Halland's forests during the last 300 years: a review of Malmström (1939)

Lindbladh, Matts; Hultberg, Tove; Widerberg, Maria Koch; Felton, Adam

doi:10.1080/02827581.2011.517952

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“…Halland, much native deciduous woodland has been converted into Picea plantation during the last 150 years (Fritz, Gustafsson et al 2008;Lindbladh, Hultberg et al 2011). Therefore the reserves under study were probably closer to a natural state than nearby habitat, despite their long histories of varied anthropogenic influence.…”

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Forest continuity and conservation value in Western Europe

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Abstract:Long forest continuity has often been linked with high conservation value in western European Quercus and Fagus woodlands, but this assumption of long continuity has rarely been tested. Birks (1993) discussed the antiquity of bryophyte-rich Quercus woodland in western United Kingdom presenting evidence that the modern plant communities developed during the late Holocene influenced by human activities. We use pollen data from forest hollows to show that the modern communities within ancient woodlands are all significantly influenced by recent human disturbance. A short period of deforestation in Johnny's Wood, Cumbria, UK dates from the late nineteenth century and is not of Viking age as previously thought. The brief opening of the forest is associated with the local loss of Tilia cordata and Taxus baccata, but a rich bryophyte community exists today. Rich lichen floras of high conservation interest growing on Fagus sylvatica in southwestern Sweden occur despite a recent history of human disturbance and local immigration of Fagus as recently as the ninth century AD. Wistman's Wood, Cornwall, UK had a diverse tree flora until the eleventh century AD and then experienced heavy browsing and grazing until AD 1850, after which time the present Quercus woodland developed with its associated flora of high conservation value. Most western European forests today have long and diverse histories of anthropogenic disturbance and current conservation values incorporate both natural and cultural features. Pollen studies with high spatial resolution demonstrate that simple temporal concepts like 'natural baselines' and the continuity of forest cover underestimate the complexity of the past. Long forest continuity may be of importance for the local survival of higher plants, but for the insects, fungi, lichens and bryophytes that are so valued in contemporary European temperate and boreal forests, habitat diversity maintained by dynamic processes would appear to be of greater significance. spatial resolution demonstrate that simple temporal concepts like 'natural baselines' and the continuity of forest cover underestimate the complexity of the past. Long forest continuity may be of importance for the local survival of higher plants, but for the insects, fungi, lichens and bryophytes that are so valued in contemporary European temperate and boreal forests, habitat diversity maintained by dynamic processes would appear to be of greater significance.

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“…This process of borealization has received significant attention in countries experiencing this transition, both with respect to the long-term underlying processes which span the majority of the Holocene (Berglund 1969;Tallantire 1977;Giesecke & Bennett 2004;Latalowa & van der Knaap 2006;Seppä et al 2009;Tallavaara & Seppä 2012;Reitalu et al 2013), as well as the shorter term anthropogenic drivers (Östlund et al 1997;Emmer et al 1998;Lagerås 2007;Niklasson et al 2010;Lindbladh et al 2011;Terauds et al 2011;Cui et al 2013).…”

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From broadleaves to spruce – the borealization of southern Sweden

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Axelsson

Hultberg

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Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

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“…For more than a millennium, European beech (Fagus sylvatica) was the most common tree species in southwestern Sweden (Berglund, 1991;Björkman, 1996;Lindbladh et al, 2008Lindbladh et al, , 2011. Pollen data indicate that beech started to dominate the forest landscape between AD 500 and 1000 (Björkman, 1996;Lindbladh & Foster, 2010), and historical maps show that beech forests covered large areas in the hilly parts of southwestern Sweden until the early eighteenth century (Brunet, 2005;Lindbladh et al, 2011).…”

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“…Pollen data indicate that beech started to dominate the forest landscape between AD 500 and 1000 (Björkman, 1996;Lindbladh & Foster, 2010), and historical maps show that beech forests covered large areas in the hilly parts of southwestern Sweden until the early eighteenth century (Brunet, 2005;Lindbladh et al, 2011). The traditional use of these forests included selective cutting for fuel and potash production, pasture for livestock and feeding of pigs with beech nuts during mast years (Emanuelsson et al, 2002).…”

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From wooded pasture to timber production – Changes in a European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest landscape between 1840 and 2010

Brunet

Felton

Lindbladh

2012

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

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The forest ecosystems in northern Europe have undergone extensive changes over the last 200 years. We present the first detailed account on how modern forest management has transformed a beech (Fagus sylvatica) dominated forest landscape in southern Sweden. Specifically, we analyse changes in forest distribution, composition and structure since 1840 at Skabersjö estate and discuss the implications for forest biodiversity. Skabersjö estate is a representative example for the development of semi-open wood pastures into managed dense forests for timber production. This development was part of a long-term process during which changing socio-economic conditions initiated a pervasive change of the Swedish forest landscape, including increasing total forest areas and timber stocks but decreasing relative shares of broadleaved trees. The successful transition to net reforestation starting in the mid-nineteenth century benefitted from a new scientific approach to forest management and the banning of forest grazing. At Skabersjö estate, the introduction of organised forestry resulted in steadily increasing timber yields, but the associated changes in forest structure and composition also changed habitat conditions for many species associated to temperate broadleaved trees. A strong decline of old beech trees has resulted in a lower habitat availability for specialised epiphytic and saproxylic species.

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Halland's forests during the last 300 years: a review of Malmström (1939)

Cited by 8 publications

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Forest continuity and conservation value in Western Europe

Forest continuity and conservation value in Western Europe

From broadleaves to spruce – the borealization of southern Sweden

From wooded pasture to timber production – Changes in a European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest landscape between 1840 and 2010

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