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Resilience of Pyrenean forests after recurrent historical deforestations / Valenti Rull in Forests, vol 14 n° 3 (March 2023)  

Public [article]  inForests > vol 14 n° 3 (March 2023) . - n° 567 Titre : Resilience of Pyrenean forests after recurrent historical deforestations Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Valenti Rull, Auteur ; Teresa Vegas-Vilarrúbia, Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : n° 567 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] déboisement [Termes IGN] forêt méditerranéenne [Termes IGN] histoire [Termes IGN] historique des données [Termes IGN] régénération (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] résilience écologique [Vedettes matières IGN] Ecologie forestière Résumé : (auteur) The long-term resilience of Pyrenean forests in the face of historical anthropogenic clearing remains largely unknown. In this paper, a high-resolution (decadal to subdecadal) paleoecological study of mid-elevation Pyrenean forests is presented that encompasses the last two millennia. This long-term record was obtained after sediment coring, dating (varve counting) and pollen analysis of annually laminated (varved) sediments from Lake Montcortès, situated at 1027 m elevation, in the transition between the Mediterranean and montane forest belts. This allowed the definition of three major deforestation/recovery cycles during the Roman, Medieval and Modern times. Each DR cycle is characterized considering three different levels: overall forest trends, forest type and individual taxa. Overall, the studied forests exhibited high resilience, as they recovered almost completely after each deforestation event (bulk resilience). The critical point of no return (tipping point) beyond which forests would have irreversibly disappeared from the region was never reached, even after deforestation magnitudes above 60%. The different forest types identified (conifer, sclerophyll and deciduous) persisted over time, showing similar heterogeneous patterns with minor spatial reorganizations (mosaic resilience). Individually, the main forest taxa underwent minor variations in their relative abundances, always within the same attraction domains (community resilience). The high levels of resilience documented in these Pyrenean forests are attributed to the action of metapopulation and metacommunity processes and mechanisms in a highly dynamic patchy environment. Conservation actions should be focused on the maintenance of these spatial patterns and the associated ecological dynamics. Numéro de notice : A2023-166 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.3390/f14030567 Date de publication en ligne : 13/03/2023 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/f14030567 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102903 [article]

Species distribution modelling under climate change scenarios for maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Aiton) in Portugal / Cristina Alegria in Forests, vol 14 n° 3 (March 2023)  

Public [article]  inForests > vol 14 n° 3 (March 2023) . - n° 591 Titre : Species distribution modelling under climate change scenarios for maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Aiton) in Portugal Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Cristina Alegria, Auteur ; Alice M. Almeida, Auteur ; Natalia Roque, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : n° 591 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] changement climatique [Termes IGN] classification par forêts d'arbres décisionnels [Termes IGN] distribution spatiale [Termes IGN] entropie maximale [Termes IGN] gestion forestière [Termes IGN] modèle de simulation [Termes IGN] modélisation de la forêt [Termes IGN] Pinus pinaster [Termes IGN] Portugal [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (auteur) To date, a variety of species potential distribution mapping approaches have been used, and the agreement in maps produced with different methodological approaches should be assessed. The aims of this study were: (1) to model Maritime pine potential distributions for the present and for the future under two climate change scenarios using the machine learning Maximum Entropy algorithm (MaxEnt); (2) to update the species ecological envelope maps using the same environmental data set and climate change scenarios; and (3) to perform an agreement analysis for the species distribution maps produced with both methodological approaches. The species distribution maps produced by each of the methodological approaches under study were reclassified into presence–absence binary maps of species to perform the agreement analysis. The results showed that the MaxEnt-predicted map for the present matched well the species’ current distribution, but the species ecological envelope map, also for the present, was closer to the species’ empiric potential distribution. Climate change impacts on the species’ future distributions maps using the MaxEnt were moderate, but areas were relocated. The 47.3% suitability area (regular-medium-high), in the present, increased in future climate change scenarios to 48.7%–48.3%. Conversely, the impacts in species ecological envelopes maps were higher and with greater future losses than the latter. The 76.5% suitability area (regular-favourable-optimum), in the present, decreased in future climate change scenarios to 58.2%–51.6%. The two approaches combination resulted in a 44% concordance for the species occupancy in the present, decreasing around 30%–35% in the future under the climate change scenarios. Both methodologies proved to be complementary to set species’ best suitability areas, which are key as support decision tools for planning afforestation and forest management to attain fire-resilient landscapes, enhanced forest ecosystems biodiversity, functionality and productivity. Numéro de notice : A2023-167 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.3390/f14030591 Date de publication en ligne : 16/03/2023 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/f14030591 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102904 [article]

Forests attenuate temperature and air pollution discomfort in montane tourist areas / Elena Gottardini in Forests, vol 14 n° 3 (March 2023)  

Public [article]  inForests > vol 14 n° 3 (March 2023) . - n° 545 Titre : Forests attenuate temperature and air pollution discomfort in montane tourist areas Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Elena Gottardini, Auteur ; Fabiana Cristofolini, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : n° 545 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] bien-être collectif [Termes IGN] forêt alpestre [Termes IGN] Italie [Termes IGN] pollution atmosphérique [Termes IGN] qualité de l'air [Termes IGN] service écosystémique [Termes IGN] température de l'air [Termes IGN] tourisme [Vedettes matières IGN] Ecologie forestière Résumé : (auteur) Forests deliver many ecosystem services, from provisioning to regulating and cultural services. We aimed at demonstrating microclimatic regulation and pollutant removal as especially relevant ecosystem services when considering the tourism vocation of the Alpine regions. A study was realized along an altitudinal gradient (900–1600 m a.s.l.) in Trentino, northern Italy, an area with high touristic presence (ca. 9.3 million overnight stays in summer 2021). Nitrogen dioxide (NO2, µg m−3), ozone (O3, µg m−3) concentrations, air temperature (T, °C), and relative humidity (RH, %) were simultaneously measured in three open-field sites (OF) and below-canopy Norway spruce forest stands (FO) during the period 23 May–7 August 2013. The temperature–humidity index (THI) was calculated. We found a distinct mitigating effect of forest on T, with lower maximum (−30.6%) and higher minimum values (+6.3%) in FO than in OF. THI supported a higher comfort sensation in FO than in OF, especially in the central part of the day. NO2 concentrations did not differ between OF and FO; ozone concentrations were lower in FO than OF. This study confirms the role of forests in providing several ecosystem services beneficial for forest users, especially relevant for promoting nature-based tourism in the Alpine region. Numéro de notice : A2023-168 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.3390/f14030545 Date de publication en ligne : 10/03/2023 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/f14030545 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102905 [article]