the ancient forest of Niedersulz -- Present-day structures - the cultural landscape as witness of former forest uses -- Nature protection values relevant today -- Case study 2 -- Farm forests in the mountains (Central Eastern Alps - today's Nationalpark Hohe Tauern,Carinthia) -- Landscape -- Historical development -- Ownership structures -- Forest management -- Protection forests against avalanches -- Conflicts and external interests The protection of woodland - balance of utilization interests -- The present cultural landscape, witness of former forest uses -- Value of nature protection for today's society -- Discussion: what do these two case studies have in common? -- Effects of management and forest use -- Benefits for today's society -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 12: Wood-pasture: for food, wood and biodiversity -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Wood-pasture -- The social context of wood-pasture -- The feeding strategies of the ungulates in wood-pasture -- The effect of large ungulates on vegetation in wood-pasture -- The dominance of Oak and Hazel in wood-pastures -- Wood-pasture: a dynamic system -- Wood-pasture as pasture -- Trees - pasture for livestock -- Cutting firewood in wood-pasture -- The demise of wood-pasture -- The abolition of livestock grazing because of the destruction ofthe forest -- The wood-pasture and biodiversity -- Wood-pasture as the closest modern analogue of 'natural' vegetation -- References -- CHAPTER 13: The ancient woodland concept as a practical conservation tool: the Turkish experience -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Landscape alteration in Anatolia and its impact on ancient woodlandthrough history -- Interactions between people and ancient woods in Anatolia -- What is meant by 'ancient woodland' or 'ancient forest' in Turkey? -- Prominent ancient tree species of Turkey -- Restoring degraded ancient woodland landscapes -- Case study 1 -- Can we classify Common Yew as an ancient tree? -- Community wisdom of ancient woodlands: Taxus baccata in Anatolia -- Conservation and restoration of Common Yew stands in Turkey -- Case study 2 -- What happened to the ancient Boxwood Buxus sempervirens? From forests to the Red List -- Why common Boxwoods are classed as ancient From decline to extinction: what happened to the ancient Boxwoods in Anatolia? Today, 'virgin forests' are only to be found at a few sites unreachable by humans, and even then they are affected by climate change, atmospheric pollution and species extinctions. This book aims to help understand the web of connections relating to ancient trees and woodlands, and to offer techniques to ensure their effective conservation Forest conservation Forests and forestry-Climatic factors Historic trees Kirca, Simay Sonstige oth Rotherham, Ian D. Sonstige oth Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Çolak, Alper H. Ancient Woods, Trees and Forests Exeter : Pelagic Publishing,c2023 |
| spellingShingle | Çolak, Alper H. Ancient Woods, Trees and Forests Ecology, History and Management Ancient Woods, Trees & -- Forests: Ecology, History And Management -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword to the first edition -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1: Ancient woodland in concept and practice -- Abstract -- Defining ancient woodland -- Ancient woodland indicators -- Listing ancient woods -- Ancient woodland concept in practice -- Primary woodland -- Mainland Europe and North America -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 2: The cultural heritage of woods and forests -- Abstract -- Reading the woodland landscape -- The woodland crafts and other industries in the woods -- Decline and fall -- Woodlands, timber and construction -- Charcoal and whitecoal making in England -- Oak bark leather tanning -- Potash manufacture -- The small crafts -- Other manufacturing and extraction of mineral and stone -- Conclusions: conservation and the future -- References -- CHAPTER 3: Archaeology of trees, woodland and wood-pasture -- Abstract -- Introduction: the myth of virgin forest -- Tree-land: woodland (forest), savannah (wood-pasture) and maquis(shrubs as trees) -- Woodland -- Savannah -- Hedgerow, field and farm trees -- Maquis -- Other components of the ecosystem -- Ancient and recent woodland -- Properties of trees -- Modern forestry and its legacy -- Tenets of modern forestry -- Trees as archaeological objects -- Ancient trees in forest -- Ancient trees in savannah -- Coppice stools -- Pollards -- Other practices -- Trees and erosion -- Pollen analysis (palynology) -- Annual rings -- Documentary records -- Pictures and photographs -- Problems of interpretation -- Place-names -- Archaeological features in woodland and savannah -- Features related to previous land use -- Features related to woods as such -- Savannahs and wood-pastures -- What trees and plants have to say Off-site archaeology -- Sacred and civic trees and groves -- An example -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References and further reading -- CHAPTER 4: Ancient rights in ancient forests -- Abstract -- How ancient practices have shaped surviving forests -- Royal hunting forests of England -- Shared resources in the royal hunting forests -- Rights of the king -- Privileges and obligations of the forest warden -- Privileges and obligations of the foresters -- The rights of commoners -- Estovers - the collection of sticks, fern, heath and minor wood products -- Pannage - the right to fatten pigs -- Pasturage - the right to graze animals -- The legacy of the commons and royal hunting forests -- References -- Printed sources -- Printed calendars -- Acts of Parliament -- Primary sources -- CHAPTER 5: The importance of an open-grown tree: from seed to ancient -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Description and comparisons -- Pollen -- The roots -- Fungi and other microorganisms in the soil and decay -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References and further reading -- CHAPTER 6: Ancient and other trees of special interest: indicators of old-growth biodiversity and heritage -- Abstract -- Introduction -- What are ancient and other trees of special interest (TSI)? -- Mapping ancient and other trees of special interest -the Ancient Tree Hunt -- Outcomes