scholarly journals Addressing disturbance risk to mountain forest ecosystem services

2021 ◽  
Vol 296 ◽  
pp. 113188
Author(s):  
Ana Stritih ◽  
Peter Bebi ◽  
Christian Rossi ◽  
Adrienne Grêt-Regamey
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Mountain Forest ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services

scholarly journals Approaches and tools for assessing mountain forest ecosystem services

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baral H. ◽  
Wanggi Jaung ◽  
Bhatta L.D. ◽  
Phuntsho S. ◽  
Sharma S. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Mountain Forest ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services

scholarly journals Effect of avalanche frequency on forest ecosystem services in a spruce–fir mountain forest

2015 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 9-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giorgio Vacchiano ◽  
Margherita Maggioni ◽  
Giulia Perseghin ◽  
Renzo Motta
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Mountain Forest ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services

Mountain forest ecosystem services – maintaining resilience in the face of disturbances

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Stritih ◽  
Peter Bebi ◽  
Adrienne Grêt-Regamey
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Swiss Alps ◽  
Mountain Forest ◽  
Heterogeneous Structure ◽  
Mountain Forests ◽  
Wood Production ◽  
Management Regime ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services

<p>For centuries, mountain forests in the Alps have provided essential ecosystem services such as wood production and protection from natural hazards (e.g. avalanches and landslides), which enable mountain societies to thrive in these marginal environments. These ecosystem services are affected by climate and land use change, as well as changes in societal demand and management regimes. In recent years, the management of mountain forests has been increasingly driven by forest disturbances, such as windthrow, bark beetle outbreaks, and forest fires. The increasing rate of disturbances has the potential to convert forests from carbon sinks to carbon sources, and may also affect the provision of other ecosystem services, such as avalanche protection. The capacity of forests to provide services, their vulnerability to disturbance, and their resilience depend on their structure, composition and management regime. Forests with a heterogeneous structure and species composition are expected to better maintain their protection function after disturbances.</p><p>Information on forest structure and its link to functions and services is available from a variety of sources, from Earth Observation and in-situ data, existing process-based models, to local expert knowledge. We use Bayesian Networks to integrate these different types of information and model ecosystem services (carbon sequestration, wood production, and avalanche protection) in the Swiss Alps. This probabilistic modelling approach allows us to identify knowledge gaps and explore uncertainties in the future provision of ecosystem services. Since disturbances are a major source of uncertainty, we combine remote sensing and forest management data to investigate how disturbance severity and post-disturbance recovery are influenced by stand characteristics, such as structural heterogeneity. Based on this analysis, we discuss how forest management can help ensure the provision of mountain forest ecosystem services under changing disturbance regimes. </p>

Mapping the Supply of Local Forest Ecosystem Services: Based on Delphi and Land Use Scoring Method

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-312
Author(s):  
Jang-Hwan Jo ◽  
Moon-Ki Choi ◽  
Oh Seok Kim ◽  
Kyeong-hak Lee ◽  
Chang-Bae Lee
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Scoring Method ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services

Assessing the impacts of changing climate on forest ecosystem services and livelihood of Balakot mountainous communities

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laila Shahzad ◽  
Arifa Tahir ◽  
Faiza Sharif ◽  
Ikram Ul Haq ◽  
Hamid Mukhtar
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Changing Climate ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services ◽  
Mountainous Communities

Wald und Klimawandel in der inneralpinen Trockenregion Visp

2012 ◽  
Vol 163 (12) ◽  
pp. 481-492
Author(s):  
Andreas Rigling ◽  
Ché Elkin ◽  
Matthias Dobbertin ◽  
Britta Eilmann ◽  
Arnaud Giuggiola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Bark Beetles ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Forest Monitoring ◽  
Management Interventions ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services

Forest and climate change in the inner-Alpine dry region of Visp Over the past decades, observed increases in temperature have been particularly pronounced in mountain regions. If this trend should continue in the 21st Century, frequency and intensity of droughts will increase, and will pose major challenges for forest management. Under current conditions drought-related tree mortality is already an important factor of forest ecosystems in dry inner-Alpine valleys. Here we assess the sensitivity of forest ecosystems to climate change and evaluate alternative forest management strategies in the Visp region. We integrate data from forest monitoring plots, field experiments and dynamic forests models to evaluate how the forest ecosystem services timber production, protection against natural hazards, carbon storage and biodiver-sity will be impacted. Our results suggest that at dry low elevation sites the drought tolerance of native tree species will be exceeded so that in the longer term a transition to more drought-adapted species should be considered. At medium elevations, drought and insect disturbances as by bark beetles are projected to be important for forest development, while at high elevations forests are projected to expand and grow better. All of the ecosystem services that we considered are projected to be impacted by changing forest conditions, with the specific impacts often being elevation-dependent. In the medium term, forest management that aims to increase the resilience of forests to drought can help maintain forest ecosystem services temporarily. However, our results suggest that relatively rigid management interventions are required to achieve significant effects. By using a combination of environmental monitoring, field experiments and modeling, we are able to gain insight into how forest ecosystem, and the services they provide, will respond to future changes.

scholarly journals Trade-offs between forest ecosystem services

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 145-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuai Wang ◽  
Bojie Fu
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services
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