Analysis of Current and Future Forest Disturbances Dynamics in Central Europe

Gejdoš, Miloš; Michajlová, Katarína

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“…The relationship between natural influences, climate change, European policies, and the geopolitical situation in the world enters and significantly influences the market environment in unpredictable cycles. In Central Europe, this period spans between 2015 and 2020 and has relatively the same wide-ranging consequences [24] and accompanying characteristics in the Central European landscapes we have analysed. The current problems with the huge volume of calamitous timber concentrated in Central Europe open up many other problems, the solution of which must be based on empirical facts and data.…”

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“…Increased wood harvesting is becoming a highly debated topic not only at the political level but also in the scientific community, as also indicated by studies [16,19,20]. In the papers published so far, the authors tend to analyse selected types of disturbances [21,22], analyse historical links and predict the future development of disturbances [5,23,24], or focus on data only at the level of a selected region, such as in [25,26], without considering the international context of the problem and the macroeconomic context.…”

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The Impact of Natural Disturbances on the Central European Timber Market—An Analytical Study

Březina,

Michal,

Hlaváčková

2024

Forests

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Central European countries are strategic wood exporters in the European and international wood trade. In the context of wood exporters, Czechia, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and Austria are the important countries providing the development and stability of the forestry and wood sector. The share of these countries’ exports in total EU exports represents more than 52% of the volume of wood exported over 5 years. After the Netherlands, the five mentioned countries recorded the highest increase in roundwood production of all EU and EFTA countries in the years 2000–2022 (from 46% (AT)–126% (CZ)), and the European average is 26%. The last decade has been characterised by a significant destabilisation of the Central European timber market as a result of natural disturbances linked to climate change, which also threatens the long-term competitiveness and preservation of this sector in the economic systems of national economies. The article provides an analytical insight into the historical development of natural calamities and their macroeconomic consequences in Central European countries. The data forecast an unfavourable development of the timber market in Europe caused by the ongoing calamity situation, the pricing policy of the timber trade, the oversaturation of the market with lower-quality calamity timber, insufficient processing capacities for primary processing of wood and its use in secondary processing, and, last but not least, the limited stock of timber in the coming years in selected Central European countries (due to an extreme increase in harvesting plans within the last 5 years, with consequences that will be felt in the coming decade). For the continued economic function of forests and the availability of wood supply for future generations, the current evolution of calamities in forest ecosystems is critical, and long-term strategic measures based on empirical data are necessary. The information presented in this paper can serve as a tool for the objectification of strategic decisions in the development of forestry policies in selected countries.

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The Impact of Natural Disturbances on the Central European Timber Market—An Analytical Study

Březina,

Michal,

Hlaváčková

2024

Forests

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“…Accordingly, biocrusts could make a significant contribution. Considering the large extent of biocrust colonization in managed mesic environments, and these areas’ projected expansion due to climate change (Gejdoš & Michajlová, 2022; Senf & Seidl, 2021), further studies will be necessary to evaluate their contributions to ecosystem services and global relevance (Ferrenberg et al., 2017). Interdisciplinary physical, biological, microbiological, chemical, and applied soil research will be indispensable in understanding the development and influence of biocrusts in mesic and anthropogenically impacted environments.…”

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Biocrusts: Overlooked hotspots of managed soils in mesic environments

Gall

Ohan

Glaser

et al. 2022

J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci.

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Biological soil crusts, or “biocrusts”, are biogeochemical hotspots that can significantly influence ecosystem processes in arid environments. Although they can cover large areas, particularly in managed sites with frequent anthropogenic disturbance, their importance in mesic environments is not well understood. As in arid regions, biocrusts in mesic environments can significantly influence nutrient cycling, soil stabilization, and water balance; however, their persistence may differ. We call for interdisciplinary physical, biological, microbiological, chemical, and applied soil science research with a special focus on biocrusts of managed soils from mesic environments, to better understand their impact on overall ecosystem health and resilience, particularly with regard to climate change.

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Large‐scale forest disturbance and associated management shape bird communities in Central European spruce forests

Graser,

Georg,

Kallmayer

et al. 2024

Journal of Applied Ecology

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In Central Europe, natural forest disturbance is increasing due to climate change and the legacies of past forest management. The resulting early successional forest stages shape habitat conditions and availability for forest‐dwelling species. How disturbance, pre‐disturbance forest management such as beech underplanting in conifer stands and post‐disturbance management, such as salvage logging, shape biodiversity is poorly understood. In a large field study, we quantified how the large‐scale loss of mature spruce plantations after natural disturbance affects bird diversity and abundance in Central Europe and how this is moderated by pre‐ and post‐ disturbance management. In a Bayesian community distance sampling approach, we conducted field surveys on 182 plots in a stratified design, comparing bark beetle and windthrow disturbances as well as two management treatments, (i) underplanting with beech before the disturbance occurred versus no underplanting and (ii) salvage logging versus no post‐disturbance logging. We used undisturbed mature spruce plantations as a control. Bird diversity was higher in disturbed forests than in undisturbed spruce plantations and was affected little by management. Bayesian community distance sampling models revealed that responses were highly species‐specific: shrub‐associated birds profited from disturbance in general and reached highest densities where beech had been planted under the spruce canopy before the disturbance occurred, whereas open‐habitat and farmland birds reached higher densities on salvage‐logged sites. Only few typical species of coniferous forests persisted at disturbed sites. Synthesis and applications. With increasing forest disturbance, pre‐ and post‐disturbance management can promote target bird species. Shrub‐associated species can be promoted by underplanting, open habitat‐adapted species by salvage logging and species depending on vertical structures by no intervention. For maximising biodiversity benefits at a landscape scale, underrepresented management practices (no intervention) should be promoted to ensure a balanced forest management and to maintain diverse post‐disturbance bird communities.

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Analysis of Current and Future Forest Disturbances Dynamics in Central Europe

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References 44 publications

The Impact of Natural Disturbances on the Central European Timber Market—An Analytical Study

The Impact of Natural Disturbances on the Central European Timber Market—An Analytical Study

Biocrusts: Overlooked hotspots of managed soils in mesic environments

Large‐scale forest disturbance and associated management shape bird communities in Central European spruce forests

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