Representative boreal forest habitats in northern Europe, and a revised model for ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10889222 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Håkan Berglund (0000-0002-2001-9636, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, corresponding author), Timo Kuuluvainen (0000-0002-9085-5584, University of Helsinki) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1003-1017 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-01 |
| 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/s13280-020-01444-3 |
| PMID | 33454914 |
| OpenAlex | W3124561323 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 51 |
The natural range of variation of ecosystems provides reference conditions for sustainable management and biodiversity conservation. We review how the understanding of natural reference conditions of boreal forests in northern Europe has changed from earlier perceptions of even-aged dynamics driven by stand-replacing disturbances towards current understanding highlighting the role of non-stand-replacing disturbances and the resultant complex forest dynamics and structures. We show how earlier views and conceptual models of forest disturbance dynamics, including the influential ASIO model, provide estimates of reference conditions that are outside the natural range of variation. Based on a research synthesis, we present a revised forest reference model incorporating the observed complexity of ecosystem dynamics and the prevalence of old forests. Finally, we outline a management model and demonstrate its use in forest ecosystem management and show how regional conservation area needs can be estimated. We conclude that attaining favourable conservation status in northern Europe’s boreal forests requires increasing emphasis on ecosystem management and conservation for old forest characteristics
Agroforestry · Biodiversity · Biology · Boreal · Disturbance (geology) · Ecosystem · Ecosystem Management · Ecosystem services · Environmental resource management · Forest ecology · Forest management · Geography · Habitat · Sustainability · Sustainable forest management · Sustainable Management · Taiga · Ecology · Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies · Environmental Science · Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies · Forest Management and Policy · Forestry
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |