Development of synthetic criteria for the ecological evaluation of woodlots and woodlot units |
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Authors: | Gérald Domon Yves Bergeron |
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Institution: | (1) Montreal Center of Ecological Research, University of Montreal, Succ. A, CP 6128, H3C 3J7 Montreal, Quebec, Canada;(2) Department of Biological Sciences, University of Quebec at Montreal, Succ. A, CP 8888, H3C 3P8 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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Abstract: | Different criteria have been proposed for the rapid ecological evaluation of wooded areas. It is difficult, however, to determine the criteria most likely to yield results similar to those that would be obtained through detailed surveys and exhaustive evaluation. In order to identify such synthetic criteria, data from a detailed evaluation of Montreal Urban Community woodlots were studied with the help of multivariate analysis. This detailed evaluation was undertaken at two levels—woodlot unit and the woodlots themselves—using 16 different criteria.At the woodlot unit level, area and abundance indices of shade intolerant species in the tree layer could be used as synthetic criteria, while at the woodlot level the ecological value of the constituent units stand out as the first synthetic criterion. These results are compared with criteria proposed in the literature, and the use of multivariate analysis in ecological evaluation is briefly discussed. |
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Keywords: | Ecological evaluation Site evaluation techniques Urban woodlots Multivariate analysis |
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