Conservation Biology Principles for Forested Landscapes.

Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Natural Disturbance Ecology -- Definitions -- Disturbance Ecology -- Landscape Ecology -- Background -- Science and Research -- Forest Resource Management -- Disturbance Data for British Columbia -- Ecological Principles -- Natural Disturbance Effects -- Biodiversity and Natural Disturbances -- The Need for Management that Includes Natural Disturbance Regimes -- Methods for Including Natural Processes in Resource Management -- Scale Issues, Variation, and Predictability -- Research Needs -- Literature Cited -- 2 Spatial Patterns in Forested Landscapes: Implications for Biology and Forestry -- Definitions -- Background -- Ecological Principles -- Scale and Ecological Hierarchy -- Fragmentation -- Spatial Patterns in Forested Landscapes -- Research Needs -- Literature Cited -- 3 Connectivity -- Definitions -- Background -- Ecological Principles -- Maintaining Connectivity -- Corridor Location and Design -- Corridor Width -- Summary -- Research Needs -- Literature Cited -- 4 Riparian Areas and Wetlands -- Definitions -- Background -- Ecological Principles -- Riparian Areas, Wetlands, and Fish -- Riparian Areas, Wetlands, and Invertebrates -- Riparian Areas, Wetlands, and Herpetofauna -- Riparian Areas, Wetlands, and Birds -- Riparian Areas, Wetlands, and Mammals -- Design and Function of Riparian and Wetland Buffers -- Research Needs -- Literature Cited -- 5 Interior Habitat -- Definitions -- Background -- Ecological Principles -- Interior Forest Microclimate -- Interior Habitat Requirements of Forest Dwellers -- Interior Habitat and Herpetofauna -- Interior Habitat and Birds -- Interior Habitat and Mammals -- Reserve (Patch) Design and Interior Forest Habitat -- Research Needs -- Literature Cited -- 6 Biodiversity and Old-Growth Forests -- Definitions -- Background -- Association and Dependence.

Ecological Principles -- Birds -- Mammals -- Insectivores -- Rodents -- Carnivores -- Ungulates -- Bats -- Reptiles -- Amphibians -- Fish -- Invertebrates -- Arthropods -- Molluscs -- Vascular Plants -- Nonvascular Plants -- Fungi -- Lichens -- Research Needs -- Literature Cited -- 7 The Dead Wood Cycle -- Definitions -- Background -- Ecological Principles -- Dead Wood Cycling -- Dynamics of the Dead Wood Cycle -- The Roles of Dead Wood in the Ecosystem -- Dead Wood and Ecosystem Processes -- Management of the Dead Wood Cycle -- Research Needs -- Literature Cited -- 8 Managing for Edge Effects -- Definitions -- Background -- Ecological Principles -- Edge Effects and Microclimatic and Vegetation Gradients -- Edge Effects and Invertebrates -- Edge Effects and Herpetofauna -- Edge Effects and Birds -- Edge Effects and Mammals -- Managing for Edge Effects -- Research Needs -- Literature Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.