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A review and synthesis of the effects of unsalvaged mountain-pine-beetle-attacked stands on wildlife and implications for forest management

Journal of Ecosystems and Management

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Title A review and synthesis of the effects of unsalvaged mountain-pine-beetle-attacked stands on wildlife and implications for forest management
 
Creator Chan-McLeod, Ann C. Allaye
 
Subject ecological legacy; mountain pine beetle; sustainable forest management; unsalvaged mountain pine beetle stands; wildlife
 
Description The mountain pine beetle epidemic has dramatically altered lodgepole pine forests in British Columbia, with potentially profound effects on wildlife and wildlife habitats. Forest managers should understand the nature of these effects so that they can incorporate ecological considerations when managing stands after beetle attack. This paper summarizes the processes by which the mountain pine beetle affect wildlife and wildlife habitats, and the factors that dictate the nature of these effects. Factors that affect the ecological legacy of unharvested, beetle-attacked stands include time since infestation, the type and amount of remaining live vegetation, ecosystem type, and surrounding landscape characteristics.
 
Publisher Canadian Institute for Studies in Publishing Press
 
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Date 2006-07-13
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://jem-online.org/index.php/jem/article/view/548
 
Source Journal of Ecosystems and Management; Vol 7, No 2 (2006)
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://jem-online.org/index.php/jem/article/view/548/455