Management of forested landscapes in mountain areas: an ecosystem-based approach

Schlaepfer, Rodolphe; Iorgulescu, I.; Glenz, Christian

doi:10.1016/s1389-9341(02)00009-6

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“…An ecosystem is only capable of providing functions of value to humans if these essential functions are fulfilled. Therefore, the primary objective of management strategies is to protect, maintain and/or restore the essential ecosystem functions of forest ecosystems using processes and elements characteristic for its ecoregion (Andersson et al, 2000;Schlaepfer et al, 2002). These characteristics all are related to the ecological integrity of the system.…”

Section: Ecosystem Management Of Protection Forestsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrity, stability and management of protection forests in the European Alps

Dorren¹,

Berger²,

Imeson

et al. 2004

Forest Ecology and Management

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Section: Ecosystem Management Of Protection Forestsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrity, stability and management of protection forests in the European Alps

Dorren¹,

Berger²,

Imeson

et al. 2004

Forest Ecology and Management

171

101

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“…Multifunctional forest management has recently been promoted (Schlaepfer et al 2002), whereby forest managers have to consider potential incompatibility between timber production and a broad range of ecosystem attributes. The present study revealed loss of tree species diversity under various logging scenarios.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Long-term ecological impacts of clear-fell logging on tree species diversity in a subtropical forest, southern Japan

Fujii

Kubota

Enoki

2010

Journal of Forest Research

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Defining the spatial arrangement and length of the cutting cycle in a logged area is crucial for reconciling potential conflicts between timber yields and maintenance of ecosystem services in natural forests. In this study, we investigated long-term impacts of clear-fell logging on timber production and tree species diversity in a subtropical forest on the Ryukyu Islands, using an individual-based simulation model. We assumed six logging scenarios defined by combinations of forest type and regeneration processes, which acted as surrogates for spatial scales of clear-fell logging. These scenarios were simulated under cutting cycles ranging from 20 to 150 years. Short-cutting cycles resulted in dominance by the sprouting species Castanopsis sieboldii. The compositional shift was accelerated by the lack of seed dispersal from surrounding forest areas. The simulations demonstrated that a sustainable logging regime maintaining both yield and tree species diversity requires a cutting cycle longer than 50 years. The simulation results also suggest that the trade-off between the recovery of tree species diversity and timber production is favored more in stands surrounded by mature forest than in isolated stands or stands surrounded by immature forest. Ecological risk assessments based on model simulations provide an alternative to current forest management practices that rely on empirical knowledge.

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“…More recently, Lothian (1999) has tabulated existing works into two pillars termed 'objectivist vs. subjectivist' and, in a similar vein, Bell (2001) has distinguished between 'expert-led' and 'perceptionbased' (see also Parsons and Daniel, 2002;Schlaepfer et al, 2002). The methods applied in most empirical research so far are largely the same or similar (Ode, 2003); most of them are adaptations of the scenic beauty estimation (SBE) method developed by Daniel and Boster (1976), using interval scaled beauty values (cf.…”

Section: Classical Approaches In Forest Aesthetics Using Visual Matermentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring forest aesthetics using forestry photo contests: case studies examining Japanese and German public preferences

Kohsaka

Flitner

2004

Forest Policy and Economics

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Management of forested landscapes in mountain areas: an ecosystem-based approach

Cited by 25 publications

References 6 publications

Integrity, stability and management of protection forests in the European Alps

Integrity, stability and management of protection forests in the European Alps

Long-term ecological impacts of clear-fell logging on tree species diversity in a subtropical forest, southern Japan

Exploring forest aesthetics using forestry photo contests: case studies examining Japanese and German public preferences

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