What are the effects of even-aged and uneven-aged forest management on boreal forest biodiversity in Fennoscandia and European Russia? A systematic review protocol

• Published in: Environmental Evidence
• Main Authors: Savilaakso, Sini, Häkkilä, Matti, Johansson, Anna, Uusitalo, Anne, Sandgren, Terhi, Mönkkönen, Mikko, Puttonen, Pasi
• Other Authors: Department of Forest Sciences, Helsinki University Library
• Format: Review
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2020
• Subjects: 1181 Ecology; evolutionary biology; 4112 Forestry; Clear-cut; Continuous cover forestry; Landscape; Species diversity; Species richness; RETENTION FORESTRY; DIVERSITY; Fennoscandia
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/310503

Biodiversity is vital for human well-being, but is threatened by human actions world-wide. In the boreal zone, harvesting and management of forests on an industrial scale is the most important factor driving habitat change and degradation. Over time different forest management regimes have been implemented but their impact on biodiversity at different spatial and temporal scales has not been systematically reviewed although non-systematic reviews on the topic exist. The aim of this article is to describe a protocol for a systematic review to synthesise and compare the impacts of two different forest management systems on biodiversity at different spatial and temporal scales. The topic for the systematic review arose from the discussions with the Finnish forestry sector and was further defined in a stakeholder workshop. Research questions addressed by the systematic review protocol are: (1) What are the stand-level effects of even-aged and uneven-aged forest management on boreal forest biodiversity in Fennoscandia and European Russia? (2) What is the effect of these same forest management systems on biodiversity at landscape level? Peer reviewed