Selection of vertebrate wildlife indicators for monitoring sustainable forest management in Ontario

1998 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret A. McLaren ◽  
Ian D. Thompson ◽  
James A. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Indicator Species ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Species Abundance ◽  
Habitat Type ◽  
General Hypothesis ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Criteria For Selection ◽  
Selection Of

Part of a recently advocated method of sustainable forest development employs indicator species as fine filters to assess changes within ecosystems and landscapes. We used a series of criteria based on biology, sampling methods, and legal or particular status to select vertebrate indicator species for the province of Ontario. The criteria for selection were applied in a hierarchical manner, with species ecology given primary importance, followed by sampling considerations, and status criteria. The latter represented certain societal weightings and political or featured management concerns. Species fitting the selection criteria were placed in a four-dimensional matrix (with axes: broad habitat type, age class, trophic level, and spatial scale), and species were then chosen from among the matrix cells. The exercise reduced the total vertebrate species in two forest biomes (Boreal and Great-Lakes St. Lawrence) to a relative few, from which the final choices were made primarily based on expert opinion. In Ontario, the species selected as indicators of biological diversity will be used to test the underlying general hypothesis that forest management has no effect on species richness and species abundance, or the distribution of species in time and space.

scholarly journals Future forests and indicator-species population models

2007 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
L A Venier ◽  
J L Pearce ◽  
B A Wintle ◽  
S A Bekessy
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Indicator Species ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Population Change ◽  
Biological Indicators ◽  
Spatially Explicit ◽  
Landscape Models ◽  
Dynamic Landscape ◽  
Brown Creeper ◽  
The Impact

In this paper, we provide an overview of a project that we initiated to explore the utility of spatially-explicit metapopulation models linked to dynamic landscape models as a way of incorporating biological indicators into sustainable forest management. We developed models for three indicator species as case studies; brown creeper (Certhis americana), redbacked vole (Clethrionomys gapperi) and red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus) in a northern Ontario landscape. Results from the project to date suggest that there are significant advantages to models that are spatially-explicit and dynamic in their treatment of both populations and landscapes. Dynamic landscape metapopulation (DLMP) models allow a manager to track population change through time in response to a changing landscape and a fluctuating environment. These DLMP models may be used to predict the impact of current and alternative forest management strategies on population sizes of a suite of species chosen to indicate the health of forest ecosystems. Key words: biological indicators, population viability analysis, population modeling, dynamic landscape modeling, sustainable forest management, brown creeper, red-backed salamander, red-backed vole

scholarly journals Innovative forest practice agreements–What could be done that would be innovative

1999 ◽  
Vol 75 (6) ◽  
pp. 939-942 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlene Higgins
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Aboriginal Peoples ◽  
Convention On Biological Diversity ◽  
Forest Sector ◽  
Close Link ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Forest Practices ◽  
Forest Practice

The concept and implementation of sustainable development are resulting in seemingly impossible goals for policy-makers and practitioners. Sustainability, in terms of government policies, tends to mean something quite different than what it means to Aboriginal peoples. Sustainability to Aboriginal peoples is not just about the environment and development; it is about survival of their peoples. Because of the close link between the social and economic elements of sustainable forest management, policies for strengthening the economic development of the forest sector are unlikely to be successful in the long run when they do not integrate environmental, social and cultural concerns. Innovative forest practice agreements (IFPAs) and other forms of community-based tenures offer vehicles to do so something unconventional–alternative mechanisms and means by which to incorporate indigenous knowledge and values and to implement Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Key words: Indigenous peoples, Sustainable Forest Management, Innovative Forest Practices, tenure arrangements, Article 8(j), Convention on Biological Diversity

scholarly journals Synthesizing knowledge of the Claybelt to promote sustainable forest management

2002 ◽  
Vol 78 (5) ◽  
pp. 665-671 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Lefort ◽  
B Harvey ◽  
J Parton ◽  
G KM Smith
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Natural Disturbance ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Forestry Practices ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Forest Practices

A review of the scientific literature relevant to the Claybelt region was undertaken under the initiative of Lake Abitibi Model Forest (LAMF) and in collaboration with the Canadian Forest Service, the Ontario and Quebec Ministries of Natural Resources and the NSERC-UQAT-UQAM (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council – Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue – Université du Québec à Montréal) Industrial Chair in Sustainable forest Management. The objective was to synthesize this information in order to develop better forestry practices and identify knowledge and research gaps. Forestry-related knowledge was gathered on six broad topics: i) natural disturbances, ii) forest ecosystems, iii) past and present forest practices, iv) biological diversity, v) forest management and vi) examples of current applications of natural disturbance-based forest management. The work allowed us to synthesize a large body of knowledge into one publication that will be a useful reference for foresters in both provinces. Key words: biodiversity, Claybelt, even-aged/uneven-aged forests, fire, silvicultural practices

scholarly journals PROBLEMS OF CONSERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF FOREST RESOURCES IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A. Danchenko ◽  
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S.A. Kabanova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Forest Resources ◽  
The Republic

