History matters: Impact of historical land use on butterfly diversity in clear-cuts in a boreal landscape

Ibbe, Mathias; Milberg, Per; Tunér, Albert; Bergman, Karl-Olof

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2011.02.011

Research article2011Peer reviewed

History matters: Impact of historical land use on butterfly diversity in clear-cuts in a boreal landscape

Ibbe, Mathias; Milberg, Per; Tunér, Albert; Bergman, Karl-Olof

Abstract

The results from our study demonstrate for the first time, to our knowledge, that the legacy of historical land-use in remnant plant communities can affect butterfly diversity in clear-cuts and hence the large-scale dynamics over a timescale of a full tree rotation. The results of this study have implications for forest management practices. Replanting clear-cuts on land that was previously meadows with deciduous trees or allowing the forest to regenerate naturally instead of planting conifers would make it possible to preserve a greater diversity of habitats for butterflies and other organisms. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Conservation; Extinction debt; Clear-cuts; Historical impact; Butterflies; Matrix

Published in

Forest Ecology and Management
2011, volume: 261, number: 11, pages: 1885-1891
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

SLU Authors

Milberg, Per
- Department of Crop Production Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Tunér, Albert
- Linköping University

UKÄ Subject classification

Forest Science

Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2011.02.011

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/46582