Criterion – S: Species Diversity

Consultant's Initials:

SW

Source:

CCFM

Identification No. in source:

1.2

 

Final Identification No. (as reported in final list):

S

Class:

Ecological/

biophysical

Recommendation (after field testing)

Yes

Box A:

Enter the selected criterion as stated in the source document in this space:

Species Diversity

Box B: Attributes

Rated on a scale of 1-5, where 1=no/bad/unimportant and 5=yes/good/important

original revised original

revised

(a)

(j)

(a)

(j)

Precisely defined? (clear)

3

4

Will it produce replicable results? (reliable)

2

3

Diagnostically specific ? (valid)

3

4

Is it applicable for all landowners?

3

3

Sensitive?

3

3

Is it applicable to other areas/ecosystems? (robust)

4

4

Easy to detect, record and interpret?

2

3

How relevant is this criterion?

4

4

Useable?

2

3

Box C:

Justify your selection of the Criterion in Box A. Please ensure you discuss its relationship to theory:

Maintaining species characteristic of the region (native species) is a fundamental tenant of any conservation effort. The relationship between structure and function is still a debate in ecology, with the resultant question "does species loss" impair the functioning of the ecosystem. It is the purpose of this test to resolve that question. However, as an indicator of sustainable forest management, maintenance of native species richness is a reasonable and prudent working hypothesis.

Box D:

Provide bibliographic references (if any) which support your selection of this Criterion for evaluation:

United Nations Environmental Program. 1995. Global Biodiversity Assessment. Cambridge University Press. 1140pp.

Box E:

Please name (give the reference of) the Criterion that overlap (come closest) to the Criterion that has been selected for evaluation:

CIFOR: 2.2.4, 2.2.1,

CCFM: 1.2, 1.2.3

Box F:

Please record your notes on evaluating the Criterion (Box A) here:

Box G: Geo-Political

Evaluate the geo-political scale on which the Criterion operates. Multiple-entries are possible but care should be taken to determine the primary thrust of the criterion.

Justify:

 original revised

(a)

(j)

Global

North America

X

X

Intermountain

X

X

West

Study area

X

X

Tenure

X

X

Site

X

X

Box H: Function
Classify Criterion according to whether it refers to the structure of the system (biophysical, social or management), function of the system, describes its composition or describes perturbations to the system.

Justify:

 original revised

(a)

(j)

Structure

x

x

Function

Composition

Perturbation

Box I: Linkages

Identify linkages between Criterion, to ensure that the same or similar information is not collected twice and to ascertain whether the necessary feedback loops exist between Criterion.
The Criterion has information value for the following areas:

Ecological /

Biophysical: X

Social: -

Economic: -

Forest Mngt: X

Yield & harvest:

Does not fit: -

Box J:

Final version of Criterion, state only if different to definition in Box A:

Native Species Diversity is Maintained