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Construction of six large dams and reservoirs on the Missouri River over the last 50–75 years has resulted in major landscape
changes and alterations in flow patterns, with implications for riparian forests dominated by plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides). We quantified changes in land cover from 1892–1950s and the 1950s–2006 and the current extent and age structure of cottonwood
forests on seven segments (two reservoir and five remnant floodplain) comprising 1127 km (53 %) of the unchannelized upper
two-thirds of the Missouri River. Riparian forest area declined by 49 %; grassland 61 %; shrubland 52 %; and sandbar habitat
96 %; while agricultural cropland increased six-fold and river/reservoir surface area doubled from 1892 to 2006. Net rates
of erosion and accretion declined between the 1892–1950s and 1950s–2006 periods. Accretion exceeded erosion on remnant floodplain
segments, resulting in declines in active channel width, particularly in 1950s–2006. Across all study segments in 2006, most
cottonwood stands (67 %) were >50 years old, 22 % were 25–50 years old, and only 10 % were <25 years old. Among stands <50 years
old, the higher proportion of 25–50 year old stands represents recruitment that accompanied initial post-dam channel narrowing;
while declines in sandbar and shrubland area and the low proportion of stands <25 years old suggest declines in geomorphic
dynamism and limited recruitment under recent river management. Future conservation and restoration efforts should focus both
on limiting further loss of remnant cottonwood stands and developing approaches to restore river dynamics and cottonwood recruitment
processes. 相似文献
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Comparative studies on plant species richness, endemism, floristic composition, and structure between protected and unprotected
forests are few in the Eastern Arc Mountains, one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in Africa. This study from one mountain
range, the East Usambaras, examines floristic and structural tree data from 41–0.5 ha plots in four types of Eastern Arc forest:
active agroforests, recently abandoned agroforests, mature secondary forest, and natural forest. Active agroforests had significantly
lower tree species richness, endemic species richness, and stand density compared to natural and mature secondary forest.
Recently abandoned agroforests contained a higher tree species richness, density, and tree height than active agroforests.
Active and abandoned agroforests were dominated by an invasive tree, Maesopsis eminii. This tree species makes up a large percentage of the stems in active agroforests (26%), recently abandoned agroforests (32%),
and in the canopy of mature secondary forests ∼ 30 years post logging (30%). Through time the increasing dominance of this
non-native tree in active agroforests is a concern when considering the role of agroforests in a landscape scale conservation
strategy. 相似文献
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We modeled changes in area of five habitats, tidal-freshwater forest, salt marsh, maritime shrub-scrub (shrub), maritime broadleaf
forest (oak) and maritime narrowleaf (pine) forest, in coastal Georgia, USA, to evaluate how simultaneous habitat loss due
to predicted changes in sea level rise (SLR) and urban development will affect priority bird species of the south Atlantic
coastal plain by 2100. Development rates, based on regional growth plans, were modeled at 1% and 2.5% annual urban growth,
while SLR rates, based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s A1B mean and maximum scenarios, were modeled at
52 cm and 82 cm, respectively. SLR most greatly affected the shrub habitat with predicted losses of 35–43%. Salt marsh and
tidal forest also were predicted to lose considerable area to SLR (20–45 and 23–35%, respectively), whereas oak and pine forests
had lesser impact from SLR, 18–22% and 11–15%, respectively. Urban development resulted in losses of considerable pine (48–49%)
and oak (53–55%) habitat with lesser loss of shrub habitat (21–24%). Under maximum SLR and urban growth, shrub habitat may
lose up to 59–64% compared to as much as 62–65% pine forest and 74–75% oak forest. Conservation efforts should focus on protection
of shrub habitat because of its small area relative to other terrestrial habitats and use by Painted Buntings (Passerina ciris), a Partners In Flight (PIF) extremely high priority species. Tidal forests also deserve protection because they are a likely
refuge for forest species, such as Northern Parula and Acadian Flycatcher, with the decline of oak and pine forests due to
urban development. 相似文献
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Afforestation of agricultural lands has been one of the major land use changes in China in recent decades. To better understand
