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- Title
- Research Project Summary: Pinelands Biodiversity Study: Survey of Flora and Fauna in Managed vs. Unmanaged Forests in Two Pinelands Habitats
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- http://www.state.nj.us/dep/dsr/publications/pub.htm
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- Abstract
- Past land use and natural history in the New Jersey Pinelands have lead to the unique biodiversity of this
ecosystem. Forestry management practices both past and present have shaped preserved State lands, and the
specific effects of these practices with respect to changes in flora and fauna temporally have warranted investigation.
Surveys by Richard Stockton College of New Jersey were conducted in eight, 20-acre plots located at
four sites in Brendan T. Byrne State Forest and in Ocean County during the summer of 2007. Within each site,
two plots were examined: a study plot which had undergone recent forest management (e.g. thinning), and a
control plot which had not undergone any recent (e.g. at least 10 yrs.) forest management. Sites shown to be
the most highly diverse (i.e. highest biodiversity value) with respect to birds and plants were the Woodpecker
and Plantation sites (Shannon Indices of 3.01 and 2.92, respectively), where the theoretical maximum (H' max)
is 3.66. These sites have been managed such that habitat complexity has been retained (e.g. creation of open
areas with snags). Continual reintroduction of the early successional state through management and disturbance
has contributed to the high biodiversity in managed areas.
- Author
- Hernandez, Daniel : Hutchinson, Ronald : Sedia, Ekaterina
- Publisher
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection,Division of Science, Research and Technology
- Publication Date
- 2008/07/01
- Publication Place
- Trenton, New Jersey
- Supplemental Information
- 6 p., tables
- Other Citation Details
- Series: Research Project Summary
- Primary Theme Keyword
- biology, birds, plants, vegetation, ecology, ecosystems, land use, conservation, endangered species
- Theme Keywords
- biodiversity, forests, pine trees, trees, Pinelands, New Jersey Pinelands, forest management
- Primary Place Keyword
- New Jersey
- Type of Document
- Report/study
- Document Location
- NJER 08-266
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