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Combining holding-level economic goals with spatial landscape-level goals in the planning of multiple ownership forestry 总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5
In Finland, management of biological diversity at the landscape level is complicated by the relatively small size of the holdings. To alleviate this problem, this study presents a hierarchical planning model that aims at combining spatial landscape-level ecological goals with holding-level owner-specific goals. The influence of ecological objectives extends across holding borders, but their impact is greatest in areas where they are least in conflict with the owners goals. This feature, which results in minimum losses to individual landowners, can be called ecological efficiency. In the case study, the ecological objective was to cluster the breeding and foraging areas of flying squirrel (Pteromys volans). Other sets of objectives were related to individual holdings according to the various preferences of the forest owners. The forest plan produced by the presented planning model was compared with two other forest plans: 1) a combination of independent forest holding level plans, which were assumed to represent the outcome of the current planning tradition, and 2) an area-level plan, where the holding borders and holding-specific objectives were not taken into account. The same objective variables and objective weights were used in all plans. All the plans were produced for six planning areas (ranging from 404.6 to 984.9 ha) and 110 forest holdings (ranging from 0.6 to 449.8 ha) within these areas. The case-study results were promising: with the model presented here, the spatial structure of flying squirrel breeding and foraging areas could be improved with only minor losses in holding-level objectives. The spatial structure of the landscape after the 60-year planning period was very close to the area-level plan. This outcome was made possible by synchronizing the treatment proposals across forest-holding borders. The outcome of the model seems promising also from the practical standpoint: because the variation in the objectives of forest owners is efficiently taken into account in optimization, only rarely do the solutions suggest that the holding-level targets be compromised.This revised version was published online in May 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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Simulating the cumulative effects of multiple forest management strategies on landscape measures of forest sustainability 总被引：1，自引：2，他引：1
While the cumulative effects of the actions of multiple owners have long been recognized as critically relevant to efforts
to maintain sustainable forests at the landscape scale, few studies have addressed these effects. We used the HARVEST timber
harvest simulator to predict the cumulative effects of four owner groups (two paper companies, a state forest and non-industrial
private owners) with different management objectives on landscape pattern in an upper Michigan landscape managed primarily
for timber production. We quantified trends in landscape pattern metrics that were linked to Montreal Process indicators of
forest sustainability, and used a simple wildlife habitat model to project habitat trends. Our results showed that most trends
were considered favorable for forest sustainability, but that some were not. The proportion of all age classes and some forest
types moved closer to presettlement conditions. The trend for the size of uneven-aged patches was essentially flat while the
average size of patches of the oldest and youngest age classes increased and the size of patches of the remaining age classes
decreased. Forest fragmentation generally declined, but edge density of age classes increased. Late seral forest habitat increased
while early successional habitat declined. The owners use different management systems that cumulatively produce a diversity
of habitats. Our approach provides a tool to evaluate such cumulative effects on other landscapes owned by multiple owners.
The approach holds promise for helping landowner groups develop and evaluate cooperative strategies to improve landscape patterns
for forest sustainability. 相似文献
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Homero M. Penteado 《Landscape Ecology》2013,28(10):1909-1921
This study develops a quantitative approach to evaluate the application of design concepts that link landscape ecology theory to landscape planning. Landscape ecology principles were used to develop spatial concepts for creating an armature of open space in areas subject to rapid urbanization. It focuses on the predicted urban expansion of Damascus, Oregon, as a case study. An alternative futures study was used to test three open space spatial concepts for patches, corridors and networks contrasted with compact and dispersed urban development patterns. Eight scenarios of land use and land cover, over 50 years, were defined based on different spatial design concepts to evaluate their effects on habitat quantity and quality and analyze the tradeoffs between urban development and conservation of three focal wildlife species: red-legged frog, western meadowlark, and Douglas squirrel. Open space spatial concepts highly influenced habitat quantity and quality differences among scenarios. Development patterns showed lower influence on those variables. Scenarios with no landscape ecological spatial concept provided the most land for urban development but reduced habitat quantity and quality. Greenway scenarios presented increases of habitats, but failed to provide sufficient habitats for western meadowlark. Park system scenarios also presented an increase on the amount of habitats, but high-quality habitats for western meadowlark and red-legged frog decreased. Network scenarios presented the best overall amount of habitats and increase of high-quality habitats for the three species, but constrained urban development options. 相似文献
