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Role of Personal Connections in Shaping Decisions About Private Forest Use in Central Massachusetts 2008
We begin with a simple premise: Social and ecological systems are interconnected in complex ways. Forests are, perhaps, one of the most intriguing examples of this interconnectedness--particularly those in private ownerships. Forested landscapes are essential in maintaining human systems through the provision of multiple ecosystem services that span public (e.g., clean water, nutrient cycling) and private (e.g., fiber, maple syrup, home sites) goods. However, the majority of forestland in the Eastern United States is a mosaic of small landholdings (less than 20 ha) where property management is largely uncoordinated. On such landscapes, decentralized, ownership-centric decision-making defines the mix of ecosystem services provided and the landscape patterns present now and in the future. While somewhat effective for less spatially sensitive ecosystem services (e.g., fiber production), this ownership-centric approach is ill suited to spatially sensitive ones (e.g., water quality) and may, in some cases, be detrimental to them (e.g., habitat fragmentation). Improving the ecological and landscape sensitivity of private forest conservation and management is a major challenge facing researchers, practitioners, and policymakers in sustaining forest ecosystems. Central to unraveling this challenge is a fundamental understanding of how landowners simultaneously fit within their social and bio-physical landscapes. Despite their importance to broader forest sustainability, our collectively understanding of forest landowners has been primarily concerned with individual landowners and/or individual properties. For example, most research surrounding private forest landowners centers on primarily agent-based theories of behavior or decision-making (e.g., rational actor, theory of planned behavior). This perspective is useful in predicting and effecting behavior at broad scales, but lacks the specificity needed to address local landscape concerns and/or opportunities. Other studies
Dataset (81 forest parcels) supplementing the publication "Owner attitudes and landscape parameters drive stand structure and valuable habitats in small-scale private forests of Lower Saxony (Germany)"
<p>The dataset about 81 small-scale private forest parcels contains the answer variables and predictors used in the publication "Owner attitudes and landscape parameters drive stand structure and valuable habitats in small-scale private forests of Lower Saxony (Germany)".</p>
Dataset (raw questionnaire data and variable importance results) supplementing the publication "Does Gender Really Matter? How Demographics and Site Characteristics Influence Behavior and Attitudes of German Small-Scale Private Forest Owners"
<p>The dataset contains</p> <ul> <li>a translation of the questionnaire,</li> <li>the questionnaire raw data, and</li> <li>the results of the variable importance analysis</li> </ul> <p>used in the publication "Does Gender Really Matter? How Demographics and Site Characteristics Influence Behavior and Attitudes of Small-Scale Private Forest Owners".</p>
Dataset (46 analyzed core studies) of the publication "Conservation perspectives of small-scale private forest owners in Europe: A systematic review"
<p>The dataset contains the data collected to conduct the review "Conservation perspectives of small-scale private forest owners in Europe: A systematic review".</p>
Dataset (n=1671) of the publication "Small-scale private forest owners and the European Natura 2000 conservation network: Perceived ecosystem services, management practices, and nature conservation attitudes"
<p>The excel file contains the replies of small-scale private forest owners in Lower Saxony, Germany, to certain questions of a survey analyzed within the following publication: "Small-scale private forest owners and the European Natura 2000 conservation network: Perceived ecosystem services, management practices, and nature conservation attitudes”.<br> <br> The questions included in this dataset cover their objectives, management activities, attitudes and forest stand structures. Further details can be found in the second sheet of the file called “Code explanation”.<br> <br> More information about the methods of data collection can be found in the before-mentioned publication.</p>
Data from: Comparing forest structure and biodiversity on private and public land: secondary tropical dry forests in Costa Rica
Secondary forests constitute a substantial proportion of tropical forestlands. These forests occur on both public and private lands and different underlying environmental variables and management regimes may affect post‐abandonment successional processes and resultant forest structure and biodiversity. We examined whether differences in ownership led to differences in forest structure, tree diversity, and tree species composition across a gradient of soil fertility and forest age. We collected soil samples and surveyed all trees in 82 public and 66 private 0.1‐ha forest plots arrayed across forest age and soil gradients in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. We found that soil fertility appeared to drive the spatial structure of public vs. private ownership; public conservation lands appeared to be non‐randomly located on areas of lower soil fertility. On private lands, areas of crops/pasture appeared to be non‐randomly located on higher soil fertility areas while forests occupied areas of lower soil fertility. We found that forest structure and tree species diversity did not differ significantly between public and private ownership. However, public and private forests differed in tree species composition: 11 percent were more prevalent in public forest and 7 percent were more prevalent in private forest. Swietenia macrophylla, Cedrela odorata, and Astronium graveolens were more prevalent in public forests likely because public forests provide stronger protection for these highly prized timber species. Guazuma ulmifolia was the most abundant tree in private forests likely because this species is widely consumed and dispersed by cattle. Furthermore, some compositional differences appear to result from soil fertility differences due to non‐random placement of public and private land holdings with respect to soil fertility. Land ownership creates a distinctive species composition signature that is likely the result of differences in soil fertility and management between the ownership types. Both biophysical and social variables should be considered to advance understanding of tropical secondary forest structure and biodiversity.
FIG. 1 in Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Vertebrate Burrow Commensals within a Private, Working Forest Landscape
FIG. 1. Number of unique observations of vertebrate burrow commensals by taxonomic group (top left), reptile and amphibian species (top right), bird species (bottom left), and mammal species (bottom right). Vertebrate burrow commensal data were collected in a private, working forest landscape dominated by planted Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) stands located in the Upper Coastal Plain ecoregion of Georgia, USA from 2018– 2019.
FIG. 3 in Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Vertebrate Burrow Commensals within a Private, Working Forest Landscape
FIG. 3. Three axes of non-metric multidimensional scaling of the vertebrate commensal community across abandoned (blue), active (yellow), and inactive (gray) Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) burrows. Species detected are represented by the black points. Vertebrate burrow commensal data were collected in a private, working forest landscape dominated by planted Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) stands located in the Upper Coastal Plain ecoregion of Georgia, USA from 2018–2019.
FIG. 2 in Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Vertebrate Burrow Commensals within a Private, Working Forest Landscape
FIG. 2. Rarefaction curves of species richness during 2018 and 2019. Vertebrate burrow commensal data were collected in a private, working forest landscape dominated by planted Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) stands located in the Upper Coastal Plain ecoregion of Georgia, USA from 2018–2019.
Dataset (n=1671) of the publication "Engaging small-scale private forest owners for transformative change towards integrative conservation"
<p>The excel file contains the replies of small-scale private forest owners in Lower Saxony, Germany, to certain questions of a survey analyzed within the following publication: “Engaging small-scale private forest owners for transformative change towards integrative conservation” .<br> <br> The questions and responses included in this dataset cover their objectives, management activities, perspectives, and forest stand structures. Further details are provided in the second sheet of the file called “Code explanation”.<br> <br> More information about the methods of data collection can be found in the before-mentioned publication.</p>
Data from: Comparing forest structure and biodiversity on private and public land: secondary tropical dry forests in Costa Rica
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Supplementary material 3 from: Demant L, Bergmeier E, Walentowski H, Meyer P (2020) Suitability of contract-based nature conservation in privately-owned forests in Germany. Nature Conservation 42: 89-112. https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.42.58173
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Supplementary material 1 from: Demant L, Bergmeier E, Walentowski H, Meyer P (2020) Suitability of contract-based nature conservation in privately-owned forests in Germany. Nature Conservation 42: 89-112. https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.42.58173
Table S1
Supplementary material 2 from: Demant L, Bergmeier E, Walentowski H, Meyer P (2020) Suitability of contract-based nature conservation in privately-owned forests in Germany. Nature Conservation 42: 89-112. https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.42.58173
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Mini-acoustic sensors reveal occupancy and threats to koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in private native forests
<p>1. Forests on private land have a wide range of uses that span activities such as recreation, primary production and nature conservation. Traditionally, it has been difficult for researchers to access private land to undertake systematic surveys. We used mini-acoustic sensors (Audiomoth) mailed via the postal service to overcome landholder concerns about researchers accessing private property, with a focus on properties used for private native forestry.</p> <p>2. We surveyed koalas, an iconic threatened marsupial, in north-east New South Wales, Australia using passive acoustics, with repeat surveys over consecutive nights to account for imperfect detection in an occupancy modelling framework.</p> <p>3. Over three years, we surveyed 128 sites and recorded 2,560 male bellows. Detection probability over seven nights was high (>0.79), but varied substantially between years, due to use of different sensors, housings and weather conditions. After accounting for detection probability, modelling revealed that koalas commonly occupied private native forests of the study region (probability of occupancy = 0.58±0.08).