Biodiversity indicators in national forest inventories
Authors: Newton, A.C. and Kapos, V.
Journal: Unasylva
Volume: 53
Issue: 210
Pages: 56-64
ISSN: 0041-6436
Abstract:This article explores how future global forest assessments might provide more detailed information on status and trends in forest biodiversity, specifically through the use of indicators. Such indicators should be appropriate for use at the local scale, but should provide information that can be readily aggregated at larger scales (FAO, 2001c). To ensure that future assessments are practicable, they should, as far as possible, employ indicators of biodiversity that can be drawn from data collected by standard forest inventories. In addition, the proposed indicators should build on the many international initiatives that have attempted to develop forest biodiversity indicators in recent years. The article first provides an overview of these initiatives, with reference to their policy context. It then considers the various frameworks proposed for indicator development and selection. Finally, it examines the application of forest inventory data to such indicators.
Source: Scopus
Biodiversity Indicators in National Forest Inventories
Authors: Newton, A. and Kapos, V.
Journal: Unasylva
Pages: 56-64
ISSN: 0041-6436
http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/y4001e/Y4001E09.htm#P0_0
Source: Manual
Preferred by: Adrian Newton