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Kozák D, Svitok M, Zemlerová V, Mikoláš M, Lachat T, Larrieu L, Paillet Y, Buechling A, Bače R, Keeton WS, Vítková L, Begovič K, Čada V, Dušátko M, Ferenčík M, Frankovič M, Gloor R, Hofmeister J, Janda P, Kameniar O, Kníř T, Majdanová L, Mejstřík M, Pavlin J, Ralhan D, Rodrigo R, Roibu CC, Synek M, Vostarek O, Svoboda M. Importance of conserving large and old trees to continuity of tree-related microhabitats. Conserv Biol 2023; 37:e14066. [PMID: 36751977 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.14066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
Abstract
Protecting structural features, such as tree-related microhabitats (TreMs), is a cost-effective tool crucial for biodiversity conservation applicable to large forested landscapes. Although the development of TreMs is influenced by tree diameter, species, and vitality, the relationships between tree age and TreM profile remain poorly understood. Using a tree-ring-based approach and a large data set of 8038 trees, we modeled the effects of tree age, diameter, and site characteristics on TreM richness and occurrence across some of the most intact primary temperate forests in Europe, including mixed beech and spruce forests. We observed an overall increase in TreM richness on old and large trees in both forest types. The occurrence of specific TreM groups was variably related to tree age and diameter, but some TreM groups (e.g., epiphytes) had a stronger positive relationship with tree species and elevation. Although many TreM groups were positively associated with tree age and diameter, only two TreM groups in spruce stands reacted exclusively to tree age (insect galleries and exposed sapwood) without responding to diameter. Thus, the retention of trees for conservation purposes based on tree diameter appears to be a generally feasible approach with a rather low risk of underrepresentation of TreMs. Because greater tree age and diameter positively affected TreM development, placing a greater emphasis on conserving large trees and allowing them to reach older ages, for example, through the establishment of conservation reserves, would better maintain the continuity of TreM resource and associated biodiversity. However, this approach may be difficult due to the widespread intensification of forest management and global climate change.
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- Daniel Kozák
- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
- Department of Biology and General Ecology, Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Technical University in Zvolen, Zvolen, Slovakia
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Bern University of Applied Sciences, School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL, Zollikofen & Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Université de Toulouse, INRAE, UMR DYNAFOR, Castanet-Tolosan, France & CNPF-CRPF Occitanie, Tarbes, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, UR Lessem, Lessem, France
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, Burlington, Vermont, USA
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Forest Biometrics Laboratory-Faculty of Forestry, 'Stefan cel Mare' University of Suceava, Suceava, Romania
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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Piovesan G, Baliva M, Calcagnile L, D'Elia M, Dorado-Liñán I, Palli J, Siclari A, Quarta G. Radiocarbon dating of Aspromonte sessile oaks reveals the oldest dated temperate flowering tree in the world. Ecology 2020; 101:e03179. [PMID: 32860441 DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Gianluca Piovesan
- Dendrology Lab, Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via San Camillo de Lellis, Viterbo, 01100, Italy
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- Dendrology Lab, Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via San Camillo de Lellis, Viterbo, 01100, Italy
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- CEDAD (Centre of Applied Physics, Dating and Diagnostics), Department of Mathematics and Physics "Ennio De Giorgi", University of Salento, via per Arnesano, Lecce, 73100, Italy
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- CEDAD (Centre of Applied Physics, Dating and Diagnostics), Department of Mathematics and Physics "Ennio De Giorgi", University of Salento, via per Arnesano, Lecce, 73100, Italy
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- Forest Genetics and Ecophysiology Research Group, Technical University of Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, Madrid, 28005, Spain
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- Dendrology Lab, Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via San Camillo de Lellis, Viterbo, 01100, Italy
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- Ente Parco Nazionale dell'Aspromonte, via Aurora 1, Gambarie di Santo Stefano in Aspromonte, 89057, Italy
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- CEDAD (Centre of Applied Physics, Dating and Diagnostics), Department of Mathematics and Physics "Ennio De Giorgi", University of Salento, via per Arnesano, Lecce, 73100, Italy
