How has forest management and access shaped terrestrial ecosystems in the South?
” • Southern forests are becoming more fragmented due to both development and increased cutting. This fragmentation favors some species while harming others. What are the costs of increased fragmentation? How fragmented are Southern forests now? How is that likely to change? What are the effects of increased of increased fragmentation? Are there some animals that will be disproportionately affected? What policies decrease fragmentation? How will Threatened or Endangered species be affected by increased fragmentation? • Have a naturally regenerated category of lands split into two components; successional (abandoned agriculture) and regrowth (following harvest). • Lists of negative and positive impacts forest management, conversion and loss have on various species. • The Assessment should use caution in using the term “fragmentation.” The term has been broadly used to criticize forest road construction. If the term is used at all, it should be carefully defines. The Assessment should on
How has forest management and access shaped terrestrial ecosystems in the South?