Salvage Harvesting Policies after Natural Disturbance

Natural disturbances and the biological legacies produced by them are often poorly understood by policy-makers and natural-resource managers, as seen from large-scale salvage harvesting that undermine many of the ecosystem benefits of major disturbances. Lindenmayer et al suggest that a better appro...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2004-02, Vol.303 (5662), p.1303-1303
Main Authors: Lindenmayer, D. B., Foster, D. R., Franklin, J. F., Hunter, M. L., Noss, R. F., Schmiegelow, F. A., Perry, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Australia
Biodiversity
Disasters
Ecosystems
Environmental aspects
Forest & brush fires
Forest ecology
Forest ecosystems
Forest fires
Forest management
Forest resources
Logging
Natural disasters
Policy Forum
Policy making
Rain forests
Resource management
Riparian forests
Salvage
United States environmental policy
Wildfires
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Summary:Natural disturbances and the biological legacies produced by them are often poorly understood by policy-makers and natural-resource managers, as seen from large-scale salvage harvesting that undermine many of the ecosystem benefits of major disturbances. Lindenmayer et al suggest that a better approach would be to formulate salvage harvesting policies before major disturbances occur, and such policies should make provision for the exemption of large areas from salvaging such as national parks, nature reserves, and watershed closed to human access to maximize water quality.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1093438