Coarse Filter Ecosystem Management in a Nonequilibrating Forest
The natural disturbance model of forest management is the basis of many of the sustainable forest management systems being proposed for the boreal forest of Canada. Wildfire is the dominant natural agent of disturbance in the boreal mixed-wood forest. The natural disturbance model assumes that timbe...
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ftutahsudc:oai:digitalcommons.usu.edu:aspen_bib-7904 2023-05-15T13:21:53+02:00 Coarse Filter Ecosystem Management in a Nonequilibrating Forest Armstrong, Glen W. Adamowicz, Wiktor L. Beck, Jr, James A. Cummings, Steven G. Schmiegelow, Fiona 2003-01-01T08:00:00Z https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/aspen_bib/6903 http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/saf/fs/2003/00000049/00000002/art00005 unknown Hosted by Utah State University Libraries https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/aspen_bib/6903 http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/saf/fs/2003/00000049/00000002/art00005 Copyright for this work is held by the author. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information contact the Institutional Repository Librarian at digitalcommons@usu.edu. PDM Aspen Bibliography Forestry Models and Simulations (Computational Biology) Terrestrial Ecology (Ecology Environmental Sciences) Wildlife Management (Conservation) Coniferopsida: Gymnospermae Spermatophyta Plantae Cricetidae: Rodentia Mammalia Vertebrata Chordata Animalia Falconiformes: Aves Mustelidae: Carnivora Passeriformes: Aves Piciformes: Aves Salicaceae: Dicotyledones Angiospermae Buteo platypterus [broad winged hawk] (Falconiformes) Dendroica virens [black throated green warbler] (Passeriformes) Martes americana [American marten] (Mustelidae) Microtus pennsylvanicus [meadow vole] (Cricetidae) Picoides tridactylus [northern three toed woodpecker] (Piciformes) aspen (Salicaceae) black spruce (Coniferopsida) pine (Coniferopsida) white spruce (Coniferopsida) Angiosperms Animals Birds Carnivores Chordates Dicots Gymnosperms Mammals Nonhuman Mammals Nonhuman Vertebrates Plants Rodents Spermatophytes Vascular Plants Vertebrates Canada (North America Nearctic region) mathematical modeling: mathematical and computer techniques natural disturbance forest management modeling: mathematical and computer techniques nonequilibrating forest: boreal mixedwood forest timber supply wildlife habitat: stochastic wildfire regime Forest Sciences text 2003 ftutahsudc 2022-03-07T21:01:14Z The natural disturbance model of forest management is the basis of many of the sustainable forest management systems being proposed for the boreal forest of Canada. Wildfire is the dominant natural agent of disturbance in the boreal mixed-wood forest. The natural disturbance model assumes that timber harvesting systems emulating the annual area burned by natural fire, its spatial distribution, and the amount of residual material can be developed. It is further assumed that natural processes can be emulated closely enough to maintain forest biota at natural or near-natural population levels. This is a coarse filter approach to ecosystem management. In order to emulate the natural rate of disturbance, one needs to quantify it. The annual area burned in the study area, under natural conditions, is characterized as a random draw from a lognormal distribution. A modeling system comprised of an aspatial Monte Carlo simulation model and a linear programming based forest activity scheduling model was developed. The simulation model is used to develop 200 yr forecasts of probability distributions for habitat area of five vertebrate species under a stochastic wildfire regime. These probability distributions are used to construct habitat area constraints for use in an optimization model to help quantify the trade-offs between timber values and maintenance of the range of natural variability in the forest. The model is used to identify the trade-offs between forest harvesting, wildlife habitat, and the degree of similarity between the managed forest structure and the distribution of structures that could be generated by natural disturbance. FOR. SCI. 49(2):209–223. Text American marten Martes americana Utah State University: DigitalCommons@USU Canada |
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Forestry Models and Simulations (Computational Biology) Terrestrial Ecology (Ecology Environmental Sciences) Wildlife Management (Conservation) Coniferopsida: Gymnospermae Spermatophyta Plantae Cricetidae: Rodentia Mammalia Vertebrata Chordata Animalia Falconiformes: Aves Mustelidae: Carnivora Passeriformes: Aves Piciformes: Aves Salicaceae: Dicotyledones Angiospermae Buteo platypterus [broad winged hawk] (Falconiformes) Dendroica virens [black throated green warbler] (Passeriformes) Martes americana [American marten] (Mustelidae) Microtus pennsylvanicus [meadow vole] (Cricetidae) Picoides tridactylus [northern three toed woodpecker] (Piciformes) aspen (Salicaceae) black spruce (Coniferopsida) pine (Coniferopsida) white spruce (Coniferopsida) Angiosperms Animals Birds Carnivores Chordates Dicots Gymnosperms Mammals Nonhuman Mammals Nonhuman Vertebrates Plants Rodents Spermatophytes Vascular Plants Vertebrates Canada (North America Nearctic region) mathematical modeling: mathematical and computer techniques natural disturbance forest management modeling: mathematical and computer techniques nonequilibrating forest: boreal mixedwood forest timber supply wildlife habitat: stochastic wildfire regime Forest Sciences |
