Developing and testing of a method for the analysis and assessment of multiple forest use from a forest conservation perspective

The legacy of timber harvest: Do patterns of species dominance suggest recovery of lepidopteran communities in managed hardwood stands?

“…Timber harvest is known to cause significant short-term shifts in community composition and species richness in a number of taxa (Schieck et al, 2000;Mrosek, 2001;Summerville and Crist, 2002). Recovery transients for animal communities post-timber harvest have also been well explored, with a number of studies indicating that species richness may recover in a relatively short time period, with shifts in community composition potentially becoming more permanent.…”

A GIS-based multi-criteria decision making approach to forest conservation planning at a landscape scale: a case study in the Kinabalu Area, Sabah, Malaysia

“…Use of the criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management for forest conservation at a local forest management unit has been examined (e.g. Mrosek, 2001). We examined the criteria and indicators of three initiatives; the International Tropical Timber Organization's criteria and indicators, Montreal Process and Helsinki Process, for quantifiable criteria.…”

Field testing of a criteria and indicators system for sustainable forest management at the local level. Case study results concerning the sustainability of the private forest Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve in Ontario, Canada

“…The forest consists of 24 tree species, includes approximately 50 major lakes and 250 wetlands, and is characterized by an associated diversity of wildlife (Schleifenbaum, 1993(Schleifenbaum, , 2000. Although the forest was heavily harvested historically in the form of high grading (partial harvest removing only the most desirable trees altering the quantity and quality of the residual stand; Natural Resources Canada Canadian Forest Service (NRC CFS; 1995), its overall naturalness and natural diversity are still high, and a forest conservation concept, including a protected areas network, has been implemented (Mrosek, 1998(Mrosek, , 2001. A selection cut silviculture system (regeneration of the forest and maintenance of its uneven-aged structure by harvesting some trees in all age classes either as single trees or in small groups; NRC CFS, 1995) is currently being applied.…”

“…Comparing the actual forest stand-type distribution with the historical forest composition as described in the first land survey notes (Drennan and Josten, 1863) and with modelling scenarios of an ecological land classification system (Chambers et al, 1997), the naturalness of the tree species composition is high, but a shift towards tolerant hardwoods has occurred (Mrosek, 1998(Mrosek, , 2001. This change is mostly due to historical high grading and present selection cut harvesting practices (ibid.…”