Cut-to-Length Harvesting Options for the Integrated Harvesting of the European Industrial Poplar Plantations DOI Open Access
Raffaele Spinelli, Natascia Magagnotti, Fabio De Francesco

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Forests, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13(9), P. 1478 - 1478

Published: Sept. 14, 2022

Plantation forestry has a long history in Europe and still supports local industry, generating employment, improving environmental quality, mitigating climate change. As part of these plantations, medium-rotation poplars (5–8 years) provide good quality logs for fiber production, the branches tops can be converted into green energy. Finding cost-effective harvesting system this plantation is challenging due to small tree size need log which prevents whole-tree chipping. To verify economic benefit using mechanized cut-to-length (CTL) technology, four different CTL chains were tested western Slovakia. All consisted harvester forwarder. Each machine had skilled operator was timed while cutting processing (or forwarding) eight experimental sample plots. Sample plots randomly assigned each treatment, one covered an area between 0.08 0.10 ha (120–170 trees). Harvester productivity ranged from 2.2 4.2 bone-dry tons per scheduled hour (BDT SMH−1), cost EUR 11 22 BDT−1. Forwarding 2.0 4.5 BDT SMH−1 9 20 Total costs 26 36 Choosing smaller preferable size, caps regardless machine’s intrinsic potential. Furthermore, harvesters forwarders are lighter on ground, valuable asset many wet sites planted with poplar.

Language: Английский

Perspectives of plantation forests in the sustainable forest development of China DOI Creative Commons
Taimoor Hassan Farooq, Awais Shakoor, Xiaohong Wu

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iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 14(2), P. 166 - 174

Published: April 9, 2021

Modern forestry is gradually moving towards man-made forests on a large scale. Plantations with advanced system have been introduced the goal of sustainable development and to enhance social, ecological, economic benefits. Forest plantations native exotic species established in China worldwide shorter rotation cycles than natural forests. In this paper, we discuss role perspectives plantation Chinese forest development, evolution various programs, ecological effects plantations, measures improve forestry. The government has given substantial importance nurturing resources through scale afforestation programs. 2019, total area covered by reached 79.54 million ha, stock volume 3.39 billion m³ (59.30 per ha); coniferous (26.11 32.83%) broad-leaved (26.45 33.25%) are dominant types. primarily distributed central southern parts country. fast-growing high-yielding tree facilitated activities improved administration production, which effectively boosted industry. Plantation offer many potential productive, economic, social advantages, though they also associated loss biodiversity climate change makes them likely susceptible disease insect attack. Appropriate management practices during planning, execution, maintenance can contribute conservation, promotion, restoration biodiversity, final aim attaining balance between having

Language: Английский

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Forest Biodiversity in Europe DOI Open Access
Bart Muys, Per Angelstam, Jürgen Bauhus

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From science to policy, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 1, 2022

Language: Английский

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Assisted tree migration can reduce but not avert the decline of forest ecosystem services in Europe DOI
Achille Mauri, Marco Girardello, Giovanni Forzieri

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Global Environmental Change, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 80, P. 102676 - 102676

Published: April 18, 2023

Language: Английский

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Trade-offs and Trait Integration in Tree Phenotypes: Consequences for the Sustainable Use of Genetic Resources DOI Creative Commons
José Climent, Ricardo Alı́a, Katri Kärkkäinen

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Current Forestry Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(3), P. 196 - 222

Published: March 20, 2024

Abstract Purpose of Review In this review, we synthesise current knowledge on trade-offs among traits in key fitness dimensions and identify major research gaps with the intention laying groundwork for a rapid advance tree breeding multiple objectives as contribution to sustainability planted forests future. Recent Findings Trade-offs growth, reproduction, defence, stress tolerance product quality predicted theoretically have been reported experimentally many programmes. Among these trade-offs, genetic linkage between resistance against biotic threats growth (or other relevant traits) is particularly critical future management forest resources. Maintaining wood novel environments requires assessment correlations target phenology, closely linked survival temperature extremes. Improving our drought objective trees obligates more precise definition both specific experimental conditions. Published evidence suggests that common programmes may trade-off reproductive success fire-adaptation, simultaneous improvement still remains constraint traditional breeding. Summary Changing combined pests diseases are challenging plantation forestry worldwide, which implies an urgent need develop new strategies build resilience environments. It essential better understanding how interact, especially those important production, climate threat resilience, but much information missing. Since affected by environment, studies under forecast levels multi-trait integration populations.