the effect of such land use change on soil quality, we investigated selected soil physical, chemical and microbial properties
(0–15 cm depth) in marginal agricultural land and a chronosequence of poplar (Populus
euramericana cv. ‘N3016’) plantations (5-, 10-, 15- and 20-years old) in a semi-arid area of Northeast China. Soil bulk density significantly
declined after conversion of agricultural lands to poplar plantations. Soil total organic carbon (TOC) and nitrogen (TN) concentrations,
microbial biomass C (MBC) and potential N mineralization rate (PNM) decreased initially following afforestation of agricultural
lands, and then increased with stand development. However, soil metabolic quotient (qCO2) exhibited a reverse trend. In addition, soil particulate organic matter C (POM-C) and N (POM-N) concentrations showed no
significant changes in the first 10 years following afforestation, and then increased with stand age. These findings demonstrated
that soil quality declined initially following afforestation of agricultural lands in semi-arid regions, and then recovered
with stand development. Following 15 years of afforestation, many soil quality parameters recovered to the values found in
agricultural land. We propose that change in soil quality with stand age should be considered in determining optimum rotation
length of plantations and best management practices for afforestation programs. 相似文献
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This study aimed to analyze the ecological, socio-economic and policy implications of land-use diversity in a traditional
village landscape (900–1,000 m amsl.) in the Garhwal region of Indian Himalaya. The village landscape was differentiated into three major land-use types viz.,
forests, settled agriculture and shifting agriculture. Settled agriculture was further differentiated into four agroecosystem
types viz., homegarden system (HGS), rainfed agroforestry system (RAS), rainfed crop system (RCS) and irrigated crop system
(ICS), and shifting agriculture system (SAS) was differentiated into different stages of a 4-year long cropping phase and
a 7-year long fallow phase, and forests into Community Forests (CF) and Reserve Forests (RF). HGS is the most productive agroecosystem,
with soil organic carbon and nutrient concentrations significantly higher than all other forest/agricultural land-uses. Farmers
capitalize upon crop diversity to cope with the risks and uncertainties of a monsoon climate and spatial variability in ecological
factors influencing productivity. The SAS, a land-use adopted as a means of acquiring inheritable rights over larger land
holdings provided in the policies during the 1890s, is less efficient in terms of land productivity than the traditional RAS
and HGS but is maintained for its high labour productivity coupled with availability of high-quality fuelwood from fallow
vegetation. Dominance of fodder trees in the RAS seems to derive from policies causing shortage of fodder available from forests.
Cultural norms have favoured equity by allowing hiring of labour only from within the village community and income from non-timber
forest products only to the weaker section of the society. Conversion of rainfed to irrigated cropping, a change facilitated
by the government, improves agricultural productivity but also increases pressure on forests due to higher rates of farmyard
manure input to the irrigated crops. Existing forest management systems are not effective in maintenance of a large basal
area in forests together with high levels of species richness, soil fertility and resistance to invasive alien species Lantana camara. Farmers have to spend huge amount of labour and time in producing manure, managing livestock and other subsidiary farm activities.
Interlinkages among agriculture, forests and rural economy suggest a need of replacing the present policies of treating agricultural
development, forest conservation and economic development as independent sectors by an integrated sustainable development
policy. The policy should promote technological and institutional innovations enabling parallel improvements in agricultural
productivity and functions of forest ecosystems. 相似文献
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The study deals with the problem of evaluating management strategies for pure stands of Norway spruce (Picea abies Karst) to balance adaptation to and mitigation of climate change, taking into account multiple objectives of a forest owner.
A simulation and optimization approach was used to evaluate the management of a 1000 ha model Age-Class forest, representing
the age-class distribution of an area of 66,000 ha of pure Norway spruce forests in the Black Forest region of Southwest Germany.
