| Autor: |
Robin S. Vora, Chel E. Anderson, Lucy E. Tyrrell |
| Rok vydání: |
2007 |
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| Zdroj: |
Natural Areas Journal. 27:366-373 |
| ISSN: |
0885-8608 |
| DOI: |
10.3375/0885-8608(2007)27[366:asafia]2.0.co;2 |
| Popis: |
To identify and prioritize natural areas for consideration as research natural areas (RNAs) on the Superior National Forest (National Forest hereafter NF) in northeastern Minnesota, we developed a six-step approach that could be applied to natural area selection anywhere. Our goal was to select a limited number of sites to represent the NF's landscape and local ecosystem diversity. We also sought to minimize management conflicts. The steps are: (1) review existing information to create a list of potential sites; (2) develop a scoring system and score sites based on attributes that assess “natural area” quality of sites from maps, data, and other office information; (3) list ecosystems represented by each site and review sites based on their quality scores and the ecosystems they represent; (4) conduct field evaluations to confirm ecosystem quality for as many high scoring sites as feasible; (5) integrate the information from steps 1–4 with regional and local guidelines for conservation goals, eco... |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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