DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.03.046
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84902145013
论文题名: Biological associates of early-seral pre-forest in the Pacific Northwest
作者: Swanson M.E. ; Studevant N.M. ; Campbell J.L. ; Donato D.C.
刊名: Forest Ecology and Management
ISSN: 0378-1127
出版年: 2014
卷: 324 起始页码: 160
结束页码: 171
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Biodiversity
; Early-seral forest
; Legacy
; Pacific Northwest
; Pre-forest
; Threatened and endangered species
Scopus关键词: Biodiversity
; Conservation
; Ecosystems
; Early-seral forest
; Endangered species
; Legacy
; Pacific Northwest
; Pre-forest
; Reforestation
; animal
; biodiversity
; community composition
; coniferous forest
; disturbance
; endangered species
; forest ecosystem
; literature review
; plant community
; primary succession
; regeneration
; California
; Oregon
; Pacific Northwest
; United States
; Washington [United States]
; Amphibia
; Animalia
; Aves
; Coniferophyta
; Hexapoda
; Mammalia
; Reptilia
英文摘要: Traditionally overlooked by foresters as unproductive and ecologists as disorganized, naturally regenerating forests in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) are perhaps the least understood forest condition in the region. More recently, concerns over the rarity of this forest condition have sparked interest in identifying ecological characteristics unique to forested sites after a canopy-opening disturbance and before the re-establishment of a closed conifer canopy. Here we review the literature to identify the plant and animal associates of early-seral pre-forests in the PNW in order to provide baseline information pertaining to the recognition and conservation role of early-seral pre-forest ecosystems. We describe a number of bird, mammal, insect, amphibian and reptile species associated with PNW early-seral pre-forests either by empirical observation or inferred through life-history characteristics in an attempt to formally identify unique species indicators of naturally regenerating pre-forest communities. For Washington, Oregon, and northern California, we also review the state lists of endangered, threatened, monitored or otherwise conservation-listed species (664 unique species or subspecies for the combined region) to assess the proportion of protected species that rely on the structural attributes of early-seral pre-forests. Here, we found that these proportions are comparable to the proportions reliant on mature or late-seral forest. In addition, greater than 50% of all listed species for each of the three regions were partial or facultative users of early-seral pre-forest ecosystems. This assessment suggests that naturally structured early-seral pre-forests in the PNW provide key habitat for many species, including obligates and near-obligates, and that future research should seek to refine our understanding of the specific structural and compositional attributes that form the basis of these associations. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/65954
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作者单位: School of the Environment, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States; Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States; School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
Recommended Citation:
Swanson M.E.,Studevant N.M.,Campbell J.L.,et al. Biological associates of early-seral pre-forest in the Pacific Northwest[J]. Forest Ecology and Management,2014-01-01,324