Managed forest reserves: preserving diversity

Fact Sheet ◽  
2003 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
John Tappeiner ◽  
Nathan Poage ◽  
Janet L. Erickson
Keyword(s):  
Managed Forest ◽  
Forest Reserves

Formerly managed forest reserves complement integrative management for biodiversity conservation in temperate European forests

2020 ◽  
Vol 242 ◽  
pp. 108437
Author(s):  
Jan Leidinger ◽  
Wolfgang W. Weisser ◽  
Sebastian Kienlein ◽  
Markus Blaschke ◽  
Kirsten Jung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Managed Forest ◽  
Forest Reserves ◽  
European Forests ◽  
Integrative Management

scholarly journals Similarities and Differences among Soil Fungal Assemblages in Managed Forests and Formerly Managed Forest Reserves

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 353
Author(s):  
Marta Brygida Kujawska ◽  
Maria Rudawska ◽  
Robin Wilgan ◽  
Tomasz Leski
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Ectomycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Fungal Diversity ◽  
Woody Debris ◽  
Fungal Communities ◽  
Trophic Groups ◽  
Managed Forests ◽  
Managed Forest ◽  
Forest Reserves ◽  
Fungal Assemblages

Unlike the numerous works concerning the effect of management on the forest mycobiome, only a few studies have addressed how fungi from different trophic groups recover from natural and anthropogenic disturbances and develop structural features typical of unmanaged old-growth forests. Our objective is to compare the soil fungal assemblages represented by different functional/trophic groups in protected and managed stands located in European mixed forests dominated by Scots pine. Fungal communities were analyzed using high-throughput Illumina MiSeq sequencing of fungal internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) amplicons. Formerly managed forest reserves (established around 50 years ago) and forests under standard forest management appeared to be similar in terms of total and mean species richness of all fungal operational taxonomic units (OTUs), as well as OTUs assigned to different functional trophic groups. Among the 599 recorded OTUs, 497 (83%) were shared between both management types, whereas 9.5% of taxa were unique to forest reserves and 7.5% were unique to managed stands. Ascomycota and Basidiomycota were the predominant phyla, comprising 88% of all identified fungi. The main functional components of soil fungal assemblages consisted of saprotrophic (42% fungal OTUs; 27% reads) and ectomycorrhizal fungi (16%; 47%). Two-way analysis of similarities (ANOSIM) revealed that both site and management strategy influenced the species composition of soil fungal communities, with site being a primary effect for saprotrophic and ectomycorrhizal fungi. Volume of coarse and very fine woody debris and soil pH significantly influenced the ectomycorrhizal fungal community, whereas saprotrophic fungi were influenced primarily by volume of coarse woody debris and soil nitrate concentration. Among the identified fungal OTUs, 18 red-listed fungal species were identified from both forest reserves and managed forests, comprising two ECM fungi and four saprotrophs from the category of endangered species. Our results suggest that the transformation of fungal diversity after cessation of forest management is rather slow, and that both forest reserves and managed forests help uphold fungal diversity.

scholarly journals Biochemical soil activity in Taxus baccata L. stands in forest reserves and managed forests

2015 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 407-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grażyna Olszowska
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Biochemical Parameters ◽  
Habitat Type ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Taxus Baccata ◽  
Managed Forests ◽  
Forest Stands ◽  
Managed Forest ◽  
Forest Reserves

Abstract The aim of these studies was to estimate the enzymatic activity and chemical properties of soils of Taxus baccata L. stands in selected forest reserves as well as in managed forest stands that do not belong to reserves. Furthermore, I compared the soil fertility of both types of forest stand using a biochemical soil quality indicator. The studies were conducted in the following reserves: ‘Bogdanieckie Cisy’, ‘Cisy Rokickie’, ‘Cisy Tychowskie’, ‘Cisy w Czarnem’, as well as in managed forest stands with the same soil and habitat type as the above-mentioned reserves. Analyses showed a lower activity of urease, asparaginase, acid phosphatase and dehydrogenase in soils of the managed forests than in soils of the reserves. The soil nutrient availability given by the total organic carbon, nitrogen, and alkaline cation content as well as soil sorption capacity were significantly lower outside the forest reserves. Chemical and biochemical parameters were used to calculate a biochemical index of soil fertility. The index was higher for soil in forest reserves than for soil in managed forest stands located outside reserves. The result held true regardless of the biochemical parameters used in calculation. As has been shown in previous studies on protected areas with no cultivation that are largely influenced by natural processes, biochemical indices can be very useful for comparative analyses aiming at estimating soil quality or the reaction of soil to external factors, both natural and anthropogenic

