Short-term response of wildlife to clear-cutting in Quebec boreal forest: multiscale effects and management implications

We studied the short-term response of wildlife to clear-cutting in four blocks (52-114 km2) that were logged in 100- to 250-ha clustered patches. Surveys were conducted, 2 years before and 2 years after logging, to determine the relative abundance of 12 wildlife species, and telemetry data were also gathered on four species. Small mammals, species with the smallest home ranges ([Formula: see text]1 ha), either remained in the clearcut patches or had replacement habitat in the buffer strips. Most species with home ranges up to 25 ha (spruce grouse, Falcipennis canadensis Linné; snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus Erxleben) were excluded from clearcut patches. Species with home ranges [Formula: see text]5 km2 (marten, Martes americana Turton; moose, Alces alces Linné) remained in some residual forest patches scattered throughout clearcuts and in the adjacent uncut forest. In their home range, these two species avoided clearcut patches where the shrub layer and coniferous regeneration were scattered. Because many wildlife species depend on residual forest, the important issue is not the size of clearcut patches but the extent and configuration of the remaining forest. Instead of a clustered distribution of clearcut patches, we propose two harvest scenarios more compatible with integrated wildlife-forest management objectives on a local scale.

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Clearcut logging restricts the movements of terrestrial Pacific giant salamanders (Dicamptodon tenebrosus Good)

Canadian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1139/z02-213 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 80 (12) ◽

pp. 2170-2177 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

Barbara Johnston ◽

Leonardo Frid

Keyword(s):

Radio Telemetry ◽

Riparian Buffer ◽

Movement Behavior ◽

Home Ranges ◽

Buffer Strips ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Potential Threat ◽

Clear Cutting ◽

Dicamptodon Tenebrosus ◽

Riparian Buffer Strips

Pacific giant salamanders (Dicamptodon tenebrosus Good) in the Chilliwack River valley of southwestern British Columbia are at the periphery of their range, and therefore of conservation concern. Although logging is a potential threat to the species, no studies have examined how clear-cutting affects its terrestrial stage. We used radio telemetry to compare the movements of 35 terrestrial Pacific giant salamanders at sites with three different logging histories: forested, clearcut to the stream margin, and clearcut with riparian buffer strips. The results demonstrate that logging affected movements of the salamanders. Salamanders in clearcuts remained significantly closer to the stream, spent more time in subterranean refuges, and had smaller home ranges than those at forested sites. During a dry year, salamanders in clearcuts were significantly more dependent on precipitation for their movement than salamanders in forested habitats. Salamander movement behavior in riparian buffer strips was not significantly different from that at forested sites but was significantly different from that at clearcut sites. Riparian buffer strips appear to mitigate some of the negative effects of clearcuts on salamander movement.

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629 Clinical and echocardiographic predictors of short term response to cardiac resynchronization therapy

EP Europace ◽

10.1016/s1099-5129(05)80426-x ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. 144-144

Keyword(s):

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy ◽

Cardiac Resynchronization ◽

Resynchronization Therapy ◽

Short Term ◽

Term Response

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Artificial liver support in acute liver injury and graft dysfunction: MARS increases short-term response to therapy and predicts further course of disease

10.1055/s-0037-1605114 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

U Gerth ◽

G Thölking ◽

A Hüsing-Kabar ◽

I Kabar ◽

H Schmidt ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Liver Injury ◽

Acute Liver Injury ◽

Response To Therapy ◽

Artificial Liver ◽

Graft Dysfunction ◽

Short Term ◽

Liver Support ◽

Artificial Liver Support ◽

Course Of Disease ◽

Term Response

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Wintertourismus beeinflusst das Verhalten und die Stressphysiologie des Auerhuhns | Winter tourism influences the behaviour and the stress physiology of the capercaillie

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen ◽

10.3188/szf.2009.0311 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 160 (10) ◽

pp. 311-317 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Pierre Mollet ◽

Dominik Thiel

Keyword(s):

Home Ranges ◽

Stress Hormone ◽

Recreational Activity ◽

Forest Patches ◽

Recreational Facilities ◽

New Developments ◽

Winter Tourism ◽

Middle Europe ◽

Sporting Activities ◽

High Level

The present study investigated whether the flushing distance, the territorial use and the stress hormone physiology of the capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) were influenced in the winter by the presence of a large number of people engaged in sporting activities. In most cases flushing distances were greater, and higher concentrations of stress hormone were found in the blood serum, in areas having a high intensity of sporting activities than in forest stands relatively undisturbed by tourists. During the ski season capercaillie avoided forest patches within their home ranges where there was a high level of recreational activity. The results lead to the conclusion that intensive winter tourism can be a serious threat to the remaining capercaillie populations in middle Europe. It is recommended that the construction of new recreational facilities and new developments should be avoided in the most important habitats for capercaillie. The important habitats which today already lie in the immediate vicinity of areas intensively used by tourists could clearly receive enhanced status, according to each situation, either as tranquility areas for wildlife where entrance is forbidden or with regulations requiring winter tourists to stay on trails.

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Short term response of plankton community to nutrient enrichment in central eastern Arabian Sea: Elucidation through mesocosm experiments

Journal of Environmental Management ◽

10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112390 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 288 ◽

pp. 112390

Author(s):

A.C. Anil ◽

D.V. Desai ◽

L. Khandeparker ◽

V. Krishnamurthy ◽

K. Mapari ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Nutrient Enrichment ◽

Arabian Sea ◽

Plankton Community ◽

Short Term ◽

Eastern Arabian Sea ◽

Mesocosm Experiments ◽

Central Eastern ◽

Term Response

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Unfolding the case of returnees: How the European Union and its member States are addressing the return of foreign fighters and their families

International Review of the Red Cross ◽

10.1017/s1816383121000217 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-23

Author(s):

Carlota Rigotti ◽

Júlia Zomignani Barboza

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Perceived Threat ◽

The European Union ◽

Security Threat ◽

Short Term ◽

Member States ◽

Foreign Fighters ◽

Term Response

Abstract The return of foreign fighters and their families to the European Union has mostly been considered a security threat by member States, which consequently adopt repressive measures aimed at providing an immediate, short-term response to this perceived threat. In addition to this strong-arm approach, reintegration strategies have also been used to prevent returnees from falling back into terrorism and to break down barriers of hostility between citizens in the long term. Amidst these different strategies, this paper seeks to identify which methods are most desirable for handling returnees.

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