Disturbance Severity and Human–Nature Relationships: A New Approach to Analyze People’s Well-Being along a Bark Beetle Infestation Gradient

Disturbance Severity and Human–Nature Relationships: A New Approach to Analyze People’s Well-Being along a Bark Beetle Infestation Gradient

Contact to nature and greenspace is important for emotional well-being and can promote human health. Forest landscapes provide such access to greenspace, especially in protected areas. However, forested protected areas are impacted by natural disturbances such as bark beetle infestations. On the one...

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Main Authors: Mareike Kortmann, Per Angelstam, Marius Mayer, Franz Leibl, Jessica Reichert, Christine Thorn, Simon Thorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
bark beetle disturbance
major environmental values
well-being
inclusion of nature in one’s self
national park
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/11/1954

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