</p> <p>4. Occupancy was modelled against several covariates and it varied with the landscape extent of sealed roads (-ve), NDVI (-ve) and a habitat suitability model (+ve, but minor). There was no support for occupancy in private forests to be related to a range of other factors including extent of surrounding cleared land, timber harvesting history, fire and other measured habitat features.</p> <p>5. Synthesis and applications. We conclude that mini-acoustic recorders mailed to landholders were a highly effective method for assessing koala occupancy on private land and the approach could be deployed more widely for a range of species. Private native forests in partly cleared landscapes are commonly occupied by koalas, highlighting that practices seeking to balance conservation and production should be encouraged.</p>
Figures 7-12 from: Pinto ÂP, Kompier T (2018) In honor of conservation of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: description of two new damselflies of the genus Forcepsioneura discovered in private protected areas (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Zoologia 35: 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3897/zoologia.35.e21351
Figures 7-12 Forcepsioneura serrabonita sp. nov., holotype male (Brazil. BA: Camacan, DZRJ 0050): (7–8) head in dorsal (7) and ventral (8) views; (9) prothorax in dorsolateral view; (10–12) caudal appendages in dorsal (10), lateral (11) and dorsolateral (12) views. Scale bars = 1 mm.
Figures 35-40 from: Pinto ÂP, Kompier T (2018) In honor of conservation of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: description of two new damselflies of the genus Forcepsioneura discovered in private protected areas (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Zoologia 35: 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3897/zoologia.35.e21351
Figures 35-40 Habitus and habitat of species of Forcepsioneura: (35) F. regua sp. nov., holotype (Brazil. RJ: Cachoeiras de Macacu, DZRJ 2071); (36) F. serrabonita sp. nov., holotype (Brazil. BA: Camacan, DZRJ 0050), (37) F. regua sp. nov., live individual at type locality at Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu (REGUA); (38) overview of type locality at RPPN Serra Bonita; (39) shallow muddy and slow stream at Itatiaia National Park, typical habitat of small light blue species; (40) seepage covered by hornworts at Três Picos State Park, typical habitat of large orange-black species. Scale bars = 1 mm. Photos: (37) TMFK; (38) RA Carvalho; (39–40) APP.
Figures 31-34 from: Pinto ÂP, Kompier T (2018) In honor of conservation of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: description of two new damselflies of the genus Forcepsioneura discovered in private protected areas (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Zoologia 35: 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3897/zoologia.35.e21351
Figures 31-34 Abdominal segments seven to ten (S7–10) of females of Forcepsioneura: (31–32) F. regua sp. nov., paratype (Brazil. RJ: Cachoeiras de Macacu, DZRJ); (33–34) F. serrabonita sp. nov., paratype (Brazil. BA: Camacan, MNRJ ODO-0001). Scale bars for Figs 31–32 = 1 mm.
Figures 21-26 from: Pinto ÂP, Kompier T (2018) In honor of conservation of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: description of two new damselflies of the genus Forcepsioneura discovered in private protected areas (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Zoologia 35: 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3897/zoologia.35.e21351
Figures 21-26 Caudal appendages of males of Forcepsioneura: (21–23) F. serrabonita sp. nov., holotype (Brazil. BA: Camacan, DZRJ 0050); (24–26) F. regua sp. nov., holotype (Brazil. RJ: Cachoeiras de Macacu, DZRJ 2071); (21, 24) lateral view; (22, 25) dorsal view; (23, 26) posterior view. Scale bars = 1 mm.
Figures 1-6 from: Pinto ÂP, Kompier T (2018) In honor of conservation of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: description of two new damselflies of the genus Forcepsioneura discovered in private protected areas (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Zoologia 35: 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3897/zoologia.35.e21351
Figures 1-6 Forcepsioneura regua sp. nov., holotype male (Brazil. RJ: Cachoeiras de Macacu, DZRJ 2071): (1–2) head in dorsal (1) and ventral (2) views; (3) prothorax in lateral view; (4–6) caudal appendages in dorsal (4), lateral (5) and dorsolateral (6) views. Scale bars = 1 mm.
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