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Risks, benefits, and knowledge gaps of non-native tree species in Europe
Dimitrova, Anastazija; Csillery, Katalin; Klisz, Marcin; Levesque, Mathieu; Heinrichs, Steffi; Cailleret, Maxime; Andivia, Enrique; Madsen, Palle; Bohenius, Henrik; Cvjetkovic, Branislav; De Cuyper, Bart; de Dato, Giovanbattista; Ferus, Peter; Heinze, Berthold; Ivetic, Vladan; Kobolkuti, Zoltan; Lazarevic, Jelena; Lazdina, Dagnija; Maaten, Tiit; Makovskis, Kristaps;Show more authors
Abstract
Changing ecosystem conditions and diverse socio-economical events have contributed to an ingrained presence of non-native tree species (NNTs) in the natural and cultural European landscapes. Recent research endeavors have focused on different aspects of NNTs such as legislation, benefits, and risks for forestry, emphasizing that large knowledge gaps remain. As an attempt to fulfill part of these gaps, within the PEN-CAFoRR COST Action (CA19128) network, we established an open-access questionnaire that allows both academic experts and practitioners to provide information regarding NNTs from 20 European countries. Then, we integrated the data originating from the questionnaire, related to the country-based assessment of both peer-reviewed and grey literature, with information from available datasets (EUFORGEN and EU-Forest), which gave the main structure to the study and led to a mixed approach review. Finally, our study provided important insights into the current state of knowledge regarding NNTs. In particular, we highlighted NNTs that have shown to be less commonly addressed in research, raising caution about those characterized by an invasive behavior and used for specific purposes (e.g., wood production, soil recultivation, afforestation, and reforestation). NNTs were especially explored in the context of resilient and adaptive forest management. Moreover, we emphasized the assisted and natural northward migration of NNTs as another underscored pressing issue, which needs to be addressed by joint efforts, especially in the context of the hybridization potential. This study represents an additional effort toward the knowledge enhancement of the NNTs situation in Europe, aiming for a continuously active common source deriving from interprofessional collaboration.Keywords
climate change; forestry; invasive species; distribution; hybridization; database; grey literature; assisted migrationPublished in
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution2022, volume: 10, article number: 908464
Publisher: FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Authors' information
Montagnoli, Antonio
University of Insubria
Dimitrova, Anastazija
Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje
Dimitrova, Anastazija
University of Molise
Puchalka, Radoslaw
Nicolaus Copernicus University
Csillery, Katalin
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Klisz, Marcin
Forest Research Institute
Levesque, Mathieu
Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain
Heinrichs, Steffi
University of Gottingen
Heinrichs, Steffi
HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hildesheim Holzminden Gottingen
Cailleret, Maxime
Aix-Marseille Universite
Andivia, Enrique
Complutense University of Madrid
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre
De Cuyper, Bart
Research Institute for Nature and Forest
de Dato, Giovanbattista
Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e L'analisi Dell'economia Agraria (CREA)
Ferus, Peter
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Ivetic, Vladan
University of Belgrade
Lazarevic, Jelena
University of Montenegro
Lazdina, Dagnija
Latvian State Forest Research Institute Silava
Maaten, Tiit
Estonian University of Life Sciences
Makovskis, Kristaps
Latvian State Forest Research Institute Silava
Associated SLU-program
SLU Network Plant Protection
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG15 Life on land
UKÄ Subject classification
Ecology
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.908464
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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/121586