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Matthew J. Smith Matthew G. Betts Graham J. Forbes Daniel G. Kehler Maryse C. Bourgeois Stephen P. Flemming 《Landscape Ecology》2011,26(5):709-721
Landscape composition and configuration, often termed as habitat loss and fragmentation, are predicted to reduce species population
viability, partly due to the restriction of movement in the landscape. Unfortunately, measuring the effects of habitat loss
and fragmentation on functional connectivity is challenging because these variables are confounded, and often the motivation
for movement by target species is unknown. Our objective was to determine the independent effects of landscape connectivity
from the perspective of a mature forest specialist—the northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus). To standardize movement motivation, we translocated 119 squirrels, at varying distances (0.18–3.8 km) from their home range
across landscapes representing gradients in both habitat loss and fragmentation. We measured the physical connectedness of
mature forest using an index of connectivity (landscape coincidence probability). Patches were considered connected if they
were within the mean gliding distance of a flying squirrel. Homing success increased in landscapes with a higher connectivity
index. However, homing time was not strongly predicted by habitat amount, connectivity index, or mean nearest neighbour and
was best explained as a simple function of sex and distance translocated. Our study shows support for the independent effects
of landscape configuration on animal movement at a spatial scale that encompasses several home ranges. We conclude that connectivity
of mature forest should be considered for the conservation of some mature forest specialists, even in forest mosaics where
the distinction between habitat and movement corridors are less distinct. 相似文献
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The goals of landscape planning are multiple for rural ecosystems of the resettlement area in the Hubei Province of China. They relate to the types, diversity and patterns of the ecosystems, and to the conservation of ecosystem functions and biodiversity. We were interested in the improvement of socio-economic conditions, and the promotion of the development of farmland ecosystems and natural forest ecosystems. The landscape planning took into account the conservation and the restoration of forestlands, and the reconstructions of farmlands, towns and villages. The areas of towns and villages were assigned by trade-off analysis balancing ecological, economic and social benefits. The spatial pattern of used lands was designed by a multi-criteria optimal spatial planning, resulting in the strengthening of some primary ecosystem functions. In the resettlement area forests will expand to a matrix, and cropland patches together with tree fences will form patch-corridor systems. Significant ecological, economic and social benefits can be derived from this landscape pattern.This revised version was published online in May 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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As part of the forest landscape, roadside trees are susceptible to multiple stressors that increase potential for tree damage during storm events and contribute to power outages. In exurban areas, decision-making related to the roadside forest is divided among many land ownerships and management entities with diverse objectives. Our objectives were to (1) identify general forest and roadside vegetation management objectives and challenges, (2) identify forest stressors and assess perceived severity and level of concern for forest stressor impacts to the roadside forest, and (3) evaluate manager interrelationships based on management objectives and challenges. We conducted semi-structured interviews with thirty-nine members of the forest management community who manage non-residential and non-industrial tracts of forest land in Connecticut, USA. Improving overall forest health and resilience, wildlife habitat, and forest products were the three most common general forest objectives. The two most frequently identified roadside objectives were public safety and mitigating hazardous conditions. The most common general forest management challenges included workforce limitations, financial constraints, and public perceptions. Support and satisfaction among the public and other stakeholders was the most frequently mentioned roadside forest management challenge. Although participants recognized the importance of roadside vegetation management, many avoided active management along roadsides. Immediate roadside vegetation issues such as public safety were prioritized rather than long-term planning. Stakeholders are constantly orchestrating a balance of numerous objectives as they integrate roadside vegetation considerations into broader forest management. 相似文献
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Simon J. Watson David M. Watson Gary W. Luck Peter G. Spooner 《Landscape Ecology》2014,29(7):1249-1259
