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Towards a set of national forest inventory indicators to be used for assessing the conservation status of the habitats directive forest habitat types / Marko Kovac in Journal for nature conservation, vol 53 (February 2020)  

Public [article]  inJournal for nature conservation > vol 53 (February 2020) . - n° 125747 Titre : Towards a set of national forest inventory indicators to be used for assessing the conservation status of the habitats directive forest habitat types Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Marko Kovac, Auteur ; Patrizia Gasparini, Auteur ; Monica Notarangelo, Auteur ; Maria Rizzo, Auteur ; Isabel Canellas, Auteur ; Laura Fernández-de-Uña, Auteur ; Iciar A. Alberdi, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : n° 125747 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] habitat (nature) [Termes IGN] habitat d'intérêt communautaire [Termes IGN] indicateur de biodiversité [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier étranger (données) [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier national (données France) [Termes IGN] politique de conservation (biodiversité) [Vedettes matières IGN] Ecologie forestière Résumé : (auteur) Since the enactment of the EU Habitats Directive, the conservation status of forest habitat types, habitats of species, and species has become the central concept of the Directive's nature conservation legislation. Despite its role, it has drawn relatively little attention. Within a rather short research period, a few research papers have addressed the existing definitions, indicators for the conservation status assessment, and assessment techniques. This paper attempted to complete the set of measurable indicators available in national forest inventories and connect them with the forest habitat types’ conservation status components (area, function, structure, and prospects). A set of 40 indicators was defined, labelled with one or more of the four conservation status components and assessed with the quality dimensions. The analysis uncovered that five indicators could be used to assess the component of range and area, 20 that of structure, 22 that of function and 27 that of prospects. It also showed that conventional forestry indicators such as tree species, diameter at breast height, and regeneration are less sensitive regarding the data quality. Conversely, some typical biodiversity indicators lacked completeness, timeliness, and precision. In addition to this analysis, the data distributions (data for them were provided by the national forest inventories of Italy, Slovenia, and Spain) of some indicators were analysed. Based on all the results, it was also possible to conclude that there is a shortage of national forest inventory indicators for the assessments of the area and function conservation status components. While the area component should be described with the indicators of forest habitat type fragmentation, mingling and perforation with non-forest and other forest vegetation communities, the functional component is bereft of indicators describing processes such as biomass growth and carbon cycling. Future research should thus search for more indicators to represent all conservation status components in a more balanced way. More efforts should also be expended into the harmonisation of indicators. Numéro de notice : A2020-572 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : BIODIVERSITE/FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.jnc.2019.125747 Date de publication en ligne : 09/09/2019 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2019.125747 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=96042 [article]

The conservation status assessment of Natura 2000 forest habitats in Europe: capabilities, potentials and challenges of national forest inventories data / Iciar A. Alberdi in Annals of Forest Science, vol 76 n° 2 (June 2019)  

Public [article]  inAnnals of Forest Science > vol 76 n° 2 (June 2019) . - n° 34 Titre : The conservation status assessment of Natura 2000 forest habitats in Europe: capabilities, potentials and challenges of national forest inventories data Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Iciar A. Alberdi, Auteur ; Leonia Nunes, Auteur ; Marko Kovac, Auteur ; Ingrid Bonhême , Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2019 Projets : DIABOLO / Packalen, Tuula Article en page(s) : n° 34 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] analyse comparative [Termes IGN] habitat (nature) [Termes IGN] habitat d'intérêt communautaire [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier étranger (données) [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier national (données France) [Termes IGN] politique de conservation (biodiversité) [Termes IGN] site Natura 2000 [Termes IGN] Union Européenne [Vedettes matières IGN] Ecologie forestière Résumé : (auteur) Context : There are differences among Member States as regards applying conservation status assessment and priorities according to the Directive on the conservation of natural habitats (Habitats Directive). Aims : This paper aims to analyse the consistency as regards forest habitat types reporting and the use and suitability of National Forest Inventories (NFIs) to assess their conservation status, as well as to provide recommendations for harmonised assessments through NFIs. Methods : A survey was carried out concerning the use of NFI data to report within the commitments of the Habitat Directive. The survey covered 13 European countries, accounting for 62% of forest habitat area. Additionally, case studies were carried out in four countries. Results : The identification of forest habitat types and the set of quantitative and/or qualitative indicators differ between countries. The use of NFI data is being considered in seven countries and it is expected to increase for the 2013–2018 reporting period. The main challenges reported of use of NFI data are related to the habitat identification and their mapping, and the monitoring frequency, design and costs (i.e. rare or small area habitats). Conclusion : It is necessary to improve the comparability of the conservation status assessments between countries. Numéro de notice : A2019-642 Affiliation des auteurs : IGN+Ext (2012-2019) Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s13595-019-0820-4 Date de publication en ligne : 03/04/2019 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-019-0820-4 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95998 [article]

