Disentangling the effects of management and climate change on habitat suitability for saproxylic species in boreal forests

Journal of Forestry Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 35(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 11, 2024

Abstract Forest degradation induced by intensive forest management and temperature increase climate change are resulting in biodiversity decline boreal forests. Intensive high-end emission scenarios can further reduce the amount diversity of deadwood, limiting factor for habitats saproxylic species European The magnitude their combined effects how changes affect deadwood under a range poorly understood. We used growth simulations to evaluate will individually jointly red-listed Finland. simulated seven regimes three (reference, RCP4.5 RCP8.5) over 100 years. Management included set aside, continuous cover forestry , business-as-usual (BAU) four modifications BAU. Habitat suitability was assessed using species-specific habitat index, including 21 fungal invertebrate groups. “Winner” “loser” were identified based on modelled impacts suitability. found that had major impact compared change. index varied 250% among regimes, while overall caused average only 2%. More groups as winners than losers from (52%–95% winners, depending scenario regime). largest achieved aside (254%) RCP8.5 (> 2%), most suitable regime (up + 11%) across all scenarios. Our results show close-to-nature (e.g., ) many more basic regime. This suggests loss forests be mitigated through improved practices, even progresses.

Язык: Английский

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Modelling the effects of climate and management on the distribution of deadwood in European forests

Journal of Environmental Management, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 354, С. 120382 - 120382

Опубликована: Фев. 23, 2024

Deadwood is a key old-growth element in European forests and cornerstone of biodiversity conservation practices the region, recognized as an important indicator sustainable forest management. Despite its importance legacy for biodiversity, uncertainties remain on drivers deadwood potentials, spatial distribution how it may change future due to management climate change. To fill this gap, we combined comprehensive dataset fit machine learning Bayesian hurdle-lognormal model against multiple environmental socio-economic predictors. We deployed models gridded predictors forecast changes volumes Europe under alternative (RCP4.5 RCP8.5) scenarios (biodiversity-oriented production-oriented strategies). Our results show hotspots montane central unmanaged Scandinavia. Future conditions reduce potentials up 13% mid-century climate, with regional losses amounting 22% Southern Europe. Nevertheless, towards more biodiversity-oriented strategies, including increase share mixed extended rotation lengths, mitigate loss 4% reduction potentials. conclude that adaptive can promote changing thereby support habitat maintenance multifunctionality.

Язык: Английский

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Assessing actor power in the trade-offs between ecosystem services affecting forest management – A case study from Central Slovakia

Forest Policy and Economics, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 163, С. 103187 - 103187

Опубликована: Апрель 17, 2024

In countries with a planned economy history, numerous actors interested in ecosystem services (ES) have emerged over the last decades. The power these exert is crucial to promotion of their interests. case study from central Slovakia aimed determine who most powerful are and, via actor-centered approach and actor analysis, assess trade-offs between ES forest management. analysis involved identification key 38 subsequent in-person interviews. results showed that whose income depended on sale timber fuelwood were predominantly production ES, whereas other generally supporting, regulating cultural ES. This situation should not be surprising as interest conflicts varying intensity naturally occur multifunctional identified however, powered by conflicting policies information asymmetry. While governmental used various elements (coercion, incentives, unverified information), non-governmental relied mainly information. Due existing governance imbalances among actors, weak or further weakened different Although decades, only few real management, specifically forestry (non) nature protection, state enterprises processing businesses. Certain benefited this situation, often causing even more institutional erosion, resource plunder, bias towards promoting certain coalitions interests

Язык: Английский

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Connecting gender balance, crisis resistance and innovativeness in the forestry sector: Women in leadership and management

Environmental Science & Policy, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 161, С. 103890 - 103890

Опубликована: Сен. 12, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Blind spots in the EU’s Regulation on Deforestation-free products

Nature Ecology & Evolution, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 8(8), С. 1382 - 1383

Опубликована: Июль 3, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Ecosystem service multifunctionality of mixed conifer-broad-leaved forests under climate change and forest management based on matrix growth modelling

Forest Ecosystems, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11, С. 100231 - 100231

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Climate change and forest management are recognized as pivotal factors influencing ecosystem services thus multifunctionality. However, the magnitude relative importance of climate effects on multifunctionality remain unclear, especially for natural mixed forests. In this study, our objective is to address gap by utilizing simulations climate-sensitive transition matrix growth models based national inventory plot data. We evaluated seven scenarios (combinations various cutting methods intensities) future provision in conifer-broad-leaved forests northeastern China, under four (SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, SSP5-8.5, constant climate). Provisioning, regulating, cultural, supporting were described timber production, carbon storage, sequestration, tree species diversity, deadwood volume, number large living trees. Our findings indicated that production was significantly influenced scenarios, while trees impacted both separately. Carbon storage sequestration notably interaction management. These emphasized profound impact services, outweighing alone. found no single scenario maximized all six service indicators. The upper story thinning 5% intensity with 5-year interval (UST5) strategy emerged highest multifunctionality, surpassing lowest values more than 20% across scenarios. conclusion, results underlined potential a decision support tool provided recommendations long-term strategies multifunctional context. Ecosystem could be enhanced implementing appropriate measures amidst changing climate.

