TY - JOUR AU - Scott, Robyn E. AU - Neyland, Mark G. AU - Baker, Susan C. PY - 2019 DA - 2019/06/14 TI - Variable retention in Tasmania, Australia: trends over 16 years of monitoring and adaptive management JO - Ecological Processes SP - 23 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - Variable retention harvesting using aggregated retention (ARN) has been applied in some Tasmanian wet eucalypt forests for > 15 years. Implementation of ARN in Tasmania differs from most other regions, as forest influence (or the proximity of harvested areas to long-term retention) is primarily used to distinguish ARN from clearfelling rather than retention level, and broadcast burning is used as a regeneration treatment, resulting in a preference for edge aggregates instead of isolated retained islands. Clear emphasis on site-level retention of biological legacies and forest influence to facilitate re-establishment of mature forest species ensures that ARN coupes achieve the ecological objectives associated with retention forestry. SN - 2192-1709 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-019-0174-8 DO - 10.1186/s13717-019-0174-8 ID - Scott2019 ER -