Deadwood Diversity of Boreal and Sub-boreal Old-growth Forests in Southern Finland
In the last century, old-growth forests in boreal and sub-boreal zone have decreased, along with their contribution to biological diversity. In order to carry on management strategies aimed at maintaining deadwood diversity in old-growth forests, it is fundamental to identify simply and readily meas...
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| description | In the last century, old-growth forests in boreal and sub-boreal zone have decreased, along with their contribution to biological diversity. In order to carry on management strategies aimed at maintaining deadwood diversity in old-growth forests, it is fundamental to identify simply and readily measurable indicators. This study investigated the deadwood diversity in four old-growth forests in southern Finland. Five indicators of deadwood diversity (deadwood amount and diversity by species, component, decay class, water reservoir in logs) were estimated and analysed. The results showed an average deadwood volume of approximately 85±28 m3·ha−1 diversified by decay class and component. Besides, the results showed average Shannon index values four the four old-growth forests equal to 0.488 for deadwood species diversity, 0.932 for component diversity, and 1.286 for decay class diversity. The set of deadwood diversity indicators used in this study successfully supported the analysis of deadwood diversity in boreal and sub-boreal old-growth forests. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4ca8fe83b460418cb3777e46537b426f2025-01-20T21:27:27ZengCroatian Forest Research InstituteSouth-East European Forestry1847-64811849-08912024-01-0115214115010.15177/seefor.24-18Deadwood Diversity of Boreal and Sub-boreal Old-growth Forests in Southern FinlandIsabella De Meo0Roberta Pastorelli1Francesko Vitali2Alessandro Paletto3Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria (CREA), Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment, Via di Lanciola 12/A, I-50125 Firenze, ItalyConsiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria (CREA), Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment, Via di Lanciola 12/A, I-50125 Firenze, ItalyConsiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria (CREA), Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment, Via di Lanciola 12/A, I-50125 Firenze, ItalyConsiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria (CREA), Research Centre for Forestry and Wood, p.za Nicolini 6, I-38123 Trento, ItalyIn the last century, old-growth forests in boreal and sub-boreal zone have decreased, along with their contribution to biological diversity. In order to carry on management strategies aimed at maintaining deadwood diversity in old-growth forests, it is fundamental to identify simply and readily measurable indicators. This study investigated the deadwood diversity in four old-growth forests in southern Finland. Five indicators of deadwood diversity (deadwood amount and diversity by species, component, decay class, water reservoir in logs) were estimated and analysed. The results showed an average deadwood volume of approximately 85±28 m3·ha−1 diversified by decay class and component. Besides, the results showed average Shannon index values four the four old-growth forests equal to 0.488 for deadwood species diversity, 0.932 for component diversity, and 1.286 for decay class diversity. The set of deadwood diversity indicators used in this study successfully supported the analysis of deadwood diversity in boreal and sub-boreal old-growth forests.https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/472773biodiversity conservationlogssnagsstumpsdecay classindicators |
| spellingShingle | Isabella De Meo Roberta Pastorelli Francesko Vitali Alessandro Paletto Deadwood Diversity of Boreal and Sub-boreal Old-growth Forests in Southern Finland South-East European Forestry biodiversity conservation logs snags stumps decay class indicators |
| title | Deadwood Diversity of Boreal and Sub-boreal Old-growth Forests in Southern Finland |
| title_full | Deadwood Diversity of Boreal and Sub-boreal Old-growth Forests in Southern Finland |
| title_fullStr | Deadwood Diversity of Boreal and Sub-boreal Old-growth Forests in Southern Finland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Deadwood Diversity of Boreal and Sub-boreal Old-growth Forests in Southern Finland |
| title_short | Deadwood Diversity of Boreal and Sub-boreal Old-growth Forests in Southern Finland |
| title_sort | deadwood diversity of boreal and sub boreal old growth forests in southern finland |
| topic | biodiversity conservation logs snags stumps decay class indicators |
| url | https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/472773 |
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