Use of Terrestrial Invertebrates as Indicators of the Ecological Sustainability of Forest Management under the Montreal Process

摘要: Twelve nations involved in boreal or temperate forest management are committed to reporting on indicators under the Montreal Process as a mechanism for assessing progress towards sustainable management. For fauna, invertebrates often considered too poorly known and diverse include sustainability indicator reporting. The alternative view, that no monitoring of can be adequate without inclusion some invertebrate species, is espoused this paper. microhabitats soil litter, foliage canopy, bark branch, dead standing trees coarse woody debris highlighted relevant context determining impacts selecting ‘representative’ species. It argued selection those species from each key restricted later stages succession should monitored. This could complemented by easily monitored range functional groups means endeavouring pick up adverse not foreseen basis present knowledge. In longer term, habitat indices (developed predictive models fauna habitat) used monitor occurrence across broader landscape, rather than at specific sites where takes place. Most countries would position select commence (e.g. litter). However, further research needed many before selected other debris).