from the Ancient Tree Hunt -- Old-growth hotspots -- Protection -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 7: Worked trees and ecological indicators in wooded landscapes -- Abstract -- Coppices and wood-pastures -- The coppice tradition -- Worked and working trees -- Woodland archaeology and ecology: archaeology 'in' the woods andarchaeology 'of' the woods -- Looking for the indicators -- How ancient woodland botanical indicator species are used -- Intelligent interrogation -- Conservation and conclusions References -- CHAPTER 8: Ancient forests in Germany: distribution, importance for maintaining biodiversity, protection and threats -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Distribution of ancient and recent forests -- Distribution with respect to biogeographic regions -- North-western lowlands -- North-eastern lowlands -- Western highlands -- Eastern highlands -- South-western highlands -- Alpine foothills -- The Alps -- Distribution of ancient and recent forests, with particular focus on thenorthern lowlands -- The Prignitz region -- The Uckermark region -- Importance for maintaining biodiversity -- Protection of ancient forests -- Threats to ancient forests -- A case study from north-west Germany -- Summary and concluding remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- CHAPTER 9: Tree abundance, density and age structure: the key factors that determine species richness in saproxylic invertebrates -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Wood-decay invertebrates - how many species are there and why arethey important? -- Importance of age structure, spacing and total numbers of trees -- The importance of connectivity in the landscape -- The special conditions provided by lateral branches on open-grown trees -- Heartwood decay and the rarest invertebrates -- Wood-decay beetles informing hypotheses of natural forest structure -- The consequences of minimum-intervention management that excludeslarge herbivore grazing -- Approaches to conserving deadwood -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 10: Old growth and deadwood as key factors for nature conservation in managed forests -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The role and attributes of old growth and deadwood in forestecosystems -- Amount of old growth and deadwood -- Quality of old growth and deadwood -- Dynamics of old-growth and deadwood supply Forest area, ancient woodlands, old growth and deadwood inBaden-Württemberg (south-western Germany) -- Wood-pastures, old-growth features and biodiversity insouth-western Germany -- The wood-pasture research project: aims, sites and results -- Livestock influences on tree regeneration -- Old-growth features in wood-pastures -- Discussion of the surveys -- Old growth as a resource for hole-nesting birds in the Schönberg region -- The study site -- Study procedure and results -- Interspecific relations reveal the importance of old-growth forests -- The old-growth and deadwood strategy of the federal state ofBaden-Württemberg -- Objectives and strategy development -- The three components of the strategy -- Implementation of the concept in state-owned forests -- Training campaign and information on the strategy -- Status of implementation and perspectives -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 11: The diversity of ancient woodlands in Austria: historical developments and contemporary social importance -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Study area -- Material and method -- Results -- Case study 1 -- Coppice forests in the lowlands (north-east of Lower Austria) -- Landscape -- Historical development: settlement and ownership structures -- Multiple uses of forests and management -- Conflicts - external interests -- The protection of woodland - balance of utilization interests -- Case study: the ancient forest of Niedersulz -- Present-day structures - the cultural landscape as witness of former forest uses -- Nature protection values relevant today -- Case study 2 -- Farm forests in the mountains (Central Eastern Alps - today's Nationalpark Hohe Tauern,Carinthia) -- Landscape -- Historical development -- Ownership structures -- Forest management -- Protection forests against avalanches -- Conflicts and external interests The protection of woodland - balance of utilization interests -- The present cultural landscape, witness of former forest uses -- Value of nature protection for today's society -- Discussion: what do these two case studies have in common? -- Effects of management and forest use -- Benefits for today's society -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 12: Wood-pasture: for food, wood and biodiversity -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Wood-pasture -- The social context of wood-pasture -- The feeding strategies of the ungulates in wood-pasture -- The effect of large ungulates on vegetation in wood-pasture -- The dominance of Oak and Hazel in wood-pastures -- Wood-pasture: a dynamic system -- Wood-pasture as pasture -- Trees - pasture for livestock -- Cutting firewood in wood-pasture -- The demise of wood-pasture -- The abolition of livestock grazing because of the destruction ofthe forest -- The wood-pasture and biodiversity -- Wood-pasture as the closest modern analogue of 'natural' vegetation -- References -- CHAPTER 13: The ancient woodland concept as a practical conservation tool: the Turkish experience -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Landscape alteration in Anatolia and its impact on ancient woodlandthrough history -- Interactions between people and ancient woods in Anatolia -- What is meant by 'ancient woodland' or 'ancient forest' in Turkey? -- Prominent ancient tree species of Turkey -- Restoring degraded ancient woodland landscapes -- Case study 1 -- Can we classify Common Yew as an ancient tree? -- Community wisdom of ancient woodlands: Taxus baccata in Anatolia -- Conservation and restoration of Common Yew stands in Turkey -- Case study 2 -- What happened to the ancient Boxwood Buxus sempervirens? From forests to the Red List -- Why common Boxwoods are classed as ancient From decline to extinction: what happened to the ancient Boxwoods in Anatolia? Forest conservation Forests and forestry-Climatic factors Historic trees |
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