Words apart: Standardizing forestry terms and definitions across European biodiversity studies

Trentanovi, Giovanni; Campagnaro, Thomas; Sitzia, Tommaso; Chianucci, Francesco; Vacchiano, Giorgio; Ammer, Christian; Ciach, Michał; Nagel, Thomas A.; del Río, Miren; Paillet, Yoan; Munzi, Silvana; Vandekerkhove, Kris; Bravo-Ovied, Andrés; Cutini, Andrea; D'Andrea, Ettore; De Smedt, Pallieter; Doerfler, Inken; Fotakis, Dimitris; Heilmann-Clausen, Jacob; Hofmeister, Jeňýk; ... (2023). Words apart: Standardizing forestry terms and definitions across European biodiversity studies Forest Ecosystems, 10(10), p. 100128. Elsevier 10.1016/j.fecs.2023.100128

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Forest biodiversity studies conducted across Europe use a multitude of forestry terms, often inconsistently. This hinders the comparability across studies and makes the assessment of the impacts of forest management on biodiversity highly context-dependent. Recent attempts to standardize forestry and stand description terminology mostly used a top-down approach that did not account for the perspectives and approaches of forest biodiversity experts. This work aims to establish common standards for silvicultural and vegetation definitions, creating a shared conceptual framework for a consistent study on the effects of forest management on biodiversity. We have identified both strengths and weaknesses of the silvicultural and vegetation information provided in forest biodiversity studies. While quantitative data on forest biomass and dominant tree species are frequently included, information on silvicultural activities and vegetation composition is often lacking, shallow, or based on broad and heterogeneous classifications. We discuss the existing classifications and their use in European forest biodiversity studies through a novel bottom-up and top-driven review process, and ultimately propose a common framework. This will enhance the comparability of forest biodiversity studies in Europe, and puts the basis for effective implementation and monitoring of sustainable forest management policies. The standards here proposed are potentially adaptable and applicable to other geographical areas and could be extended to other forest interventions.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL > Multifunctional Forest Management > Forest Ecosystem and Management
Name:	Trentanovi, Giovanni; Campagnaro, Thomas; Sitzia, Tommaso; Chianucci, Francesco; Vacchiano, Giorgio; Ammer, Christian; Ciach, Michał; Nagel, Thomas A.; del Río, Miren; Paillet, Yoan; Munzi, Silvana; Vandekerkhove, Kris; Bravo-Ovied, Andrés; Cutini, Andrea; D'Andrea, Ettore; De Smedt, Pallieter; Doerfler, Inken; Fotakis, Dimitris; Heilmann-Clausen, Jacob; Hofmeister, Jeňýk; Hošek, Jan; Janssen, Philippe; Kepfer-Rojas, Sebastian; Korboulewsky, Nathalie; Kovács, Bence; Kozák, Daniel; Lachat, Thibault0000-0003-3952-7443; Mårell, Anders; Matula, Radim; Mikoláš, Martin; Nordén, Björn; Ódor, Péter; Perović, Marko; Pötzelsberger, Elisabeth; Schall, Peter; Svoboda, Miroslav; Tinya, Flóra; Ujházyová, Mariana and Burrascano, Sabina
Subjects:	Q Science > QK Botany Q Science > QL Zoology
ISSN:	2197-5620
Publisher:	Elsevier
Language:	English
Submitter:	Thibault Lachat
Date Deposited:	15 Feb 2024 09:39
Last Modified:	18 Feb 2024 01:38
Publisher DOI:	10.1016/j.fecs.2023.100128
Related URLs:	Publication
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Forest management Multi-taxon Terminology Silviculture Data harmonization
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.21242
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/21242