Ebook: Assessment of Biodiversity for Improved Forest Planning: Proceedings of the Conference on Assessment of Biodiversity for Improved Planning, 7–11 October 1996, held in Monte Verità , Switzerland
- Series: Forestry Sciences 51
- Year: 1998
- Publisher: Springer Netherlands
- Language: English
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The `Global Biodiversity Strategy' signed in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, and the resolutions at the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe in Strasbourg, 1990, and Helsinki, 1993, commit the signatory states to monitor nationally the state of biodiversity and to sustain the characteristic natural variation in the country. Sustainability and long-term planning are the two terms best describing the philosophy of traditional forest management practices. However, the traditional planning techniques are not primarily developed to maintain sustainability of biodiversity.
The gap between the international commitments and the practices in forest assessment and management is obvious. This publication presents experience in methodology for assessing and monitoring the variation of ecosystems and habitats in relation to biodiversity conservation and for integrating biodiversity in regional planning of forest management and land use. The state of the art in the field of natural resource assessments with special reference to forest biodiversity is reviewed, progress in integrating data on biodiversity in forest management planning is presented and the information needs regarding biodiversity conservation and the question to what degree assessment methods for forest biodiversity can be simplified for practical applications are discussed.
The book is intended for researchers and practitioners in the field of forest and environmental planning and environmental policies.
The `Global Biodiversity Strategy' signed in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, and the resolutions at the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe in Strasbourg, 1990, and Helsinki, 1993, commit the signatory states to monitor nationally the state of biodiversity and to sustain the characteristic natural variation in the country. Sustainability and long-term planning are the two terms best describing the philosophy of traditional forest management practices. However, the traditional planning techniques are not primarily developed to maintain sustainability of biodiversity.
The gap between the international commitments and the practices in forest assessment and management is obvious. This publication presents experience in methodology for assessing and monitoring the variation of ecosystems and habitats in relation to biodiversity conservation and for integrating biodiversity in regional planning of forest management and land use. The state of the art in the field of natural resource assessments with special reference to forest biodiversity is reviewed, progress in integrating data on biodiversity in forest management planning is presented and the information needs regarding biodiversity conservation and the question to what degree assessment methods for forest biodiversity can be simplified for practical applications are discussed.
The book is intended for researchers and practitioners in the field of forest and environmental planning and environmental policies.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Achieving Global and Regional Perspectives on Forest Biodiversity and Conservation....Pages 3-13
Measuring and Monitoring Forest Biodiversity: The SI/MAB Model....Pages 15-29
Needs and Prospects for International Co-Operation in Assessing Forest Biodiversity: An Overview from WWF....Pages 31-41
UNEP’s Global Biodiversity Assessment....Pages 43-50
Front Matter....Pages 51-51
Biodiversity Protection and Forest Management — Some Economic and Policy Aspects....Pages 53-62
Information Needs for Biodiversity Assessment Derived from International Forestry Discussions....Pages 63-70
Biodiversity: A Diversity in Definition....Pages 71-81
Biodiversity and Forestry in Poland....Pages 83-89
The Approach of the British Forestry Commission to the Conservation of Forest Biodiversity....Pages 91-101
Biodiversity Information Needs in Finland: A Questionnaire....Pages 103-110
Shadow Pricing Trade-Offs between Timber Supply and Environmental Quality....Pages 111-119
Front Matter....Pages 121-121
Optimizing the Management of Uneven-Aged Spruce-Fir Stands While Preserving Structural Diversity....Pages 123-134
Multiscale Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of Breeding Bird Species Richness Using the Echelon Approach....Pages 135-150
Using Covariate-Species Community Dissimilarity to Guide Sampling for Estimating Breeding Bird Species Richness....Pages 151-158
Some Mathematical Remarks on Forest Biodiversity....Pages 159-169
