Toward an Integrated Classification of Ecosystems: Defining Opportunities for Managing Fish and Forest Health

摘要

Many of the aquatic and terrestral ecosystems of the Pacific Norhtwest United States have been simplified and degraded in part through past land-management activities. Resent listings of fishes under the Endangered Species Act and major new initiatives for the restoration of forest heaoth have precipitated contentious debate among managers and conservation interests in the region. Because aggressive managemetn activities proposed for forest restoration may directly affect watershed processes and functions, the goals of aquatic and terrestrial conservation and restoration are generally viewed as in conflict.