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Forestry Models and Simulations (Computational Biology) Terrestrial Ecology (Ecology Environmental Sciences) Wildlife Management (Conservation) Coniferopsida: Gymnospermae Spermatophyta Plantae Cricetidae: Rodentia Mammalia Vertebrata Chordata Animalia Falconiformes: Aves Mustelidae: Carnivora Passeriformes: Aves Piciformes: Aves Salicaceae: Dicotyledones Angiospermae Buteo platypterus [broad winged hawk] (Falconiformes) Dendroica virens [black throated green warbler] (Passeriformes) Martes americana [American marten] (Mustelidae) Microtus pennsylvanicus [meadow vole] (Cricetidae) Picoides tridactylus [northern three toed woodpecker] (Piciformes) aspen (Salicaceae) black spruce (Coniferopsida) pine (Coniferopsida) white spruce (Coniferopsida) Angiosperms Animals Birds Carnivores Chordates Dicots Gymnosperms Mammals Nonhuman Mammals Nonhuman Vertebrates Plants Rodents Spermatophytes Vascular Plants Vertebrates Canada (North America Nearctic region) mathematical modeling: mathematical and computer techniques natural disturbance forest management modeling: mathematical and computer techniques nonequilibrating forest: boreal mixedwood forest timber supply wildlife habitat: stochastic wildfire regime Forest Sciences Armstrong, Glen W. Adamowicz, Wiktor L. Beck, Jr, James A. Cummings, Steven G. Schmiegelow, Fiona Coarse Filter Ecosystem Management in a Nonequilibrating Forest |
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Forestry Models and Simulations (Computational Biology) Terrestrial Ecology (Ecology Environmental Sciences) Wildlife Management (Conservation) Coniferopsida: Gymnospermae Spermatophyta Plantae Cricetidae: Rodentia Mammalia Vertebrata Chordata Animalia Falconiformes: Aves Mustelidae: Carnivora Passeriformes: Aves Piciformes: Aves Salicaceae: Dicotyledones Angiospermae Buteo platypterus [broad winged hawk] (Falconiformes) Dendroica virens [black throated green warbler] (Passeriformes) Martes americana [American marten] (Mustelidae) Microtus pennsylvanicus [meadow vole] (Cricetidae) Picoides tridactylus [northern three toed woodpecker] (Piciformes) aspen (Salicaceae) black spruce (Coniferopsida) pine (Coniferopsida) white spruce (Coniferopsida) Angiosperms Animals Birds Carnivores Chordates Dicots Gymnosperms Mammals Nonhuman Mammals Nonhuman Vertebrates Plants Rodents Spermatophytes Vascular Plants Vertebrates Canada (North America Nearctic region) mathematical modeling: mathematical and computer techniques natural disturbance forest management modeling: mathematical and computer techniques nonequilibrating forest: boreal mixedwood forest timber supply wildlife habitat: stochastic wildfire regime Forest Sciences |
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The natural disturbance model of forest management is the basis of many of the sustainable forest management systems being proposed for the boreal forest of Canada. Wildfire is the dominant natural agent of disturbance in the boreal mixed-wood forest. The natural disturbance model assumes that timber harvesting systems emulating the annual area burned by natural fire, its spatial distribution, and the amount of residual material can be developed. It is further assumed that natural processes can be emulated closely enough to maintain forest biota at natural or near-natural population levels. This is a coarse filter approach to ecosystem management. In order to emulate the natural rate of disturbance, one needs to quantify it. The annual area burned in the study area, under natural conditions, is characterized as a random draw from a lognormal distribution. A modeling system comprised of an aspatial Monte Carlo simulation model and a linear programming based forest activity scheduling model was developed. The simulation model is used to develop 200 yr forecasts of probability distributions for habitat area of five vertebrate species under a stochastic wildfire regime. These probability distributions are used to construct habitat area constraints for use in an optimization model to help quantify the trade-offs between timber values and maintenance of the range of natural variability in the forest. The model is used to identify the trade-offs between forest harvesting, wildlife habitat, and the degree of similarity between the managed forest structure and the distribution of structures that could be generated by natural disturbance. FOR. SCI. 49(2):209–223. |
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