Eight silvicultural scenarios comprising five forest conversion schemes which were interpreted as “adaptation” strategies
which aims at increasing the proportion of Beech, that is expected to better cope with climate change than the existing Norway
spruce, and three conventional strategies including a “Do-nothing” alternative classified as “mitigation”, trying to keep
rather higher levels of growing stock of spruce, were simulated using the empirical growth simulator BWINPro-S. A linear programming
approach was adapted to simultaneously maximize the net present values of carbon sequestration and timber production subject
to the two constraints of wood even flow and partial protection of the oldest (nature protection). The optimized plan, with
the global utility of 11,687 €/ha in forty years, allocated a combination of silvicultural scenarios to the entire forest
area. Overall, strategies classified as “mitigation” were favored, while strategies falling into the “adaptation”-category
were limited to the youngest age-classes in the optimal solution. Carbon sequestration of the “Do-nothing” alternative was
between 1.72 and 1.85 million tons higher than the other alternatives for the entire forest area while the differences between
the adaptation and mitigation approaches were approximately 133,000 tons. Sensitivity analysis showed that a carbon price
of 21 €/t is the threshold at which carbon sequestration is promoted, while an interest rate of above 2% would decrease the amount
of carbon. 相似文献
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Importance of Riparian Forests in Urban Catchments Contingent on Sediment and Hydrologic Regimes 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Roy AH Freeman MC Freeman BJ Wenger SJ Ensign WE Meyer JL 《Environmental management》2006,37(4):523-539
Forested riparian corridors are thought to minimize impacts of landscape disturbance on stream ecosystems; yet, the effectiveness
of streamside forests in mitigating disturbance in urbanizing catchments is unknown. We expected that riparian forests would
provide minimal benefits for fish assemblages in streams that are highly impaired by sediment or hydrologic alteration. We
tested this hypothesis in 30 small streams along a gradient of urban disturbance (1–65% urban land cover). Species expected
to be sensitive to disturbance (i.e., fluvial specialists and “sensitive” species that respond negatively to urbanization)
were best predicted by models including percent forest cover in the riparian corridor and a principal components axis describing
sediment disturbance. Only sites with coarse bed sediment and low bed mobility (vs. sites with high amounts of fine sediment)
had increased richness and abundances of sensitive species with higher percent riparian forests, supporting our hypothesis
that response to riparian forests is contingent on the sediment regime. Abundances of Etheostoma scotti, the federally threatened Cherokee darter, were best predicted by models with single variables representing stormflow (r2 = 0.34) and sediment (r2 = 0.23) conditions. Lentic-tolerant species richness and abundance responded only to a variable representing prolonged duration
of low-flow conditions. For these species, hydrologic alteration overwhelmed any influence of riparian forests on stream biota.
These results suggest that, at a minimum, catchment management strategies must simultaneously address hydrologic, sediment,
and riparian disturbance in order to protect all aspects of fish assemblage integrity. 相似文献
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Adolfo Campos C. 《Environmental management》2010,46(2):213-224
This study addressed the effects of land use and slope position on soil inorganic nitrogen and was conducted in small watersheds.
The study covered three land use types: tropical cloud forest, grassland, and coffee crop. To conduct this research, typical
slope small watersheds were chosen in each land use type. Slopes were divided into three positions: shoulder, backslope, and
footslope. At the center of each slope position, soil sampling was carried out. Soil inorganic nitrogen was measured monthly
during a period of 14 months (July 2005–August 2006) with 11 observations. Significant differences in soil NH4
+–N and NO3
−–N content were detected for both land use and sampling date effects, as well as for interactions. A significant slope position-by-sampling
date interaction was found only in coffee crop for NO3
−–N content. In tropical cloud forest and grassland, high soil NH4
+–N and low NO3
−–N content were recorded, while soil NO3
−–N content was high in coffee crop. Low NO3
−–N contents could mean a substantial microbial assimilation of NO3
−–N, constituting an important mechanism for nitrogen retention. Across the entire land use set, the relationship between soil
temperature and soil inorganic N concentration was described by an exponential decay function (N = 33 + 2459exp−0.23T, R
2 = 0.44, P < 0.0001). This study also showed that together, soil temperature and gravimetric soil water content explained more variation
in soil inorganic N concentration than gravimetric soil water content alone. 相似文献
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This study utilizes remote sensing derived forest aboveground biomass (AGB) estimates and ownership information obtained from
the Protected Areas Database (PAD), combining landscape analyses and GIS techniques to demonstrate how different ownerships
(public, regulated private, and other private) relate to the spatial distribution of AGB in New England states of the USA.
