Conservation Letters,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: July 16, 2021
Abstract
As
of
2020,
the
world
has
an
estimated
290
million
ha
planted
forests
and
this
number
is
continuously
increasing.
Of
these,
131
are
monospecific
under
intensive
management.
Although
important
in
providing
timber,
they
harbor
less
biodiversity
potentially
more
susceptible
to
disturbances
than
natural
or
diverse
forests.
Here,
we
point
out
increasing
scientific
evidence
for
increased
resilience
ecosystem
service
provision
functionally
species
(hereafter
referred
as
forests)
compared
ones.
Furthermore,
propose
five
concrete
steps
foster
adoption
forests:
(1)
improve
awareness
benefits
practical
options
among
land‐owners,
managers,
investors;
(2)
incentivize
tree
diversity
public
funding
afforestation
programs
diversify
current
maladapted
low
diversity;
(3)
develop
new
wood‐based
products
that
can
be
derived
from
many
different
not
yet
use;
(4)
invest
research
assess
landscape
functional
connectivity
global‐change
threats;
(5)
base
on
forests,
particular
currently
under‐represented
regions,
where
could
tested.
Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
29(5), P. 1359 - 1376
Published: Dec. 12, 2022
Abstract
Over
the
last
decades,
natural
disturbance
is
increasingly
putting
pressure
on
European
forests.
Shifts
in
regimes
may
compromise
forest
functioning
and
continuous
provisioning
of
ecosystem
services
to
society,
including
their
climate
change
mitigation
potential.
Although
forests
are
central
many
policies,
we
lack
long‐term
empirical
data
needed
for
thoroughly
understanding
dynamics,
modeling
them,
developing
adaptive
management
strategies.
Here,
present
a
unique
database
>170,000
records
ground‐based
observations
from
1950
2019.
Reported
confirm
significant
increase
34
countries,
causing
an
average
43.8
million
m
3
disturbed
timber
volume
per
year
over
70‐year
study
period.
This
value
likely
conservative
estimate
due
under‐reporting,
especially
small‐scale
disturbances.
We
used
machine
learning
techniques
assessing
magnitude
unreported
disturbances,
which
estimated
be
between
8.6
18.3
/year.
In
20
years,
disturbances
accounted
16%
mean
annual
harvest
Europe.
Wind
was
most
important
agent
period
(46%
total
damage),
followed
by
fire
(24%)
bark
beetles
(17%).
Bark
beetle
doubled
its
share
damage
years.
Forest
can
profoundly
impact
(e.g.,
mitigation),
affect
regional
resource
consequently
disrupt
planning
objectives
markets.
conclude
that
adaptation
changing
must
placed
at
core
policy
debate.
Furthermore,
coherent
homogeneous
monitoring
system
urgently
Europe,
better
observe
respond
ongoing
changes
regimes.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
158, P. 111555 - 111555
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
The
spatial
correlation
between
human
disturbances
and
ecosystem
services
carries
profound
implications,
serving
as
a
pivotal
tool
for
quantifying
the
magnitude
of
impacts
on
ecosystems
offering
invaluable
insights
development
effective
management
conservation
strategies.
This
research
endeavors
to
conduct
an
exhaustive
analysis
patterns
disturbance
intensity
in
Chengdu-Chongqing
urban
agglomeration,
well
explore
associations
these
two
factors.
In
paper,
we
conducted
comprehensive
five
key
indicators
pressure,
namely
population
density,
gross
domestic
product
(GDP),
land
use
type,
transportation
network
energy
consumption.
These
were
carefully
examined
utilized
create
map
depicting
integrated
index
agglomeration
area
year
2020.
Concurrently,
ESV
equivalent
factor
method
estimate
service
value
(ESV).
Bivariate
Local
Moran
Index
autocorrelation
introduced
quantitatively
depict
visualize
relationship
services.
provides
valuable
into
intricate
pressures
scale.
findings
are
follows.
