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DOI 10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110176
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Title (Primary) Where are we now with European forest multi-taxon biodiversity and where can we head to?
Author Burrascano, S.; Chianucci, F.; Trentanovi, G.; Kepfer-Rojas, S.; Sitzia, T.; Tinya, F.; Doerfler, I.; Paillet, Y.; Nagel, T.A.; Mitic, B.; Morillas, L.; Munzi, S.; van der Sluis, T.; Buscot, F.; Byriel, D.B., et al.
Source Titel Biological Conservation
Year 2023
Department BOOEK; iDiv
Volume 284
Page From art. 110176
Language englisch
Topic T5 Future Landscapes
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Keywords Forest biodiversity; Multi-taxon; Sustainable management; Biodiversity conservation; Forest stand structure
Abstract The European biodiversity and forest strategies rely on forest sustainable management (SFM) to conserve forest biodiversity. However, current sustainability assessments hardly account for direct biodiversity indicators. We focused on forest multi-taxon biodiversity to: i) gather and map the existing information; ii) identify knowledge and research gaps; iii) discuss its research potential. We established a research network to fit data on species, standing trees, lying deadwood and sampling unit description from 34 local datasets across 3591 sampling units. A total of 8724 species were represented, with the share of common and rare species varying across taxonomic classes: some included many species with several rare ones (e.g., Insecta); others (e.g., Bryopsida) were represented by few common species. Tree-related structural attributes were sampled in a subset of sampling units (2889; 2356; 2309 and 1388 respectively for diameter, height, deadwood and microhabitats). Overall, multi-taxon studies are biased towards mature forests and may underrepresent the species related to other developmental phases. European forest compositional categories were all represented, but beech forests were over-represented as compared to thermophilous and boreal forests. Most sampling units (94%) were referred to a habitat type of conservation concern. Existing information may support European conservation and SFM strategies in: (i) methodological harmonization and coordinated monitoring; (ii) definition and testing of SFM indicators and thresholds; (iii) data-driven assessment of the effects of environmental and management drivers on multi-taxon forest biological and functional diversity, (iv) multi-scale forest monitoring integrating in-situ and remotely sensed information.
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Burrascano, S., Chianucci, F., Trentanovi, G., Kepfer-Rojas, S., Sitzia, T., Tinya, F., Doerfler, I., Paillet, Y., Nagel, T.A., Mitic, B., Morillas, L., Munzi, S., van der Sluis, T., Buscot, F., Byriel, D.B., et al. (2023):
Where are we now with European forest multi-taxon biodiversity and where can we head to?
Biol. Conserv. 284 , art. 110176 10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110176