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Boreal forest health and global change

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ID23341507
AuthorsSylvie Gauthier (0000-0001-6720-0195, Canadian Forest Service, corresponding author), Pierre Y Bernier (0000-0001-8113-0496, Canadian Forest Service), P Bernier (Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, Québec, Quebec G1V 4C7, Canada.), Timo Kuuluvainen (0000-0002-9085-5584, University of Helsinki), А Shvidenko (0000-0001-7640-2151, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis), A Z Shvidenko (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis), Dmitry Schepaschenko (0000-0002-7814-4990, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis), D G Schepaschenko (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis)
Year2015
Volume349
Issue6250
Pages819-822
Publication date2015-08-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueScience (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0036-8075 • E-ISSN: 0193-4511
PublisherAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1126/science.aaa9092
PMID26293953
OpenAlexW1874639023
LanguageEN
Citations received57
References cited61

The boreal forest, one of the largest biomes on Earth, provides ecosystem services that benefit society at levels ranging from local to global. Currently, about two-thirds of the area covered by this biome is under some form of management, mostly for wood production. Services such as climate regulation are also provided by both the unmanaged and managed boreal forests. Although most of the boreal forests have retained the resilience to cope with current disturbances, projected environmental changes of unprecedented speed and amplitude pose a substantial threat to their health. Management options to reduce these threats are available and could be implemented, but economic incentives and a greater focus on the boreal biome in international fora are needed to support further adaptation and mitigation actions.

Agroforestry · Biology · Biome · Boreal · Boreal ecosystem · Climate change · Ecosystem · Ecosystem services · Environmental resource management · Geography · Incentive · Psychological resilience · Taiga · Ecology · Environmental Science · Fire effects on ecosystems · Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies · Forest Management and Policy · Forestry

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Citation span2015 - 2026 (12)
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