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