caa a22 4500 605527458 CHVBK 20210128100808.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10531-015-1011-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10531-015-1011-8 Strict reserves, IUCN classification, and the use of reserves for scientific research: a comment on Schultze et al. (2014) [Elektronische Daten] [Frank Götmark, Keith Kirby, Michael Usher] Schultze et al. (Biodiv Conserv 23:3519-3542, 2014) analysed criteria for the selection of strictly protected forest reserves in central Europe, but did not clarify the value of strict reserves (IUCN type 1a) for scientific research. We suggest that research in protected areas (PAs) should be included in the criteria that are used for their selection; in particular, scientific research is essential for monitoring the reasons (species and habitats) for establishing the reserve, and can contribute to testing the available alternatives for habitat management in PAs. This is particularly true for forest reserves, since most which are designated for strict protection are mid-aged, and typically secondary successions from historically more open habitats. The research may include habitat manipulation and non-manipulated reference areas (minimal intervention) which need long-term studies, since forests develop slowly. Strict reserves are ideal for such scientific research, since the strong protection means strong control of the land, whereas other land may be subject to change. There are many IUCN type 1a strict reserves, and a network of such reserves for scientific research would need to use only a small proportion of them. We encourage conservation organisations and researchers to establish such research networks in cooperation with PA managers. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2015 Nature reserves nationallicence Research nationallicence Protected areas nationallicence Conservation management nationallicence Long-term experiments nationallicence Forest nationallicence Woodland nationallicence Götmark Frank Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 40530, Göteborg, Sweden aut Kirby Keith Department of Plant Sciences, South Parks Road, OX1 3RB, Oxford, UK aut Usher Michael Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA, Stirling, UK aut Biodiversity and Conservation Springer Netherlands 24/14(2015-12-01), 3621-3625 0960-3115 24:14<3621 2015 24 10531 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-015-1011-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-015-1011-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Götmark Frank Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 40530, Göteborg, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kirby Keith Department of Plant Sciences, South Parks Road, OX1 3RB, Oxford, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Usher Michael Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA, Stirling, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Biodiversity and Conservation Springer Netherlands 24/14(2015-12-01), 3621-3625 0960-3115 24:14<3621 2015 24 10531