The extent and connectivity of individual habitat types strongly affects the distribution and abundance of organisms. However, little is known of how the level of connectivity and the interactions between different habitat types influences the distribution of species. Here, we used the geographically restricted and endangered regent parrot Polytelis anthopeplus monarchoides as a case study to examine the importance of composition and connectivity between different elements in 39 complex landscape mosaics (each 10 km radius). We compiled a database of 674 regent parrot nesting records, regional vegetation maps and measures of multipath connectivity between core vegetation types under different scenarios of resistance to movement provided by landscape elements. The occurrence of regent parrot nests was strongly affected by landscape composition, being positively related to the extent Eucalyptus camaldulensis riverine forest, but negatively related to the extent of semi-arid woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus largiflorens. Connectivity between E. camaldulensis forest (principal nesting habitat) and mallee (preferred feeding habitat) was a strong predictor of nest locations. Our study shows that the suitability of fragmented agricultural landscapes for supporting species can be greatly affected by connectivity and interactions between preferred and non-preferred habitats. For species that require complementary habitats such as the regent parrot, conservation management activities may be ineffective if they simply focus on a single core habitat type or the impacts of human land uses without regard to the interrelationships among landscape elements. While increasing the amount of primary preferred habitat should remain a cornerstone goal, increasing the extent and improving connectivity with alternative landscape elements also should be priority management objectives. 相似文献
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A significant challenge facing forestry today is managing private forests sustainably in the face of continued ownership fragmentation
(i.e., parcelization). Cross-boundary coordination––where forest practices are coordinated across multiple properties––has
been proposed as a mechanism by which landscape-level ecological and economic benefits may be accrued in privately-owned landscapes,
but few tests of the concept exist. Using a case study approach, we quantify the extent to which ownership-centric forest
management is constrained by economies of scale and misses opportunities to achieve ecological objectives in three landscapes
in Wisconsin, USA. Methods are based on existing forest management plans and include spatial analysis of patch distributions
and shapes, simulation of forest practices, and calculation of net present value over a 20-year horizon. Our results indicate
substantial opportunity for cross-boundary coordination: between 62% and 88% of the managed properties within our study landscapes
were adjacent to other properties with forest management plans. At a patch scale, coordination can result in ecological benefits
that can be accrued into the future (e.g., maintenance of large patches and natural ecosystem boundaries). Because these landscapes
are already highly parcelized, however, coordination offers little opportunity to impact the overall landscape-scale structure.
Greater economies of scale can also be gained by coordinating forest practices, including increases in the size (16–99%) and
volume of timber sales (16–94%), and a modest economic advantage (3–6%). As first steps, investment in data infrastructure
and professional training are required to support cross-boundary multi-ownership forest management. More broadly is the need
to shift from policies and practices that are largely ownership-centric to those that include and better incorporate landscape-centric
perspectives. 相似文献
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Tähti Pohjanmies Kyle Eyvindson María Triviño Mikko Mönkkönen 《Landscape Ecology》2017,32(12):2337-2349
Context
Multi-objective management can mitigate conflicts among land-use objectives. However, the effectiveness of a multi-objective solution depends on the spatial scale at which land-use is optimized. This is because the ecological variation within the planning region influences the potential for site-specific prioritization according to the different objectives.Objectives
We optimized the allocation of forest management strategies to maximize the joint production of two conflicting objectives, timber production and carbon storage, at increasing spatial scales. We examined the impacts of the extent of the planning region on the severity of the conflict, the potential for its mitigation, and the strategies that were identified as optimal.Methods
Using forecasted data from a forest simulator, we constructed Pareto frontiers optimizing the joint provision of the objectives in production forests in Finland. Optimization was conducted within increasing hierarchical spatial scales and outcomes were compared in terms of the severity of the conflict and the solution to mitigate it.Results
The trade-offs between timber production and carbon storage appeared less severe and could be mitigated more effectively the larger the planning regions were, but the improvements became minor beyond the scale of ‘large forest holding’. The results thus indicate that this scale, approximately 100 stands or 200 ha, is large enough to effectively mitigate the conflict between timber production and carbon storage.Conclusions
Management planning over relatively small forest areas (200 ha) can mitigate ecosystem service trade-offs effectively. Thus the effective use of multi-objective optimization tools may be feasible even in small-scale forestry.10.
Dead wood is a critical resource for biodiversity in boreal forests. We analysed the persistence of five model species inhabiting
dead wood. By parameterising a metapopulation model (the incidence function model), the model species were all assigned characteristics
that makes it likely that they have disappeared from some (20%) forest landscapes with a long history of forest management.