“Regulated private” lands were dominated by lands in Maine covered by a Land Use Regulatory Commission. The AGB means between
all pairs of the identified ownership categories were significantly different (P < 0.05). Mean AGB observed in public lands (156 Mg/ha) was 43% higher than that in regulated private lands (109 Mg/ha), or
30% higher than that of private lands as a whole. Seventy-seven percent of the regional forests (or about 9,300 km2) with AGB >200 Mg/ha were located outside the area designated in the PAD and concentrated in western MA, southern VT, southwestern
NH, and northwestern CT. While relatively unfragmented and high-AGB forests (>200 Mg/ha) accounted for about 8% of total forested
land, they were unevenly proportioned among the three major ownership groups across the region: 19.6% of the public land,
0.8% of the regulated private land, and 11.0% of the other private land. Mean disturbance rates (in absolute value) between
1992 and 2001 were 16, 66, and 19 percent, respectively, on public, regulated private, and other private land. This indicates
that management practices from different ownerships have a strong impact on dynamic changes of landscape structures and AGB
distributions. Our results may provide insight information for policy makers on issues regarding forest carbon management,
conservation biology, and biodiversity studies at regional level. 相似文献
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Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges tsugae) is spreading across forests in eastern North America, causing mortality of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis [L.] Carr.) and Carolina hemlock (Tsuga caroliniana Engelm.). The loss of hemlock from riparian forests in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) may result in significant
physical, chemical, and biological alterations to stream environments. To assess the influence of riparian hemlock stands
on stream conditions and estimate possible impacts from hemlock loss in GSMNP, we paired hardwood- and hemlock-dominated streams
to examine differences in water temperature, nitrate concentrations, pH, discharge, and available photosynthetic light. We
used a Geographic Information System (GIS) to identify stream pairs that were similar in topography, geology, land use, and
disturbance history in order to isolate forest type as a variable. Differences between hemlock- and hardwood-dominated streams
could not be explained by dominant forest type alone as forest type yields no consistent signal on measured conditions of
headwater streams in GSMNP. The variability in the results indicate that other landscape variables, such as the influence
of understory Rhododendron species, may exert more control on stream conditions than canopy composition. The results of this study suggest that the
replacement of hemlock overstory with hardwood species will have minimal impact on long-term stream conditions, however disturbance
during the transition is likely to have significant impacts. Management of riparian forests undergoing hemlock decline should,
therefore, focus on facilitating a faster transition to hardwood-dominated stands to minimize long-term effects on water quality. 相似文献
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Addressing the need for reference sites that permit wetland managers to evaluate the relative success of wetland restoration
efforts, this project examines the early successional properties of a chronosequence of 17 forested wetlands that have been
clear-cut and allowed to naturally revegetate. Ordinations performed on the data using CANOCO software indicated three general
types of communities—one dominated by bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) and water tupelo (Nyssa aquatica), one dominated by black willow (Salix nigra), and one with a species composition similar to that of a mature stand of bottomland hardwoods. These divisions were correlated
with the percentage of stems originating as coppice on stumps leftover from the clear-cut. In particular, the bottomland hardwood
stands were regenerating predominantly as coppice, while the cypress/tupelo and black willow stands were regenerating primarily
as seedlings. As indicated by the earlier development of overstory basal area, coppice sites were also regenerating much faster.