Putting Diversity Indices into Practice....Pages 171-180
Techniques for Addressing Spatial Detail in Forest Planning....Pages 181-188
Design-Based Approaches for Inference on Diversity....Pages 189-195
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Estimation of Forest Diversity with Misclassification....Pages 199-210
Towards More Rigorous Assessment of Biodiversity....Pages 211-232
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Monitoring of Forest Biodiversity from Forest Resource Inventory Data....Pages 233-239
Assessment of Coarse Woody Debris....Pages 241-248
Digitized Aerial Photos for Assessing Forest Biodiversity....Pages 249-254
A Fractal Approach for the Characterization of NOAA-AVHRR NDVI Profiles of Broad Scale Ecoregions....Pages 255-261
Biodiversity Assessment for Conservation Planning in Uganda’s Forests....Pages 263-271
On the Accuracy of Line Transect Sampling of Rare Forest Objects....Pages 273-281
Monitoring European Forest Biodiversity at Regional Scales Using Satellite Remote Sensing....Pages 283-289
Forest Clearings, Margins and Mixed Area Survey for Diversity Assessment in the Ligurian Inventory (Northern Italy)....Pages 291-300
Towards a Logic for Assessing Biodiversity in Boreal Forest....Pages 301-313
Spatial Assessment of Habitat Supply and Harvest Values as a Means of Evaluating Conservation Strategies: A Case Study....Pages 315-329
Assessing Structural Diversity in Managed Forests....Pages 331-342
Diversity of Forest Lichens in Switzerland....Pages 343-349
Front Matter....Pages 351-351
Sustainability and Biodiversity — Forest Historical Notes on Two Main Concerns of Environmental Utilisation....Pages 353-360
An Appraisal of Biological Diversity ‘Standards’ for Forest Plantations....Pages 361-365
A Proposal to Combine Wood-Production and Biodiversity Management by a Landscape Ecological Approach in Boreal Europe....Pages 367-380
Diversity of Ground-Layer Vegetation in Beech Forest....Pages 381-388
Assessing Effects of Forest Management on Biodiversity in the Pacific Northwest, USA....Pages 389-396
Biodiversity Issues in Romanian Forest Management Planning....Pages 397-404
The Biodiversity and Forest Management in the Czech Republic....Pages 405-409
Back Matter....Pages 411-422
The `Global Biodiversity Strategy' signed in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, and the resolutions at the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe in Strasbourg, 1990, and Helsinki, 1993, commit the signatory states to monitor nationally the state of biodiversity and to sustain the characteristic natural variation in the country. Sustainability and long-term planning are the two terms best describing the philosophy of traditional forest management practices. However, the traditional planning techniques are not primarily developed to maintain sustainability of biodiversity.
The gap between the international commitments and the practices in forest assessment and management is obvious. This publication presents experience in methodology for assessing and monitoring the variation of ecosystems and habitats in relation to biodiversity conservation and for integrating biodiversity in regional planning of forest management and land use. The state of the art in the field of natural resource assessments with special reference to forest biodiversity is reviewed, progress in integrating data on biodiversity in forest management planning is presented and the information needs regarding biodiversity conservation and the question to what degree assessment methods for forest biodiversity can be simplified for practical applications are discussed.
The book is intended for researchers and practitioners in the field of forest and environmental planning and environmental policies.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Achieving Global and Regional Perspectives on Forest Biodiversity and Conservation....Pages 3-13
Measuring and Monitoring Forest Biodiversity: The SI/MAB Model....Pages 15-29
Needs and Prospects for International Co-Operation in Assessing Forest Biodiversity: An Overview from WWF....Pages 31-41
UNEP’s Global Biodiversity Assessment....Pages 43-50
Front Matter....Pages 51-51
Biodiversity Protection and Forest Management — Some Economic and Policy Aspects....Pages 53-62
Information Needs for Biodiversity Assessment Derived from International Forestry Discussions....Pages 63-70
Biodiversity: A Diversity in Definition....Pages 71-81
Biodiversity and Forestry in Poland....Pages 83-89
The Approach of the British Forestry Commission to the Conservation of Forest Biodiversity....Pages 91-101
Biodiversity Information Needs in Finland: A Questionnaire....Pages 103-110
Shadow Pricing Trade-Offs between Timber Supply and Environmental Quality....Pages 111-119
Front Matter....Pages 121-121
Optimizing the Management of Uneven-Aged Spruce-Fir Stands While Preserving Structural Diversity....Pages 123-134
