Multiple stressors produce a vulnerable landscape Climate change Atmospheric pollution/acid deposition Altered natural disturbance regimes, spread of exotic organisms Human modified biophysical environment, ex-urban sprawl and development Vulnerable landscapes and ecosystems
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Multiple stressors produce a vulnerable landscape
Climate change
Atmospheric pollution/acid deposition
Altered natural disturbance regimes, spread of exotic organisms
Human modified biophysical environment, ex-urban sprawl and development
Vulnerable landscapes and ecosystems
From: Keeton (2007). George Wright Forum.
IUCN Cat. 2:
National Park
IUCN Cat. I:
Nature preserve
IUCN Cat. 3:
Natural Monument
IUCN Cat. 4:
Habitat/ Species Mgt. Area
IUCN Cat. 5:
Protected Landscape
IUCN Cat. 6:
Managed Resource Area
Low Vegetation Management Intensity
Protected Areas Unprotected Areas
Matrix Management
Intermediate Vegetation Management Intensity
High Vegetation Management Intensity
Certified Non-Industrial Private Forests
Certified Industrial Forests
Uncertified Non-Industrial Private Forests
Uncertified Industrial Forests
The Forest Management Spectrum
Late-Successional Reserves Established by the Northwest Forest Plan
From: Vogt, K.A…W.S. Keeton et al. 1997. Ecosystems: Balancing Science with Management. Springer-Verlag, New York, N.Y. 4
Matrix Mgt. on Private Lands
• Achieved indirectly (not explicitly) through aggregate of efforts across individuals ownerships and parcels – Bottom up
• Promoted (Top down) through:– Tax-incentive programs– Market based mechanisms– Community-based forestry– Limited acquisition of HCVs
Former Champion International Lands
132,000 acres total:
26,000 to West Mountain Wildlife Management Area
22,000 to Nulhegen National Wildlife Refuge
84,000 to Essex Timber Co.
Former International Paper Lands: 172,000 acres
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HRV
Historical Range of Variability:Pre-settlement late-successional forest in the northern hardwood region
Modified from Aplet and Keeton (1999) using data from Lorimer and White (2003); Time scale and disturbances (peaks) are hypothetical
Disturbance based forestry: emulating natural disturbance scales, frequencies, and biological legacies
Principles of Disturbance- Based Forest Management at the Stand Scale
From Franklin, Mitchell, and Palik (2007):
• “Incorporating biological legacies into harvest prescriptions
• Incorporating natural stand development processes, including small-scale disturbance, into intermediate treatments
• Allowing for appropriate recovery periods between regeneration harvests”
Fig. from Franklin et al. (2007).
“Demonstration of Ecosystem Management Options”
“Weyerhaeuser Co., British Columbia
Adapted from: Seymour et al. (2002). Forest Ecology and Management