Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-342).

Principles for biodiversity conservation in the matrix. Critical roles for the matrix -- The matrix and major themes in landscape ecology and conservation biology -- Objectives and principles for developing comprehensive plans for forest biodiversity conservation -- Using information about natural forests, landscapes, and distrubance regimes -- Biodiversity conservation across multiple spatial scales. Importance and limitations of large ecological reserves -- Landscape-level considerations within the matrix : protected habitat at the patch level -- Landscape-level considerations : goals for structures and habitats, transport systems, and distribution of harvest units in space and time -- Matrix management in the harvested stand -- Revising a muliscaled approach to forest biodiversity conservation -- Matrix management in plantation landscapes -- Case studies in developing multiscaled plans for biodiversity conservation. Case study 1 : Northern, California, and Mexican spotted owls -- Case study 2 : Leadbeater's possum and biodiversity conservation in mountain ash forests -- Case study 3 : the Tumut fragmentation experiment -- Case study 4 : the biological dynamics of forest fragments project -- Case study 5 : the Rio condor project -- Adaptive management and the human aspects of matrix management. Knowledge gaps in forest and biodiversity management : areas for future research -- Social and other dimensions associated with matrix management -- Future directions.