Range of natural variability: Applying the concept to forest management in central British Columbia

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dc.contributor.authorWong, C.en
dc.contributor.authorIverson, K.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialBritish Columbiaen
dc.coverage.spatialCanadaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:56:18Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:56:18Zen
dc.date.issued2004en
dc.description.abstractThe range of natural variability (RNV) is a concept relevant to maintaining biodiversity and resilience in managed forests. It is, however, a challenging concept both to describe and apply. Here, we refine the definition of RNV. We also discuss information and data sources required and the appropriate use of spatial and temporal scales. A new term, the apparent range of variability (ARV), is suggested to convey the dependency of estimates of the RNV on the temporal and spatial extent of available data sources. We offer a process for developing an RNV definition, applying it operationally, and integrating desired future conditions with social and economic values. We illustrate the challenges in defining and implementing the RNV concept with an example of the Interior Douglas fir (IDF) (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca) forests in Lignum Ltd.'s (now Riverside Forest Products Ltd.) Innovative Forest Practices Agreement area in central British Columbia, Canada. This paper outlines the rationale for using the RNV concept to guide forest management, defines RNV and methods used to estimate it, suggests a process to apply this concept to forest management in the IDF, and describes some of the challenges and limitations in using the RNV concept.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier1448en
dc.identifier.citationBC Journal of Ecosystems and Management 4(1): 59-72en
dc.identifier.issn1488-4666en
dc.identifier.other1448_00019.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/66156en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherKamloops, BC: FORREX-Forest Research Extension Partnershipen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.forrex.org/publications/jem/ISS21/vol4_no1_art3.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2004 FORREX Forest Research Extension Partnershipen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectEcosystemen
dc.subjectSemiarid zonesen
dc.subjectTemperate zonesen
dc.subjectEnvironmental impactsen
dc.subjectForest ecosystemsen
dc.subjectSustainable forestryen
dc.subjectConservationen
dc.subjectForestryen
dc.subjectResource management toolsen
dc.subjectNatural resource managementen
dc.subjectApparent range of variabilityen
dc.subjectEcosystem managementen
dc.subjectFire regimeen
dc.subjectForest managementen
dc.subjectHistoric variationen
dc.subjectInterior douglas-firen
dc.subjectRange of natural variabilityen
dc.subjectEcosystem Governanceen
dc.titleRange of natural variability: Applying the concept to forest management in central British Columbiaen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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