Concerns about the boreal forest in Europe
This note reports some concerns about the conservation of the boreal forest in Europe. In the Fennoscandia, there has been a significant increase in forest clearcutting in recent years, likely affecting even the remnants of natural forest. In Sweden, due to the long-term application of plantation fo...
| Published in: | Forest@ - Rivista di Selvicoltura ed Ecologia Forestale |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | Italian |
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Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)
2021
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3832/efor0055-018 https://doaj.org/article/7ddd2ed9b6074d91ae346b82fd48ea0c |
| Summary: | This note reports some concerns about the conservation of the boreal forest in Europe. In the Fennoscandia, there has been a significant increase in forest clearcutting in recent years, likely affecting even the remnants of natural forest. In Sweden, due to the long-term application of plantation forestry, a small fraction of the original boreal forest remains: its further fragmentation may jeopardize forest biodiversity and forest’s ability to cope with ongoing climatic changes. Outside protected areas, clearcutting followed by soil scarification, plantation, forest vegetation management, etc. grants financial profitability and large volumes of wood products, but not the conservation of biodiversity. Negative effects might be also expected on the ecosystem carbon balance due to large carbon-dioxide emissions for long years after clearcutting. It is good that these issues are being brought to the forefront of the environmental and scientific debate. |
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