Montane Alternative Silvicultural Systems (MASS): Establishing and managing a multi-disciplinary, multi-partner research site

The Montane Alternative Silvicultural Systems (MASS) study was established on Vancouver Island, B.C. to develop operationally feasible and ecologically sustainable silvicultural systems in old-growth forests. The project addresses regeneration, biodiversity and aesthetic concerns over clearcutting at high elevations. Over twenty integrated studies are examining the biological and economic consequences of shelterwood, small patch clearcut, dispersed green tree retention and clearcut alternatives. Planning and pre-harvest studies began two years before the 1993 harvesting. The Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada (FERIC) documented the cost and feasibility of harvesting. Post-harvest studies have been underway for five years with funding by the Canada-B.C. Forest Resource Development Agreement (ERDA II), Forest Renewal BC (FRBC), Industry Canada and project cooperators. There are numerous challenges associated with establishing and managing a multi-disciplinary, long-term research site with multiple partners. This paper discusses the administrative aspects of integrated research based on our experience with the MASS project. Key words: research cooperative, silvicultural systems, old-growth forests

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Northwest Forest Plan–the first 15 years (1994–2008): status and trends of late-successional and old-growth forests

10.2737/pnw-gtr-853 ◽

2011 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Melinda Moeur ◽

Janet L. Ohmann ◽

Robert E. Kennedy ◽

Warren B. Cohen ◽

Matthew J. Gregory ◽

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Keyword(s):

Old Growth ◽

Status And Trends ◽

Old Growth Forests ◽

Northwest Forest Plan

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Alternatives to clearcutting in the old-growth forests of southeast Alaska: study plan and establishment report.

10.2737/pnw-gtr-494 ◽

2000 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Michael H. McClellan ◽

Douglas N. Swanston ◽

Paul E. Hennon ◽

Robert L. Deal ◽

Toni L. de Santo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Old Growth ◽

Southeast Alaska ◽

Old Growth Forests ◽

Study Plan

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Nature’s Temples: The Complex World of Old-Growth ForestsMaloof, Joan. 2016. Nature's Temples: The Complex World of Old-Growth Forests. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon, 200 p. Hardcover, $27.95. ISBN: 9781604697285

Castanea ◽

10.2179/17-br002 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 82 (2) ◽

pp. 171-171

Author(s):

Michael E. Held

Keyword(s):

Complex World ◽

Old Growth ◽

Old Growth Forests

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Multi‐decade tree mortality in temperate old‐growth forests of Europe and North America: Non‐equilibrial dynamics and species‐individualistic response to disturbance

Global Ecology and Biogeography ◽

10.1111/geb.13291 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kerry D. Woods ◽

Thomas A. Nagel ◽

Bogdan Brzeziecki ◽

C. Mark Cowell ◽

Dejan Firm ◽

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Keyword(s):

North America ◽

Tree Mortality ◽

Old Growth ◽

Old Growth Forests

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Our New Cathedrals: Spirituality and Old-Growth Forests in Western Australia

PORTAL Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies ◽

10.5130/portal.v3i1.124 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

Author(s):

David Worth

Keyword(s):

Social Movements ◽

Western Australia ◽

The State ◽

The South ◽

Old Growth ◽

The Past ◽

South West ◽

Old Growth Forests ◽

Heated Debate ◽

Policy Proposals

Over the past 30 years in Western Australia (WA), there has been heated debate about the future use of the remaining karri and jarrah forests in the south-west of the State. This debate revolves around policy proposals from two social movements: one wants to preserve as much of the remaining old-growth forests as possible, and an opposing movement supports a continued

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Old-Growth Forests in the Context of International Environmental Agreements

Old-Growth Forests - Ecological Studies ◽

10.1007/978-3-540-92706-8_20 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 451-461 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Annette Freibauer

Keyword(s):

International Environmental Agreements ◽

Environmental Agreements ◽

Old Growth ◽

Old Growth Forests

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Forestry practices and biodiversity, with particular reference to the Maritime Provinces of eastern Canada

Environmental Reviews ◽

10.1139/a94-003 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 33-77 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Bill Freedman ◽

Stephen Woodley ◽

Judy Loo

Keyword(s):

Native Species ◽

Forest Products ◽

Natural Ecosystems ◽

Eastern Canada ◽

Old Growth ◽

Industrial Facilities ◽

Levels Of Organization ◽

Forestry Practices ◽

Forest Industries ◽

Ecologically Sustainable

The Canadian forest industries are based on the extensive harvesting and management of forests, with attendant effects on biodiversity at all levels of organization. In large part, conflicts between forestry and biodiversity occur because lands that are harvested and managed are mostly natural and seminatural ecosystems. Prior to being affected by forestry, such lands provided habitat for native species of wild life and their communities. Some of these elements of biodiversity may not find silvicultural habitats, especially plantations, to be suitable to their needs. In addition, the longer term integrity of some natural ecosystems, for example old-growth forests, is not compatible with any but the softest types of exploitation and management. This report discusses interactions of forestry and biodiversity at three levels of organization: (i) genetic variation within populations and species; (ii) the richness of species within communities; and (iii) the richness of community types on the landscape. A broader conclusion of our report is the following: If forestry systems of harvesting and management are to be practised in an ecologically sustainable fashion, then all elements of biodiversity must be accommodated within a landscape comprised of an integration of working lands and ecological reserves. The spatial scale of this integration could be various, ranging from large watersheds, to the "woodsheds" of particular industrial facilities, to provincial and national areas. Therefore, resolution of the substantial conflicts between biodiversity and forestry requires the design of ecologically sustainable landscapes that can provide a flow of timber and other valuated forest products, while still sustaining natural biodiversity resources.Key words: forest management, biodiversity, ecological reserves, eastern Canada, harvesting practices, old growth.

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