Relative importance of coarse and fine woody debris for the diversity of wood-inhabiting fungi in temperate broadleaf forests

Nordén, Björn; Ryberg, Martin; Götmark, Frank; Olausson, Bettina

doi:10.1016/s0006-3207(03)00235-0

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“…Questa percezione negativa è probabilmente legata da un lato al fatto che il legno morto a terra rappresenta un ostacolo alle attività ricreative e dall'altro alla comune associazione tra presenza di legno morto e "cattiva gestione" (Stachura et al 2007, Pastorella et al 2016. Questo fatto è stato ampiamente smentito dalla letteratura scientifica internazionale che ha dimostrato l'importanza della componente morta a terra per la conservazione della biodiversità (Nordén et al 2004), lo stoccaggio temporaneo del carbonio atmosferico (Krankina & Harmon 1994) e per la funzionalità dell'ecosistema forestale nel suo complesso (Thomas 2002). Tale ruolo del legno morto non è però stato ancora sufficientemente comunicato dalla comunità scientifica alla società civile in modo adeguato.…”

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Social perception of the forest landscape in Trentino-Alto Adige (Italy): comparison of case studies

Pastorella¹,

Santoni²,

Notaro³

et al. 2016

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Social perception of the forest landscape in Trentino-Alto Adige (Italy): comparison of case studies

Pastorella¹,

Santoni²,

Notaro³

et al. 2016

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“…We studied standing live and dead trees with diameters greater than 7.5 cm, recording tree species, diameter at breast height (DBH) and location (X-Y coordinates); for fallen dead trees, we recorded the tree species, length, mid-diameter and rot rate. Fallen dead specimens were classified into decay classes as follows: recently fallen dead wood, rot class I; fallen dead wood with 25% decay, rot class II; fallen dead wood with 25%-50% decay, rot class III; fallen dead wood with >50% decay, rot class IV [25,26]. The volume of dead wood was estimated by the following equation:…”

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Spatial Distribution and Volume of Dead Wood in Unmanaged Caspian Beech (Fagus orientalis) Forests from Northern Iran

Amanzadeh¹,

Sagheb-Talebi²,

Foumani³

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Unmanaged forests are remnants of natural ecosystems that provide a basis for close-to-nature silvicultural research and applications. These forests have high amounts of dead wood, and although this material is being increasingly studied, the diversity of dead wood in terms of different diameters, decay stages, and spatial distribution patterns is as important as its volume for understanding forest dynamics. Here, we study natural forests in northern Iran to investigate the spatial distribution, decay stages, and volume of dead wood in unmanaged temperate forests at different developmental stages. Three stem-mapped sampling plots (100 m × 100 m) were established in uneven-aged stands dominated by Caspian beech (Fagus orientalis Lispsky). The total dead wood ranged from 37 to 119 m 2 ha −1 . Our results imply a spatial distribution shift from aggregation to OPEN ACCESSForests 2013, 4 752 randomness for dead trees in Caspian beech forest succession. We detected significant spatial interactions (attraction) between living and dead trees at short to medium spatial scales (1-20 m) in the plot with the earlier successional stage, suggesting that intra-specific competition is a prevailing force causing tree mortality at the stem-exclusion phase. By contrast, as trees become dominant with the mortality of other trees, the random tree-mortality pattern prevails. The spatial distribution and volume of dead wood may serve as a management target in near-to-natural Caspian beech forest. On the basis of our results, conservation-oriented management strategies should take into account the increasing amount of dead wood, particularly of large diameter in a late stage of decay.

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“…Besides, it indicates that the increase of deadwood in forests is furthered by policies that support a shift towards a more nature-oriented management and by forest certification standards. Besides, the scientific community has shown that deadwood is an essential element for ecological processes (Thomas 2002), a key factor in the nutrient cycling and germination of seeds (Holub et al 2001), a fundamental element in the geomorphological and soil hydrological processes (Bragg & Kershner 1999), a relevant carbon pool (Krankina & Harmon 1994), a potential resource for biomass-energy (Verkerk et al 2014), and an important habitat for many species such as cavity-nesting birds, bryophytes and saproxylic fungi (Nordén et al 2004). Nevertheless, the relationship between deadwood and the recreational value of forests has been little investigated in the international literature; there are only few studies carried out in the urban forests in some northern European countries such as Finland and Latvia (Tyrväinen et al 2003, Jankovska et al 2014.…”

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Tourists’ perception of deadwood in mountain forests

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Abstract. In traditional forest management practices, the non-living woody biomass in forests was perceived negatively. Generally, deadwood was removed during the silvicultural treatments to protect forests against fire, pests and insects' attacks. In the last decades, the perception of forest managers regarding forest deadwood is changing. However, people's opinions about the presence of deadwood in forests have been little investigated. In light of this gap, the aim of the paper is to understand tourists' perception and opinions towards deadwood in mountain forests. The survey was carried out in two study areas: the first one in Italy and the second one in Bosnia-Herzegovina. A structured questionnaire was administered to a random sample of visitors (n = 156 in Italy, n = 115 in Bosnia-Herzegovina). Tourists' preferences were evaluated through a set of images characterized by a different amount of standing dead trees and lying deadwood. The collected data were statistically analyzed to highlight the preferred type of forests related to different forms of deadwood management (unmanaged forests, close-to-nature forests, extensively managed forests and intensively managed forests). The results show that both components of deadwood are perceived positively by tourists. More than 60% of respondents prefer unmanaged forests and close-to-nature managed forests, 40% of respondents prefer intensively managed forests in which deadwood is removed during the silvicultural treatments. Concerning the differences between the two study areas, a positive opinion on intensively managed forests was expressed by 40% of respondents in Italy and 22% in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Conversely, in both study areas a similar percentage of respondents preferred unmanaged forests and close-to-nature managed forests (about 40% Genova valley and 44% in Sarajevo Canton).

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Relative importance of coarse and fine woody debris for the diversity of wood-inhabiting fungi in temperate broadleaf forests

Cited by 272 publications

References 21 publications

Social perception of the forest landscape in Trentino-Alto Adige (Italy): comparison of case studies

Social perception of the forest landscape in Trentino-Alto Adige (Italy): comparison of case studies

Spatial Distribution and Volume of Dead Wood in Unmanaged Caspian Beech (Fagus orientalis) Forests from Northern Iran

Tourists’ perception of deadwood in mountain forests

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