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Diversity of forest structures important for biodiversity is determined by the combined effects of productivity, stand age, and management

Haemaelaeinen, Aino; Runnel, Kadri; Ranius, Thomas; Strengbom, Joachim

Sammanfattning

In forests, the amount and diversity of structural features with high value for biodiversity, such as large trees and dead wood, are affected by productivity, stand age, and forest management. For efficient conservation of forest biodiversity, it is essential to understand the combined effects of these drivers. We used data from the Swedish National Forest Inventory to study the combined effects of productivity, stand age, and management for wood production on structures with high value for biodiversity: tree species richness, large living trees, dead wood volume, and specific dead wood types. Forest management changed the relationship between productivity and amount or diversity of some of the structures. Most structures increased with productivity and stand age, but decreased due to management. The negative effect of management was greatest for structures occurring mainly in high-productivity forests, such as deciduous dead wood. Thus, biodiversity conservation should target high-productivity forests to preserve these structures.

Nyckelord

Dead wood; Ecosystem quality; Even-aged forest management; Habitat trees; National Forest Inventory

Publicerad i

AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment
2024, volym: 53, nummer: 5, sidor: 718-729
Utgivare: SPRINGER

SLU författare

Globala målen (SDG)

SDG15 Ekosystem och biologisk mångfald

UKÄ forskningsämne

Skogsvetenskap

Publikationens identifierare

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-023-01971-9

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/140715