Socio-economic benefits from protected areas in southeastern Australia / E.C. Heagney in Conservation biology, vol 29 n° 6 (December 2015)  

Public [article]  inConservation biology > vol 29 n° 6 (December 2015) . - pp 1647 - 1657 Titre : Socio-economic benefits from protected areas in southeastern Australia Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : E.C. Heagney, Auteur ; Marko Kovac, Auteur ; J. Fountain, Auteur ; N. Conner, Auteur Année de publication : 2015 Article en page(s) : pp 1647 - 1657 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Ecologie [Termes IGN] aire protégée [Termes IGN] analyse diachronique [Termes IGN] Australie [Termes IGN] données socio-économiques [Termes IGN] impact social [Termes IGN] service écosystémique Résumé : (auteur) International case studies of protected area performance increasingly report that conservation and socio-economic outcomes are interdependent. Effective conservation requires support and cooperation from local governments and communities, which in turn requires that protected areas contribute to the economic well-being of the communities in which they are sited. Despite increasing recognition of their importance, robust studies that document the socio-economic impacts of protected areas are rare, especially in the developed world context. We proposed 3 potential pathways through which protected areas might benefit local communities in the developed world: the improved local housing value, local business stimulus, and increased local funding pathways. We examined these pathways by undertaking a statistical longitudinal analysis of 110 regional and rural communities covering an area of approximately 600,000 km2 in southeastern Australia. We compared trends in 10 socio-economic indicators describing employment, income, housing, business development and local government revenue from 2000 to 2010. New protected areas acquisitions led to an increased number of new dwelling approvals and associated developer contributions, increased local business numbers, and increased local government revenue from user-pays services and grants. Longer-term effects of established protected areas included increased local council revenue from a variety of sources. Our findings provide support for each of our 3 proposed benefit pathways and contribute new insights into the cycling of benefits from protected areas through the economy over time. The business and legislative models in our study are typical of those operating in many other developed countries; thus, the benefit pathways reported in our study are likely to be generalizable. By identifying and communicating socio-economic benefits from terrestrial protected areas in a developed world context, our findings represent an important step in securing local support and ongoing high-level protection for key components of the world's biodiversity. Numéro de notice : A2015--026 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : BIODIVERSITE/FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1111/cobi.12554 En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12554 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=81006 [article]

Control sampling method in Slovenia : history, characteristics and use / Marko Kovac (2010) 

Public Titre : Control sampling method in Slovenia : history, characteristics and use : Professional and scientific works 136 Type de document : Rapport Auteurs : Marko Kovac, Auteur ; Gal Kusar, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Editeur : Ljubljana [Slovénie] : Slovenian Forestry Institute Année de publication : 2010 Collection : Studia forestalia Slovenica, ISSN 0353-6025 num. 136 Importance : 66 p. Format : 21 x 30 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-961-6425513-1 Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] bois sur pied [Termes IGN] échantillonnage [Termes IGN] écosystème forestier [Termes IGN] gestion forestière [Termes IGN] Slovénie [Termes IGN] sylviculture [Vedettes matières IGN] Inventaire forestier Index. décimale : 418 Inventaires forestiers étrangers Note de contenu : Marko KOVAČ, Milan HOČEVAR : Short description of forest inventories and the control sampling method around the world and in Slovenia Gal KUŠAR, Marko KOVAČ, Primož SIMONČIČ : Methodological bases of the forest and forest ecosystem condition survey Marko KOVAČ : Statistical power of the control sampling method – the case of Forest and Forest Ecosystem Condition Survey Marko KOVAČ, Mitja SKUDNIK : Stand map – the technology of its making and updating them Aleš POLJANEC, Andrej GARTNER : Experience with the control sampling method in the forest management region bled Edo KOZOROG : Time and cost assessment of control sampling method in comparison with other methods of forest inventory Numéro de notice : 15195 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Rapport officiel Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=67318

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