Jerry Franklin - Early seral forest: a diminishing resource?

5. Well, let’s take a look at nature’s varieties of early successional communities on forested sites * Most notably, they are not dominated by trees!

6. Attributes of Early Successional Communities on Forest Sites Jerry F. Franklin and Mark Swanson University of Washington (jff@u.washington.edu)

29. Black-backed woodpecker. Photo: Dr. R. Hutto

30. Three-toed woodpecker. Photo: Dr. R. Hutto

31. Mountain Bluebird. Photo: Dr. R. Hutto

32. Olive-sided Flycatcher. Photo: Dr. R. Hutto

33. Western meadowlark. Photo: Dr. R. Hutto

34. White-crowned sparrow. Photo: Dr. R. Hutto

35. Garter Snake. Photo: Dr. C. Crisafulli.

53. How has it been created in the past?

57. How (where) will it be provided for in the future?

62. What management tools can provide for this habitat?

63. Best management tool for early successional habitat: CONSERVE IT WHEN AND WHERE NATURE CREATES IT

66. Naturally-regenerated ESFCs are likely to be more resilient under climate change due to - greater species diversity - tree genotypes selected by nature (i.e., environmental stresses)

74. Pacific Tree Frog. Photo: Dr. C. Crisafulli.

77. Where management goals are primarily oriented toward characteristic biodiversity and ecological processes,“hurrying” ecosystem development through the pre-canopy closure stage is not appropriate

79. Salvage logging never contributes directly to ecological recovery Salvage logging is always a tax on ecological recovery; the tax may be large or small

83. Blue Grouse. Photo: Dr. C. Crisafulli.

85. Principle 3: Conservation of biological legacies is critical for postfire reestablishment of characteristic levels of ecosystem processes & biodiversity

87. Principle 5: Whatever activities are undertaken – seek to avoid causing additional harm and to enhance natural recovery processes!

92. Timber salvage rarely, if ever, contributes directly to ecological recovery, including native biodiversity

93. Salvage is always a tax on ecological recovery! The tax may be large or small depending upon the salvage operation.

95. The early post-disturbance period of forest ecosystem development - pre-tree-canopy closure – is profoundly important!

96. Deer Mouse. Photo: Dr. C. Crisafulli.

97. Montane Shrew. Photo: Dr. C. Crisafulli.

98. Northern Pocket Gopher. Photo: Dr. C. Crisafulli.

100. Where management goals are directed to sustaining ecosystem services and biodiversity, most postdisturbance “restoration” activities are inappropriate

101. MAJOR EXCEPTION: Human intercession may contribute ecologically where the disturbances are unique (uncharacteristic) in either intensity or frequency or invasive species are involved