| Titre : | Journal of Applied Ecology : 0021-8901 45(1) - FEB 2008 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Article
Henny J. Van der Windt, Auteur ;
J. A. A. Swart, Auteur
1. During recent decades, the ecological corridor has become a popular concept among ecologists, politicians and nature conservationists. However, it has been criticized from a scientific point of view. In this paper we question why this concept[...]
Article
Orou G. Gaoue, Auteur ;
Tamara Ticktin, Auteur
1. Increasing concern over the sustainability of harvesting non-timber forest products (NTFP) has led to a growing literature on the ecological impacts of NTFP extraction. A large proportion of NTFP are harvested for multiple plant parts, but fe[...]
Article
Rachelle L. McGregor, Auteur ;
Darren J. Bender, Auteur ;
Lenore Fahrig, Auteur
1. Roads can act as barriers to animal movement, which may reduce population persistence by reducing recolonization of empty habitats and limiting immigration. Appropriate mitigation of this barrier effect (e.g. seasonal road closures, location [...]
Article
Mattias Edman, Auteur ;
Anna-Maria Eriksson, Auteur ;
Marc-Andre Villard, Auteur
1. Although selection cutting is probably less harmful to forest ecosystems than clear cutting, its effects on biodiversity remain largely unexplored. We investigated the previously unstudied effects of selection cutting on the abundance and fer[...]
Article
Jac A. A. Swart, Auteur ;
Jelte van Andel, Auteur
1. Applied ecology, like conservation research, may deal with societal issues if its scientifically based interventions have societal consequences. Human utilization plays a significant role in many ecosystems, so conservation ecologists often h[...]
Article
Steven J. Presley, Auteur ;
Michael R. Willig, Auteur ;
Joseph M. Wunderle, Auteur ;
Luis Nelio Saldanha, Auteur
1. As human population size increases, demand for natural resources will increase. Logging pressure related to increasing demands continues to threaten remote areas of Amazonian forest. A harvest protocol is required to provide renewable timber [...]
