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PROTECTED AREAS AND THE BOTTOM LINE ZONES PROTEGEES : PRUDENCE Proceedings of the 1997 Conference of the Canadian Council on Ecological Areas September 14-16, 1997 Sheraton Hotel Fredericton, New Brunswick <'\erence 19.s> ~ Canadian Council on Ecological Areas ,.J ... 1 ~ Conseil canadien des aires ecologiques .,.,.l)J) (\.,~ > Confe1e. Actes de la Conference 1997 du Conseil canadien des aires ecologiques 14-16 septembre 1997 Hotel Sheraton Fredericton (Nouveau-Brunswick) Information Report/ Rapport d'information : M-X-205E/F Canadian Forest Service/ Service canadien des forets Atlantic Forestry Centre/ Centre de foresterie de I' Atlantique Natural Resources Ressources naturelles Canada Canada Canadian Forest Service canadien Service des forets Canada Protected Areas and the Bottom Line Zones protegees : prudence Proceedings of the 1997 Conference of the Canadian Council on Ecological Areas Actes de la Conference 1997 du Conseil canadien sur les aires ecologiques September 14-16, 1997 / le 14-16 1997 Sheraton Hotel / Hotel Sheraton Fredericton, NB / Fredericton (N. -8.) Compilers/ Cornpilateurs : J. Loo & M. Gorman Information Report/ Rapport d'information : M~X-205 Natural Resources Canada/ Ressources naturelles Canada Canadian Forest Service/ Service canadien des forets Atlantic Forestry Centre/ Centre de foresterie de l'Atlantique P.O. Box / C.P. 4000 Fredericton, N.B. E3B 5P7 Canada 1999 PROTECTED AREAS AND THE BOTTOM LINE• ZONES PROTEGEES: PRUDENCE TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Preface ............. ... ... .. ... ... .... ... .... ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .... .... ... ....... ..... .. ..... ... .... ....... .. .... ... ... .. .. ... 4/5 What is the Canadian Council on Ecological Areas? .. .. ..... ..... ... ... ... ......... 6 Qu'est-ce que le Conseil canadien des aires ecologiques? ......................................................................... 7 Opening Remarks ...................... ........... ....................................... ............. ..................... 8 Casting the Bottom Line on the Blue Planet - EB. Wiken .. ... ... .......... .. ...... 8 Lancer la ligne de fond sur la planete bleue • E.B. Wiken .......................................................... ........ 17 Invited Presentations The Biological Bottom Line - M Soule .. ... .. .... .... .. ........ .... ..... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .. .. ... .... ... 29 Conservation of Ecological Areas - D. Stanley........................................... .............. 33 Why Parks Matter: The Future Role of Protected Areas in Local. National, and Global Culture - G. Mach/is.................................................. ................... 47 Planning for Biological Conservation · B. Freedman ........ ... ..... .... ... ... ... .... ... ........... ....... .... ... .. ... 51 Mitigating Strategies for the Effect of Representative Protected Areas on Wood Supply in a Totally Allocated Landscape: A New Brunswick Case Siudy • I. Methven and U Feunekes ................................................................................ 58 Contributed Papers Valuing Biodiversity and Protected Areas Smokey Bear Meets Paul Bunyan: Can Protected Areas Survive Dollar-Driven Development in an Age of Economic Tolalism? • K. Helmuth ............................................................. 61 Protected Areas and Enlightened Society - J. Drescher.. ..... ..... .. .. ............................ 68 Rethinking the Value of Biodiversity and the Priority ol Its Conse!Vation • P.M. Wood ............................. , ... .. ................................. 72 What is Good Forestry? An Ethical Examination of Forest Policy and Pracl.ice in New Brunswick - H. Williams ................................................ 75 Protected Areas and other Land Uses - A Spatially Explicit Evaluation Method • W Haider, B. Hutchinson, and J. Duncan ..... .. ..................... 76 System Planning and Management of Protected Areas Evaluation de la diversite ecologique regionale a petite echelle : le cas du projel de pare de conservation de Harrington - Harbour (Basse-Cote-Nord du Saint-Lanuent, Quebec) • r Li and J.-P. Ducruc .... ................................. ... 77 The Role of Adaptive Management in Protected Areas• T. Tolle.......... ...................... .. ..... 91 Can Outstanding Natural Waters Contribute? - P McLaughlin and J. Tims .......................... ,................ 92 Greater Ecosystem Planning for Georgian Bay Islands National Park, Ontario • A. Skibicki and J. G. Nelson ... .... ... .. .. ..... ........................................ ,.............................. 93 Guidelines for Drawing Ecological Reserve Boundaries - Getting Down to Specifics. A Case Study from Maine - J. McMahon ......................................................................... 