Impacts of salvage logging on biodiversity: A meta‐analysis

作者：Simon Thorn, Claus Bässler, Roland Brandl, Philip J. Burton, Rebecca E. Cahall, John L. Campbell, Jorge J. Castro, Chang‐Yong Choi, Tyler Cobb, Daniel C. Donato, Ewa Durska, Joseph B. Fontaine, Sylvie Gauthier, Christian Hébert, Torsten Hothorn, Richard L. Hutto, Eun‐Jae Lee, Alexandro B. Leverkus, David B. Lindenmayer, Martin К. Obrist, Josep Rost, Sebastian Seibold, Rupert Seidl, Dominik Thom, Kaysandra Waldron, Beat Wermelinger, Maria‐Barbara Winter, Michał Żmihorski, Jörg C. Müller · 发表于：Journal of Applied Ecology · 年份：2017 · DOI：10.1111/1365-2664.12945 · 被引用次数：395 · 研究领域：Forest Management and Policy、Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies、Fire effects on ecosystems

Abstract Logging to “salvage” economic returns from forests affected by natural disturbances has become increasingly prevalent globally. Despite potential negative effects on biodiversity, salvage logging is often conducted, even in areas otherwise excluded from logging and reserved for nature conservation, inter alia because strategic priorities for post‐disturbance management are widely lacking. A review of the existing literature revealed that most studies investigating the effects of salvage logging on biodiversity have been conducted less than 5 years following natural disturbances, and focused on non‐saproxylic organisms. A meta‐analysis across 24 species groups revealed that salvage logging significantly decreases numbers of species of eight taxonomic groups. Richness of dead wood dependent taxa (i.e. saproxylic organisms) decreased more strongly than richness of non‐saproxylic taxa. In contrast, taxonomic groups typically associated with open habitats increased in the number of species after salvage logging. By analysing 134 original species abundance matrices, we demonstrate that salvage logging significantly alters community composition in 7 of 17 species groups, particularly affecting saproxylic assemblages. Synthesis and applications . Our results suggest that salvage logging is not consistent with the management objectives of protected areas. Substantial changes, such as the retention of dead wood in naturally disturbed forests, are needed to support biodiversity...