TY - JOUR
T1 - Science, principles and forest management
T2 - A response to Abbott and Christensen
AU - Calver, M. C.
AU - Hobbs, R. J.
AU - Horwitz, P.
AU - Main, A. R.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - As scientists engaged in research and teaching on the biota and ecosystems of Western Australia, we have been stimulated to respond to a recent paper by Abbott and Christensen ‘Application of ecological and evolutionary principles to forest management in Western Australia’ (Australian Forestry 57 (3), 109–122). In the light of the considerable emotion and rhetoric generated at present in the debate over management of native forests, Abbott and Christensen's paper had the potential to provide a rational basis for this important issue and to set the tone for reasoned and informed debate in all venues. Regrettably, this paper appears to contain fundamental flaws in logic, as well as in its choice and discussion of principles, and fails to live up to the promise of its title. Our concerns about the paper are substantial, making concise rebuttal difficult, and are presented under five broad headings.
AB - As scientists engaged in research and teaching on the biota and ecosystems of Western Australia, we have been stimulated to respond to a recent paper by Abbott and Christensen ‘Application of ecological and evolutionary principles to forest management in Western Australia’ (Australian Forestry 57 (3), 109–122). In the light of the considerable emotion and rhetoric generated at present in the debate over management of native forests, Abbott and Christensen's paper had the potential to provide a rational basis for this important issue and to set the tone for reasoned and informed debate in all venues. Regrettably, this paper appears to contain fundamental flaws in logic, as well as in its choice and discussion of principles, and fails to live up to the promise of its title. Our concerns about the paper are substantial, making concise rebuttal difficult, and are presented under five broad headings.
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U2 - 10.1080/00049158.1996.10674663
DO - 10.1080/00049158.1996.10674663
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0005951877
SN - 0004-9158
VL - 59
SP - 1
EP - 6
JO - Australian Forestry
JF - Australian Forestry
IS - 1
ER -