2004
DOI: 10.5558/tfc80067-1
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Salvage logging after wildfire in the boreal forest: Is it becoming a hot issue for wildlife?

Abstract: In recent years, the increase in wood demand, the reduction in the availability of timber resources and the northern expansion of timber harvesting, along with the general perception that wildfires create ecological disasters, have favoured an increase in salvage logging in burned boreal forests. Concurrently, pioneer studies have shown that these post-fire forests may represent important habitats for several wildlife species and that intensive salvage logging, by removing standing snags, has several impacts o… Show more

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“…Although recent reviews have addressed effects of forest management practices on wildlife in the boreal forest (e.g., Thompson et al 2003, Nappi et al 2004, Fisher and Wilkinson 2005, there are few such assessments for partial-harvest silviculture specifically. Wedeles and Van Damme (1995) discussed the potential effects of alternative silvicultural systems based primarily upon known and suspected habitat affiliations in boreal mixedwoods.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although recent reviews have addressed effects of forest management practices on wildlife in the boreal forest (e.g., Thompson et al 2003, Nappi et al 2004, Fisher and Wilkinson 2005, there are few such assessments for partial-harvest silviculture specifically. Wedeles and Van Damme (1995) discussed the potential effects of alternative silvicultural systems based primarily upon known and suspected habitat affiliations in boreal mixedwoods.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…D'ailleurs, il a été suggéré que l'arrivée régulière d'individus migrant des brûlis vers les forêts non brûlées entretiendrait une population puits dans ce dernier habitat (Hutto 1995). L'occurrence régulière de feux à l'échelle du paysage serait un facteur important dans le maintien des populations et de ce fait, la lutte contre les incendies forestiers et la coupe de récupération après feu pourraient nuire aux populations sources de Pics à dos noir (Nappi et al 2004). Actuellement, aucune information ne peut confirmer ou nier cette hypothèse.…”
Section: Dépendance Du Pic à Dos Noir Envers Les Brûlis Récentsunclassified
“…For example, AAC in the province of Quebec has been reduced about 20% following a public commission that revised how public forests were managed (Coulombe et al 2004). While salvage logging was rare in Quebec before the 1990s, it is now emerging as a standard practice to reduce the economic impact of fire on an already decreased AAC (Nappi et al 2004). This trend in the intensification of salvage logging is widespread in North American boreal forests, and is also present in other forested ecosystems where fire plays an important role (Lindenmayer et al 2004, Lindenmayer andOugh 2006).…”
Section: Managing Fire-driven Landscapesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Quebec, special management plans for recent burns are exempted from the obligation to apply regulations prescribed for unburned forest management, including the retention of riparian and linear buffer strips. Companies are thus under no obligation to retain any specific amount of burned trees (Nappi et al 2004), and normal standards for environmental protection are even reduced. However, in some situations access and merchantability combine to limit the actual percentage of the burn that is harvested.…”
Section: Salvage Logging Across the North American Boreal And Cordillmentioning
confidence: 99%