Robert C. Szaro

Andrzej Bytnerowicz

Július Oszlányi

The effects of air pollution on biota may be subtle and elusive because of their interactions with natural stresses. Studies based on a network of sites in the Carpathian Mountains form the core of the content presented during this workshop. To this core are added key components on ecological sustainability, overviews on forest health in Europe and the world and several in-depth case studies.

Effects of Air Pollution on Forest Health and Biodiversity in Forests of the Carpathian Mountains

David W. Johnston

The conservation of biodiversity has profound implications for managing natural resources with the need for scientific information as a foundation for management decisions increasing dramatically. The intent of this book is to look beyond the theory of biodiversity to the principles, practices, and policies needed for its conservation. Its objectives are to provide the scientific basis for understanding biodiversity, document case examples of theory and concepts applied at differing scales, and examine policies that affect its conservation

Theory and Practice

Biodiversity in Managed Landscapes

Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Fort Collins, Colo.)

Robert R. Alexander

Carleton B. Edminster

Burchard H. Heede

Charles F. Leaf

David F. Van Haverbeke

Thomas E. Hinds

Pat O. Currie

Dennis M. Donnelly

Eugene M. Wengert

K. L. Dawson

David L. Sturges

J. M. Schmid

Gerald J. Gottfried

Michael A. Fosberg

Theodore Edmund Lang

Kay Franzreb

Daniel L. Noble

David G. Sabo

Dwight R. Cable

Earle F. Layser

John G. Goodwin

L. J. Heidmann

R. A. Schmidt

Ralph Edmund Campbell

Stanley L. Ponce

Stephen S. Sackett

Thomas John Mills

W. L. Minckley

William H. Moir

Avalanche dynamics equations are used to estimate flow heights, velocities, specific thrust pressure, maximum specific weight of avalanche debris, and runout distance for 12 avalanche case studies from the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Suggestions are made for using this engineering approach for avalanche zoning and land use planning.

Forecasting the 10-hour Timelag Fuel Moisture

Historically the management of public lands from a multiple use perspective has led to a system that emphasizes those habitat components or faunal elements that primarily resulted in some sort of definable economic value. While this often benefitted other species that were not even considered in the original prescriptions, it also negatively impacted others. We no longer can afford to take this simplistic view of ecosystem management. We need to use a more holistic approach where ecological landscapes are considered as units, and land management practices incorporate all elements into an integrated policy. This includes examining the impacts of proposed land uses on amphibian, reptile, and small mammal populations.

Proceedings of the Symposium, July 19-21, 1988, Flagstaff, Arizona

Management of Amphibians, Reptiles, and Small Mammals in North America

Robert C. Szaro

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