The crises of climate change and biodiversity loss have pushed the aim for increasing the resilience of forest ecosystems high on the agenda of foresters and policymakers. At the same time, synergistic opportunities for restoring forests and biodiversity are emerging to safeguard these ecosystems. Naturalness is a key characteristic of forest ecosystems, which should be considered when estimating benchmarks for resilience and biodiversity conservation. The naturalness of forest ecosystems is highly dependent on the intensity of human activity, as different levels of management intensity can change the original traits of forest ecosystems. This paper presents an archetypal typology of forest ecosystems, describing the association between management and naturalness. Both features are represented as gradients covering the full spectrum observed in European forests. The array of forest ecosystem archetypes was verified using case studies across Europe. The typology provides useful information for setting targets for resilience and restoration of forest ecosystems.
BARREDO Jose I.;
VIZZARRI Matteo;
JANOUSKOVA Klara;
2024-09-30
SPRINGER
JRC138185
1654-7209 (online),
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-024-02050-3,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC138185,
10.1007/s13280-024-02050-3 (online),
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