The boreal zone and its ecosystems provide numerous provisioning, regulating, cultural,
and supporting services. Because of its resources and its hydroelectric potential, Canada's …

Much of Canada's terrestrial biodiversity is supported by boreal forests. Natural resource
development in boreal forests poses risks to this biodiversity. This paper reviews the …

Corridor Ecology presents guidelines that combine conservation science and practical
experience for maintaining, enhancing, and creating connectivity between natural areas with …

Migrating wildlife species across the globe face a dire predicament as their traditional
migratory routes are cut off by human encroachment. Forced into smaller and smaller …

▪ Abstract Natural ecological disturbance creates habitats that are used by diverse groups of
birds. In North America, these habitats or ecosystems include grasslands or prairies …

Summary 1 Numerical studies of the relationship between birds and their habitat are
important because they provide understanding of the impacts of natural and human factors …

Theoretical models predict strong influences of habitat loss and fragmentation on species
distributions and demography, but empirical studies have shown relatively inconsistent …

Étant donné l'augmentation globale des stress dans les forêts, plusieurs écologistes croient
que les gestionnaires doivent maintenir la résilience écologique, c'est-à-dire la capacité des …

Theory predicts the occurrence of threshold levels of habitat in landscapes, below which
ecological processes change abruptly. Simulation models indicate that below critical …

Increasing environmental concerns with forestry have led to mounting interest in mixedwood
management as a possible strategy to achieve a diversity of ecological and productivity …