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The use of vegetation in assessing the productivity of forest lands

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Los principios básicos al empleo de tipos de vegetación en el evaluar de terreno forestál están enumerados y descutidos. (1) La vegetación refleja la suma de todos los elementos del medio ambiente que son importantes para las plantas. (2) Las especies con poderes en competencia más altos son las indicadores mejores. (3) Los bosques consisten en grupos (“unions”) sobrepuestos que occuren en combinaciones distintas sobre el paisaje. (4) Cada “union” es sensitiva a unos aspectos especiales del medio ambiente. (5) Muchos carácteres de vegetación tienen significación potencial como indicadores ecológicos. (6) Los tipos de medio ambiente (“habitat types”) son las unidades ecológicas más básicas del paisaje.

Los ejemplos del valor práctico de indicadores vegetales para la predicción de crecimiento de árboles, de silvicultura apropriada, de enfermedades de insectos y hongos, de variaciones raciales entre plantas, de facciones hidrológicas, y del valor de vegetación para el bienestar de animales están detallados.

Criticismos prévios del método de indicadores vegetales son resenados y evaluados.

Summary

The basic principles in the use of vegetation types as indicators on forest lands are enumerated and discussed. (1) Vegetation reflects the sum of all the elements of the environment which are important to plants. (2) The species with highest competitive powers are the best indicators. (3) Forests consist of superimposed groups (“unions”) which occur in different combinations ovethe landscape. (4) Each union is sensitive to certain special aspects of environment. (5) Many characters of vegetation have potential significance as ecologic indicators. (6) Types of environment (“habitat types”) are the most basic ecologic units of landscapes.

Examples of the practical value of vegetation indicators for predicting tree grown, appropriate silviculture, susceptibility to insect and fungus attacks, ecotypic variations among plants, hydrologic regimes, and the value of vegetation for wildlife are detailed.

Previous criticisms of the vegetation indicator method are reviewed and evaluated.

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Daubenmire, R. The use of vegetation in assessing the productivity of forest lands. Bot. Rev 42, 115–143 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02860720

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