Files necessary to run LANDIS simulations for the Hereford forest and the Forêt Montmorency in Québec, Canada

The combination of climate change and anthropogenic disturbance can cause major changes in forest bird assemblages. Assessing the cumulative effects of forest management and climate change on biodiversity and ecosystem services, such as carbon sequestration and storage and provisioning of wood products is key to informing forest management and conservation decision-making. Specifically, we projected changes in forest composition and structure according to various forest management strategies under a changing climate using LANDIS-II for two case study areas of Quebec (Canada): a hemiboreal (Hereford Forest) and a boreal (Montmorency Forest) area. Then, we assessed projected bird assemblage changes, as well as sensitive and at-risk species. As part of an integrated assessment, we evaluated the best possible management measures aimed at preserving avian diversity and compared them with optimal options for mitigation of carbon emissions to the atmosphere. Forest management and climate chang..., , , # Files necessary to run LANDIS simulations for the Hereford forest and the Forêt Montmorency in Québec, Canada

Are forest management practices to improve carbon balance compatible with maintaining bird diversity under climate change? A case study in Eastern North America

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.8w9ghx3v8](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.8w9ghx3v8)

Datasets generated and analyzed within the study area located in two case study areas of Quebec (Canada): a hemiboreal (Hereford Forest) and a boreal (Montmorency Forest) area. We projected changes in forest composition and structure according to various forest management strategies under a changing climate using LANDIS-II. Then, we assessed projected bird assemblage changes.

This dataset also includes all necessary files to run the LANDIS simulations leading to the results presented in the paper. This includes the initialization files as well as the executables.

## Description of the data and file structure

##### Data Tables

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