Key ecological research questions for Central European forests
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In: Basic and Applied Ecology, Vol. 32, No. November 2018, 11.2018, p. 3-25.
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T1 - Key ecological research questions for Central European forests
AU - Ammer, Christian
AU - Fichtner, Andreas
AU - Fischer, Anton
AU - Gossner, Martin M.
AU - Meyer, Peter
AU - Seidl, Rupert
AU - Thomas, Frank M.
AU - Annighöfer, Peter
AU - Kreyling, Jürgen
AU - Ohse, Bettina
AU - Berger, Uta
AU - Feldmann, Eike
AU - Häberle, Karl-Heinz
AU - Heer, Katrin
AU - Heinrichs, Steffi
AU - Huth, Franka
AU - Krämer-Klement, Klara
AU - Mölder, Andreas
AU - Müller, Jörg
AU - Mund, Martina
AU - Opgenoorth, Lars
AU - Schall, Peter
AU - Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael
AU - Seidel, Dominik
AU - Vogt, Juliane
AU - Wagner, Sven
PY - 2018/11
Y1 - 2018/11
N2 - Forests are under pressure from accelerating global change. To cope with the multiple challenges related to global change but also to further improve forest management we need a better understanding of (1) the linkages between drivers of ecosystem change and the state and management of forest ecosystems as well as their capacity to adapt to ongoing global environmental changes, and (2) the interrelationships within and between the components of forest ecosystems. To address the resulting challenges for the state of forest ecosystems in Central Europe, we suggest 45 questions for future ecological research. We define forest ecology as studies on the abiotic and biotic components of forest ecosystems and their interactions on varying spatial and temporal scales. Our questions cover five thematic fields and correspond to the criteria selected for describing the state of Europe’s forests by policy makers, i.e. biogeochemical cycling, mortality and disturbances, productivity, biodiversity and biotic interactions, and regulation and protection. We conclude that an improved mechanistic understanding of forest ecosystems is essential for the further development of ecosystem-oriented multifunctional forest management in the face of accelerating global change.
AB - Forests are under pressure from accelerating global change. To cope with the multiple challenges related to global change but also to further improve forest management we need a better understanding of (1) the linkages between drivers of ecosystem change and the state and management of forest ecosystems as well as their capacity to adapt to ongoing global environmental changes, and (2) the interrelationships within and between the components of forest ecosystems. To address the resulting challenges for the state of forest ecosystems in Central Europe, we suggest 45 questions for future ecological research. We define forest ecology as studies on the abiotic and biotic components of forest ecosystems and their interactions on varying spatial and temporal scales. Our questions cover five thematic fields and correspond to the criteria selected for describing the state of Europe’s forests by policy makers, i.e. biogeochemical cycling, mortality and disturbances, productivity, biodiversity and biotic interactions, and regulation and protection. We conclude that an improved mechanistic understanding of forest ecosystems is essential for the further development of ecosystem-oriented multifunctional forest management in the face of accelerating global change.
KW - Ecosystems Research
KW - Forest ecology
KW - Productivity
KW - Mortality
KW - Protection
KW - Biodiversity
KW - Management
KW - Conservation
KW - Forest ecology
KW - Productivity
KW - Mortality
KW - Protection
KW - Biodiversity
KW - Management
KW - Conservation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.baae.2018.07.006
DO - 10.1016/j.baae.2018.07.006
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 32
SP - 3
EP - 25
JO - Basic and Applied Ecology
JF - Basic and Applied Ecology
SN - 1439-1791
IS - November 2018
ER -