{"id":27218,"date":"2019-03-05T18:32:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T18:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sfiprogram.org\/?page_id=27218"},"modified":"2023-01-14T13:50:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T18:50:24","slug":"grant-bam-lmf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/grant-bam-lmf\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant – Boreal Avian Modelling Project – Linking Managed Forests"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOREAL AVIAN MODELLING PROJECT<\/h3>\n

Bird Conservation Goes Continental with BAM \u2013 Linking Managed Forests at an Unprecedented Scale<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Operationalizing Conservation Value Through Multi-species Evaluation on Lands Certified to SFI<\/p>\n

Why this Project Matters<\/p>\n

The diversity of bird communities acts as an indicator of an ecosystem\u2019s overall biodiversity. While single\u2011species assessments are important, evaluating forestlands in terms of the composition of larger bird communities can show how they contribute to regional biodiversity. This project, led by the Boreal Avian Modelling Project (BAM), is employing metrics that estimate the contribution of forest stands and landscapes to regional bird biodiversity. A key feature of these metrics is that they emphasize rare species and distinctive communities in addition to species richness. These metrics can also be modeled in different types of forests and at different scales.<\/p>\n

This research project is an extension of an existing project supported by SFI:\u00a0Applying Data-Driven Measures to Evaluate and Improve the Conservation Value of Managed Forests for Birds<\/a>. It is also linked to another research project led by the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and supported by SFI:\u00a0Managed Forests for Birds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How the Project is Linking Managed Forests at an Unprecedented Scale<\/p>\n

This project will provide explicit measures of conservation value, allowing project partners to determine and report on the direct contributions to regional biodiversity made by lands certified to SFI. This research will be co-produced with interested partners, such as ABC, NatureServe and SFI Implementation Committees. The ultimate goal is to facilitate on-the-ground implementation of conservation measures by SFI Program Participants. Because this project represents a collaborative effort with ABC, it is effectively taking both bird population science, and SFI Program Participant engagement, to a continental scale.<\/p>\n

SFI\u2019s Contribution<\/p>\n

The SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program is supporting this project.\u00a0 SFI has engaged with both BAM and ABC to shape this project as a partnership. The partnership features a structured approach to direct coordination between ABC and BAM. The strength of the project hinges on combining the modeling power of BAM with ABC\u2019s experience engaging SFI Program Participants. This partnership will capitalize upon ABC\u2019s relationship skills and BAM\u2019s modeling skills to advance SFI Program Participant implementation of recommended forest management practices.<\/p>\n

How the Project Helps Forest Managers<\/p>\n

This project will give forest managers methods, based on bird community diversity, to define and measure conservation value. Metrics combining species richness and rarity will quantify the contributions of forest stands and landscapes to overall regional biodiversity. It will also strengthen SFI\u2019s collaborative framework by working directly with partners in the co\u2011production of the research. Co-production will facilitate results being translated into actionable recommendations that can be implemented on-the-ground by SFI Program Participants.<\/p>\n

Partners<\/p>\n

This partnership includes conservationists, researchers, SFI Program Participants, and government agencies.<\/p>\n