Importance of mixedwoods for biodiversity conservation: Evidence for understory plants, songbirds, soil fauna, and ectomycorrhizae in northern forests
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 …
management as a possible strategy to achieve a diversity of ecological and productivity …
Constraints to partial cutting in the boreal forest of Canada in the context of natural disturbance-based management: a review
Over the last 25 years, greater understanding of natural dynamics in the boreal forest has
led to the integration of forest ecosystem management principles into forest policy of several …
led to the integration of forest ecosystem management principles into forest policy of several …
[HTML][HTML] Useful model organisms, indicators, or both? Ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) reflecting environmental conditions
MJ Koivula - ZooKeys, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Classic studies have successfully linked single-species abundances, life-history traits,
assemblage structures and biomass of carabid beetles to past and present, human-caused …
assemblage structures and biomass of carabid beetles to past and present, human-caused …
Arthropod responses to harvesting and wildfire: implications for emulation of natural disturbance in forest management
Although natural disturbance has been widely adopted as a template for forest management
that protects biodiversity, this hypothesis has not been adequately tested. We compared litter …
that protects biodiversity, this hypothesis has not been adequately tested. We compared litter …
Understory plant communities of boreal mixedwood forests in western Canada: natural patterns and response to variable-retention harvesting
SE Macdonald, TE Fenniak - Forest Ecology and Management, 2007 - Elsevier
We examined patterns of variation in richness, diversity, and composition of understory
vascular plant communities in mixedwood boreal forests of varying composition (broadleaf …
vascular plant communities in mixedwood boreal forests of varying composition (broadleaf …
The effects of forestry on carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in boreal forests
As compared to natural forests, managed boreal forests are younger, more homogeneous in
terms of tree age and species composition, and consist of smaller fragments. Here we …
terms of tree age and species composition, and consist of smaller fragments. Here we …
The reduction of organic-layer depth by wildfire in the North American boreal forest and its effect on tree recruitment by seed
We compared prefire and postfire organic-layer depths in boreal forest types (14 fires)
across Canada, and examined tree recruitment as a function of depth. There was extensive …
across Canada, and examined tree recruitment as a function of depth. There was extensive …
Forest floor microbial communities in relation to stand composition and timber harvesting in northern Alberta
With the growing interest in silvicultural techniques that more closely emulate natural
disturbance regimes, there is a need to better understand how partial harvesting affects the …
disturbance regimes, there is a need to better understand how partial harvesting affects the …
Deadwood biodiversity
Deadwood is a key component for biodiversity and ecosystem services in boreal forests;
however, the abundance of this critical element is declining worldwide. In natural forests …
however, the abundance of this critical element is declining worldwide. In natural forests …
The influence of canopy patch mosaics on understory plant community composition in boreal mixedwood forest
V Chávez, SE Macdonald - Forest ecology and management, 2010 - Elsevier
We assessed the composition of understory vascular plant communities in relation to the
mosaic of canopy patch types, and their associated structure and environment, within …
mosaic of canopy patch types, and their associated structure and environment, within …