?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4881%2F&rft.title=Assessment+of+the+Influence+of+Forest+Exploitation+on+Species+Biodiversity+in+the+Russian+Far+East&rft.creator=Uphyrkina%2C+O.&rft.description=Deforestation+is+the+primary+cause+of+species's+habitat+losses+and%2C+as+a+consequence.+a+decline+of+the+number+of+individuals+of+populations+and+the+size+of+distributions+of+forest-dwelling+animal+species+takes+place.+%0D%0A%0D%0AIn+the+Russian+Far+East+recent+forest+exploitation+has+affected+populations+of+several+vertebrate+species%2C+and+brought+them+to+the+edge+of+extinction.+Current+foreign+investments+in+forest+enterprises%2C+and+thus+an+expected+rapid+industrial+development+of+the+forest+sector+in+the+region%2C+do+not+give+hope+for+the+threatened+species+survival+unless+urgent+protection+measures+are+taken.+%0D%0A%0D%0AIn+this+particular+study%2C+assessments+of+the+influence+of+forest+exploitation+has+been+done+by+studying+the+development+of+a+couple+of+so-called+key-stone+species%2C+namely+the+Amur+tiger+and+the+Amur+leopard%2C+the+Himalayan+Black+Bear%2C+and+four+endangered+species+of+birds+and+bird+communities.+A+detailed+analysis+of+the+species+development+has+been+carried+out+with+respect+to+historical+trends+in+distribution+and+population+size%2C+current+status+and+future+trends.+main+factors+of+disappearance%2C+relationship+to+forest+practises%2C+and+existing+and+future+protection+measures+%0D%0A%0D%0AAdditionally%2C+short+assessments+of+the+recent+forest+management%2C+the+scale+of+current+foreign+investments+in+forest+enterprises%2C+and+an+overview+of+the+present+biodiversity+status+and+the+protected+area+system+in+the+region+have+been+carried+out.&rft.publisher=WP-96-147&rft.date=1996-12&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4881%2F1%2FWP-96-147.pdf&rft.identifier=++Uphyrkina%2C+O.++(1996).++Assessment+of+the+Influence+of+Forest+Exploitation+on+Species+Biodiversity+in+the+Russian+Far+East.+++IIASA+Working+Paper.+IIASA%2C+Laxenburg%2C+Austria%3A+WP-96-147+++++