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Springer Old Growth Forests - Chapter 19

Chapter 19 Impacts of Land Use on Habitat Functions of Old-Growth Forests and their Biodiversity While this book has a clear focus on the biogeochemical function of old-growth forest, the pivotal role of old-growth forests in the conservation of biodiversity has been a recurring theme in several chapters | Chapter 19 Impacts of Land Use on Habitat Functions of Old-Growth Forests and their Biodiversity Dorothea Frank Manfred Finckh and Christian Wirth 19.1 Introduction While this book has a clear focus on the biogeochemical function of old-growth forest the pivotal role of old-growth forests in the conservation of biodiversity has been a recurring theme in several chapters e.g. Chap. 15 Schulze et al. Sect. 16.3 in Chap. 16 by Armesto et al. Sect. 17.1 in Chap. 17 by Grace and Meir Sect. 13.5 in Chap. 13 by Bergeron et al. and Sect. 20.3.2 in Chap. 20 by Freibauer this volume . It is because of their function of habitat provision that non-governmental organisations all over the world thrive to conserve old-growth forests1. This includes a plethora of activities ranging from raising public awareness of the threat to endangered species to the promotion of environmental research and education to concrete actions such land acquisition and anti-deforestation campaigns. It is beyond the scope of this chapter to exhaustively review the science of species conservation in old-growth forests. Instead we would like to provide a brief introduction to this fascinating subject by presenting examples that serve to illustrate the key habitat functions of old-growth forests in different biomes. In addition we will discuss historic impacts and actual human threats to old-growth forests worldwide and their respective consequences with regard to habitat function. 1 WWF World WideFundForNature http www.panda.org index.cfm Greenpeace International http www.greenpeace.org international Taiga Rescue Network http www.taigarescue.org en index.php Finnish Nature League http www.luontoliitto.fi metsa forest background Nature Con servancy http www.nature.org Friends of the Earth International http www.foei.org Ancient Forest International http www.ancientforests.org Ancient Forest Exploration and Research http www.ancientforest.org afer.html PrimalNature http www.primalnature.org Australian .