Forest value chain resilience from a local perspective in five European countries: analysis of predictors and co-drivers

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 7

Published: Jan. 7, 2025

Climate change-associated disturbances such as storms, wildfires, and pest outbreaks increasingly destabilize forest systems, threatening their ecological, economic, social functions. These disruptions impact the value chain (FVC) by causing fluctuations in timber supply, from a quantity quality perspective. This study employed operational resilience framework (ORF) to assess FVC five European case studies (CZ, HR, DE, FIN, ESP), focusing on supply key system variable. A assessment was conducted using thresholds, considering sustainability both ecological economic perspectives. Principal component analysis (PCA) identified three predictor groups that influenced resilience: wood production (WP), harvesting systems (HS), management silviculture (MS). Findings revealed regions with proactive sufficient processing capacities ESP) maintained relative stability despite natural disturbances, while others (DE FIN) experienced prolonged instability due market-driven logging practices limited adaptive measures. The highlighted frequent breaching of particularly during high-volume salvage following bark beetle outbreaks, windstorms, wildfires. results emphasized importance integrating strategies mitigate these impacts. ORF demonstrated potential for operationalizing provided guidance improving preparedness against future disturbances.

Language: Английский

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Temporal dynamics and global flows of insect invasions in an era of globalization

Published: Feb. 3, 2025

Human-mediated transport has led to the establishment of more than 6,700 non-native insect species with wide-ranging effects on ecosystems, economies and human health. Understanding how different aspects globalization affect spread insects is crucial reducing their effects. In this Review, we explore current historical patterns, drivers dynamics global invasions facilitated by humans since prehistory. Multiple history have influenced invasion dynamics, including agricultural practices in Neolithic period, advent early empires trade routes, colonization, geopolitical events, wars economic crises. Technological innovations such as steam ships, containerization internet further accelerated invasions. Spatial patterns are characterized frequent secondary via bridgehead populations, asymmetric intercontinental flows originating disproportionally from Europe, biotic homogenization communities. Insect predicted increase dramatically will shift, especially opening routes introduction pathways. Inspection at ports entry detection systems inform mitigation efforts. Future interdisciplinary collaborations integrate knowledge diverse emerging data sources technologies, advancing our understanding biology. Global increasing, driven advances technology. This Review discusses increasing worldwide, strategies for future

Language: Английский

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Incubating Pallet Wood Samples Does Not Enhance Detection of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

Forests, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16(2), P. 339 - 339

Published: Feb. 14, 2025

Among the most concerning threats impacting global forest ecosystems is pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner and Buhrer, 1934) Nickle, 1970), causal agent of pine wilt disease. In Europe, effective management this pest requires comprehensive regulatory monitoring strategies, including annual collection thousands wood samples from symptomatic trees their surroundings, inspection packaging materials like pallets, trapping insect vector, Monochamus spp., through national networks. Insects are sent to official laboratories, where latter sometimes incubated at 25 °C for 15 days, aiming maximize probability detection nematode. This study expected elucidate effect incubation process on B. by analyzing pallets green obtained stands, both harbouring nematodes in adult juvenile stages. Additionally, investigation sought assess how presence fungi, which serve as a food source nematodes, enables persist treated pallet that colonized these fungi. The results indicated period unnecessary detecting except when heavily fungi providing suitable nutrition although such occurrences be rare. Furthermore, found no significant differences population growth between two stages nematode’s life cycle. suggests second-stage juveniles present samples, despite not undergoing sexual differentiation, do hinder reproductive capacity xylophilus. risk potential infestation unlikely if treatment has been performed correctly, does contribute increasing PWN. Conversely, trees, significantly enhances detection.

Language: Английский

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Validating a variable-instar, climate-based phenology model for the Asian longhorned beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) using field data from South Carolina

Environmental Entomology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 19, 2025

Abstract The Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis (ALB, Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), is a federally regulated invasive species capable of infesting several different genera hardwood trees. Accurate knowledge ALB’s phenology critical for the effective implementation management and eradication plans. We updated ALBLT prediction model used empirical data collected in South Carolina, USA to validate v. 2.0. new largely agreed with ALB life stages found field collections, except late instars pupae. also ran at 8 other potentially high-risk cities contiguous United States latitudes ranging from 28°N (Tampa, FL) 41°N (Chicago, IL) predict how long single generation might take develop these environments. Model predictions ranged 2–3-yr lifecycle Chicago potential cycle < 1 yr Tampa. These can help inform managers specialists should be environments, aid developing an adequate plan.

Language: Английский

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Uncovering the hidden within shipping containers: molecular biosurveillance confirms a pathway for introducing multiple regulated and invasive species

Biological Invasions, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 27(3)

Published: Feb. 24, 2025

Language: Английский

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Plant biosecurity and One Health: government and industry roles as risk creators and mitigators

One Health Outlook, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 7(1)

Published: April 25, 2025

Language: Английский

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Five organizing themes for invasive forest insect and disease management in Canada and the United States

Forest Ecology and Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 566, P. 122046 - 122046

Published: June 19, 2024

Language: Английский

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Distribution, Invasion History, and Ecology of Non-native Pine Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Southern South America

Neotropical Entomology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 53(2), P. 351 - 363

Published: Jan. 18, 2024

Language: Английский

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Tracking the North American Asian Longhorned Beetle Invasion With Genomics

Evolutionary Applications, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(11)

Published: Nov. 1, 2024

ABSTRACT Biological invasions pose significant threats to ecological and economic stability, with invasive pests like the Asian longhorned beetle ( Anoplophora glabripennis Motschulsky, ALB) causing substantial damage forest ecosystems. Effective pest management relies on comprehensive knowledge of insect's biology invasion history. This study uses genomics address these gaps inform existing biosurveillance frameworks. We used 2768 genome‐wide single nucleotide polymorphisms compare A. populations in North America, using genomic variation trace their sources spread patterns, thereby refining our understanding this species' found that most American infestations were distinct, resulting from multiple independent introductions native range. Following introduction, all experienced a genetic bottleneck which was followed by population expansion, few also showing secondary satellite infestations. Our provides foundation for genome‐based tool can be clarify origin intercepted individuals, allowing regulatory agencies strengthen biosecurity measures against beetle.

Language: Английский

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Uncovering the hidden within shipping containers: Molecular biosurveillance confirms a pathway for introducing multiple regulated and invasive species.

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: July 26, 2024

The negative ramifications of invasive alien species (IAS) are considered the second-most cause biodiversity extinction and endangerment after habitat modification. IAS movements mainly anthropogenically driven (e.g., transport shipping containers) require fast detection to minimize damage cost. present study is first use molecular biosurveillance international containers detect regulated identification in Canada. Thirty-eight samples were collected from debris (soil, stems, seeds, individual specimens) found arriving A multi-marker approach using COI, ITS, ITS2, 16S was used identify four main taxonomic groups: arthropods, fungi, plants, bacteria, respectively. Eleven identified via metabarcoding based on environmental DNA samples, including two six one bacteria. origin eDNA detected each linked their native distribution country origin, except for Lymantria dispar. Four physical specimens also container barcoded, identifying three non-regulated (two arthropods fungus). Altogether, these results demonstrate importance integrating into current toolkits provide a set validated protocols ready be this context. Additionally, it reaffirms as pathway multiple aliens introduction It highlights need establish regular effective at Canadian border avoid new or recurrent invasions.

Language: Английский

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