Multiscale Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of Breeding Bird Species Richness Using the Echelon Approach....Pages 135-150
Using Covariate-Species Community Dissimilarity to Guide Sampling for Estimating Breeding Bird Species Richness....Pages 151-158
Some Mathematical Remarks on Forest Biodiversity....Pages 159-169
Putting Diversity Indices into Practice....Pages 171-180
Techniques for Addressing Spatial Detail in Forest Planning....Pages 181-188
Design-Based Approaches for Inference on Diversity....Pages 189-195
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Estimation of Forest Diversity with Misclassification....Pages 199-210
Towards More Rigorous Assessment of Biodiversity....Pages 211-232
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Monitoring of Forest Biodiversity from Forest Resource Inventory Data....Pages 233-239
Assessment of Coarse Woody Debris....Pages 241-248
Digitized Aerial Photos for Assessing Forest Biodiversity....Pages 249-254
A Fractal Approach for the Characterization of NOAA-AVHRR NDVI Profiles of Broad Scale Ecoregions....Pages 255-261
Biodiversity Assessment for Conservation Planning in Uganda’s Forests....Pages 263-271
On the Accuracy of Line Transect Sampling of Rare Forest Objects....Pages 273-281
Monitoring European Forest Biodiversity at Regional Scales Using Satellite Remote Sensing....Pages 283-289
Forest Clearings, Margins and Mixed Area Survey for Diversity Assessment in the Ligurian Inventory (Northern Italy)....Pages 291-300
Towards a Logic for Assessing Biodiversity in Boreal Forest....Pages 301-313
Spatial Assessment of Habitat Supply and Harvest Values as a Means of Evaluating Conservation Strategies: A Case Study....Pages 315-329
Assessing Structural Diversity in Managed Forests....Pages 331-342
Diversity of Forest Lichens in Switzerland....Pages 343-349
Front Matter....Pages 351-351
Sustainability and Biodiversity — Forest Historical Notes on Two Main Concerns of Environmental Utilisation....Pages 353-360
An Appraisal of Biological Diversity ‘Standards’ for Forest Plantations....Pages 361-365
A Proposal to Combine Wood-Production and Biodiversity Management by a Landscape Ecological Approach in Boreal Europe....Pages 367-380
Diversity of Ground-Layer Vegetation in Beech Forest....Pages 381-388
Assessing Effects of Forest Management on Biodiversity in the Pacific Northwest, USA....Pages 389-396
Biodiversity Issues in Romanian Forest Management Planning....Pages 397-404
The Biodiversity and Forest Management in the Czech Republic....Pages 405-409
Back Matter....Pages 411-422
....
The gap between the international commitments and the practices in forest assessment and management is obvious. This publication presents experience in methodology for assessing and monitoring the variation of ecosystems and habitats in relation to biodiversity conservation and for integrating biodiversity in regional planning of forest management and land use. The state of the art in the field of natural resource assessments with special reference to forest biodiversity is reviewed, progress in integrating data on biodiversity in forest management planning is presented and the information needs regarding biodiversity conservation and the question to what degree assessment methods for forest biodiversity can be simplified for practical applications are discussed.
The book is intended for researchers and practitioners in the field of forest and environmental planning and environmental policies.
The `Global Biodiversity Strategy' signed in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, and the resolutions at the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe in Strasbourg, 1990, and Helsinki, 1993, commit the signatory states to monitor nationally the state of biodiversity and to sustain the characteristic natural variation in the country. Sustainability and long-term planning are the two terms best describing the philosophy of traditional forest management practices. However, the traditional planning techniques are not primarily developed to maintain sustainability of biodiversity.
The gap between the international commitments and the practices in forest assessment and management is obvious. This publication presents experience in methodology for assessing and monitoring the variation of ecosystems and habitats in relation to biodiversity conservation and for integrating biodiversity in regional planning of forest management and land use. The state of the art in the field of natural resource assessments with special reference to forest biodiversity is reviewed, progress in integrating data on biodiversity in forest management planning is presented and the information needs regarding biodiversity conservation and the question to what degree assessment methods for forest biodiversity can be simplified for practical applications are discussed.
