Systematics: Its role in supporting sustainable forest management

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 451-457

  Huber, John T ^a   Langor, David W ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Definitions; Importance for biology; Invasive pests; Sustainable forestry; Systematics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC POLICY;

ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION; MICROSCOPIC ORGANISMS; TAXONOMIC;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; TAXONOMY;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; INVESTMENT;

EID: 4544307864     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc80451-4     Document Type: Review

References (37)

1. Allen, E.A. and L.M. Humble. 2002. Non-indigenous species introductions: a threat to Canada's forests and forest economy. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 24: 103-110.
2. Ball, G.E. and H.V. Danks. 1993. Systematics and Entomology: Introduction. In G.E. Ball and H.V. Danks (eds.). Systematics and Entomology: Diversity, Distribution, Adaptation, and Application, pp. 3-10. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada No. 165.
3. Berg, A., B. Ehnström, L. Gustafsson, T. Hallingbäck, M. Jonsell and J. Weslien. 1995. Threat levels and threats to red-listed species in Swedish forests. Conservation Biology 9: 1629-1633.
4. Bousquet, Y. (ed.). 1991. Checklist of beetles of Canada and Alaska. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ont. Publication 1861/E. 430 p.
5. Canadian Council of Forest Ministers. 2003. Defining sustainable forest management in Canada: Criteria and Indicators 2003. http://www.ccfm.org/2000pdf/ C1_Booklet_e.pdf (accessed November 18, 2003).
6. Canadian Food Inspection Agency. 2003. Asian Long-horned Beetle-Latest Information. http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/facren/ alhbinfoe.shtml (accessed Nov. 10, 2003).
7. Carson, R. 1962. Silent Spring. Fawcett Publications, Greenwich, CT. 304 p.
8. Catling, P.M. 2001a. Protecting vascular plant biodiversity in Canada: progress and problems with the taxon approach. In Bioconservation and Systematics. Proceedings of the Canadian Botanical Association Conference Symposium in London, Ontario, June 2000. pp. 62-81.
9. Catling, P.M. 2001b. A never ending role for biosystematics in the protection of vascular plant biodiversity in Canada. In Bioconservation and Systematics. Proceedings of the Canadian Botanical Association Conference Symposium in London, Ontario, June 2000. pp. 3-27.
10. Clayton, M. and L. Humble. 1999. Microarthropod voucher specimens. Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre, Victoria, BC, Technology Transfer Note No. 19. 6 p.
11. COSEWIC. 2002. Canadian Species at Risk, May 2002. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 34 p.
12. Danks, H.V. 1988. Systematics in support of entomology. Annual Review of Entomology 33: 271-296.
13. Eidt, D.C. 1995. The importance of insect taxonomy and biosystematics to forestry. The Forestry Chronicle 71: 581-583.
14. Grove, S.J. 2002. Saproxylic insect ecology and the sustainable management of forests. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 33:1-23.
15. Haack, R.A. 2001. Intercepted Scolytidae (Coleoptera) at U.S. ports of entry: 1985-2000. Integrated Pest Management Reviews 6:253-282.
16. Hardy, Y. 2002. The Canadian Forest Service: New directions for science and technology. The Forestry Chronicle 78: 57-59.
17. Hardy, Y. 2003. The Canadian Forest Service: agent of change in an evolving forest environment. The Forestry Chronicle 79: 733-739.
18. Hendrickson, O. 2002. Invasive alien species in Canadian forests. In R. Claudi, P. Nantel and E. Muckle-Jeffs (eds.). Alien Invaders in Canada's Waters, Wetlands, and Forests. pp. 59-71. Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, ON.
19. Huber, J.T., S. Darbyshire, J. Bissett and R.G. Foottit. 2001. Taxonomy and Biological Control. In P.G. Mason and J.T. Huber (eds.). Biological Control Programmes in Canada, 1981-2000. pp. 14-22. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK. 583 p.
20. Hunter, F. 1991. Has the Biosystematics Research Centre been thrown on the compost heap? Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada 23: 101-102.
21. Jones, G.C. 2001. The Canadian North Atlantic cod fishery: a case study of management and conservation policy. In T.W. Clark, M.J. Stevenson, K. Ziegelmayer and M.B. Rutherford (eds.). Species and ecosystem conservation: An interdisciplinary approach. Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Bulletin No. 105.
22. Krcmar-Nozic, E., G.C. van Kooten, and B. Wilson. 2000. Threat to biodiversity: the invasion of exotic species. In G.C. van Kooten, E.H. Bulte and A.E.R. Sinclair (eds.). Conserving nature's diversity: Insights from biology, ethics and economics. pp. 68-87. Ashgate Publishing Ltd., Aldershot, England.
23. LaSalle, J. and I.D. Gauld. 1991. Parasitic Hymenoptera and the biodiversity crisis. Redia 74: 315-334.
24. Lingafelter, S.W. and E.R. Hoebeke. 2002. Revision of Anoplophora (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Entomological Society of Washington, Washington, D.C. 236 p. 41 color plates.
25. Mattson, W.J., P. Niemela, I. Millers and Y. Inguanzo. 1994. Immigrant phytophagous insects on woody plants in the United States and Canada: An annotated list. USDA Forest Service, General Technical Report NC-169. 27 p.
26. Mayr, E. 1969. Principles of systematic zoology. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. 428 p.
27. National Forest Strategy Coalition. 2004. National Forest Strategy (2003-2008), A Sustainable Forest: The Canadian Commitment. Ottawa. 25 p.
28. National Research Council. 2002. Predicting invasions of non-indigenous plants and plant pests. Committee on the Scientific Basis for Predicting the Invasive Potential of Non-indigenous Plants and Plant Pests in the United States, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources. National Academy Press, Washington, DC. 194 p.
29. Natural Resources Canada. 2003. The future of science and technology at Natural Resources Canada. Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Ont., 17 p.
30. Parker, D.J. and B.D. Gill. 2002. Invasive species and Biological Control. In P.G. Mason and J.T. Huber (eds.). Biological Control Programmes in Canada, 1981-2000. pp. 1-4. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK. 583 p.
31. Pimentai, D., L. Lach, R. Zuniga and D. Morrison. 2000. Environmental and economic costs of non-indigenous species in the United States. BioScience 50: 53-65.
32. Scarr, T.A., D.G. McCullough and G.M. Howse. 2002. Emerald ash borer. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Forest Management Branch, Forest Health Alert 3.
33. Smith, G.A. and L.M. Humble. 2000. The brown spruce longhorn beetle. Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre, Victoria, BC, Exotic Forest Pest Advisory 5.
34. Stephenson, W. 1994. A science assessment of the adequacy of Canada's protected areas network. In Biodiversity Science Assessment Team (eds.). Biodiversity in Canada. p. 199-200. Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, Ottawa. 245 p.
35. The Senate. 1970. Science policy for Canada: report on the special senate committee on science policy. Vol. 1. A critical review: past and present. [Lamontagne, M. (chairman)]. 327 p.
36. Wheeler, Q.D. and R. Meier (eds.). 2000. Species concepts and phylogenetic theory: a debate. Columbia University Press. New York, NY. 230 p.
37. Wilson, E.O. 1985. The biological diversity crisis: a challenge to science. Issues. Science and Technology 1985 (Fall): 20-29.