For the Republic of Kazakhstan, the problem of preserving the biological diversity of forest resources is particularly acute. Sustainable forest management is one of the fundamental principles of public administration in the field of use, protection, and conservation of forest resources in Kazakhstan. On the basis of many years of research, the authors of the article formulate the main problems and develop recommendations for sustainable management of forest resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

scholarly journals Methodology of Systems Analysis in Sustainable Forest Management

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 375-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Genrietta Rusetskaya ◽  
Tatyana Vedernikova
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Systems Analysis ◽  
Sequential Analysis ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
System Structure ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
Process Conditions ◽  
Systems Management

The article is dedicated to forest systems management in Russia in conditions of increasing discrepancy between decreasing forest areas, degradation of their state and steady growth of need for different functions of forests. Inadequacy of managerial solutions is determined by a variety of problems, among which is lack of systems analysis of the problem of extremely intensive and disorganized timber logging in conditions of inefficient reproduction of trees and low productivity of forests. To switch to sustainable forest management a methodology of sequential analysis of maintenance and reproduction of forest systems has been developed. Complexity growth of highly sophisticated forest systems management, which is characterized by hierarchy and emergence, requires the use of systems analyses of certain subsystems within the structure of forest system at the level of their interaction and relations among them. The forest system structure is represented in the form of large subsystems according to their main objectives: creation of highly efficient and cost effective timber stand, conservation of biological diversity and useful features of forest systems, maintenance of social and economic functions of forests. For overall evaluation of forest systems management, efficiency criteria and indices targeted at final result have been used. At the practical level, these criteria reflect the required changes in the forest system on the whole in simplified form and serve as baseline for intensive techniques of forest systems management. Forests reproduction is determined by a large quantity of natural and anthropogenic factors, among which preparation of soil, quality of seeds, production and planting of seedlings, crop cultivation, felling etc. Each factor should also be considered as a subsystem with corresponding elements and relations among them. For opportune adoption of measures, efficiency evaluation of appropriate activities in the processes of constant dynamics of forest areas is necessary, which allows us to create information basis for predicting short-term and long-term forests reproduction. The influence of each factor can be estimated using orgraphs technique, where the nodes of the graph are the studied indices and the arcs reflect intensity of influence change of one index on the other. A variety of models reflecting the essence and process conditions of the forest system will serve as baseline for building a mathematical model with subsequent switch to digital models.

scholarly journals Economic problems of forest management at current development stage

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 66-73
Author(s):  
G.P. Butko ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Development Stage ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Forest Code ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Forest Parks

Research of problems of forest management, formation and development of forest management. Clarification of features in the system «management and planning in the field of use, protection and other functions of forests», according to the current Forest code of the Russian Federation and the concept «forest legislation of the Russian Federation based on the principles of sustainable forest management, conservation of their biological diversity and other useful functions of forests». From the point of view of the practice and system of strategic forest management, specific issues regarding forest management objects are highlighted. Analytical method for obtaining information about natural-historical and economic conditions of the area where the forest management object is located. Analysis of economic activities and study of past experience of forest management in the field of use, protection, protection and reproduction of forests. On the basis of the Forest code, allocated successive stages of forest management such as the design of forest areas and forest parks, the design of operational, protective and reserve forests, as well as the design of measures for the protection and reproduction of forests. Based on the theoretical review and analysis presented in the relationship of the system «results-costs», the main directions of development of forest management are determined. Scientific novelty. The scientific novelty consists in defining the concept of competitiveness of forest capital. Achieving competitive advantages is possible on the basis of sustainable development as a factor of ensuring economic stability. The structure of the forest management process includes progressive elements based on a balance between the growth and depletion of natural resources.

scholarly journals Scientific-methodical and practical principles for assessment of the key territories of the Eastern Podillya's econetwork based on the main criteria of their formation

2021 ◽  
pp. 77-91
Author(s):  
О. V. Mudrak ◽  
G. V. Mudrak ◽  
A. L. Shcherbliuk
Keyword(s):  
Indicator Species ◽  
Anthropogenic Impact ◽  
Quantitative Composition ◽  
Ecological Network ◽  
Main Criterion ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Natural Zones ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Selection Of

 The article presents scientific-methodical and practical principles for assessment of key territories of the ecological network of Eastern Podillya based on the main criteria of their formation. It offers the system of appropriate approaches and principles to be applied for formation of the key territories of the region's ecological network. The principle of representativeness should serve as a main criterion for selection of the key territories, however, we still advise to consider three types of such territories – biotic (botanical, zoological, mycological); geographical (landscape; biogeographical); geozoological (object; categorical; functional). Such aspects as area, size, configuration, state of internal ecological balance should play a significant role in creating the key territories, however, the qualitative and quantitative composition of protected objects, degree of anthropogenic impact on natural and man-made ecosystems and types of conservation regimes are also extremely important. Matrix representativeness, which is widely used in EU countries, should be also of great importance in forming a network of key territories. It is based on the landscape-zonal principle, where the systems of natural zoning units (biogeographical, geobotanical, floristic, forest typological, zoogeographical, physical-geographical) form the matrix of biodiversity species and landscapes. According to this principle, the basis for creation of key territories should by all means include typical (indicator) species of biodiversity, landscapes of all natural zones, subzones, regions, provinces, sub-provinces, districts. The field surveys of Eastern Podillya led us to a conclusion that a significant number of key territories do not perform a function of preserving biotic and landscape diversity. The conducted field researches allowed establishing the fact that there is a risk of losing such diversity under current ecological conditions of the region. Therefore, using the principle of representativeness, we presented a method of assessing the key territories of the Eastern Podillya's ecological network based on the main criteria of their formation. The main criteria include degree of naturalness of a certain key territory, its floristic and faunistic significance, landscape-coenotic and specific (relating to species) representativeness, purpose of a key territory, and its protected status (regime).

