Biodiversity conservation and wood production in a Natura 2000 Mediterranean forest. A trade-off evaluation focused on the occurrence of microhabitats
The most significant European forest-related strategies highlight the importance of multifunctional forests for human wellbeing, due to the provision of a wide range of goods and services. However, managing competing aims, such as timber production, economic drivers and biodiversity conservation is...
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| description | The most significant European forest-related strategies highlight the importance of multifunctional forests for human wellbeing, due to the provision of a wide range of goods and services. However, managing competing aims, such as timber production, economic drivers and biodiversity conservation is often difficult for practitioners. In order to assess the loss and gain of ecosystem services caused by forestry, trade-off evaluation has been increasingly used to aid decision-making. In this study, four silvicultural scenarios are simulated using the Marteloscope approach to evaluate the trade-offs between biodiversity conservation and timber production. Tree-related Microhabitats (TreMs) are used as a proxy to evaluate forest habitat value, while timber production is assessed by the number of harvested trees, biomass removal and economic income. This study takes an innovative approach by investigating TreMs using the Marteloscope in mixed Mediterranean forest. The main findings from this paper confirm that tree-related microhabitats can be considered ecological indicators effective in identifying important habitat trees, to assess forest habitat value and support tree marking for thinning operations and management. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e70db5b569e2447eac73dcbe3c673ab32022-12-22T02:02:46ZengItalian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry1971-74581971-74582019-02-01121768410.3832/ifor2617-0112617Biodiversity conservation and wood production in a Natura 2000 Mediterranean forest. A trade-off evaluation focused on the occurrence of microhabitatsSantopuoli G0di Cristofaro M1Kraus D2Schuck A3Lasserre B4Marchetti M5Centro di Ricerca per le Aree Interne e gli Appennini (ArIA), Università degli Studi del Molise, v. de Sanctis, I-86100 Campobasso (Italy)Dipartimento di Bioscienze e Territorio, Università degli Studi del Molise, c.da Fonte Lappone, I-86090 Pesche, IS (Italy)Chair of Silviculture, University of Freiburg, Tennenbacherstr. 4, D-79085 Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)European Forest Institute, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 7, D-53133 Bonn (Germany)Dipartimento di Bioscienze e Territorio, Università degli Studi del Molise, c.da Fonte Lappone, I-86090 Pesche, IS (Italy)Centro di Ricerca per le Aree Interne e gli Appennini (ArIA), Università degli Studi del Molise, v. de Sanctis, I-86100 Campobasso (Italy)The most significant European forest-related strategies highlight the importance of multifunctional forests for human wellbeing, due to the provision of a wide range of goods and services. However, managing competing aims, such as timber production, economic drivers and biodiversity conservation is often difficult for practitioners. In order to assess the loss and gain of ecosystem services caused by forestry, trade-off evaluation has been increasingly used to aid decision-making. In this study, four silvicultural scenarios are simulated using the Marteloscope approach to evaluate the trade-offs between biodiversity conservation and timber production. Tree-related Microhabitats (TreMs) are used as a proxy to evaluate forest habitat value, while timber production is assessed by the number of harvested trees, biomass removal and economic income. This study takes an innovative approach by investigating TreMs using the Marteloscope in mixed Mediterranean forest. The main findings from this paper confirm that tree-related microhabitats can be considered ecological indicators effective in identifying important habitat trees, to assess forest habitat value and support tree marking for thinning operations and management.https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor2617-011Biodiversity ConservationSustainable Forest ManagementMicrohabitatsHabitat TreeMarteloscopeTimber ProductionPrecision Forestry |
| spellingShingle | Santopuoli G di Cristofaro M Kraus D Schuck A Lasserre B Marchetti M Biodiversity conservation and wood production in a Natura 2000 Mediterranean forest. A trade-off evaluation focused on the occurrence of microhabitats iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry Biodiversity Conservation Sustainable Forest Management Microhabitats Habitat Tree Marteloscope Timber Production Precision Forestry |
| title | Biodiversity conservation and wood production in a Natura 2000 Mediterranean forest. A trade-off evaluation focused on the occurrence of microhabitats |
| title_full | Biodiversity conservation and wood production in a Natura 2000 Mediterranean forest. A trade-off evaluation focused on the occurrence of microhabitats |
| title_fullStr | Biodiversity conservation and wood production in a Natura 2000 Mediterranean forest. A trade-off evaluation focused on the occurrence of microhabitats |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biodiversity conservation and wood production in a Natura 2000 Mediterranean forest. A trade-off evaluation focused on the occurrence of microhabitats |
| title_short | Biodiversity conservation and wood production in a Natura 2000 Mediterranean forest. A trade-off evaluation focused on the occurrence of microhabitats |
| title_sort | biodiversity conservation and wood production in a natura 2000 mediterranean forest a trade off evaluation focused on the occurrence of microhabitats |
| topic | Biodiversity Conservation Sustainable Forest Management Microhabitats Habitat Tree Marteloscope Timber Production Precision Forestry |
| url | https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor2617-011 |
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