Habitat Quality Assessment of Herb-rich Spruce Forests in Estonia
The Natura 2000 network contains many different habitats in Estonia, including old-growth forests and semi-natural woodlands. Ten years after the establishment of the Natura 2000 network in Estonia, changes have occurred in habitat type and habitat quality. Vegetation composition as well as the stru...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c210fa3608844cf7af33495bf7be1df2 2023-05-15T16:12:59+02:00 Habitat Quality Assessment of Herb-rich Spruce Forests in Estonia H. Korjus D. Laarmann A. Kangur T. Paluots P. Põllumäe 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/c210fa3608844cf7af33495bf7be1df2 EN eng Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology http://www.jestr.org/downloads/Volume9Issue2/fulltext3922016.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1791-2377 1791-2377 https://doaj.org/article/c210fa3608844cf7af33495bf7be1df2 Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 12-17 (2016) Forest habitat Forest naturalness Vegetation assessment NATURA 2000 Conservation objectives Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Technology (General) T1-995 article 2016 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T15:01:16Z The Natura 2000 network contains many different habitats in Estonia, including old-growth forests and semi-natural woodlands. Ten years after the establishment of the Natura 2000 network in Estonia, changes have occurred in habitat type and habitat quality. Vegetation composition as well as the structural and functional qualities of a forest habitat type – Fennoscandian herbrich forests with Picea abies (EU Habitats Directive habitat type 9050) – are analysed in this study. The study is based on sample plots measured in 2014 and are located in protected and non-protected areas. Aegopodium, Filipendula and Oxalis vegetation types are included for assessment of vegetation, tree structure and deadwood composition. Habitat composition and dynamics on conservation sites are compared with commercial forests and possible ecosystem restoration measures are discussed in the study. The 46% of the studied habitats had considerably lowered their initial conservation value and 49% were developed towards habitat type 9010 during 2004–2014. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fennoscandian Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Deadwood ENVELOPE(-117.453,-117.453,56.733,56.733) |
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The Natura 2000 network contains many different habitats in Estonia, including old-growth forests and semi-natural woodlands. Ten years after the establishment of the Natura 2000 network in Estonia, changes have occurred in habitat type and habitat quality. Vegetation composition as well as the structural and functional qualities of a forest habitat type – Fennoscandian herbrich forests with Picea abies (EU Habitats Directive habitat type 9050) – are analysed in this study. The study is based on sample plots measured in 2014 and are located in protected and non-protected areas. Aegopodium, Filipendula and Oxalis vegetation types are included for assessment of vegetation, tree structure and deadwood composition. Habitat composition and dynamics on conservation sites are compared with commercial forests and possible ecosystem restoration measures are discussed in the study. The 46% of the studied habitats had considerably lowered their initial conservation value and 49% were developed towards habitat type 9010 during 2004–2014. |
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Habitat Quality Assessment of Herb-rich Spruce Forests in Estonia |
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Habitat Quality Assessment of Herb-rich Spruce Forests in Estonia |
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Habitat Quality Assessment of Herb-rich Spruce Forests in Estonia |
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