GREATER FUNDY ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH PROJECT
UNB Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management
Forest Management Guidelines to Protect
Native Biodiversity in the Fundy Model Forest
Site Level Considerations
Habitat Considerations for Specific Species
Some species within the FMF require habitats that may not be implicitly provided by stands that otherwise meet maturity criteria. These species may require the implementation of additional management guidelines to ensure their viability. The stands may need to be of a certain minimum size with connections to critical habitat during parts of the year. The habitat requirements of several species are currently being studied. These include the Pileated Woodpecker, Northern Flying Squirrel, species of cavity nesting birds, and Black Bear. These species have additional strategic value for conservation because they exist as keystone species within the ecosystem. A keystone species creates habitat that is required by other species (review by Mills et al., 1993). Population and habitat objectives will be developed for these species in the near future.
Black bear (Photo: Parks Canada)
Go to Guidelines for:
Patch Size (Forest Stand Size)
Connectivity
Stand Age - Provisions for Mature Forest Stands
Incorporating Maturity into Forest Harvest Schedules
Guidelines for Mature/Overmature Coniferous Forest
Plantations
Roads
Stand Conversion
Protected Areas
Water Course Buffers
Special Status Tree Species
Coarse Woody Debris
Snag and Cavity Tree Retention
Return to Table of Contents
The UNB Forestry Home Page
Information provided by:
Dr. Graham Forbes
Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management at UNB
Last Update: Dec 17, 1997
This document: http://www.unb.ca/web/forestry/centers/cwru/habitat.htm