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This document provides an overview of forest ecology and management, covering key concepts and principles related to applying ecological principles to managing forest resources. It discusses forest management objectives, definitions, and categories, including silviculture, conservation, and restoration. The document explores spatial scales, global and local forest uses, deforestation, and management objectives like timber production, non-timber products, and ecosystem services. It examines forest stand metrics, silviculture systems, regeneration methods, stand structure and development, and intermediate treatments. Finally, it covers harvesting considerations, such as road construction, techniques, transportation, and market for products.
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“ It should be apparent…that almost all human evolution, from primeval, primate stock to ground ape and then through agricultural, technical, and cultural revolutions to the present time, has been intimately associated with, and conditioned by, forests .” (J.P. Kimmins 1987)
Current Forest Extent
(30% of land surface; ~50% of original forest)
Original Forest Extent
(60% of land surface)
Frontier Forest Extent
(22% of original forest)
Silviculture (^) Restoration Conservation
1920 2000
Ewel and Putz 2004
20 m
20 m
1.37 m Diameter
DBH = 20 cm
