Designing Spotted Owl Habitat in a Managed Forest

The perception that old-growth alone provides habitat for the northern spotted owl both contributed to its listing as a threatened species and may have hampered recovery efforts by targeting management solutions at old-growth forests. New information suggests that young forests can contribute to conservation efforts for the species. Observations of daytime roost sites in young forests, selectively harvested stands, and precommercially thinned stands suggest that the structural diversity spotted owls need may be provided by design in western Washington's western hemlock-Douglas-fir managed forests. Adaptive management will verify the effectiveness of designs and management options in spotted owl habitat.

• Publication year

  1999

• Venue

  Journal of Forests

• Publication date

  1999-07-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1093/jof/97.7.20
• External record

  Open on Semantic Scholar

• Source metadata

  Semantic Scholar

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