In the metapopulation model, a forest stand (5 ha) was regarded as a habitat patch. The amount of habitat in each patch was
obtained from models of dead wood dynamics of Norway spruce in central Sweden. Dead wood generated by altered management over
the entire landscape was found to be less efficient in reducing extinction risks in comparison to the same amount of dead
wood generated by protecting reserves. Because generation of dead wood by altered management is often less expensive than
setting aside reserves, it is difficult to determine which conservation measure is most cost-efficient. In a landscape subjected
to forestry for the first time, it was better to preserve a few large reserves than many small ones. However, in a managed,
highly fragmented forest landscape it was better to set aside many small reserves. The reason for this was that small plots
with high habitat quality could be selected, while large reserves originally contained habitats both of high and low quality,
and the rate of habitat quality increase was low. A strategy for biodiversity conservation in a managed forest landscape should
include information about the history of the landscape, the current amount and spatial distribution of forest habitats, and
the potential for rapid restoration of forest habitats, both on managed and unmanaged forest land. 相似文献
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A management driven investigation of landscape patterns of northern spotted owl nesting territories in the high Cascades of Oregon 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
Investigations using available data sought to guide short-term management decisions regarding the needs of northern spotted owl in the high Cascade Mountains of Oregon. Landscape attributes and pattern indices were measured and tested for identification of areas likely to contain northern spotted owl nests. Predictive models indicating planning standards were developed. Most landscape ecological indices were not useful. Results indicate the owl favors landscapes dominated by patches that meet definitions of late seral forest nesting habitat. The owl optimally nests in such patches at least 570 hectares in size. Landscapes with some edges, particularly around nesting habitat patches evidently do not adversely affect the owl, perhaps because they provide prey. Landscapes with extensive edges, particularly between openings and forests not suitable for nesting, are not as likely to be selected. The results are largely consistent with the owl's recovery plans, provide guidance for management, and require refinement through additional research, particularly to better determine home range sizes. 相似文献
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The protean relationship between boreal forest landscape structure and red squirrel distribution at multiple spatial scales 总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3
This paper investigates two fundamental questions in landscape ecology: what influence does landscape context, or the composition of the matrix, have on an animals’ response to landscape structure, and how does this relationship extrapolate between landscapes? We investigate how the distribution of North American red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) in the boreal mixedwood forest is influenced by anthropogenically (forest harvest) and naturally (forest fire) derived landscape structure. We studied the presence and absence of red squirrels over two years in three landscape types: one managed for timber harvest, one recently burned by wildfire, and a third unburned unmanaged landscape. Landscape composition and configuration, measured at several spatial scales, predicted red squirrel’s distribution in all three landscapes, but the significant landscape variables changed across spatial scales, across time, and across landscapes. These findings emphasize the variability in landscape structure/animal distribution relationships, and enforce the need to link pattern-finding studies, such as this one, with searches for the mechanisms behind the observed pattern. 相似文献
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We examined responses of Siberian flying squirrels ( Pteromys volans ) to edges between nesting habitat (mature spruce forests), movement habitat (other forests, pine bogs), and open areas within their home ranges in southern Finland in 1996-2000. Radio-tracked squirrels (n=146) were generally associated to edges when they were ac tive at night. Compared to distances expected from the habitat pattern of their home range, squirrels occurred closer to high-contrast edges (of open areas) and low-contrast edges (nesting or movement forest types). Asso ciation with edges of open areas was more pronounced when squirrels were in movement habitat than in nesting habitat, possibly because of stronger channeling of movements in the former habitat. When in nesting habitat, squirrels responded more strongly to field edges than to recent clearcut edges, probably as a result of the pres ence of more deciduous trees on field edges, unlike clearcut edges. Responses to open areas were independent of spatial scale. However, responses to movement habitat from nesting habitat, and vice versa, were more pronounced over hundreds than tens of meters. Nesting cavities and dreys were generally located at random with respect to edges. We conclude that squirrel responses to edges of landscape attributes are diverse and depend both on spatial scale and edge contrast.This revised version was published online in May 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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Modeling the effects of forest harvesting on landscape structure and the spatial distribution of cowbird brood parasitism 总被引：10，自引：1，他引：9
