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Ecology
R. Duflot, K. Eyvindson, M. Monkkonen
Summary: The study tested the potential benefits of diversifying management regimes to increase landscape-level heterogeneity, finding that management diversification can significantly improve habitat availability for multiple species.
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Environmental Sciences
Evaldas Makrickas, Michael Manton, Per Angelstam, Mateusz Grygoruk
Summary: While traditional forest management focuses on timber production, sustainable forest management aims at the multiple benefits of forest landscapes. This study quantifies the economic trade-offs among natural, current, and re-wetted peatland forests using several indicators. The cost benefit analysis shows that drainage for wood production has caused significant economic loss compared to natural peatland forests, while re-wetting increases the economic value.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
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Forestry
Maria Chiara Manetti, Marco Conedera, Francesco Pelleri, Piergiuseppe Montini, Alberto Maltoni, Barbara Mariotti, Mario Pividori, Enrico Marcolin
Summary: Releasing standards have become common in coppice systems in Europe, but there is a lack of scientific evidence on the pros and cons, especially for chestnut trees. This study found that not releasing standards is the most suitable system for promoting the full growth performance of chestnut trees in quality-wood coppices.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Remi Duflot, Lenore Fahrig, Mikko Monkkonen
Summary: This article proposes several hypotheses on management diversity and suggests methods for testing them. Additionally, it suggests that increasing forest management diversity can serve as a risk-spreading approach for adaptation to global change.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2022)
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Ecology
Elena Haeler, Ariel Bergamini, Stefan Blaser, Christian Ginzler, Karin Hindenlang, Christine Keller, Thomas Kiebacher, Urs G. Kormann, Christoph Scheidegger, Ronald Schmidt, Jonas Stillhard, Alexander Szallies, Loic Pellissier, Thibault Lachat
Summary: The amount of dead wood positively affects beetle richness, but only on small spatial scales for fungi, bryophytes, and lichens; dead wood amount has no effect on larger scales, while isolation decreases species richness.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Scott H. Harris, Matthew G. Betts
Summary: As the demand for wood products increases with global population growth, it is challenging to balance the competing values of biodiversity conservation, carbon storage, and timber production. Land sparing conserves forests while intensively managing areas for timber production, while land sharing utilizes ecological forestry approaches with lower yields. Although the sparing-sharing framework has been extensively studied in agriculture, it has rarely been applied to forestry.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hubert Kpoumie Mounmemi, Marius Rodrigue Mensah Ekue, Funwi Preasious Forbi, Louis Paul Roger Kabelong Banoho, Bertine Tiokeng, Nicole Liliane Maffo Maffo, Lagarde Jean Betti, Carole Mireil Votio Tchoupou, Amandine Flore Yonkeu Ntonmen, Hermann Evariste Taedoumg, Louis Zapfack
Summary: This study aims to provide a basis for the planning and sustainable management of ligneous plant resources in communal forests by comparing the floristic composition of logged and unlogged forests. The study found that the unlogged forest had a higher floristic composition, while the logged forest had a more even distribution of individuals. The findings suggest that forest management combining assisted natural regeneration with the natural process of secondary succession facilitates the reconstitution of vegetation cover and biodiversity conservation.
Article
Development Studies
Gregory E. Frey, Susan Charnley, Jasper Makala
Summary: Community-based forest management has been widely promoted in Africa, aiming to provide economic and social benefits to local communities. However, research shows that current community forests are not economically viable, but there is potential for success through increased timber sales, capacity building, and other strategies.
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Energy & Fuels
Esther S. Parish, Latha M. Baskaran, Virginia H. Dale
Summary: Land-management choices for economic and societal gains have significant impacts on landscapes and dependent species. A proposed analysis framework helps identify mitigation practices to reduce negative impacts on species at risk, with a focus on the gopher tortoise in the southeastern United States where wood pellet production is increasing. By considering life-history conditions and forest-management practices, mechanisms of potential impacts on the species can be identified and mitigation practices implemented to support conservation efforts.
WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Economics
Artti Juutinen, Mikko Kurttila, Tahti Pohjanmies, Anne Tolvanen, Katharina Kuhlmey, Mitja Skudnik, Matevz Triplat, Kerstin Westin, Raisa Makipaa
Summary: The majority of Finnish forest owners are willing to participate in contract-based payment schemes, especially those who support biodiversity and non-market ecosystem services. When considering the choice of contract-based management strategies, forest owners prefer the Nature Oriented approach. Forest owners' preferences for the contract-based management and associated effects vary.
FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Thomas D. Stokely, Urs G. Kormann, Jake Verschuyl, Andrew J. Kroll, David W. Frey, Scott H. Harris, Doug Mainwaring, Doug Maguire, Jeff A. Hatten, James W. Rivers, Stephen Fitzgerald, Matthew G. Betts
Summary: The research shows that increasing management intensity through herbicide use in forests may decrease biodiversity conservation and certain non-timber services, pointing to trade-offs between some services and timber production. However, some services appear to be compatible with timber production, suggesting that a balance may need to be struck for optimal ecosystem service provision across managed forest landscapes.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Markus Didion, Meinrad Abegg
Summary: This study demonstrates the significant contribution of stumps to the dead wood pool based on the detailed stump inventory in the Swiss National Forest Inventory.
ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Luca Nonini, Marco Fiala
Summary: This study presents a methodology for assessing carbon stock using forest management plans. The results demonstrate the usefulness of the data in estimating wood and carbon mass at the stand level and their variation over time and space. This can contribute to the development of sustainable forest management policies and practices.
Article
Forestry
Nicolas Bilot, Christine Deleuze, Laurent Saint-Andre, Yann Rogaume, Meriem Fournier, Holger Wernsdoerfer
Summary: Bioenergy from wood can contribute to energy-transition policies, and using low-quality wood as fuel is important. The study aims to develop a model that links management decisions with indicators of wood fuel production and supply chain, and test it in a case study. Management decisions greatly influence efficiency indicators and its relevance for energy-transition policies.
ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Kishor Aryal, Nripesh Awasthi, Tek Maraseni, Hari Krishna Laudari, Pabitra Gotame, Dhan Bahadur Bist
Summary: Nepal's Scientific Forest Management policy aimed to restore and enhance forest conditions, increase employment, timber production, and economic growth, but it may conflict with Nepal's own biodiversity and emission reduction policies. Evaluating a Sal-dominated forest, it was found that while SciFM was beneficial for Sal regeneration, it was counterproductive in achieving national objectives of REDD+, biodiversity conservation, and land productivity enhancement in the short-run. Lessons from SciFM practices were discussed to align with restoration objectives at a national and global scale, with implications for other parts of the world implementing intensive forest management programs.
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Gabriel Carvalho, Damien Balestrino, Christiane Forestier, Jean-Denis Mathias
NPJ BIOFILMS AND MICROBIOMES
(2018)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
John M. Anderies, Jean-Denis Mathias, Marco A. Janssen
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2019)
Review
Polymer Science
Amelie Tribot, Ghenima Amer, Maarouf Abdou Alio, Helene de Baynast, Cedric Delattre, Agnes Pons, Jean-Denis Mathias, Jean-Marc Callois, Christophe Vial, Philippe Michaud, Claude-Gilles Dussap
EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
(2019)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Narimane Mati-Baouche, Cedric Delattre, Helene de Baynast, Michel Grediac, Jean-Denis Mathias, Alina Violeta Ursu, Jacques Desbrieres, Philippe Michaud
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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Bruno Bonte, Stefano Farolfi, Nils Ferrand, Geraldine Abrami, Mamadou Ciss Diallo, Dimitri Dubois, Anne Johannet, Wanda Aquae Gaudi
ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Bruno Bonte, Clara Therville, Francois Bousquet, Geraldine Abrami, Sandrine Dhenain, Raphael Mathevet
REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
(2019)
Article
Ecology
Thomas Cordonnier, Charline Smadi, Georges Kunstler, Benoit Courbaud
THEORETICAL POPULATION BIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
A. Caen, D. Latour, J. D. Mathias
ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE
(2019)
Article
Ecology
Clemence Vannier, Adeline Bierry, Pierre-Yves Longaretti, Baptiste Nettier, Thomas Cordonnier, Christophe Chauvin, Nathalie Bertrand, Fabien Quetier, Remy Lasseur, Sandra Lavorel
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2019)
Article
Water Resources
Bastien Richard, Bruno Bonte, Olivier Barreteau, Isabelle Braud
HOUILLE BLANCHE-REVUE INTERNATIONALE DE L EAU
(2020)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Scott Cloutier, Michael Angilletta, Jean-Denis Mathias, Nuri C. Onat
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mojtaba Houballah, Jean-Denis Mathias, Thomas Cordonnier
Summary: Forest resource systems heavily rely on shared and coupled infrastructures, where road provision can pose dilemmas in multifunctional management. By developing a mathematical model based on recent studies, the impact of road provisions on forest functions can be analyzed, and governance strategies can be explored to enhance forest multifunctionality. This approach helps derive conditions of sustainability and understand the role of shared infrastructure provisions in forest functionalities and performance.
Article
Agronomy
Bastien Richard, Bruno Bonte, Magalie Delmas, Isabelle Braud, Bruno Cheviron, Julien Veyssier, Olivier Barreteau
Summary: This study proposes a co-simulation approach that couples a crop model and an agent-based network model to investigate the impact of irrigation network constraints on plant dynamics. The simulation results suggest that plant water stress may be underestimated when simulated at the plot level, and the plants located furthest downstream of the network experience the most severe water stress. Lack of network coordination can lead to earlier water stress and lower plant growth, while time-slot-based coordination tends to delay the impact.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Salem Idda, Bruno Bonte, Marcel Kuper, Hamidi Mansour
Summary: The foggara, a traditional irrigation system in the Algerian Sahara, has adapted and preserved its vitality through adjusting physical infrastructure and governing institutions, weaving traditional and modern elements to maintain collective action and flow.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE COMMONS
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Mojtaba Houballah, Thomas Cordonnier, Jean-Denis Mathias
ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY
(2020)