95 Parks and Protected Areas as a Community Development Resources in Nova Scotia - D. Smith......... .. .... ... .... .... ... .. ..... .. .... .. ............ ... ... ... .... ............................... 96 Ecological Land Classification for New Brunswick: A Foundation for Conservation Planning • H. Veen ......................................................... ........... ................................. 97 • PROTECTED AREAS AND THE BOTTOM LINE• ZONES PROTEGEES: PRUDENCE Page ConseNing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Integrity: The Role of Protected Areas Wolves Know No Boundaries - K. DeBoor & KH Fitzgerald . ........................................................... 101 Lea1hoppers (Insects: Homop1era: Cicadellidae): Indicators ol Endangered Ecosys1ems- KG.A Hamilton ....... ,. ............................ :....... .......................................... 103 Effects of Forestry Practices on HerbaCBous Layer Diversity and Composition: Implications for Protected Areas - M.R. Roberts ..................................................... 114 Permeable Boundaries: Indicator Species tor Trans-boundary Biodiversity Monitoring at Kejimkujik National Park - K. Beazley ...... ................................................... 119 The Greater Kouchibouguac Ecosystem Project - M Ruel...... .. ................. ...................... 136 Canada's Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network: A Mechanism to Respond to Biodiversity Issues • IG. Brydges . ............................................................................ 140 Measuring Progress Toward Sustainable Development in the Prairie Ecozone: the Manitoban Experience - P. Hardi ................................................................................ ............ 141 Marine and Freshwater Protected Areas Strategy to Assess and Monitor Lake and Stream Ecosystem Health in New Brunswick • W.C. Hooper ......... ............................................ .. ............................................. 145 Toward a Scotian Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve for Southwestern Nova Scotia - C.A. Miller, MM. Ravindra, and J.H.M. Willison ............. ........................................... 177 Marine Protected Areas in Canada: An Inadequate Strategy for Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus thynnus (L.)) • D. Clay. ........... .. .. .... ...... .. ... ................ .......................... 198 Moving from Theory lo Designalion: A Review of Some Candidate MPA Sites in A11antic Canada - /.Milewski ................................................................................. ......... 209 The Magaguadavic River: Is Protection Possible? • J. Carr . .............................................................. 210 A Marine Protected Areas Program for the Gull of Maine• S. Brody.. ...... ........... ....... ...................... 211 Landowner Views and Responsibilities for Protected Areas Integrating Natural and Cultural Factors in Landscape Stewardship: The Tantramar Pilot Project in Heritage Landscape Assessment · C. Beck and B Godin .................. ............................................................................................ 215 New Brunswick's Nature Trust: A Snapshot of Private Land Stewardship in the Not-For-Pcoht Sector - M. Sheppard .............. ................................................ ................. .. 217 Protected Areas and the Influence of the Forest Certification Process • G. Forbes, R. Hughes, and S. Woodley ... ..................... ................................ .................................. 219 ldentifying.EC-Ologically Significant Areas in a Highly Fragmented Forest Ecosystem in Westem New B,unswick - A. Mac Dougall ............................. ...................................... 220 The Nature Conservancy of Canada: A Private Sector Approach to Conservation• IM. Silver .... ..................................... ....................................................................... 222 New Brunswick Woodlot Owners and Protected Areas • A Clark .... ................................................ 224 Posters Methodology of a Gap Analysis Conducted in the Black Brook District in Northwestern New Brunswick, Canada • J. Weldon . .................................... ................ ................. 227 Defining and klenltfying Excepf1onal Fores! Ecosystems: A Means of Promoting the Conservation of Quebec's Forest Heritage - J.P. Bergeron ........................................ 229 An Ecologial Ranking System for the Peatlands of Boreal Alberta - A Step Towards Peatland Resources Management • S. Mauser ............... ....................................... 231 CCEA Contacts ......... .................................................................................................................................