Timber harvesting affects both composition and structure of the landscape and has important consequences for organisms using forest habitats. A timber harvest allocation model was constructed that allows the input of specific rules to allocate forest stands for clearcutting to generate landscape patterns reflecting the look and feel of managed landscapes. Various harvest strategies were simulated on four 237 km2 study areas in Indiana, USA. For each study area, the model was applied to simulate 80 years of management activity. The resulting landscape spatial patterns were quantified using a suite of landscape pattern metrics and plotted as a function of mean harvest size and total area of forest harvested per decade to produce response surfaces. When the mean clearcut size was 1 ha, the area of forest interior remaining on the landscape was dramatically reduced and the amount of forest edge on the landscape increased dramatically. The potential consequences of the patterns produced by the model were assessed for a generalized neotropical migrant forest bird using a GIS model that generates maps showing the spatial distribution of the relative vulnerability of forest birds to brood parasitism by brown-headed cowbirds. The model incorporates the location and relative quality of cowbird feeding sites, and the relation between parasitism rates and distance of forest from edge. The response surface relating mean harvest size and total area harvested to the mean value of vulnerability to cowbird brood parasitism had a shape similar to the response surfaces showing forest edge. The results of our study suggest that it is more difficult to maintain large contiguous blocks of undisturbed forest interior when harvests are small and dispersed, especially when producing high timber volumes is a management goal. The application of the cowbird model to landscapes managed under different strategies could help managers in deciding where harvest activity will produce the least negative impact on breeding forest birds. 相似文献
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Brett G. Dickson Thomas D. Sisk Steven E. Sesnie Richard T. Reynolds Steven S. Rosenstock Christina D. Vojta Michael F. Ingraldi Jill M. Rundall 《Landscape Ecology》2014,29(5):803-815
Conservation planners and land managers are often confronted with scale-associated challenges when assessing the relationship between land management objectives and species conservation. Conservation of individual species typically involves site-level analyses of habitat, whereas land management focuses on larger spatial extents. New models are needed to more explicitly integrate species-specific conservation with landscape or regional scales. We address this challenge with an example using the northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), a forest raptor with circumpolar distribution that is the focus of intense debate regarding forest management on public lands in the southwestern USA. To address goshawk-specific habitat conservation across a management area of 22,800-km2 in northern Arizona, we focused on the territory scale rather than individual nest sites. We compiled a 17-year database of 895 nest sites to estimate territory locations. We then estimated the likelihood of territory occurrence for the entire management area using multiple logistic regression within an expert-driven, spatially balanced, and information-theoretic framework. Our occurrence model incorporated forest structure variables that were derived from USFS Forest Inventory and Analysis plots and high-resolution satellite imagery. Results indicated that high canopy-bulk density, intermediate canopy-base heights, and low variation in tree density were strong predictors of territory occurrence. We used model-averaged parameter estimates for these variables to map and explore patterns of territory distribution across multiple land jurisdictions and ecological subregions. Our iterative modeling approach complements previous demographic studies in the region. It also provides a robust framework for integrating species conservation and landscape management in ongoing and future regional planning efforts. 相似文献
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Unni S. Lande Ivar Herfindal Tomas Willebrand Pål F. Moa Torstein Storaas 《Landscape Ecology》2014,29(1):127-139
The effects of landscape composition on species and populations have become increasingly important due to large and rapid habitat changes worldwide. In particular, concern is raised for several forest-dwelling species such as capercaillie and black grouse, because their habitats are continuously changing and deteriorating from human development. Conservation of these species is linked to sustainable forest management that seeks to benefit multiple species, which demands knowledge about demographic rates in relation to forest composition and structure. We related the spatial variation in adult density and chick production of capercaillie and black grouse to landscape characteristics from 13 areas within the boreal forest of Norway. Linear mixed effects models showed that black grouse and capercaillie had similar associations to landscape characteristics. Adult density of both species was positively related to the proportion of old forest (>80 years), but only if the area had large proportions of mid to high productive forests. Chick production was negatively related to the proportion of old forest, but positively to habitat diversity and more so for black grouse compared to capercaillie. However, the result for chick production suggest that other forest types also are important, and that forest grouse needs a variety of habitats during their life history stages. Management that seeks to simultaneously conserve populations of black grouse and capercaillie needs to ensure a matrix of various forest types. A special focus must be on the critical life history of local populations to successfully preserve viable populations, for black grouse and capercaillie this implies protection of old and mid to high productive forest while keeping a heterogeneous landscape. 相似文献