The book is intended for researchers and practitioners in the field of forest and environmental planning and environmental policies.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Achieving Global and Regional Perspectives on Forest Biodiversity and Conservation....Pages 3-13
Measuring and Monitoring Forest Biodiversity: The SI/MAB Model....Pages 15-29
Needs and Prospects for International Co-Operation in Assessing Forest Biodiversity: An Overview from WWF....Pages 31-41
UNEP’s Global Biodiversity Assessment....Pages 43-50
Front Matter....Pages 51-51
Biodiversity Protection and Forest Management — Some Economic and Policy Aspects....Pages 53-62
Information Needs for Biodiversity Assessment Derived from International Forestry Discussions....Pages 63-70
Biodiversity: A Diversity in Definition....Pages 71-81
Biodiversity and Forestry in Poland....Pages 83-89
The Approach of the British Forestry Commission to the Conservation of Forest Biodiversity....Pages 91-101
Biodiversity Information Needs in Finland: A Questionnaire....Pages 103-110
Shadow Pricing Trade-Offs between Timber Supply and Environmental Quality....Pages 111-119
Front Matter....Pages 121-121
Optimizing the Management of Uneven-Aged Spruce-Fir Stands While Preserving Structural Diversity....Pages 123-134
Multiscale Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of Breeding Bird Species Richness Using the Echelon Approach....Pages 135-150
Using Covariate-Species Community Dissimilarity to Guide Sampling for Estimating Breeding Bird Species Richness....Pages 151-158
Some Mathematical Remarks on Forest Biodiversity....Pages 159-169
Putting Diversity Indices into Practice....Pages 171-180
Techniques for Addressing Spatial Detail in Forest Planning....Pages 181-188
Design-Based Approaches for Inference on Diversity....Pages 189-195
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Estimation of Forest Diversity with Misclassification....Pages 199-210
Towards More Rigorous Assessment of Biodiversity....Pages 211-232
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Monitoring of Forest Biodiversity from Forest Resource Inventory Data....Pages 233-239
Assessment of Coarse Woody Debris....Pages 241-248
Digitized Aerial Photos for Assessing Forest Biodiversity....Pages 249-254
A Fractal Approach for the Characterization of NOAA-AVHRR NDVI Profiles of Broad Scale Ecoregions....Pages 255-261
Biodiversity Assessment for Conservation Planning in Uganda’s Forests....Pages 263-271
On the Accuracy of Line Transect Sampling of Rare Forest Objects....Pages 273-281
Monitoring European Forest Biodiversity at Regional Scales Using Satellite Remote Sensing....Pages 283-289
Forest Clearings, Margins and Mixed Area Survey for Diversity Assessment in the Ligurian Inventory (Northern Italy)....Pages 291-300
Towards a Logic for Assessing Biodiversity in Boreal Forest....Pages 301-313
Spatial Assessment of Habitat Supply and Harvest Values as a Means of Evaluating Conservation Strategies: A Case Study....Pages 315-329
Assessing Structural Diversity in Managed Forests....Pages 331-342
Diversity of Forest Lichens in Switzerland....Pages 343-349
Front Matter....Pages 351-351
Sustainability and Biodiversity — Forest Historical Notes on Two Main Concerns of Environmental Utilisation....Pages 353-360
An Appraisal of Biological Diversity ‘Standards’ for Forest Plantations....Pages 361-365
A Proposal to Combine Wood-Production and Biodiversity Management by a Landscape Ecological Approach in Boreal Europe....Pages 367-380
Diversity of Ground-Layer Vegetation in Beech Forest....Pages 381-388
Assessing Effects of Forest Management on Biodiversity in the Pacific Northwest, USA....Pages 389-396
Biodiversity Issues in Romanian Forest Management Planning....Pages 397-404
The Biodiversity and Forest Management in the Czech Republic....Pages 405-409
Back Matter....Pages 411-422
The `Global Biodiversity Strategy' signed in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, and the resolutions at the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe in Strasbourg, 1990, and Helsinki, 1993, commit the signatory states to monitor nationally the state of biodiversity and to sustain the characteristic natural variation in the country. Sustainability and long-term planning are the two terms best describing the philosophy of traditional forest management practices. However, the traditional planning techniques are not primarily developed to maintain sustainability of biodiversity.
