Environmental considerations from legislation and certification in managed forest stands: A review of their importance for biodiversity

Johansson, Therese; Hjältén, Joakim; Jong, Johnny de; Stedingk, Henrik von

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2013.04.012

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“…Given the current state for many threatened species, this may be highly motivated (e.g. Nilsson et al 2001, Johansson et al 2013). …”

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“…In a recent report from the European Academies Science Advisory Council on "Multi-functionality and sustainability in the European Union's forests" (EASAC 2017), cultural heritage and services are mentioned a few times but not explored much and, overall, the report argued for a "pre-degradation baseline" when assessing biodiversity change. In a review of how legislation and certification of forests influence biodiversity, there were no discussion of values associated with historical cultural influences on biodiversity (Johansson et al 2013) and the same bypassing of cultural impacts holds for some overviews of socalled "retention forestry" Perhans 2010, Gustafsson et al 2012). In Swedish forestry conservation debates from the 1960s and onwards, aspects of cultural history are generally absent (Simonsson et al 2015).…”

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What is biological cultural heritage and why should we care about it? An example from Swedish rural landscapes and forests

Eriksson¹

2018

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Citation: What is biological cultural heritage and why should we care about it? An example from Swedish rural landscapes and forests. Nature Conservation 28: 1-32. https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.28.25067 AbstractThere is currently a growing concern that biocultural heritage is threatened in many landscapes. This paper focuses on biological cultural heritage, broadly meaning biological cultural traces that are considered as heritage, but leaving out other aspects of the biocultural heritage concept. An operational definition of biological cultural heritage (BCH) is suggested, based on niche construction theory: "biological manifestations of culture, reflecting indirect or intentional effects, or domesticated landscapes, resulting from historical human niche construction". Some factors that influence recognition of BCH are discussed, using a comparison between Swedish open to semi-open vs. forested landscapes. While the former landscapes are generally associated with biological cultural values, BCH is generally over-looked in forests. Two main reasons for this are suggested: loss of cultural memory and a perception of forests as wilderness. A conclusion is that recognition of BCH is essential for guiding development of biological conservation programmes in forests, irrespective of whether the conservation goal is to focus on culturally impacted forests or to conserve what is considered as close to pristine forests. Furthermore, recognising BCH in forests will promote interest and learning of the history of forests and their values and will be informative for developing conservation programmes for all biota in forests, not only those that historically were favoured by culture. Hence, there is no inherent conflict between preserving relatively untouched forests and those with remaining traces of pre-industrial forest management. The recognition of BCH in forests will inspire and promote further integration of cultural and natural heritage research. Keywords REVIEW ARTICLE Launched to accelerate biodiversity conservation A peer-reviewed open-access journalOve Eriksson / Nature Conservation 28: 1-32 (2018) 2

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“…Given the current state for many threatened species, this may be highly motivated (e.g. Nilsson et al 2001, Johansson et al 2013). …”

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What is biological cultural heritage and why should we care about it? An example from Swedish rural landscapes and forests

Eriksson¹

2018

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“…As in Swedish production forests in general (Felton et al 2011;Johansson et al 2013), the bird diversity in both stand types is primarily composed of relatively common species. Nevertheless, the hybrid aspen stands had higher bird species richness and abundance as well as a distinct community composition compared to the spruce stands.…”

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Short-rotation bioenergy stands as an alternative to spruce plantations: implications for bird biodiversity

Lindbladh¹,

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Wallin³

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Silva Fenn.

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• There is a gap in knowledge regarding the biodiversity implications of replacing production forests with bioenergy stands.• We compared the avian biodiversity of early rotation hybrid aspen stands and spruce plantations, the latter being the dominant production forest type in southern Sweden.• Our results indicate that young hybrid aspen stands can support relatively diverse and distinctive bird communities. AbstractGlobal efforts to decrease dependence on fossil fuels have increased interest in bioenergy production. One source of bioenergy is fast growing deciduous tree species, such as hybrid aspen (Populus × wettsteinii Hämet-Ahti). The majority of research on hybrid aspen which assesses biodiversity implications, has however primarily focused on agricultural lands as the reference condition. This has resulted in a substantial gap in our knowledge regarding the biodiversity implications of replacing production forest types with hybrid aspen, a form of reforestation taking place in northern Europe. In this study we address this knowledge gap by comparing the avian biodiversity of young hybrid aspen and spruce (Picea abies L.) plantations of similar age, the latter being the most prevalent forestry alternative in in southern Sweden. We found that hybrid aspen stands had higher bird species richness and abundance as well as a distinct community composition compared to the spruce stands. We suggest that the most likely driver was the greater structural and tree species complexity in the aspen stands, provided for by the fenced exclusion of ungulates from the regenerating hybrid aspen stands. Our results indicate that at least during early stages of regeneration, and in comparison to the dominating production forest type in the region, hybrid aspen stands can support relatively high levels of bird diversity, and a bird species composition more closely associated with broadleaf habitat types requiring restoration in this region.

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“…As several of the fire-favoured species are redlisted, conservation efforts now involve controlled burns (Granström 2001;Ingvarson et al 2012). For example, forestry certification systems demand that large forest owners in Sweden burn a small part of their land (Ingvarson et al 2012;Johansson et al 2013).…”

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A burning desire for smoke? Sampling insects favoured by forest fire in the absence of fire

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Fire-favoured insects are difficult to sample except opportunistically after forest fires. Here, we tested if smoke from a small fire could be an efficient way to sample such insects. Insects were sampled over ca. 10 h hours, by hand-picking and netting on screens put up around the fire. Two specimens of the rare and redlisted Hormopeza spp. (Diptera, Empididae) were caught. Large numbers ([20,000) of Microsania spp. (Diptera, Platypezidae) were caught, but none in the absence of smoke. The numbers of Microsania spp. clearly peaked in late afternoon, and a short sampling period would be sufficient if targeting only this taxon. Of the almost 200 species of Coleoptera, 17 % were considered as fire-favoured, contributing 9 % of the specimens, suggesting low efficiency of the method for this group. Using 23 sites differing in fire history, catches of Microsania spp. were unaffected by numbers and area of forest fire (preceding 5 years and within 10 km radius over the sampling sites). In contrast, there was a weak trend for the proportion of fire-favoured Coleoptera to increase with increasing number of fires. To conclude, smoke as produced in our study can clearly attract fire-favoured Diptera, but smoke had only a weak effect on fire-favoured Coleoptera in the study area. It is still likely that selectively picking specimens of species attracted to smoke is a more cost-efficient method than using, e.g., Malaise traps that catch indiscriminately.

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Environmental considerations from legislation and certification in managed forest stands: A review of their importance for biodiversity

Cited by 68 publications

References 196 publications

What is biological cultural heritage and why should we care about it? An example from Swedish rural landscapes and forests

What is biological cultural heritage and why should we care about it? An example from Swedish rural landscapes and forests

Short-rotation bioenergy stands as an alternative to spruce plantations: implications for bird biodiversity

A burning desire for smoke? Sampling insects favoured by forest fire in the absence of fire

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