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AUTHOR
Yasuhiro Kubota
Global-scale assessment of forest management impacts on biodiversity patterns
Integrating biodiversity conservation into forest management has been highlighted as one of the means for halting and reversing the recent biodiversity loss. This integration requires that we understand the mechanistic linkage between anthropogenic disturbances and biodiversity patterns, and it is fundamental for implementing ecological management actions, such as impact mitigation and offsetting by restoration. The empirical evidence on forest management impacts on biodiversity has been accumulated mostly locally, but the response of biodiversity patterns to anthropogenic disturbances remains poorly known. Furthermore, there is no consensus about how diversity patterns of local communities…
Environmental drivers of canopy gap geometry: a meta-analysis of gap disturbance regimes across forest biomes
Forest degradation and related biodiversity loss require urgent improvement of forest management practices. Ecological forestry, including emulation of natural disturbances and retention management is considered a promising candidate for a management strategy aiming for reducing logging impact on biodiversity processes underpinning ecosystem services. However, properties of natural disturbances and their consequences on forest ecosystems show immense variations across different forest biomes. Therefore, understanding region-specific properties of natural disturbances (e.g. canopy gap formations) is fundamental to implement the appropriate emulation practices. Moreover, recent climate change…