Conformance of Ontario's forest management planning with criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management

2003 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 652-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Herbert Kijazi ◽  
Shashi Kant
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Specific Element ◽  
Criteria And Indicators ◽  
Forest Management Planning ◽  
Canadian Council

Prescriptions of the Forest Management Planning Manual (FMPM) for Ontario's Crown forests are examined for conformance with the elements of the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM) Criteria and Indicators (C&I) of sustainable forest management (SFM). The examination identifies gaps and highlights forest management planning aspects that require gap–bridging interventions at the forest management unit (FMU) level. The three levels (parts) of the FMPM—Management Planning, Annual Operations, and Reporting & Monitoring—are examined. Gaps are categorized in three groups—major, intermediate, and minor gaps. Major gaps are recorded for five out of 22 elements of the CCFM C&I framework, and these gaps indicate inadequate prescriptions for the corresponding elements at all the three levels. Minor gaps are also recorded for five elements, and these gaps indicate inadequate prescriptions at the monitoring level. Intermediate gaps are recorded for 11 elements, and depending on the specific element and indicator, inadequacy of prescriptions may only be for operations, reporting and monitoring, or may also include the planning level. The main findings of the gap analysis are that none of the six criteria of SFM has been fully incorporated in the FMPM; Part C (Reporting and Monitoring) has the highest degree and Part A (Plan Contents) has the lowest degree of non–conformity with respect to CCFM C&I framework; at the criterion–level the Global Ecological Cycles has major gaps while three criteria—Soil and Water Conservation, Multiple Benefits, and Society' Responsibility—have intermediate gaps; and the changes in the FMPM have been incremental while the shift in the concept of forest management from Sustained Yield Timber Management to SFM was a drastic change. Key words: biological diversity, Canadian Council of Forest Ministers, criteria and indicators, ecological cycles, forest management, multiple benefits, society's responsibility

scholarly journals IV ALL-RUSSIAN SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION "SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT"

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
A.V. Gornov ◽  
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A.P. Geraskina ◽  
A.S. Plotnikova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Ecosystem Functions ◽  
Scientific Conference ◽  
Forest Protection ◽  
Russian Scientific ◽  
International Participation ◽  
The Impact

The work of the IV All-Russian scientific conference with international participation "Scientific foundations for sustainable forest management" is analyzed. Plenary and sectional reports were presented at five thematic sections and meetings of two round tables. Topical issues related to the development of forest science in the following areas were considered: monitoring and assessment of biological diversity and ecosystem functions/services of forests and their components; improvement of forestry legislation; assessment of the impact of climate change on forests, ways to mitigate the effects of climate change, adaptation to climate change; ways of solving reforestation and reproduction of forest problems; ways of solving problems of forest protection from fires and forest protection. The conference was attended by 185 forestry specialists from 50 institutions.

scholarly journals Remote Sensing Technologies for Assessing Climate-Smart Criteria in Mountain Forests

2021 ◽  
pp. 399-433
Author(s):  
Chiara Torresan ◽  
Sebastiaan Luyssaert ◽  
Gianluca Filippa ◽  
Mohammad Imangholiloo ◽  
Rachel Gaulton
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Forest Damage ◽  
Mountain Forests ◽  
Growing Stock ◽  
Remote Sensing Techniques ◽  
The Individual

AbstractMonitoring forest responses to climate-smart forestry (CSF) is necessary to determine whether forest management is on track to contribute to the reduction and/or removal of greenhouse gas emissions and the development of resilient mountain forests. A set of indicators to assess “the smartness” of forests has been previously identified by combining indicators for sustainable forest management with the ecosystem services. Here, we discuss the remote sensing technologies suitable to assess those indicators grouped in forest resources, health and vitality, productivity, biological diversity, and protective functions criteria. Forest cover, growing stock, abiotic, biotic, and human-induced forest damage, and tree composition indicators can be readily assessed by using established remote sensing techniques. The emerging areas of phenotyping will help track genetic resource indicators. No single existing sensor or platform is sufficient on its own to assess all the individual CSF indicators, due to the need to balance fine-scale monitoring and satisfactory coverage at broad scales. The challenge of being successful in assessing the largest number and type of indicators (e.g., soil conditions) is likely to be best tackled through multimode and multifunctional sensors, increasingly coupled with new computational and analytical approaches, such as cloud computing, machine learning, and deep learning.

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