Wildlife forestry is management of forest resources, within sites and across landscapes, to provide sustainable, desirable habitat conditions for all forest-dependent (silvicolous) fauna while concurrently yielding economically viable, quality timber products. In practice, however, management decisions associated with wildlife forestry often reflect a desire to provide suitable habitat for rare species, species with declining populations, and exploitable (i.e., game) species. Collectively, these species are deemed priority species and they are assumed to benefit from habitat conditions that result from prescribed silvicultural management actions.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2012 |
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Title | Wildlife forestry |
DOI | 10.5772/34630 |
Authors | Daniel J. Twedt |
Publication Type | Book Chapter |
Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
Index ID | 70038285 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |