Dead wood creation to compensate for habitat loss from intensive forestry

Abstract

This is an author produced version of a paper published in Biological Conservation. This paper has been peer-reviewed but may not include the final publisher proof-corrections or pagination.

Enhancing Stand Structure through Snag Creation in Northeastern U.S. Forests: Using Ethanol Injections and Bark Beetle Pheromones to Artificially Stress Red Maple and White Pine

“…There are several situations where natural resource managers would want to create stressed trees [65,66]. Stressed trees can act as a detection tool, attracting insects that respond to host volatiles or stress volatiles [23,67].…”

Vertical distribution of saproxylic beetles within snag trunks retained in plantation forests

“…Developing cost-effective methods for snag retention is likely to be the most promising solution for saproxylic beetle conservation in areas dominated by plantation forests (Jonsson et al 2006;Ranius et al 2014). Plantation managers can ensure the abundance of high stumps during thinning operations that are often conducted several times before final timber harvest.…”

“…The retention and creation of deadwoods in managed forests has been recommended to mitigate the shortage of habitats for saproxylic species (Davis et al 1983;McComb and Lindenmayer 1999;Müller et al 2016), and methods for retaining snags are being developed (Beese et al 2003;Gossner et al 2013a, b;Ranius et al 2014). Snags are one of the most important sources of deadwood for saproxylic species.…”

Cost of turning forest residue bioenergy to carbon neutral

“…In addition, we simulated carbon dynamics in three regimes including high stumps. These high stumps are created by cutting stems at higher level than the usual (Ranius et al, 2014). The creation of high stumps is a means to increase the amount of slowly decomposing residues.…”

“…One the other hand, some changes in the forest management and residue harvesting practices may even result in financial surplus. For example, fertilization increases income from timber and energy wood, and combining slash harvesting with the creation of high stumps may be a financially profitable management option (Ranius et al, 2014;Routa et al, 2012b). However, previous studies suggest that the forest owner cannot simultaneously maximize financial profitability of biomass production for timber and energy, and carbon sequestration in the forest (Pyörälä et al, 2014;Routa et al, 2012b).…”