Continental mapping of forest ecosystem functions reveals widespread synergies
Authors
Van Der Plas , F; Ratcliffe, Sophia; Ruiz Benito, Paloma; Scherer-Lorenzen , Michael; Verheyen , K.; [et al.]Identifiers
Permanent link (URI): http://hdl.handle.net/10017/37746DOI: 10.1111/ele.12868
ISSN: 1461-023X
Date
2018Bibliographic citation
Ecology Letters, 2018, v. 21, n. , p. 31-42
Keywords
Biodiversity
Climate
Ecosystem multifunctionality
Ecosystem services
Forest
Phylogenetic diversity
Tree communities
Upscaling
Project
FP7/2017-2013 (FunDivEUROPE)
Document type
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Version
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
© John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Access rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Abstract
Humans require multiple services from ecosystems, but it is largely unknown whether trade‐offs between ecosystem functions prevent the realisation of high ecosystem multifunctionality across spatial scales. Here, we combined a comprehensive dataset (28 ecosystem functions measured on 209 forest plots) with a forest inventory dataset (105,316 plots) to extrapolate and map relationships between various ecosystem multifunctionality measures across Europe. These multifunctionality measures reflected different management objectives, related to timber production, climate regulation and biodiversity conservation/recreation. We found that trade‐offs among them were rare across Europe, at both local and continental scales. This suggests a high potential for 'win‐win' forest management strategies, where overall multifunctionality is maximised. However, across sites, multifunctionality was on average 45.8‐49.8% below maximum levels and not necessarily highest in protected areas. Therefore, using one of the most comprehensive assessments so far, our study suggests a high but largely unrealised potential for management to promote multifunctional forests.
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