Mehr Mut zur Wildnis (Essay) | A more courageous attitude to wilderness (essay)

2010 ◽  
Vol 161 (8) ◽  
pp. 286-290
Author(s):  
Adrian Borgula
Keyword(s):  
Forest Area ◽  
Expert Assessment ◽  
Natural State ◽  
Nature Protection ◽  
Forest Reserves ◽  
Natural Processes ◽  
Wilderness Areas ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Basic Functions ◽  
Total Forest Area

Where nature protection is concerned, the expert assessment of an environment poses questions about its natural and cultural heritage and its potential, about how representative it may be, about biodiversity in all its facets and about its development or potential threats to its existence. Although the forest was the dominant habitat in the original natural European landscape, for a long time nature protection has devoted too little attention to it. There are diverse threats and deficiencies. However, in the Swiss forests positive developments are discernible. Thus nature protection is one of the basic functions of the forest, nature reserves are being created, the area of the forest is increasing, as are reserves of deadwood, and greater importance is being given to regeneration suited to the site. Nevertheless much remains to be done to really achieve the goal of biodiversity and sus-tainability. For this purpose segregative and integrative measures are required. Since diversity needs surface area, in the first place it must be possible to set aside as forest reserves a quarter of the total forest area, spread over the whole country and preferably as natural forest reserves, in order to start the process of a long-term restoration to the natural state. Here the conservation of natural self-regulating processes supersedes classical nature protection. With a series of further integrative measures, biodiversity must also be promoted over the whole remaining forest area and in the areas of transition to other habitats. An abundance of varied structures is the key to diversity of species. A more courageous attitude to wilderness and “untidiness” when dealing with the forest is to be recommended. Nature experiences in wilderness areas give the population the possibility of discovering diversity and natural processes and encourage respect for the innumerable other species and habitats.

Old-growth forest reserves in Slovenia: the past, present, and future

2012 ◽  
Vol 163 (6) ◽  
pp. 240-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas A. Nagel ◽  
Jurij Diaci ◽  
Dusan Rozenbergar ◽  
Tihomir Rugani ◽  
Dejan Firm
Keyword(s):  
Stand Structure ◽  
Growth Conditions ◽  
Ecosystem Functions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
Forest Reserves ◽  
The Past ◽  
Old Growth Forest ◽  
Forest Remnants ◽  
Basic Characteristics

Old-growth forest reserves in Slovenia: the past, present, and future Slovenia has a small number of old-growth forest remnants, as well as many forest reserves approaching old-growth conditions. In this paper, we describe some of the basic characteristics of these old-growth remnants and the history of their protection in Slovenia. We then trace the long-term development of research in these old-growth remnants, with a focus on methodological changes. We also review some of the recent findings from old-growth research in Slovenia and discuss future research needs. The conceptual understanding of how these forests work has slowly evolved, from thinking of them in terms of stable systems to more dynamic and unpredictable ones due to the influence of natural disturbances and indirect human influences. In accordance with this thinking, the methods used to study old-growth forests have changed from descriptions of stand structure to studies that address natural processes and ecosystem functions.

Implications of future disturbance regimes on the carbon balance of Canada's managed forest (2010–2100)

Tellus B ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Metsaranta ◽  
W. A. Kurz ◽  
E. T. Neilson ◽  
G. Stinson
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Balance ◽  
Managed Forest ◽  
Disturbance Regimes

scholarly journals Morphometric study of Kalophrynus palmatissimus at two forest reserves in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Faris Abdul Aziz ◽  
Marina Mohd. Top @ Mohd. Tah ◽  
Shamarina Shohaimi ◽  
Nurul Izza Ab Ghani ◽  
Christine Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Morphometric Study ◽  
Forest Reserves

scholarly journals Presence of moonrat (Echinosorex gymnura) at selected forest reserves in Central Forest Spine (CFS) landscape of Peninsular Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 736 (1) ◽  
pp. 012013
Author(s):  
N M F Faradiana ◽  
M A Shahfiz ◽  
A R Nor Hazwani ◽  
M Kaviarasu ◽  
N Z Alwani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Forest Reserves

The snag’s the limit: Habitat selection modeling for the western purple martin in a managed forest landscape

2021 ◽  
Vol 480 ◽  
pp. 118689
Author(s):  
Lorelle Sherman ◽  
Joan Hagar
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Forest Landscape ◽  
Managed Forest ◽  
Purple Martin
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