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Studies dealing with community similarity are necessary to understand large scale ecological processes causing biodiversity
loss and to improve landscape and regional planning. Here, we study landscape variables influencing patterns of community
similarity in fragmented and continuous forest landscapes in the Atlantic forest of South America, isolating the effects of
forest loss, fragmentation and patterns of land use. Using a grid design, we surveyed birds in 41 square cells of 100 km2 using the point count method. We used multivariate, regression analyses and lagged predictor autoregressive models to examine
the relative influence of landscape variables on community similarity. Forest cover was the primary variable explaining patterns
of bird community similarity. Similarity showed a sudden decline between 20 and 40% of forest cover. Patterns of land use
had a second order effect; native bird communities were less affected by forest loss in landscapes dominated by tree plantations
(the most suitable habitat for native species) than in landscapes dominated by annual crops or cattle pastures. The effects
of fragmentation were inconclusive. The trade-off between local extinctions and the invasion of extra-regional species using
recently created habitats is probably the mechanism generating the observed patterns of community similarity. Limiting forest
loss to 30–40% of the landscape cover and improving the suitability of human-modified habitats will contribute to maintain
the structure and composition of the native forest bird community in the Atlantic forest. 相似文献
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Thomas A. Spies Thomas W. Giesen Frederick J. Swanson Jerry F. Franklin Denise Lach K. Norman Johnson 《Landscape Ecology》2010,25(8):1185-1199
Conserving biological diversity in a changing climate poses major challenges for land managers and society. Effective adaptive
strategies for dealing with climate change require a socio-ecological systems perspective. We highlight some of the projected
ecological responses to climate change in the Pacific Northwest, U.S.A and identify possible adaptive actions that federal
forest managers could take. The forest landscape, ownership patterns and recent shift toward ecologically based forest management
provide a good starting place for conserving biological diversity under climate change. Nevertheless, undesirable changes
in species and ecosystems will occur and a number of adaptive actions could be undertaken to lessen the effects of climate
change on forest ecosystems. These include: manipulation of stand and landscape structure to increase ecological resistance
and resilience; movement of species and genotypes; and engaging in regional, multi-ownership planning to make adaptive actions
more effective. Although the language and goals of environmental laws and policies were developed under the assumption of
stable climate and disturbance regimes, they appear to be flexible enough to accommodate many adaptive actions. It is less
certain, however, if sufficient social license and economic capacity exist to undertake these actions. Given the history of
contentious and litigious debate about federal forest management in this region, it is likely that some of these actions will
be seen as double-edge swords, spurring social resistance, especially where actions involve cutting trees. Given uncertainties
and complexity, collaborative efforts that promote learning (e.g. adaptive management groups) must be rejuvenated and expanded. 相似文献
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Landscape management for woodland caribou: the protection of forest blocks influences wolf-caribou co-occurrence 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0
Nicolas Courbin Daniel Fortin Christian Dussault Réhaume Courtois 《Landscape Ecology》2009,24(10):1375-1388
Various management plans have been developed to mitigate the effects of human activities on threatened woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) populations. Most plans do not account for the behavior of wolves (Canis lupus), their main predator. The success of caribou recovery plans may nonetheless depend on how landscape management shapes wolf-caribou
interactions. We evaluated the species-specific responses of caribou and wolves to a management plan in Québec, and assessed
its impact on the probability of wolf-caribou co-occurrence. Landscape management consisted of the protection of large forest
blocks, and the spatial aggregation of cutblocks. Based on telemetry data, we modeled animal-habitat spatial relationships
with resource selection functions, and then estimate the relative probability of wolf-caribou co-occurrence. We found that
caribou selected mature conifer forests with lichen. Wolves selected mixed and deciduous stands. Caribou avoided roads and
cutblocks, while wolves selected them, which resulted in a relatively low probability of co-occurrence in harvested areas.
Concurrent habitat selection by the two species was such that the highest probability of wolf-caribou co-occurrence took place
in protected forest blocks (PB) from December to May. For efficient mitigation measures, the location of PBs should be selected
while accounting for differences in habitat selection between wolf and caribou. The blocks should include mature conifer forests
with lichen, minimize the abundance of mixed and deciduous stands, and be far from roads and cutblocks. Consideration of predator
behavior can improve suitability of landscape management plans for the long-term persistence of threatened prey populations
under top-down control. 相似文献