Environmental history determines forest habitat network functionality
The need for landscape planning in Sweden
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10887992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Per Angelstam (0000-0003-2190-3172, University of Inland Norway, corresponding author), Taras Yamelynets (0000-0002-7058-0931, Lviv University), Michael Manton (0000-0002-4812-6599, Vytautas Magnus University), Jakub Bubnicki, Jakub W Bubnicki (0000-0002-2064-3113, Mammal Research Institute), Bengt-Gunnar Jonsson, BENGT‐GUNNAR JONSSON (Mid Sweden University), Grzegorz Mikusiński (0000-0003-1400-913X, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences), Johan Svensson (0000-0002-1679-3506, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences), Lucas Dawson (0000-0002-2325-1609, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AMBIO (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-7447 • E-ISSN: 1654-7209 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13280-026-02353-7 |
| PMID | 41766043 |
| OpenAlex | W7133125287 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 75 |
Harvesting naturally dynamic forests causes losses of habitat quality and functional connectivity. Focusing on Sweden as a case study of high-yield rotation forestry, we provide analyses supporting spatial prioritisation of protection, management and restoration of representative functional forest habitat networks. Habitat suitability index modelling of focal bird species was used to analyse how forest naturalness, habitat patch size and functional connectivity affect representative forest habitat networks in Sweden’s five ecoregions. Habitat modelling for the least demanding bird species showed that of the mountain ecoregion 57–77% was functional, but in the other three boreal ecoregions only 8–9% were functional. For nemoral forests, the proportions of functional habitat networks were
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |