Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Landscape Ecology
Publisher
Springer Verlag
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Publication Date
6-2014
Publisher location
Berlin, Germany
First Page
1133
Last Page
1143
Issue Number
7
Volume Number
29
Abstract/ Summary
In many parts of the world there are extensive landscapes where forests and people strongly intermingle, notably in the suburbs and exurbs of cities. This landscape of transitional forest generally receives limited attention from policy makers and researchers who tend to be rooted in traditions centered on either urban planning or management of natural resources in rural areas. The transitional forest is on the periphery of both perspectives, but it is a large area that provides numerous important values (biodiversity, ecosystem function, forest products, and amenities) to the people that live in them and their neighboring cities. Here we argue for increased attention to transitional forests, identify major challenges, and suggest changes to planning and management practices needed to ensure that the values of these forests are sustained.
Repository Citation
Colgan, C., McGill, B., Hunter, M.L., and Weiskittel, A. 2014. Managing the middle ground: Forests in the transition zone between cities and remote areas. Landscape Ecology 29: 1133-1143.
Publisher Statement
©Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014
DOI
10.1007/s10980-014-0054-7
Version
post-print (i.e. final draft post-refereeing with all author corrections and edits)
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