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Storch I, Penner J, Asbeck T, Basile M, Bauhus J, Braunisch V, Dormann CF, Frey J, Gärtner S, Hanewinkel M, Koch B, Klein A, Kuss T, Pregernig M, Pyttel P, Reif A, Scherer‐Lorenzen M, Segelbacher G, Schraml U, Staab M, Winkel G, Yousefpour R. Evaluating the effectiveness of retention forestry to enhance biodiversity in production forests of Central Europe using an interdisciplinary, multi-scale approach. Ecol Evol 2020; 10:1489-1509. [PMID: 32076529 PMCID: PMC7029101 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Retention forestry, which retains a portion of the original stand at the time of harvesting to maintain continuity of structural and compositional diversity, has been originally developed to mitigate the impacts of clear-cutting. Retention of habitat trees and deadwood has since become common practice also in continuous-cover forests of Central Europe. While the use of retention in these forests is plausible, the evidence base for its application is lacking, trade-offs have not been quantified, it is not clear what support it receives from forest owners and other stakeholders and how it is best integrated into forest management practices. The Research Training Group ConFoBi (Conservation of Forest Biodiversity in Multiple-use Landscapes of Central Europe) focusses on the effectiveness of retention forestry, combining ecological studies on forest biodiversity with social and economic studies of biodiversity conservation across multiple spatial scales. The aim of ConFoBi is to assess whether and how structural retention measures are appropriate for the conservation of forest biodiversity in uneven-aged and selectively harvested continuous-cover forests of temperate Europe. The study design is based on a pool of 135 plots (1 ha) distributed along gradients of forest connectivity and structure. The main objectives are (a) to investigate the effects of structural elements and landscape context on multiple taxa, including different trophic and functional groups, to evaluate the effectiveness of retention practices for biodiversity conservation; (b) to analyze how forest biodiversity conservation is perceived and practiced, and what costs and benefits it creates; and (c) to identify how biodiversity conservation can be effectively integrated in multi-functional forest management. ConFoBi will quantify retention levels required across the landscape, as well as the socio-economic prerequisites for their implementation by forest owners and managers. ConFoBi's research results will provide an evidence base for integrating biodiversity conservation into forest management in temperate forests.
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- Ilse Storch
- Chair of Wildlife Ecology and ManagementFaculty of Environment and Natural ResourcesUniversity of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Chair of Wildlife Ecology and ManagementFaculty of Environment and Natural ResourcesUniversity of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Chair of SilvicultureFaculty of Environment and Natural ResourcesUniversity of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Chair of Wildlife Ecology and ManagementFaculty of Environment and Natural ResourcesUniversity of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Chair of SilvicultureFaculty of Environment and Natural ResourcesUniversity of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Forest Research Institute of Baden‐Württemberg (FVA)FreiburgGermany
- Conservation BiologyInstitute of Ecology and EvolutionUniversity of BernBernSwitzerland
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- Biometry and Environmental System AnalysisFaculty of Environment and Natural ResourcesUniversity of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Chair of Remote Sensing and Landscape Information SystemsFaculty of Environment and Natural ResourcesUniversity of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Chair of Forestry Economics and Forest PlanningFaculty of Environment and Natural ResourcesUniversity of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Chair of Remote Sensing and Landscape Information SystemsFaculty of Environment and Natural ResourcesUniversity of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Chair of Nature Conservation and Landscape EcologyFaculty of Environment and Natural ResourcesUniversity of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Forest Research Institute of Baden‐Württemberg (FVA)FreiburgGermany
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- Chair of Sustainability GovernanceFaculty of Environment and Natural ResourcesUniversity of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Chair of SilvicultureFaculty of Environment and Natural ResourcesUniversity of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Chair of Site Classification and Vegetation ScienceFaculty of Environment and Natural ResourcesUniversity of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Chair of Wildlife Ecology and ManagementFaculty of Environment and Natural ResourcesUniversity of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Forest Research Institute of Baden‐Württemberg (FVA)FreiburgGermany
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- Chair of Nature Conservation and Landscape EcologyFaculty of Environment and Natural ResourcesUniversity of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Resilience ProgrammeEuropean Forest InstituteBonnGermany
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- Chair of Forestry Economics and Forest PlanningFaculty of Environment and Natural ResourcesUniversity of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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Piovesan G, Biondi F, Baliva M, De Vivo G, Marchianò V, Schettino A, Di Filippo A. Lessons from the wild: slow but increasing long-term growth allows for maximum longevity in European beech. Ecology 2019; 100:e02737. [PMID: 31135954 DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Revised: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Gianluca Piovesan
- DendrologyLab, Department of Agriculture and Forestry Science (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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- DendroLab, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, Nevada, USA
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- DendrologyLab, Department of Agriculture and Forestry Science (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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- DendrologyLab, Department of Agriculture and Forestry Science (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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