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DOI 10.1007/s10021-008-9166-8
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Titel (primär) Long-term impacts of fuelwood extraction on a tropical montane cloud forest
Autor Rüger, N.; Williams-Linera, G.; Kissling, W.D.; Huth, A.
Quelle Ecosystems
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
Department OESA
Band/Volume 11
Heft 6
Seite von 868
Seite bis 881
Sprache englisch
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Keywords disturbance; ecosystem dynamics; fire wood; forest model; FORMIND; Mexico; logging impacts; selective logging; sustainable forest management; tropical montane cloud forest
Abstract Fuelwood extracted from natural forests serves as a principal energy source in rural regions of many tropical countries. Although fuelwood extraction (even low intensities) might strongly impact the structure and species composition of natural forests, long-term studies remain scarce. Here, we estimate the potential long-term impacts (over several hundred years) of such repeated harvesting of single trees on tropical montane cloud forest in central Veracruz, Mexico, by applying a process-based forest growth model. We simulate a wide range of possible harvesting scenarios differing in wood volume harvested and preferred tree species and sizes, and use a set of indicators to compare their impacts on forest size structure and community composition. Results showed that the overall impact on forest structure and community composition increased linearly with the amount of harvested wood volume. Even at low levels of harvesting, forest size structure became more homogeneous in the long term because large old trees disappeared from the forest, but these changes might take decades or even centuries. Although recruitment of harvested species benefited from harvesting, species composition shifted to tree species that are not used for fuelwood. Our results demonstrate that fuelwood extraction can have marked long-term impacts on tropical montane cloud forests. The results also offer the possibility to support the design of management strategies for the natural species-rich forests that achieve a balance between economic needs and ecological goals of the stakeholders. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Rüger, N., Williams-Linera, G., Kissling, W.D., Huth, A. (2008):
Long-term impacts of fuelwood extraction on a tropical montane cloud forest
Ecosystems 11 (6), 868 - 881 10.1007/s10021-008-9166-8