Conservation value and ecosystem service provision of Nothofagus antarctica forests based on phenocluster categories
Abstract Traditional approaches of forest classifications were based on tree species composition, but recently combine phenology and climate to characterise functional (cyclic and seasonal greenness) rather than structural or compositional components (phenoclusters). The objective was to compare the...
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| author | Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur Julián Rodríguez-Souilla Yamina M. Rosas Natalia Politi Luis Rivera Eduarda M. O. Silveira Ashley M. Olah Anna M. Pidgeon María V. Lencinas Pablo L. Peri |
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| description | Abstract Traditional approaches of forest classifications were based on tree species composition, but recently combine phenology and climate to characterise functional (cyclic and seasonal greenness) rather than structural or compositional components (phenoclusters). The objective was to compare the conservation value (capacity to support more native biodiversity) and provision of ecosystem services (ES) in different phenocluster categories of Nothofagus antarctica forests in Tierra del Fuego (Argentina). We used available models (ES, potential biodiversity) and ground-truth data of 145 stands, comparing phenocluster values using uni- and multivariate analyses. Conservation value and capacity to supply ES significantly varied among phenocluster categories: (i) cultural, regulating, and provisioning ES and potential biodiversity at landscape level, (ii) soil carbon and nitrogen, (iii) dominant height, crown cover, basal area, total volume, and domestic animal stock, and (iv) understory plant richness and cover at stand level. These differences are linked to the forest capacity to support more native biodiversity and ES. Besides, multivariate analyses supporting the split of this forest type into four phenocluster subtypes (coast, highland, ecotone with other types, and degraded or secondary forests). Our findings suggest the needs of specific management and conservation proposals, based on phenoclusters rather than forest types defined by tree canopy-cover composition. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bca5f7a13e2049a7a44acb91cc8aaaaa2025-01-26T12:16:48ZengSpringerDiscover Conservation3004-97842025-01-012112410.1007/s44353-024-00020-0Conservation value and ecosystem service provision of Nothofagus antarctica forests based on phenocluster categoriesGuillermo J. Martínez Pastur0Julián Rodríguez-Souilla1Yamina M. Rosas2Natalia Politi3Luis Rivera4Eduarda M. O. Silveira5Ashley M. Olah6Anna M. Pidgeon7María V. Lencinas8Pablo L. Peri9Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of CopenhagenInstituto de Ecoregiones Andinas (INECOA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)Instituto de Ecoregiones Andinas (INECOA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)SILVIS Lab, Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-MadisonSILVIS Lab, Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-MadisonSILVIS Lab, Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-MadisonCentro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral (UNPA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)Abstract Traditional approaches of forest classifications were based on tree species composition, but recently combine phenology and climate to characterise functional (cyclic and seasonal greenness) rather than structural or compositional components (phenoclusters). The objective was to compare the conservation value (capacity to support more native biodiversity) and provision of ecosystem services (ES) in different phenocluster categories of Nothofagus antarctica forests in Tierra del Fuego (Argentina). We used available models (ES, potential biodiversity) and ground-truth data of 145 stands, comparing phenocluster values using uni- and multivariate analyses. Conservation value and capacity to supply ES significantly varied among phenocluster categories: (i) cultural, regulating, and provisioning ES and potential biodiversity at landscape level, (ii) soil carbon and nitrogen, (iii) dominant height, crown cover, basal area, total volume, and domestic animal stock, and (iv) understory plant richness and cover at stand level. These differences are linked to the forest capacity to support more native biodiversity and ES. Besides, multivariate analyses supporting the split of this forest type into four phenocluster subtypes (coast, highland, ecotone with other types, and degraded or secondary forests). Our findings suggest the needs of specific management and conservation proposals, based on phenoclusters rather than forest types defined by tree canopy-cover composition.https://doi.org/10.1007/s44353-024-00020-0Functional forestsPotential biodiversityForest structureSoil characteristicsForest management and conservation planningPatagonia |
| spellingShingle | Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur Julián Rodríguez-Souilla Yamina M. Rosas Natalia Politi Luis Rivera Eduarda M. O. Silveira Ashley M. Olah Anna M. Pidgeon María V. Lencinas Pablo L. Peri Conservation value and ecosystem service provision of Nothofagus antarctica forests based on phenocluster categories Discover Conservation Functional forests Potential biodiversity Forest structure Soil characteristics Forest management and conservation planning Patagonia |
| title | Conservation value and ecosystem service provision of Nothofagus antarctica forests based on phenocluster categories |
| title_full | Conservation value and ecosystem service provision of Nothofagus antarctica forests based on phenocluster categories |
| title_fullStr | Conservation value and ecosystem service provision of Nothofagus antarctica forests based on phenocluster categories |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conservation value and ecosystem service provision of Nothofagus antarctica forests based on phenocluster categories |
| title_short | Conservation value and ecosystem service provision of Nothofagus antarctica forests based on phenocluster categories |
| title_sort | conservation value and ecosystem service provision of nothofagus antarctica forests based on phenocluster categories |
| topic | Functional forests Potential biodiversity Forest structure Soil characteristics Forest management and conservation planning Patagonia |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s44353-024-00020-0 |
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