The use of historical range and variability (HRV) in landscape management

This paper examines the past, present, and future use of the concept of historical range and variability (HRV) in land management. The history, central concepts, benefits, and limitations of HRV are presented along with a discussion on the value of HRV in a changing world with rapid climate warming,...

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Published in:Forest ecology and management Vol. 258; no. 7; pp. 1025 - 1037
Main Authors: Keane, Robert E., Hessburg, Paul F., Landres, Peter B., Swanson, Fred J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 15.09.2009
[Amsterdam]: Elsevier Science
Elsevier
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Climate change
Ecosystem management
fires
Forestry
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
global warming
historical conditions
Historical ecology
history
Land management
land use
Landscape ecology
planning
public lands
quantitative analysis
simulation models
spatial data
statistical analysis
Synecology
Terrestrial ecosystems
United States
United States
Climate change
Land management
Historical ecology
Ecosystem management
Landscape ecology
Landscape
Use
Variability
Forest ecology
Environmental design
Environmental management
Case history
Dynamical climatology
Ecosystem
Forestry
ISSN:0378-1127, 1872-7042
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Summary:This paper examines the past, present, and future use of the concept of historical range and variability (HRV) in land management. The history, central concepts, benefits, and limitations of HRV are presented along with a discussion on the value of HRV in a changing world with rapid climate warming, exotic species invasions, and increased land development. This paper is meant as a reference on the strengths and limitations of applying HRV in land management. Applications of the HRV concept have specific contexts, constraints, and conditions that are relevant to any application and are influential to the extent to which the concept is applied. These conditions notwithstanding, we suggest that the HRV concept offers an objective reference for many applications, and it still offers a comprehensive reference for the short-term and possible long-term management of our nation's landscapes until advances in technology and ecological research provide more suitable and viable approaches in theory and application.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2009.05.035
http://hdl.handle.net/10113/32995
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ISSN:0378-1127
1872-7042
DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2009.05.035