Marginal/peripheral populations of forest tree species and their conservation status: report for Baltic region
The Baltic region includes in this report Fennoscandia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark), the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) and Poland. This region is fairly heterogeneous as regards forest history, forest policy, forest economy as well as climate and conditions for forest growth. The...
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ftcreajournalsoj:oai:journals.crea.ugov.it:article/1529 2023-05-15T16:11:49+02:00 Marginal/peripheral populations of forest tree species and their conservation status: report for Baltic region Rusanen, Mari Myking, Tor 2018-04-26 application/pdf application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document https://journals-crea.4science.it/index.php/asr/article/view/1529 eng eng CREA Forestry and Wood https://journals-crea.4science.it/index.php/asr/article/view/1529/pdf https://journals-crea.4science.it/index.php/asr/article/view/1529/1708 https://journals-crea.4science.it/index.php/asr/article/view/1529 Copyright (c) 2018 Mari Rusanen, Tor Myking Annals of Silvicultural Research; V. 41 N. 3 (2017): COST Action FP1202 MaP-FGR Report; 19-22 Annals of Silvicultural Research; Vol. 41 No. 3 (2017): COST Action FP1202 MaP-FGR Report; 19-22 2284-354X Forest genetic resources forest tree marginal populations MaPs marginality Cost Action FP 1202 MaP FGR info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2018 ftcreajournalsoj 2022-11-30T17:34:45Z The Baltic region includes in this report Fennoscandia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark), the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) and Poland. This region is fairly heterogeneous as regards forest history, forest policy, forest economy as well as climate and conditions for forest growth. The climate of the Baltic region is cool, but still drastically modified by the Gulfstream which skirts the western coast of Scandinavia, giving rise to much warmer summers and milder winters than expected based on the latitude. The warming associated with climate change is expected to be particularly pronounced in winter and at high latitudes. In coastal areas precipitation may increase notably. With elevated temperature, the frequency of both spring frost and drought events is predicted to increase in continental parts. The vegetation and forest types are heterogeneous. Fennoscandia has a large proportion of boreal vegetation where coniferous forests dominate and many broadleaves common in Central Europe are rare and scattered. In the Baltic region the most distinct marginal populations are those at the northern fringe of their distribution. The distribution ranges are limited by a combination of different factors such as low winter temperatures, short growing season either for growth or for seed maturation, soil types and human influence. Fragmentation may limit gene flow between stands, and some populations also show slight inbreeding. The countries in the region have protected jointly 4,9 M ha in the main MCPFE categories. The northern part of the region seems to put more weight on nature conservation through no intervention whereas the southern part emphasizes conservation through active management. The countries of the Baltic region have uploaded altogether 1'172 in situ genetic conservation units in the European Information System on Forest Genetic Resources (EUFGIS). Article in Journal/Newspaper Fennoscandia CREA Journals (Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria) Norway |
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The Baltic region includes in this report Fennoscandia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark), the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) and Poland. This region is fairly heterogeneous as regards forest history, forest policy, forest economy as well as climate and conditions for forest growth. The climate of the Baltic region is cool, but still drastically modified by the Gulfstream which skirts the western coast of Scandinavia, giving rise to much warmer summers and milder winters than expected based on the latitude. The warming associated with climate change is expected to be particularly pronounced in winter and at high latitudes. In coastal areas precipitation may increase notably. With elevated temperature, the frequency of both spring frost and drought events is predicted to increase in continental parts. The vegetation and forest types are heterogeneous. Fennoscandia has a large proportion of boreal vegetation where coniferous forests dominate and many broadleaves common in Central Europe are rare and scattered. In the Baltic region the most distinct marginal populations are those at the northern fringe of their distribution. The distribution ranges are limited by a combination of different factors such as low winter temperatures, short growing season either for growth or for seed maturation, soil types and human influence. Fragmentation may limit gene flow between stands, and some populations also show slight inbreeding. The countries in the region have protected jointly 4,9 M ha in the main MCPFE categories. The northern part of the region seems to put more weight on nature conservation through no intervention whereas the southern part emphasizes conservation through active management. The countries of the Baltic region have uploaded altogether 1'172 in situ genetic conservation units in the European Information System on Forest Genetic Resources (EUFGIS). |
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Marginal/peripheral populations of forest tree species and their conservation status: report for Baltic region |
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Marginal/peripheral populations of forest tree species and their conservation status: report for Baltic region |
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Marginal/peripheral populations of forest tree species and their conservation status: report for Baltic region |
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Marginal/peripheral populations of forest tree species and their conservation status: report for Baltic region |
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Marginal/peripheral populations of forest tree species and their conservation status: report for Baltic region |
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marginal/peripheral populations of forest tree species and their conservation status: report for baltic region |
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