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The loss of connectivity of forest landscapes is seriously hindering dispersal of many forest-dwelling species, which may
be critical for their viability and conservation. In this context, explicitly incorporating connectivity considerations is
an important challenge in current forest planning and management, but as yet there is a lack of operative methods for appropriate
decision making in this respect. We describe a new methodology based on graph structures and a habitat availability index
(integral index of connectivity) that integrates forest attributes (like habitat quality) and network connectivity in a single
measure. We apply this methodology to examine the connectivity of the highly fragmented habitat of capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) in Catalonia (NE Spain), where the threatened status of this forest bird species calls for landscape-level forest planning
solutions. We analyse data on the distribution of capercaillie forest habitat at 1 km spatial resolution obtained from the
recent Catalan Breeding Bird Atlas. We determine the functionally connected regions existing within its habitat distribution
and identify the forest habitat areas that are more important for the maintenance of overall landscape connectivity for this
species. Based on these results, we provide recommendations on certain critical public forests where management oriented to
the conservation of capercaillie habitat is more necessary. These results highlight the potential and practical interest of
the proposed methodology for successfully integrating landscape connectivity in broad scale forest planning. 相似文献
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Patrick A. Zollner L. Jay Roberts Eric J. Gustafson Hong S. He Volker Radeloff 《Forest Ecology and Management》2008
Incorporating an ecosystem management perspective into forest planning requires consideration of the impacts of timber management on a suite of landscape characteristics at broad spatial and long temporal scales. We used the LANDIS forest landscape simulation model to predict forest composition and landscape pattern under seven alternative forest management plans drafted for the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Wisconsin. We analyzed 20 response variables representing changes in landscape characteristics that relate to eight timber and wildlife management objectives. A MANOVA showed significant variation in the response variables among the alternative management plans. For most (16 out of 20) response variables, plans ranked either directly or inversely to the extent of even-aged management. The amount of hemlock on the landscape had a surprising positive relationship with even-aged management because hemlock is never cut, even in a clear cut. Our results also show that multiple management objectives can create conflicts related to the amount and arrangement of management activities. For example, American marten and ruffed grouse habitat are maintained by mutually exclusive activities. Our approach demonstrates a way to evaluate alternative management plans and assess if they are likely to meet their stated, multiple objectives. 相似文献