Forest vegetation management under debate: an introduction

Ammer, Christian; Balandier, Philippe; Bentsen, Niclas Scott; Coll, Lluís; Löf, Magnus

doi:10.1007/s10342-010-0452-6

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“…Cutting of canopy trees is often followed by removal of coarse woody debris and stumps followed by planting tree saplings (Matthews 1991;Angelstam et al 1997). Also in areas where natural regeneration is preferred, management of vegetation competition is an integral part of silvicultural practices and regarded as critical silvicultural to achieve forest establishment (Ammer et al 2011;McCarthy et al 2011). On the one hand, tending measures to control woody competitors are common in European even-aged stands.…”

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Lack of natural control mechanisms increases wildlife–forestry conflict in managed temperate European forest systems

Kuijper

2011

Eur J Forest Res

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Across Europe, ungulate numbers have greatly increased over the past decades, leading to increasing concerns about the ecological and economical impacts and pleas for stronger population control. However, focussing on population control only ignores other underlying factors which may enhance the wildlife-forestry conflict. I reviewed factors which shape herbivore top-down effects in natural temperate forest systems aiming at understanding how these interactions are altered in managed forests. Carnivores are important in modifying ungulate-plant interactions. They can directly influence the numbers of ungulates, but this effect is dependent on productivity and predicted to be smallest in highly productive temperate forest. Indirectly, they modify herbivore top-down effects by creating a landscape of fear. Despite the abundance of knowledge from American systems, there is a lack of knowledge on how this process might work in European systems. Next to carnivores, abiotic conditions interact with herbivory by influencing forage quality and availability. Forest gaps lead to concentration of ungulates and their effects, due to increased forage supply. Abiotic conditions also influence the response of plants following herbivory, which can be tolerated by showing increased regrowth or resistance due to chemical or physical defence. In typical managed forest systems, carnivores and abiotic conditions which shape ungulate top-down effects in natural forests are altered or absent. Human hunting might replace the direct effects of carnivores, but does not replace their indirect effects. Forestry practices also have modified herbivore-plant interactions in several ways, creating a forest with lower ungulate carrying capacity and higher sensitivity for ungulate browsing. These changes logically increase the strength of herbivore top-down effects in managed forests and increase the wildlife-forestry conflict. To reduce this conflict, aiming only at reducing wildlife numbers is predicted to have little effects when they do not coincide with habitat ameliorations. Forestry practices may therefore greatly enhance the conflict that exists between wildlife and forestry but can also be an important tool to reduce this conflict by adapting management practices that allow more natural functioning of forests systems.

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Section: In Managed Systems Lack Of Natural Environmental Heterogeneitymentioning

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Lack of natural control mechanisms increases wildlife–forestry conflict in managed temperate European forest systems

Kuijper

2011

Eur J Forest Res

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“…Basic procedures used to control vegetation in forest plantations include cultivation practices (manual weeding), herbicide application and individual protection (mulch and tree shelters). When compared with plantations where weed control is not practiced, treated forest plantations are commonly characterized by increased plant survival and enhanced growth (Willoughby et al 2009, Olivera et al 2011, although findings are far from being consistent (Ammer et al 2011).…”

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“…Weed control and tree shelter effects on seedling response have been widely studied as independent factors in reforestation literature (Oliet & Jacobs 2007, Willoughby et al 2009, Puértolas et al 2010, Ammer et al 2011). Yet, there is a lack of research on the combined effects of both treatments.…”

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Is tree shelter protection an effective complement to weed competition management in improving the morpho-physiological response of holm oak planted seedlings?

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Navarro-Cerrillo²,

Díaz-Hernández³

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“…However, the use of chemical herbicides has been met with concerns by the public in North America and Europe over the perception of unacceptable human health and environmental risks (Wagner 1994, Buse et al 1995, Wagner et al 1998a, Ammer et al 2011, McCarthy et al 2011. Such concerns have led to requirements to reduce herbicide use on some certified forests (FSCCWG 2004) and in 2001, the ban of herbicides for managing forest vegetation For personal use only.…”

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Understanding First Nations rights and perspectives on the use of herbicides in forestry: A case study from northeastern Ontario

Kayahara

Armstrong

2015

The Forestry Chronicle

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This article provides forestry professionals with an improved understanding of why First Nations are opposed to the use of chemical herbicides for silvicultural purposes on their traditional lands, based on a case study in northeastern Ontario. Results were generated using a modified form of a focus group approach. First Nations opposition to herbicide use involved not only concerns over human and environmental health (concerns common among the general public) but also spanned from treaty rights, mistrust, and respect issues to herbicide use being incongruent with traditional First Nations worldviews. The results illustrate that the science-education approach typically used to address public opposition to herbicides is neither adequate nor appropriate for addressing First Nations concerns. Instead, a more in-depth engagement and approach, centred on genuine respect for First Nations rights, culture and history, is needed to arrive at solutions that are consistent with each First Nation community's values and terms.Key words: First Nations, Aboriginal, Indigenous, traditional ecological knowledge, herbicides, forestry, perceptions, risk, worldviews, vegetation management, silviculture, boreal forest RÉSUMÉCet article permet aux forestiers professionnels de mieux comprendre pourquoi les Premières Nations s' opposent à l'utilisation des herbicides à des fins sylvicoles sur leurs terres ancestrales en s'appuyant sur une étude effectuée dans le nord-est de l'Ontario. Ces résultats ont été obtenus à l'aide d'une forme modifiée de groupes de discussion. L' opposition des Premières Nations à l'utilisation des herbicides ne résulte pas que de leur préoccupation pour la santé humaine et celle de l' environnement, qu'ils partagent d'ailleurs avec le public en général; elle repose aussi sur les droits définis par Traité, la méfiance, une question de respect et même sur le fait que l'utilisation d'herbicides va à l' encontre de la vision traditionnelle que les Premières Nations ont sur le monde. Les résultats montrent que l'approche par l' éducation scientifique que l' on adopte souvent pour contrer l' opposition publique aux herbicides n' est ni adéquate ni suffisante pour prendre en compte les préoccupations des Premières Nations. Il faut au contraire une démarche plus approfondie fondée sur un véritable respect des droits, de la culture et de l'histoire des Premières Nations pour trouver des solutions adaptées aux valeurs et aux conditions propres à chaque communauté des Premières Nations.

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Forest vegetation management under debate: an introduction

Cited by 43 publications

References 40 publications

Lack of natural control mechanisms increases wildlife–forestry conflict in managed temperate European forest systems

Lack of natural control mechanisms increases wildlife–forestry conflict in managed temperate European forest systems

Is tree shelter protection an effective complement to weed competition management in improving the morpho-physiological response of holm oak planted seedlings?

Understanding First Nations rights and perspectives on the use of herbicides in forestry: A case study from northeastern Ontario

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