Public visual preferences for dead wood in natural boreal forests: The effects of added information

Gundersen, Vegard; Stange, Erik; Kaltenborn, Bjørn P.; Vistad, Odd Inge

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.09.020

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“…The visual accessibility in urban woodlands will decrease as the proportion of protected forest increases, including processes such as self-regeneration, self-thinning, and gap and log formation. "Messy" forest structures such as dead wood, and processes including natural fire stands and post-fire successions are also less appreciated by people [20,24,26]. However, preferences were found to increase when respondents were given information about the ecological effects of the scenario [24].…”

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“…"Messy" forest structures such as dead wood, and processes including natural fire stands and post-fire successions are also less appreciated by people [20,24,26]. However, preferences were found to increase when respondents were given information about the ecological effects of the scenario [24]. People seem to appreciate the structural diversity and species diversity within forest stands, including large trees, multi-layered structures and rich herb layer up to a certain level [51,52].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Except in areas with heavy use, conflicts between the two were found to be rare in urban woodlands in recent studies [12,21]. A managed, semi-open, park-like forest with low biodiversity may have conventional scenic appeal [22,23], but people who are familiar with the ecological importance of old trees and dead wood might find natural forests more attractive [24]. Understanding the relationships between preferences for outdoor recreation and areas that are important to biodiversity conservation is hence important to avoid conflict.…”

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“…Understanding the relationships between preferences for outdoor recreation and areas that are important to biodiversity conservation is hence important to avoid conflict. There are several examples where people's preferences for scenic landscape do not align with the dynamics of natural forest, e.g., fire and post-fire succession, large-scale insect attacks, downfall, complex successional structures, and dead and dying trees [24][25][26]. This provides both opportunities and limitations in the spatial arrangement of zones intended to preserve one or the other set of values.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This provides both opportunities and limitations in the spatial arrangement of zones intended to preserve one or the other set of values. In addition to considering biodiversity, managers should also consider access to a range of outdoor recreational activities that may or may not overlap with the areas set aside for biodiversity conservation [8,24,27].…”

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Public visual preferences for dead wood in natural boreal forests: The effects of added information

Cited by 60 publications

References 37 publications

Seeing the Forest for the Trees: A Review-Based Framework for Better Harmonization of Timber Production, Biodiversity, and Recreation in Boreal Urban Forests

Seeing the Forest for the Trees: A Review-Based Framework for Better Harmonization of Timber Production, Biodiversity, and Recreation in Boreal Urban Forests

Could Nintendo’s Animal Crossing be a tool for conservation messaging?

National Forest Inventory Data to Evaluate Climate-Smart Forestry

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