Variable-retention harvests in the Pacific Northwest: a review of short-term findings from the DEMO study

KB Aubry, CB Halpern, CE Peterson - Forest Ecology and Management, 2009 - Elsevier
In the Pacific Northwest (PNW) region of the contiguous United States, retention of live
(green) trees in harvest units is an integral part of forest management practices on federal …

A cross‐continental comparison of plant and beetle responses to retention of forest patches during timber harvest

SC Baker, CB Halpern, TJ Wardlaw… - Ecological …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Timber harvest can adversely affect forest biota. Recent research and application suggest
that retention of mature forest elements (retention forestry), including unharvested patches …

Variable retention silviculture in Tasmania's wet forests: ecological rationale, adaptive management and synthesis of biodiversity benefits

SC Baker, SM Read - Australian Forestry, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The recognition that biodiversity conservation requires more than a system of reserves has
led to the need to consider the outcomes of land management actions, such as timber …

Responses of litter-dwelling spiders and carabid beetles to varying levels and patterns of green-tree retention

J Halaj, CB Halpern, H Yi - Forest Ecology and Management, 2008 - Elsevier
We studied effects of timber harvest with green-tree retention on litter-dwelling predatory
arthropods (spiders and carabid beetles). Arthropods were sampled with pitfall traps at four …

Edge effects created by wildfire and clear-cutting on boreal forest ground-dwelling spiders

M Larrivée, P Drapeau, L Fahrig - Forest Ecology and Management, 2008 - Elsevier
The response of ground-dwelling spider assemblages to edges created by wildfire was
compared to their response to clear-cut edges in black spruce forests in eastern Canada …

Edge effects on ground beetles at the woodlot–field interface are short‐range and asymmetrical

A Roume, M Deconchat, L Raison… - Agricultural and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
1 Boundaries between woodlots and agricultural habitats are numerous in temperate
agricultural landscapes and influence ecological processes in both woodlots and …

Depth of edge influence in a Madagascar lowland rainforest and its effects on lemurs' abundance

M Campera, M Balestri, M Phelps, F Besnard… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Edge effects result from interactions between adjacent habitats, which can modify abiotic
and biotic conditions and produce various negative effects on biodiversity. Given the high …

Living near the edge: being close to mature forest increases the rate of succession in beetle communities

NM Fountain-Jones, GJ Jordan, TP Baker… - Ecological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In increasingly fragmented landscapes, it is important to understand how mature forest
affects adjacent secondary forest (forest influence). Forest influence on ecological …

Arthropod assemblages deep in natural forests show different responses to surrounding land use

RC Swart, JS Pryke, F Roets - Biodiversity and conservation, 2018 - Springer
Many contemporary landscapes have vast areas of production land-uses within landscape
mosaics, which may impact species dispersal and occurrence. Here, we determined the …

Edge influence on diversity of orchids in Andean cloud forests

E Parra Sánchez, D Armenteras, J Retana - Forests, 2016 - mdpi.com
Cloud forests harbor high levels of orchid diversity. However, due to the high fragmentation
of these forests in the Andes, combined with the pressure for new agricultural land, orchid …