Harvard Forest Postdoctoral Fellow Robert McDonald, along with collaborators at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, tested the effectiveness of ecoregions, a common conservation tool that divides the world into discrete regions by their ecology, in representing variation in species composition for mammals, trees, and birds. Their results show that, for any particular taxonomic group, most ecoregion boundaries
ecosystem-based approach to management. In all cases, respondents showed favorable attitudes toward: unique, small-scale ecological features like rare species and wetlands; management at spatial scales larger than the individual parcel; and ownership
cooperating with one another at scales broader than their individual properties. There are many good reasons to do so, which would enhance their individual ownership benefits, as well as the
Comprehensive spatial data on harvesting activities are generally lacking, particularly for the non-industrial private forest (NIPF) lands that comprise ~80% of forests in the state. Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA) has a