The hydrology of a site also exhibited a strong impact on the rate of regeneration, with the semipermanently to permanently
flooded portions of sites often exhibiting little or no regeneration. The results indicate that, because of the overwhelming
reliance on coppice sprouts as the main source of stems and the concomitant enhanced rates of regeneration, certain vegetative
parameters of clear-cut bottomland hardwood stands would not be effective benchmarks by which to judge the relative success
of creation and restoration efforts. 相似文献
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Kristen M. Waring Danielle M. Reboletti Lauren A. Mork Ching-Hsun Huang Richard W. Hofstetter Amanda M. Garcia Peter Z. Fulé T. Seth Davis 《Environmental management》2009,44(4):824-835
Predicted climate warming is expected to have profound effects on bark beetle population dynamics in the southwestern United
States. Temperature-mediated effects may include increases in developmental rates, generations per year, and changes in habitat
suitability. As a result, the impacts of Dendroctonus frontalis and Dendroctonus mexicanus on forest resources are likely subject to amplification. To assess the implications of such change, we evaluated the generations
per year of these species under three climate scenarios using a degree-day development model. We also assessed economic impacts
of increased beetle outbreaks in terms of the costs of application of preventative silvicultural treatments and potential
economic revenues forgone. Across the southwestern USA, the potential number of beetle generations per year ranged from 1–3+ under
historical climate, an increase of 2–4+ under the minimal warming scenario and 3–5+ under the greatest warming scenario. Economic
benefits of applying basal area reduction treatments to reduce forest susceptibility to beetle outbreaks ranged from 7.75/ha (NM) to7.75/ha
(NM) to 95.69/ha (AZ) under historical conditions, and 47.96/ha (NM) to47.96/ha (NM) to 174.58/ha (AZ) under simulated severe drought conditions.
Basal area reduction treatments that reduce forest susceptibility to beetle outbreak result in higher net present values than
no action scenarios. Coupled with other deleterious consequences associated with beetle outbreaks, such as increased wildfires,
the results suggest that forest thinning treatments play a useful role in a period of climate warming. 相似文献
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Kirk R. Vincent Jonathan M. Friedman Eleanor R. Griffin 《Environmental management》2009,44(2):218-227
Removal of nonnative riparian trees is accelerating to conserve water and improve habitat for native species. Widespread control
of dominant species, however, can lead to unintended erosion. Helicopter herbicide application in 2003 along a 12-km reach
of the Rio Puerco, New Mexico, eliminated the target invasive species saltcedar (Tamarix spp.), which dominated the floodplain, as well as the native species sandbar willow (Salix exigua Nuttall), which occurred as a fringe along the channel. Herbicide application initiated a natural experiment testing the
importance of riparian vegetation for bank stability along this data-rich river. A flood three years later eroded about 680,000 m3 of sediment, increasing mean channel width of the sprayed reach by 84%. Erosion upstream and downstream from the sprayed
reach during this flood was inconsequential. Sand eroded from channel banks was transported an average of 5 km downstream
and deposited on the floodplain and channel bed. Although vegetation was killed across the floodplain in the sprayed reach,
erosion was almost entirely confined to the channel banks. The absence of dense, flexible woody stems on the banks reduced
drag on the flow, leading to high shear stress at the toe of the banks, fluvial erosion, bank undercutting, and mass failure.
