Forest-clearing to create early-successional habitats: Questionable benefits, significant costs

Forest-clearing to create early-successional habitats: Questionable benefits, significant costs

A campaign is underway to clear established forests and expand early-successional habitats—also called young forest, pre-forest, early seral, or open habitats—with the intention of benefitting specific species. Coordinated by federal and state wildlife agencies, and funded with public money, public...

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Main Authors: Michael J. Kellett, Joan E. Maloof, Susan A. Masino, Lee E. Frelich, Edward K. Faison, Sunshine L. Brosi, David R. Foster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Subjects:
natural climate solutions
forest carbon
old-growth forests
young forest
clearcutting
biodiversity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2022.1073677/full

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