First,
is
relatively
high
hub
parts
Chengdu,
Chongqing,
Deyang,
middle
zone
cities
Chongqing
Chengdu.
Second,
supply
distributed
periphery
cities,
while
tends
be
medium
low.
majority
entire
study
has
low
medium–low
values
regulation
maintenance
service.
At
fringes,
there
only
few
with
higher
values,
including
Ya'an,
Leshan,
Deyang
eastern
part
Chongqing.
distribution
cultural
quite
similar
areas
being
very
large
located
area,
significantly
smaller
scattered
around
perimeter
area.
Third,
global
Moran's
cumulative
0.798,
indicating
that
exhibits
significant
autocorrelation.
0.410,
present
aggregation
space
well.
Fourth,
Moran′s
I
−0.221.
−0.212.
And
−0.462,
which
shows
stronger
negative
correlation.
Forests,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
11(9), P. 976 - 976
Published: Sept. 10, 2020
The
importance
of
tree
genetic
variability
in
the
ability
forests
to
respond
and
adapt
environmental
changes
is
crucial
forest
management
conservation.
Along
with
genetics,
recent
advances
have
highlighted
“epigenetics”
as
an
emerging
promising
field
research
for
understanding
phenotypic
plasticity
adaptive
responses.
In
this
paper,
we
review
their
potential
applications
researchers
breeders,
well
managers.
First,
present
basics
epigenetics
plants
before
discussing
its
trees.
We
then
propose
a
bibliometric
overview
literature
on
trees,
including
priming.
Lastly,
outline
promises
management,
along
current
gaps
future
challenges.
Research
could
use
highly
diverse
paths
help
global
change
by
eliciting
different
innovative
silvicultural
approaches
natural-
artificial-based
management.
Scientific Data,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
9(1)
Published: Feb. 3, 2022
Abstract
We
present
“
EU-Trees4F
”,
a
dataset
of
current
and
future
potential
distributions
67
tree
species
in
Europe
at
10
km
spatial
resolution.
provide
both
climatically
suitable
areas
occupancy
the
distribution
expected
under
scenario
natural
dispersal
for
two
emission
scenarios
(RCP
4.5
RCP
8.5)
three
time
steps
(2035,
2065,
2095).
Also,
we
version
where
ranges
are
limited
by
land
use.
These
data-driven
projections
were
made
using
an
ensemble
model
calibrated
EU-Forest,
comprehensive
occurrences
Europe,
driven
seven
bioclimatic
parameters
derived
from
EURO-CORDEX
regional
climate
simulations,
soil
parameters.
can
benefit
various
research
fields,
including
forestry,
biodiversity,
ecosystem
services,
bio-economy.
Possible
applications
include
calibration
or
benchmarking
dynamic
vegetation
models,
informing
forest
adaptation
strategies
based
on
assisted
migration.
Given
multiple
European
policy
initiatives
related
to
forests,
this
represents
timely
valuable
resource
support
policymaking.
Annual Review of Environment and Resources,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
47(1), P. 123 - 148
Published: Sept. 21, 2022
Social-ecological
systems
underpinning
nature-based
solutions
(NbS)
must
be
resilient
to
changing
conditions
if
NbS
are
contribute
long-term
climate
change
adaptation.
We
develop
a
two-part
conceptual
framework
linking
social-ecological
resilience
adaptation
outcomes
in
NbS.
Part
one
determines
the
potential
of
support
based
on
assessing
whether
affect
key
mechanisms
known
enable
resilience.
Examples
include
diversity,
connectivity,
and
inclusive
decision-making.
two
includes
that
building
can
sustain,
as
nature's
contributions
toadaptation
(NCAs).
apply
global
dataset
forests.
find
evidence
may
supporting
by
influencing
many
enabling
mechanisms.
also
deliver
NCAs
such
flood
drought
mitigation.
However,
there
is
less
for
some
critical
uncertainty.
present
future
research
questions
better
understand
how
continue
world.
