Biodiversity responses to forest management abandonment in boreal and temperate forest ecosystems: A meta-analysis reveals an interactive effect of time since abandonment and climate

Langridge, Joseph; Delabye, Sylvain; Gilg, Olivier; Paillet, Yoan; Reyjol, Yorick; Sordello, Romain; Touroult, Julien; Gosselin, Frédéric

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110296

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“…soil erosion, substrate mineral, or mycorrhizal loss that negates future ecosystem function). Thus, process-based restoration goals should be based on ecological or species indicators (Langridge et al, 2023). For instance, if a forest lacks diverse tree assemblages or age classes, this will be reflected not only in an inventory of those specific conditions, but also in the understorey vegetation and lichen communities; both total species diversity and presence of key indicator species (Dufrêne and Legendre, 1997;Rogers and Ryel, 2008;Langridge et al, 2023).…”

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“…Thus, process-based restoration goals should be based on ecological or species indicators (Langridge et al, 2023). For instance, if a forest lacks diverse tree assemblages or age classes, this will be reflected not only in an inventory of those specific conditions, but also in the understorey vegetation and lichen communities; both total species diversity and presence of key indicator species (Dufrêne and Legendre, 1997;Rogers and Ryel, 2008;Langridge et al, 2023). Selection of threshold values, based on fully functioning reference forests, for these indicators will provide a solid set of monitoring goals.…”

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Basics of Forest Ecology and Management

Kusbach (ed. ),

Pecina (ed. )

2024

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This book was prepared within the Sustainable Resilient Ecosystem and Agriculture Management in Mongolia (STREAM) project. The STREAM project, co-financed by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, is being implemented by the Mongolian Ministry of Environment and Tourism with the support of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Mendel University in Brno heads a consortium of twelve educational and research institutions that collaborate on the forestry component of the project led by the GIZ.

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Basics of Forest Ecology and Management

Kusbach (ed. ),

Pecina (ed. )

2024

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Achieving structural heterogeneity and high multi-taxon biodiversity in managed forest ecosystems: a European review

Uhl,

Schall,

Bässler

2024

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The European Biodiversity Strategy has set the key goal to maintain and promote biodiversity. Managed forests here play a key role, as they are among the most diverse ecosystems. To create biodiversity rich managed forest landscapes, we need a deep understanding on how management affects forest structure and subsequently habitat quality on the local and landscape level. However, to date a confusingly large amount of different terms for various management systems exist and it remains unclear how forest structure and composition affected by specific management systems affect biodiversity. Here, we first aim to clarify forest management systems terminology. Second, we link existing management systems with forest structure and review at European level how these structures affect local α-, as well as landscape-scale β- and γ-biodiversity. We found that research and derived management guidelines have a strong focus on local forest stand heterogeneity and related α-diversity, while ignoring the importance of landscape-scale heterogeneity and therefore β- and γ-diversity. Instead of promoting one management system as an all-in-one-solution, a diversity of different forest management systems seems the most promising way to create biodiversity rich forest landscapes. We finally discuss how a combination of different management systems might help to create structurally rich forest habitats and landscapes, simulating different successional stages and promoting species rich communities.

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