The gap between the international commitments and the practices in forest assessment and management is obvious. This publication presents experience in methodology for assessing and monitoring the variation of ecosystems and habitats in relation to biodiversity conservation and for integrating biodiversity in regional planning of forest management and land use. The state of the art in the field of natural resource assessments with special reference to forest biodiversity is reviewed, progress in integrating data on biodiversity in forest management planning is presented and the information needs regarding biodiversity conservation and the question to what degree assessment methods for forest biodiversity can be simplified for practical applications are discussed.
The book is intended for researchers and practitioners in the field of forest and environmental planning and environmental policies.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Achieving Global and Regional Perspectives on Forest Biodiversity and Conservation....Pages 3-13
Measuring and Monitoring Forest Biodiversity: The SI/MAB Model....Pages 15-29
Needs and Prospects for International Co-Operation in Assessing Forest Biodiversity: An Overview from WWF....Pages 31-41
UNEP’s Global Biodiversity Assessment....Pages 43-50
Front Matter....Pages 51-51
Biodiversity Protection and Forest Management — Some Economic and Policy Aspects....Pages 53-62
Information Needs for Biodiversity Assessment Derived from International Forestry Discussions....Pages 63-70
Biodiversity: A Diversity in Definition....Pages 71-81
Biodiversity and Forestry in Poland....Pages 83-89
The Approach of the British Forestry Commission to the Conservation of Forest Biodiversity....Pages 91-101
Biodiversity Information Needs in Finland: A Questionnaire....Pages 103-110
Shadow Pricing Trade-Offs between Timber Supply and Environmental Quality....Pages 111-119
Front Matter....Pages 121-121
Optimizing the Management of Uneven-Aged Spruce-Fir Stands While Preserving Structural Diversity....Pages 123-134
Multiscale Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of Breeding Bird Species Richness Using the Echelon Approach....Pages 135-150
Using Covariate-Species Community Dissimilarity to Guide Sampling for Estimating Breeding Bird Species Richness....Pages 151-158
Some Mathematical Remarks on Forest Biodiversity....Pages 159-169
Putting Diversity Indices into Practice....Pages 171-180
Techniques for Addressing Spatial Detail in Forest Planning....Pages 181-188
Design-Based Approaches for Inference on Diversity....Pages 189-195
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Estimation of Forest Diversity with Misclassification....Pages 199-210
Towards More Rigorous Assessment of Biodiversity....Pages 211-232
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Monitoring of Forest Biodiversity from Forest Resource Inventory Data....Pages 233-239
Assessment of Coarse Woody Debris....Pages 241-248
Digitized Aerial Photos for Assessing Forest Biodiversity....Pages 249-254
A Fractal Approach for the Characterization of NOAA-AVHRR NDVI Profiles of Broad Scale Ecoregions....Pages 255-261
Biodiversity Assessment for Conservation Planning in Uganda’s Forests....Pages 263-271
On the Accuracy of Line Transect Sampling of Rare Forest Objects....Pages 273-281
Monitoring European Forest Biodiversity at Regional Scales Using Satellite Remote Sensing....Pages 283-289
Forest Clearings, Margins and Mixed Area Survey for Diversity Assessment in the Ligurian Inventory (Northern Italy)....Pages 291-300
Towards a Logic for Assessing Biodiversity in Boreal Forest....Pages 301-313
Spatial Assessment of Habitat Supply and Harvest Values as a Means of Evaluating Conservation Strategies: A Case Study....Pages 315-329
Assessing Structural Diversity in Managed Forests....Pages 331-342
Diversity of Forest Lichens in Switzerland....Pages 343-349
Front Matter....Pages 351-351
Sustainability and Biodiversity — Forest Historical Notes on Two Main Concerns of Environmental Utilisation....Pages 353-360
An Appraisal of Biological Diversity ‘Standards’ for Forest Plantations....Pages 361-365
A Proposal to Combine Wood-Production and Biodiversity Management by a Landscape Ecological Approach in Boreal Europe....Pages 367-380
Diversity of Ground-Layer Vegetation in Beech Forest....Pages 381-388
Assessing Effects of Forest Management on Biodiversity in the Pacific Northwest, USA....Pages 389-396
Biodiversity Issues in Romanian Forest Management Planning....Pages 397-404
The Biodiversity and Forest Management in the Czech Republic....Pages 405-409
Back Matter....Pages 411-422
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