Язык: Английский

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Beliefs on environmental impact of wood construction

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 38(1-2), С. 49 - 57

Опубликована: Янв. 23, 2023

People have different beliefs about the environmental impact of forest products. This quantitative web-survey study investigated public in Finland and Sweden climate impacts using wood as a construction material for multi-story buildings. It was conducted with consumer panels reflecting average populations two countries. The analyzed factors affecting that Wood Buildings: (1) contribute to mitigating global warming, (2) adversely biodiversity climate. used panel multivariate statistics. Favorable climate-related were associated Finnish nationality, male gender, age, children household, university degree, change is induced by humans causes weather disasters. Beliefs buildings drive warming harm non-rural residence, female young low income, No associations recorded current residence types. These findings highlight importance industry improve, document, communicate its on biodiversity. They also indicate how market information can be formulated targeted an accurate image construction.

Язык: Английский

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Enhancing multifunctionality in European boreal forests: The potential role of Triad landscape functional zoning

Journal of Environmental Management, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 348, С. 119250 - 119250

Опубликована: Окт. 19, 2023

Land-use policies aim at enhancing the sustainable use of natural resources. The Triad approach has been suggested to balance social, ecological, and economic demands forested landscapes. core idea is enhance multifunctionality landscape level by allocating zones with specific management priorities, i.e., production (intensive management), multiple (extensive conservation (forest reserves). We tested efficiency identified respective proportion above-mentioned needed in Finnish forest Through a simulation optimization framework, we explored range scenarios three evaluated how changing their relative (each ranging from 0 100%) impacted multifunctionality, measured various biodiversity ecosystem service indicators. results show that maximizing required around 20% area managed intensively, 50% extensively, 30% allocated reserves. In our case studies, such zoning represented good compromise between studied components maintained 61% maximum achievable net present value (i.e., total timber value). Allocating zone had distinctive effects on optimized or values. Net was only moderately shifting intensive extensive management, while benefited less more diverse regimes. This first study apply European boreal landscape, highlighting usefulness this approach. Our potential promoting as well strong trade-off multifunctionality. conclude simply applying does not implicitly contribute an overall increase careful planning still requires clear objectives.

Язык: Английский

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A better place for whom? Practitioners’ perspectives on the purpose of environmental education in Finland and Madagascar

The Journal of Environmental Education, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 54(3), С. 163 - 180

Опубликована: Март 16, 2023

Calls for a common environmental education (EE) vision imply imposing certain values as universal. Nevertheless, there is lack of knowledge on the extent to which EE reflects universalities versus diverse sociocultural realities. We explored practitioners' perspectives purpose by interviewing practitioners in Finland and Madagascar using theory change approach. classified goals into eight categories following framework Clark et al. (Citation2020). found signs universal patterns, with commonalities such importance cognitive domain de-emphasis aspects. Yet, differences arise: connection nature was central Finland, whereas economic bridging strategies were more Madagascar. Our results reflect tradition post-industrial countries suggest influence colonial legacy Western epistemologies Questions remain about those are culturally grounded.

Язык: Английский

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Sectoral policies as drivers of forest management and ecosystems services: A case study in Bavaria, Germany

Land Use Policy, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 130, С. 106673 - 106673

Опубликована: Апрель 7, 2023

European countries have national sectoral polices to regulate and promote the provision of a wide range forest ecosystems services (FES). However, potential incoherencies among these policies can negatively affect efficient FES. In this work, we evaluated coherence three from Germany their ability effectively provide FES in future: Forest Strategy 2020 (FS), National on Biological Diversity (BDS), German Policy Bioeconomy (BES). Using inventory data Federal State Bavaria, simulated management options under climate trajectories for 100 years into future (2012–2112). Then, with multi-objective optimization, translated each policy specific scenario identified best combination regimes that maximizes targets defined scenario. The were vague definition FS was most comprehensive aiming higher degree multifunctionality, whereas BES BDS focused less showed highest coherence, while stronger focus timber production. As result, optimal programs high integration, dominance Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF), certain shares set asides. Climate change led an increase aside areas due increased productivity. BES, share land strongly segregated between CCF rotation forestry. Our analysis achieving multifunctional requires fostering diverse landscape mainly takes advantage integrative management, like CCF, but also segregates important parts intensive use Nevertheless, current standing volumes Bavaria will pose additional risk implement such management.

Язык: Английский

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