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Continental mapping of forest ecosystem functions reveals a high but unrealised potential for forest multifunctionality.

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Continental mapping of forest ecosystem functions reveals a high but unrealised potential for forest multifunctionality. / van der Plas, Fons; Ratcliffe, Sophia; Ruiz-Benito, Paloma et al.
In: Ecology Letters, Vol. 21, No. 1, 01.2018, p. 31-42.

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Harvard

van der Plas, F, Ratcliffe, S, Ruiz-Benito, P, Scherer-Lorenzen, M, Verheyen, K, Wirth, C, de Zavala, MA, Ampoorter, E, Baeten, L, Barbaro, L, Bastias, CC, Bauhus, J, Benavides, R, Benneter, A, Bonal, D, Bouriaud, O, Bruelheide, H, Bussotti, F, Carnol, M, Castagneyrol, B, Charbonnier, Y, Cornelissen, JHC, Dahlgren, J, Checko, E, Coppi, A, Dawud, SM, Deconchat, M, De Smedt, P, de Wandeler, H, Domisch, T, Finér, L, Fotelli, M, Gessler, A, Granier, A, Grossiord, C, Guyot, V, Haase, J, Hättenschwiler, S, Jactel, H, Jaroszewicz, B, Joly, F-X, Jucker, T, Kambach, S, Kaendler, G, Kattge, J, Koricheva, J, Kunstler, G, Lehtonen, A, Liebergesell, M, Manning, P, Milligan, H, Müller, S, Muys, B, Nguyen, D, Nock, C, Ohse, B, Paquette, A, Penuelas, J, Pollastrini, M, Radoglou, K, Raulund-Rasmussen, K, Roger, F, Seidl, R, Selvi, F, Stenlid, J, Valladares, F, van Keer, J, Vesterdal, L, Fischer, M, Gamfeldt, L & Allan, E 2018, 'Continental mapping of forest ecosystem functions reveals a high but unrealised potential for forest multifunctionality.', Ecology Letters, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 31-42. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12868

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van der Plas, F., Ratcliffe, S., Ruiz-Benito, P., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Verheyen, K., Wirth, C., de Zavala, M. A., Ampoorter, E., Baeten, L., Barbaro, L., Bastias, C. C., Bauhus, J., Benavides, R., Benneter, A., Bonal, D., Bouriaud, O., Bruelheide, H., Bussotti, F., Carnol, M., ... Allan, E. (2018). Continental mapping of forest ecosystem functions reveals a high but unrealised potential for forest multifunctionality. Ecology Letters, 21(1), 31-42. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12868

Vancouver

van der Plas F, Ratcliffe S, Ruiz-Benito P, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Verheyen K, Wirth C et al. Continental mapping of forest ecosystem functions reveals a high but unrealised potential for forest multifunctionality. Ecology Letters. 2018 Jan;21(1):31-42. Epub 2017 Nov 15. doi: 10.1111/ele.12868

Bibtex

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title = "Continental mapping of forest ecosystem functions reveals a high but unrealised potential for forest multifunctionality.",
abstract = "Humans require multiple services from ecosystems, but it is largely unknown whether trade-offs between ecosystem functions prevent the realisation of high ecosystem multifunctionality across spatial scales. Here, we combined a comprehensive dataset (28 ecosystem functions measured on 209 forest plots) with a forest inventory dataset (105,316 plots) to extrapolate and map relationships between various ecosystem multifunctionality measures across Europe. These multifunctionality measures reflected different management objectives, related to timber production, climate regulation and biodiversity conservation/recreation. We found that trade-offs among them were rare across Europe, at both local and continental scales. This suggests a high potential for 'win-win' forest management strategies, where overall multifunctionality is maximised. However, across sites, multifunctionality was on average 45.8-49.8% below maximum levels and not necessarily highest in protected areas. Therefore, using one of the most comprehensive assessments so far, our study suggests a high but largely unrealised potential for management to promote multifunctional forests.",
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author = "{van der Plas}, Fons and Sophia Ratcliffe and Paloma Ruiz-Benito and Michael Scherer-Lorenzen and Kris Verheyen and Christian Wirth and {de Zavala}, {Miguel Angel} and Evy Ampoorter and Lander Baeten and Luc Barbaro and Bastias, {Cristina C} and J{\"u}rgen Bauhus and Raquel Benavides and Adam Benneter and Damien Bonal and Olivier Bouriaud and Helge Bruelheide and Filippo Bussotti and Monique Carnol and Bastien Castagneyrol and Yohan Charbonnier and Cornelissen, {Johannes H C} and Jonas Dahlgren and Ewa Checko and Andrea Coppi and Dawud, {Seid Muhie} and Marc Deconchat and {De Smedt}, Philippe and {de Wandeler}, H. and Timo Domisch and Leena Fin{\'e}r and Mariangela Fotelli and Arthur Gessler and Andr{\'e} Granier and Charlotte Grossiord and Virginie Guyot and Johannes Haase and Stephan H{\"a}ttenschwiler and Herv{\'e} Jactel and Bogdan Jaroszewicz and Francois-Xavier Joly and Tommaso Jucker and Stephan Kambach and Gerald Kaendler and Jens Kattge and Julia Koricheva and Georges Kunstler and Aleksi Lehtonen and Mario Liebergesell and Pete Manning and Harriet Milligan and Sandra M{\"u}ller and Bart Muys and Diem Nguyen and Charles Nock and Bettina Ohse and Alain Paquette and Josep Penuelas and Martina Pollastrini and Kalliopu Radoglou and Karsten Raulund-Rasmussen and Fabian Roger and Rupert Seidl and Federico Selvi and Jan Stenlid and Fernando Valladares and {van Keer}, Jan and Lars Vesterdal and Markus Fischer and Lars Gamfeldt and Eric Allan",
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T1 - Continental mapping of forest ecosystem functions reveals a high but unrealised potential for forest multifunctionality.

AU - van der Plas, Fons

AU - Ratcliffe, Sophia

AU - Ruiz-Benito, Paloma

AU - Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael

AU - Verheyen, Kris

AU - Wirth, Christian

AU - de Zavala, Miguel Angel

AU - Ampoorter, Evy

AU - Baeten, Lander

AU - Barbaro, Luc

AU - Bastias, Cristina C

AU - Bauhus, Jürgen

AU - Benavides, Raquel

AU - Benneter, Adam

AU - Bonal, Damien

AU - Bouriaud, Olivier

AU - Bruelheide, Helge

AU - Bussotti, Filippo

AU - Carnol, Monique

AU - Castagneyrol, Bastien

AU - Charbonnier, Yohan

AU - Cornelissen, Johannes H C

AU - Dahlgren, Jonas

AU - Checko, Ewa

AU - Coppi, Andrea

AU - Dawud, Seid Muhie

AU - Deconchat, Marc

AU - De Smedt, Philippe

AU - de Wandeler, H.

AU - Domisch, Timo

AU - Finér, Leena

AU - Fotelli, Mariangela

AU - Gessler, Arthur

AU - Granier, André

AU - Grossiord, Charlotte

AU - Guyot, Virginie

AU - Haase, Johannes

AU - Hättenschwiler, Stephan

AU - Jactel, Hervé

AU - Jaroszewicz, Bogdan

AU - Joly, Francois-Xavier

AU - Jucker, Tommaso

AU - Kambach, Stephan

AU - Kaendler, Gerald

AU - Kattge, Jens

AU - Koricheva, Julia

AU - Kunstler, Georges

AU - Lehtonen, Aleksi

AU - Liebergesell, Mario

AU - Manning, Pete

AU - Milligan, Harriet

AU - Müller, Sandra

AU - Muys, Bart

AU - Nguyen, Diem

AU - Nock, Charles

AU - Ohse, Bettina

AU - Paquette, Alain

AU - Penuelas, Josep

AU - Pollastrini, Martina

AU - Radoglou, Kalliopu

AU - Raulund-Rasmussen, Karsten

AU - Roger, Fabian

AU - Seidl, Rupert

AU - Selvi, Federico

AU - Stenlid, Jan

AU - Valladares, Fernando

AU - van Keer, Jan

AU - Vesterdal, Lars

AU - Fischer, Markus

AU - Gamfeldt, Lars

AU - Allan, Eric

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KW - biodiversity

KW - FunDivEUROPE

KW - climate

KW - ecosystem multifunctionality

KW - ecosystem services

KW - forest

KW - large-scale

KW - phylogenetic diversity

KW - tree communities

KW - upscaling

KW - biodiversity

KW - FunDivEUROPE

KW - climate

KW - ecosystem multifunctionality

KW - ecosystem services

KW - forest

KW - large-scale

KW - phylogenetic diversity

KW - tree communities

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