Language: Английский

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The art of the “green” deal: Policy pathways for the EU Forest Strategy DOI
Filip Aggestam, Alexandru Giurca

Forest Policy and Economics, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 128, P. 102456 - 102456

Published: May 4, 2021

Language: Английский

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Relative importance of vegetation features and intra- and inter-specific interactions on habitat preferences of a raptor guild in eucalypt plantations DOI Creative Commons
Navila Monteagudo, Salvador Rebollo, Lorenzo Pérez‐Camacho

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Forest Ecology and Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 554, P. 121656 - 121656

Published: Jan. 3, 2024

Forest plantations are increasingly recognized for their role in providing ecosystem services agroforestry systems. Understanding the habitat preferences of potentially beneficial birds supports effective forest management. Our study focused on identifying breeding a raptor guild and assessing exotic eucalypt as potential sites. We explored at various spatial scales considering vegetation features, intraspecific territorial behaviour, interspecific interactions within to determine importance. hypothesized that feeding habits body mass explain differences among three diurnal raptors (Northern goshawk, Common buzzard, Eurasian sparrowhawk). employed random models differentiate sites from control plots, factors' relative importance unravelling hierarchical process selection southwestern Europe's plantations. The studied emerged suitable habitats, harbouring dense populations with uniform distribution. Intraspecific territoriality significantly influenced selection, while held lesser influence. Species-specific variations were attributed masses. Tall trees mature-like patches crucial elements driving selection. Raptors' preference specific woody primarily influences areas relatively small radius around nests (including nest tree, site −10 m radius, stand −50 m), sparrowhawks showing extending 125 m. inclination mature should steer management bolster these apex predators contributions

Language: Английский

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Drivers of tree colonization, species richness, and structural variation during the initial three decades of natural forest colonization in abandoned agricultural soils DOI Creative Commons
Nané Køllgaard Pedersen, Inger Kappel Schmidt, Sebastian Kepfer‐Rojas

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Forest Ecology and Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 543, P. 121138 - 121138

Published: June 6, 2023

Natural colonization of abandoned agricultural soils has been proposed as a cost-effective strategy for simultaneously mitigating the climate crisis, restoring ecological integrity, and promoting re-establishment native biodiversity. The success speed at which forests develop in presence land-use legacies are highly variable, empirical knowledge on drivers initial phase temperate forest range site conditions is lacking. We analyzed compared three decades natural 33 afforestation sites laid out between 1990 2018, Denmark. how age colonization, size area, soil type, topography, abundance neighboring woody vegetation influenced cover, species richness, variation structure colonizing species. found that structural increased significantly with time since abandonment. Woody cover was higher abundant loamy to sand or clay. tended be sloping terrain. Species richness clay After accounting other drivers, none elements were by area. results suggest abandonment, mature vegetation, topography key different colonization. This can used prioritize areas improve active methods, especially new where main focus nature quality

Language: Английский

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Green deserts, but not always: A global synthesis of native woody species regeneration under tropical tree monocultures DOI
Laura H. P. Simões, Joannès Guillemot, C. C. Ronquim

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Global Change Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 30(4)

Published: April 1, 2024

Abstract Tree monocultures constitute an increasing fraction of the global tree cover and are dominant tree‐growing strategy forest landscape restoration commitments. Their advantages to produce timber well known, but their value for biodiversity is highly controversial context dependent. Therefore, understanding whether, in which conditions, they can harbor native species regeneration crucial. Here, we conducted meta‐analyses based on a survey literature database created with local, unpublished studies throughout Brazil evaluate potential under way management influences this regeneration. Native woody harbors substantial diversity (on average 40% 68% Brazilian surveys, respectively) abundance 25% 60% observed natural forests. Plantations longer rotation lengths, composed species, located adjacent remnants more species. Pine plantations individuals than eucalypt plantations, regenerating trees higher sites mean temperatures. Species–area curves revealed that number pine 606 598 respectively, over aggregated sampled area ca. 12 ha. We highlight understory considerable at regional scales, strongly depends management. Long‐rotation length favorable location key factors success tropical monocultures. play role conservation, only if planned managed achieving purpose.

Language: Английский

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Protecting old-growth forests in Europe - a review of scientific evidence to inform policy implementation DOI Open Access

Lyla O’Brien,

Andreas Schuck, Cecilia Fraccaroli

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Published: June 1, 2021

Language: Английский

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Modelling opportunities of potential European abandoned farmland to contribute to environmental policy targets DOI Creative Commons

Catherine M.J. Fayet,

Peter H. Verburg

CATENA, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 232, P. 107460 - 107460

Published: Aug. 19, 2023

Farmland abandonment is a major proximate driver of landscape change in European rural areas and often followed by natural revegetation. In certain conditions, it might be preferable to prevent or reverse farmland manage these towards active restoration (i.e., guided rewilding with wild domesticated animals). These alternative responses lead context-dependent impacts, which can potentially contribute Green Deal objectives for environment areas. While previous studies analysed direct impacts abandonment, there little insight into how ways managing abandoned best environmental policy goals, what type management preferred where. To assess opportunities areas, we compared three trajectories: revegetation, rewilding, extensive re-farming. We the potential positive negative cultural developing strategies all locations that could across Europe. Mapping quantification benefits risks associated different indicate large spatial variation regions. revegetation support high carbon sequestration erosion reduction, also linked more frequent trade-offs than re-farming rewilding. However, very strong trade-offs. It worthwhile focus on largest gains fewest when targeting investments prevention Our maps help inform interventions maximise contributions lands targets.

Language: Английский

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