This book is intended to provide information to those who wish to interact with the landbase in an ecologically sustainable manner. Practitioners charged with the administration of land-based programs in industry and government will find the information presented useful. It should also be a resource for many community groups involved in land-use decision-making. Humans continue to use forests and make decisions about land use without perfect information. Conservation Biology Principles for Forested Landscapes is intended to enable the improvement of planning and decison-making processes by providing ecological information on issues of forest use. Current approaches are not working. Where information exists on new, ecologically sustainable approaches, practitioners should switch. Where the information on a better approach is not yet available, practitioners should replace the current, inappropriate approach with a variety of flexible ones that offer the opportunity to change with new knowledge.
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 577.3
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9780774854900 0774806303
- LCCN
- QH541.5.F6
- LCCN Item number
- C66 1998eb
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- Original cataloging agency
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- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (x, 243 p.)
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)jme00326370 (OCoLC)144085478 (CaOOCEL)404142
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Preface 10
- Acknowledgements 12
- 1 Natural Disturbance Ecology 16
- Definitions 16
- Disturbance Ecology 16
- Landscape Ecology 18
- Background 19
- Science and Research 19
- Forest Resource Management 21
- Disturbance Data for British Columbia 27
- Ecological Principles 30
- Natural Disturbance Effects 30
- Biodiversity and Natural Disturbances 35
- The Need for Management that Includes Natural Disturbance Regimes 38
- Methods for Including Natural Processes in Resource Management 40
- Scale Issues, Variation, and Predictability 43
- Research Needs 46
- Literature Cited 48
- 2 Spatial Patterns in Forested Landscapes: Implications for Biology and Forestry 55
- Definitions 55
- Background 57
- Ecological Principles 59
- Scale and Ecological Hierarchy 59
- Fragmentation 65
- Spatial Patterns in Forested Landscapes 72
- Research Needs 83
- Literature Cited 85
- 3 Connectivity 89
- Definitions 89
- Background 91
- Ecological Principles 97
- Maintaining Connectivity 97
- Corridor Location and Design 102
- Corridor Width 104
- Summary 105
- Research Needs 106
- Literature Cited 107
- 4 Riparian Areas and Wetlands 111
- Definitions 111
- Background 114
- Ecological Principles 118
- Riparian Areas, Wetlands, and Fish 118
- Riparian Areas, Wetlands, and Invertebrates 124
- Riparian Areas, Wetlands, and Herpetofauna 126
- Riparian Areas, Wetlands, and Birds 129
- Riparian Areas, Wetlands, and Mammals 135
- Design and Function of Riparian and Wetland Buffers 136
- Research Needs 138
- Literature Cited 141
- 5 Interior Habitat 147
- Definitions 147
- Background 149
- Ecological Principles 150
- Interior Forest Microclimate 150
- Interior Habitat Requirements of Forest Dwellers 154
- Interior Habitat and Herpetofauna 155
- Interior Habitat and Birds 155
- Interior Habitat and Mammals 157
- Reserve (Patch) Design and Interior Forest Habitat 158
- Research Needs 159
- Literature Cited 160
- 6 Biodiversity and Old-Growth Forests 163
- Definitions 163
- Background 164
- Association and Dependence 165
- Ecological Principles 166
- Birds 167
- Mammals 172
- Insectivores 172
- Rodents 173
- Carnivores 174
- Ungulates 176
- Bats 176
- Reptiles 177
- Amphibians 177
- Fish 179
- Invertebrates 180
- Arthropods 180
- Molluscs 181
- Vascular Plants 181
- Nonvascular Plants 184
- Fungi 185
- Lichens 187
- Research Needs 189
- Literature Cited 189
- 7 The Dead Wood Cycle 202
- Definitions 202
- Background 203
- Ecological Principles 204
- Dead Wood Cycling 204
- Dynamics of the Dead Wood Cycle 205
- The Roles of Dead Wood in the Ecosystem 209
- Dead Wood and Ecosystem Processes 223
- Management of the Dead Wood Cycle 224
- Research Needs 225
- Literature Cited 226
- 8 Managing for Edge Effects 232
- Definitions 232
- Background 234
- Ecological Principles 235
- Edge Effects and Microclimatic and Vegetation Gradients 235
- Edge Effects and Invertebrates 237
- Edge Effects and Herpetofauna 238
- Edge Effects and Birds 239
- Edge Effects and Mammals 241
- Managing for Edge Effects 243
- Research Needs 244
- Literature Cited 246
- Index 252
- A 252
- B 252
- C 253
- D 254
- E 254
- F 254
- G 255
- H 255
- I 255
- K 256
- L 256
- M 256
- N 257
- O 257
- P 257
- R 258
- S 258
- T 259
- U 259
- V 259
- W 259
- Y 260
