Abstract
In this chapter, we describe expectations of the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP, or Plan) and review recent science on the ecology and status of the marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus), with an emphasis on the portion of the species’ range that falls within the Plan area. The conservation strategy embodied in the NWFP evolved from designation and protection of a large number of relatively small management areas to an approach based primarily on the designation of fewer large areas, each designed to conserve functioning late-successional and old-growth ecosystems. These were intended to support multiple pairs of northern spotted owls (Strix occidentalis caurina) and murrelets, and to conserve habitat for other species associated with older forests.
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Keywords
Northwest Forest Plan,
science,
management,
restoration,
northern spotted owl,
marbled murrelet,
climate change,
socioeconomic,
environmental justice.
Citation
Raphael,Martin G.; Falxa, Gary A.; Burger, Alan E. 2018. Chapter 5: Marbled murrelet. In: Spies, T.A.; Stine, P.A.; Gravenmier, R.; Long, J.W.; Reilly, M.J., tech. coords. 2018. Synthesis of science to inform land management within the Northwest Forest Plan area. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-966. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station: 301-370.