Ecological Bulletins Vol. 51 : Targets and Tools for the Maintenance of Forest Biodiversity

by Angelstam, Per; Donz-Breuss, Monica; Roberge, Jean-Michel

• ISBN13: 9781405117746
• ISBN10: 1405117745
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-05-20
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Maintaining forest biodiversity by combining protection, management and restoration of forest and woodland landscapes is a central component of sustainable development. In 38 original articles this volume present ample evidence that there are threshold levels for how much habitat loss is required to maintain viable populations of specialised species. We begin with the views of policy-makers, businesses and managers who all pose questions about how to balance use of renewable forest resources and conservation of biodiversity. Second, the human footprint on the structure of boreal and temperate forests is illustrated. Third, a wide range of animal species are used to test the hypothesis that there are limits to how large the anthropogenic footprint can be without species disappearing locally, regionally or ultimately going extinct. Fourth, different tools for monitoring of the elements of biodiversity within a landscape are presented. Fifth, examples are presented on how biodiversity assessments can be made at multiple spatial scales by combining quantitative targets and measurements of habitat elements. Finally, a concluding paper proposes how the critical knowledge gaps identified throughout the book could be filled through macroecological research and international co-operation.

Author Biography

Per Angelstam is the editor of Ecological Bulletins, Bulletin 51, Targets and Tools for the Maintenance of Forest Biodiversity, published by Wiley.

Monica Donz-Breuss is the editor of Ecological Bulletins, Bulletin 51, Targets and Tools for the Maintenance of Forest Biodiversity, published by Wiley.

Jean-Michel Roberge is the editor of Ecological Bulletins, Bulletin 51, Targets and Tools for the Maintenance of Forest Biodiversity, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Targets and tools for the maintenance of forest biodiversity - an introduction

BorNet - a boreal network for sustainable forest management

The sustainable forest management vision and biodiversity - barriers and bridges for the implementation in actual landscapes

Sustainable forest management and Pan-European forest policy

Biodiversity research in the boreal forests of Canada: protection, management and monitoring

Research requirements to acheive sustainable forest management in Canada: an industry perspective

First Nations: measures and monitors of boreal forest biodiversity

IKEA's contribution to sustainable forest management

Biodiversity manangment in Swiss mountain forests

Management for forest biodiversity in Austria - the view of local forest enterprise

Boreal forest disturbance regimes, successional dynamics and landscape structures - a European perspective

Natural disturbances and the amount of large trees, deciduous trees and coarse woody debris in the forests of Novgorod Region, Russia

Natural forest remants and transport infrastructure? does history matter for biodiversity conservation planning?

Do empirical thresholds truly reflect species intolerance to habitat alteration?

Habitat thresholds and effects of forest landscape change on hte distribution and abundance of black grouse and capercaillie

Area-sensitivity of the sand lizard and spider wasps in sandy pine heath forests - umbrella species for early successional biodiversity conservation?

Influence of edges between old deciduous forest and clearcuts on the abundance of passerine hole-nesting birds in Lithuania

Quantitative snag targets for the three-toes woodpecker Picoides tridactylus

Large woody debris and brown trout in small forest streams - towards targets for assessment and management of riparian landscapes

Occurence of Siberian jay Perisoreus infaustus in relation to amount of forest at landscape and home range scale

Old- growth boreal forests, three-toed woodpecker and saproxylic beetles - the importance of landscape management history on local consumer-resource dynamics

Management targets for the conservation of hazel grouse in boreal landscapes

Occurence of mammals and birds with different ecological characteristics in relation to forest cover in Europe - do macroecological data make sense?

Habitat requirements of the pine wood-living beetle Tragosoma depsarium (Coleoptera: Cerambyciade) at log, stand, and landscape scale

Monitoring forest biodiversity û from the policy level to the management unit

Measuring forest biodiversity at the stand scale û an evaluation of indicators in European forest history gradients

Land management data and terrestrial vertebrates as indicators of biodiversity at the landscape scale

Identifying high conservation value forests in the Baltic States from forest databases

The role of Geographical Information Systems and Optical Remote Sensing in monitoring boreal ecosystems

Indicator species and biodiversity monitoring systems for non-industrial private forest owners û is there a communication problem?

Connecting social and ecological systems: an integrated toolbox for hierarchical evaluation of biodiversity policy implementation

Loss of old-growth, and the minimum need for strictly protected forests in Estonia

Assessing actual landscapes for the maintenance of forest biodiversity û a pilot study using forest management data

Habitat modelling as a tool for landscape-scale conservation û a review of parameters for focal forest birds

Multidimensional habitat modelling in forest management û a case study using capercaillie in the Black Forest, Germany

Towards the assessment of environmental sustainability in forest ecosystems: measuring the natural capital

Targets for boreal forest biodiversity conservation û a rationale for macroecological research and adaptive management

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