The potential for increased erosion must be included in consideration of phreatophyte control projects. 相似文献
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Corace RG Shartell LM Schulte LA Brininger WL McDowell MK Kashian DM 《Environmental management》2012,49(2):359-371
To facilitate forest planning and management on National Wildlife Refuges, we synthesized multiple data sources to describe
land ownership patterns, land cover, landscape pattern, and changes in forest composition for four ecoregions and their associated
refuges of the Upper Midwest. We related observed patterns to ecological processes important for forest conservation and restoration,
with specific attention to refuge patterns of importance for forest landbirds of conservation priority. The large amount of
public land within the ecoregions (31–80%) suggests that opportunities exist for coarse and meso-scale approaches to conserving
and restoring ecological processes affecting the refuges, particularly historical fire regimes. Forests dominate both ecoregions
and refuges, but refuge forest patches are generally larger and more aggregated than in associated ecoregions. Broadleaf taxa
have increased in dominance in the ecoregions and displaced fire-dependent taxa such as pine (Pinus spp.) and other coniferous species; these changes in forest composition have likely also affected refuge forests. Despite
compositional changes, larger forest patches on refuges suggests that they may provide better habitat for area-sensitive forest
landbirds of mature, compositionally diverse forests than surrounding lands if management continues to promote increased patch
size. We reason that although fine-scale research and monitoring for species of conservation priority is important, broad
scale (ecoregional) assessments provide crucial context for effective forest and wildlife management in protected areas. 相似文献
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Modern timber management practices often influence forage production for elk (Cervus elaphus) on broad temporal and spatial scales in forested landscapes. We incorporated site-specific information on postharvesting forest succession and forage characteristics in a simulation model to evaluate past and future influences of forest management practices on forage values for elk in a commercially managed Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii, PSME)-western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla, TSHE) forest in western Washington. We evaluated future effects of: (1) clear-cut logging 0, 20, and 40% of harvestable stands every five years; (2) thinning 20-year-old Douglas fir forests; and (3) reducing the harvesting cycle from 60 to 45 years. Reconstruction of historical patterns of vegetation succession indicated that forage values peaked in the 1960s and declined from the 1970s to the present, but recent values still were higher than may have existed in the unmanaged landscape in 1945. Increased forest harvesting rates had little short-term influence on forage trends because harvestable stands were scarce. Simulations of forest thinning also produced negligible benefits because thinning did not improve forage productivity appreciably at the stand level. Simulations of reduced harvesting cycles shortened the duration of declining forage values from approximately 30 to 15 years. We concluded that simulation models are useful tools for examining landscape responses of forage production to forest management strategies, but the options examined provided little potential for improving elk forages in the immediate future. 相似文献
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We have made an attempt to understand the significance of physiographic factors viz., altitude, aspect, slope and soil characteristics
in determining the structure, composition, growth behavior and distribution of Himalayan Silver Fir (Abies pindrow Spach.) through a comparative analysis of two temperate forests. The occurrence of highest density (370 and 225 ind/ha),
importance value index (213.10 and 190.60) and total basal cover (TBC; 95.72 and 51.15 m2/ha) values along with the availability of higher organic carbon (6.53 and 4.47%), nitrogen (N; 0.73 and 0.44%) and potassium
(K; 621 and 319 ppm) contents in the soils just beneath the hilltops (2,650–2,800 and 2,550–2,650 m asl), on steeper slopes
(45°–50° and 42°–45°) and North-East aspects have revealed better growth of A. pindrow on both the sites. Stem density positively correlated with TBC (0.771), Shannon–Wiener diversity index (H′; 0.879), OC (0.601),
N (0.758) and K (0.752), whereas TBC has shown significant positive relationship with H′ (0.894), K (0.793) and N (0.716).
