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Primary databases for forest ecosystem management-examples from Ontario and possibilities for Canada: NatGRID
D W McKenney1, B G Mackey, R A Sims
1Canadian Forest Service-Ontario, Natural Resources Canada, 1219 Queen Street East, P.O. Box 490, P6A 5M7, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
|November 8, 2013
Summary
This study identifies scientific barriers to ecosystem management and proposes bio-physical databases to address ecological sustainability. Developing a national database, NatGRID, can quantitatively aid forest management trade-offs.
Area of Science:
- Ecosystem Management
- Ecological Sustainability
- Environmental Science
Background:
- Scientific impediments hinder effective ecosystem management.
- Addressing ecological sustainability requires systematic and empirical approaches.
- Existing work in Ontario highlights data needs.
Purpose of the Study:
- Identify scientific impediments to ecosystem management.
- Describe necessary bio-physical databases for ecological sustainability.
- Propose a national database framework (NatGRID) for informed decision-making.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of scientific impediments in ecosystem management.
- Description of essential bio-physical database requirements.
- Case study examples from ongoing work in Ontario.
Main Results:
- Identified key scientific challenges in ecosystem management.
- Outlined critical bio-physical data requirements.
- Demonstrated implications for ecological land classification, landscape ecology, and wildlife management.
Conclusions:
- Primary databases, like those evolving in Ontario, should be developed nationally.
- A Nationally Georeferenced Resource Information for Decision-making (NatGRID) database is recommended.
- NatGRID can quantitatively address ecological sustainability and forest management trade-offs.
