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https://doi.org/10.5194/we-14-61-2014
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Comment on "Opinion paper: Forest management and biodiversity": the role of protected areas is greater than the sum of its number of species
M. Mikoláš
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Kamýcká 129, 16521 Praha 6 – Suchdol, Czech Republic
M. Svoboda
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Kamýcká 129, 16521 Praha 6 – Suchdol, Czech Republic
V. Pouska
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Kamýcká 129, 16521 Praha 6 – Suchdol, Czech Republic
R. C. Morrissey
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Kamýcká 129, 16521 Praha 6 – Suchdol, Czech Republic
D. C. Donato
University of Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, Seattle, Washington, USA
W. S. Keeton
University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, Aiken Center, 81 Carrigan Drive, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA
T. A. Nagel
University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Vecna Pot 83, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
V. D. Popescu
Simon Fraser University, Biological Sciences, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
J. Müller
Bavarian Forest National Park, Department of Conservation and Research, Freyunger Str. 2, 94481 Grafenau, Germany
C. Bässler
Bavarian Forest National Park, Department of Conservation and Research, Freyunger Str. 2, 94481 Grafenau, Germany
J. Knorn
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Geography Department, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany
L. Rozylowicz
University of Bucharest, Centre for Environmental Research (CCMESI), 1 N. Balcescu Blvd., 010041, Bucharest, Romania
C. M. Enescu
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Faculty of Agriculture, 59 Mărăşti Blvd., 011464, Bucharest, Romania
V. Trotsiuk
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Kamýcká 129, 16521 Praha 6 – Suchdol, Czech Republic
P. Janda
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Kamýcká 129, 16521 Praha 6 – Suchdol, Czech Republic
H. Mrhalová
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Kamýcká 129, 16521 Praha 6 – Suchdol, Czech Republic
Z. Michalová
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Kamýcká 129, 16521 Praha 6 – Suchdol, Czech Republic
F. Krumm
European Forest Institute, Wonnhaldestr. 4, 79100 Freiburg, Germany
D. Kraus
European Forest Institute, Wonnhaldestr. 4, 79100 Freiburg, Germany
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How to cite. Mikoláš, M., Svoboda, M., Pouska, V., Morrissey, R. C., Donato, D. C., Keeton, W. S., Nagel, T. A., Popescu, V. D., Müller, J., Bässler, C., Knorn, J., Rozylowicz, L., Enescu, C. M., Trotsiuk, V., Janda, P., Mrhalová, H., Michalová, Z., Krumm, F., and Kraus, D.: Comment on "Opinion paper: Forest management and biodiversity": the role of protected areas is greater than the sum of its number of species, Web Ecol., 14, 61–64, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-14-61-2014, 2014.
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Clear-fellings to introduce heterogeneity can be an important component of a forest management plan. However, it is misleading to compare clear-fellings to protected areas dominated by old-growth forests using a simplistic measure of biodiversity and without a landscape perspective. To minimize the well-documented role of protected areas can have adverse effects on forested landscapes, primary forest remnants, and taxa that rely on forest structural elements characteristic of old-growth forests.
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