Similarly, H′ has also shown significant positive correlation with slope (0.721), K (0.855) and N (0.791). Interestingly,
positive correlation of altitude with stem density (0.557) and of slope with TBC (0.608) was noticed in the distribution of
A. pindrow individuals. 相似文献
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Hegetschweiler KT van Loon N Ryser A Rusterholz HP Baur B 《Environmental management》2009,43(2):299-310
Urban forests are popular recreation areas in Europe. Several of these temperate broad-leaved forests also have a high conservation
value due to sustainable management over many centuries. Recreational activities, particularly the use of fireplaces, can
cause extensive damage to soil, ground vegetation, shrubs, and trees. Firewood collection depletes woody debris, leading to
a loss of habitat for specialized organisms. We examined the effects of fireplace use on forest vegetation and the amount
of woody debris by comparing disturbed and control plots in suburban forests in northwestern Switzerland. At frequently used
fireplaces, we found reduced species densities in the ground vegetation and shrub layer and changes in plant species composition
due to human trampling within an area of 150–200 m2. Picnicking and grilling also reduced the height and changed the age structure of shrubs and young trees. The amount of woody
debris was lower in disturbed plots than in control plots. Pieces of wood with a diameter of 0.6–7.6 cm were preferentially
collected by fireplace users. The reduction in woody debris volume extended up to a distance of 16 m from the fire ring, covering
an area of 800 m2 at each picnic site. In order to preserve the ecological integrity of urban forests and to maintain their attractiveness
as important recreation areas, we suggest depositing logging residues to be used as firewood and to restrict visitor movements
near picnic sites. 相似文献
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Forest certification is a mechanism involving the regulation of trade of forest products in order to protect forest resources
and improve forest management. Although China had a late start in adopting this process, the country has made good progress
in recent years. As of July 31, 2009, 17 forest management enterprises and more than one million hectares of forests in China
have been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Several major factors affect forest certification in China. The
first set is institutional in nature. Forest management in China is based on centralized national plans and therefore lacks
flexibility. A second factor is public awareness. The importance and value of forest certification are not widely understood
and thus consumers do not make informed choices regarding certified forest products. The third major factor is the cost of
certification. Together these factors have constrained the development of China’s forest certification efforts. However, the
process does have great potential. According to preliminary calculations, if 50% of China’s commercial forests were certified,
the economic cost of forest certification would range from US$0.66–86.63 million while the economic benefits for the forestry
business sector could exceed US$0.66–86.63 million while the economic benefits for the forestry
business sector could exceed US150 million. With continuing progress in forest management practices and the development of
international trade in forest products, it becomes important to improve the forest certification process in China. This can
be achieved by improving the forest management system, constructing and perfecting market access mechanisms for certificated
forest products, and increasing public awareness of environmental protection, forest certification, and their interrelationship. 相似文献
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Marcelo Mazzolli 《Environmental management》2010,46(2):237-253
There is a general lack of information on the impact of forest plantations and the presence of urban settlements on populations
of resource-demanding species such as large felids. To partially address this problem, a project study was conducted to find
out whether mosaics of forest plantations and native vegetation can function as an adequate habitat for pumas (Puma concolor) in southern Brazil. The study was conducted within a 1255-km2 area, managed for planted stands of Pinus spp. and Eucalyptus spp. Individual identification of pumas was carried out using a combination of track-matching analysis (discriminant analysis)
and camera-trapping. Both techniques recorded closely similar numbers of individual pumas, either total (9–10 individuals)
or resident (5–6 individuals). A new approach, developed during this study, was used to individualize pumas by their markings
around the muzzle. The estimated density varied from 6.2 to 6.9 individuals/100 km2, ranking among the highest across the entire puma range and indicating a potential total population of up to 87 individuals
in the study site. In spite of the availability of extensive areas without human disturbance, a radio-tracked female used
a core home range that included forest plantations, an urbanized village, and a two-lane paved road with regular vehicular
traffic. The high density of pumas and the species’ intensive use of modified landscapes are interpreted here as deriving
from conditions rarely found near human settlements: mutual tolerance by pumas and humans and an adequate habitat (regardless
of plantations) largely due to the inhibition of invasions and hunting and maintenance of sizable extents of native forest
patches. More widely, it suggests the potential of careful management in forestry operations to provide habitat conditions
for resource-demanding species such as the puma. Furthermore, it highlights the importance of curbing invasions and hunting,
in this case provided by the presence of company employees, for the maintenance of wildlife populations. 相似文献