Conserving forest biodiversity : a comprehensive multiscaled approach / David B. Lindenmayer, Jerry F. Franklin.

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Main Author: Lindenmayer, David
Other Authors: Franklin, Jerry F.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington : Island Press, [2002]
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Table of Contents:
  • PART I : PRINCIPLES FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN THE MATRIX: Critical roles for the matrix
  • The matrix and major themes in landscape ecology and conservation biology
  • Objectives and principles for developing comprehensive plans for forest biodiversity conservation
  • Using information about natural forests, landscapes, and disturbance regimes
  • PART II : BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACROSS MULTIPLE SPATIAL SCALES: Importance and limitations of large ecological reserves
  • Landscape-level considerations within the matrix : protected habitat at the patch level
  • Landscape-level considerations : goals for structures and habitats, transport systems, and distribution of harvest units in space and time
  • Matrix management in the harvested stand
  • Revisiting a multiscaled approach to forest biodiversity conservation
  • Matrix management in plantation landscapes
  • PART III : CASE STUDIES IN DEVELOPING MULTISCALED PLANS FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION: Case study 1 : Northern, California, and Mexican spotted owls
  • Case study 2 : Leadbeater's possum and biodiversity conservation in mountain ash forests
  • Case study 3 : the Tumut fragmentation experiment
  • Case study 4 : the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project
  • Case study 5 : the Rio Condor Project
  • PART IV : ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT AND THE HUMAN ASPECTS OF MATRIX MANAGEMENT: Adaptive management and long-term monitoring
  • Knowledge gaps in forest and biodiversity management : areas for future research
  • Social and other dimensions associated with matrix management
  • Future directions.