Words apart: Standardizing forestry terms and definitions across European biodiversity studies

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Words apart : Standardizing forestry terms and definitions across European biodiversity studies. / Trentanovi, Giovanni; Campagnaro, Thomas; Sitzia, Tommaso; Chianucci, Francesco; Vacchiano, Giorgio; Ammer, Christian; Ciach, Michał; Nagel, Thomas A.; del Río, Miren; Paillet, Yoan; Munzi, Silvana; Vandekerkhove, Kris; Bravo-Oviedo, Andrés; Cutini, Andrea; D'Andrea, Ettore; De Smedt, Pallieter; Doerfler, Inken; Fotakis, Dimitris; Heilmann-Clausen, Jacob; Hofmeister, Jeňýk; Hošek, Jan; Janssen, Philippe; Kepfer-Rojas, Sebastian; Korboulewsky, Nathalie; Kovács, Bence; Kozák, Daniel; Lachat, Thibault; Mårell, Anders; Matula, Radim; Mikoláš, Martin; Nordén, Björn; Ódor, Péter; Perović, Marko; Pötzelsberger, Elisabeth; Schall, Peter; Svoboda, Miroslav; Tinya, Flóra; Ujházyová, Mariana; Burrascano, Sabina.

In: Forest Ecosystems, Vol. 10, 100128, 2023.

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Harvard

Trentanovi, G, Campagnaro, T, Sitzia, T, Chianucci, F, Vacchiano, G, Ammer, C, Ciach, M, Nagel, TA, del Río, M, Paillet, Y, Munzi, S, Vandekerkhove, K, Bravo-Oviedo, A, Cutini, A, D'Andrea, E, De Smedt, P, Doerfler, I, Fotakis, D, Heilmann-Clausen, J, Hofmeister, J, Hošek, J, Janssen, P, Kepfer-Rojas, S, Korboulewsky, N, Kovács, B, Kozák, D, Lachat, T, Mårell, A, Matula, R, Mikoláš, M, Nordén, B, Ódor, P, Perović, M, Pötzelsberger, E, Schall, P, Svoboda, M, Tinya, F, Ujházyová, M & Burrascano, S 2023, 'Words apart: Standardizing forestry terms and definitions across European biodiversity studies', Forest Ecosystems, vol. 10, 100128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fecs.2023.100128

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Trentanovi, G., Campagnaro, T., Sitzia, T., Chianucci, F., Vacchiano, G., Ammer, C., Ciach, M., Nagel, T. A., del Río, M., Paillet, Y., Munzi, S., Vandekerkhove, K., Bravo-Oviedo, A., Cutini, A., D'Andrea, E., De Smedt, P., Doerfler, I., Fotakis, D., Heilmann-Clausen, J., ... Burrascano, S. (2023). Words apart: Standardizing forestry terms and definitions across European biodiversity studies. Forest Ecosystems, 10, [100128]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fecs.2023.100128

Vancouver

Trentanovi G, Campagnaro T, Sitzia T, Chianucci F, Vacchiano G, Ammer C et al. Words apart: Standardizing forestry terms and definitions across European biodiversity studies. Forest Ecosystems. 2023;10. 100128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fecs.2023.100128

Author

Trentanovi, Giovanni ; Campagnaro, Thomas ; Sitzia, Tommaso ; Chianucci, Francesco ; Vacchiano, Giorgio ; Ammer, Christian ; Ciach, Michał ; Nagel, Thomas A. ; del Río, Miren ; Paillet, Yoan ; Munzi, Silvana ; Vandekerkhove, Kris ; Bravo-Oviedo, Andrés ; Cutini, Andrea ; D'Andrea, Ettore ; De Smedt, Pallieter ; Doerfler, Inken ; Fotakis, Dimitris ; Heilmann-Clausen, Jacob ; Hofmeister, Jeňýk ; Hošek, Jan ; Janssen, Philippe ; Kepfer-Rojas, Sebastian ; Korboulewsky, Nathalie ; Kovács, Bence ; Kozák, Daniel ; Lachat, Thibault ; Mårell, Anders ; Matula, Radim ; Mikoláš, Martin ; Nordén, Björn ; Ódor, Péter ; Perović, Marko ; Pötzelsberger, Elisabeth ; Schall, Peter ; Svoboda, Miroslav ; Tinya, Flóra ; Ujházyová, Mariana ; Burrascano, Sabina. / Words apart : Standardizing forestry terms and definitions across European biodiversity studies. In: Forest Ecosystems. 2023 ; Vol. 10.

Bibtex

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title = "Words apart: Standardizing forestry terms and definitions across European biodiversity studies",
abstract = "Forest biodiversity studies conducted across Europe use a multitude of forestry terms, often inconsistently. This hinders the comparability across studies and makes the assessment of the impacts of forest management on biodiversity highly context-dependent. Recent attempts to standardize forestry and stand description terminology mostly used a top-down approach that did not account for the perspectives and approaches of forest biodiversity experts. This work aims to establish common standards for silvicultural and vegetation definitions, creating a shared conceptual framework for a consistent study on the effects of forest management on biodiversity. We have identified both strengths and weaknesses of the silvicultural and vegetation information provided in forest biodiversity studies. While quantitative data on forest biomass and dominant tree species are frequently included, information on silvicultural activities and vegetation composition is often lacking, shallow, or based on broad and heterogeneous classifications. We discuss the existing classifications and their use in European forest biodiversity studies through a novel bottom-up and top-driven review process, and ultimately propose a common framework. This will enhance the comparability of forest biodiversity studies in Europe, and puts the basis for effective implementation and monitoring of sustainable forest management policies. The standards here proposed are potentially adaptable and applicable to other geographical areas and could be extended to other forest interventions.",
author = "Giovanni Trentanovi and Thomas Campagnaro and Tommaso Sitzia and Francesco Chianucci and Giorgio Vacchiano and Christian Ammer and Micha{\l} Ciach and Nagel, {Thomas A.} and {del R{\'i}o}, Miren and Yoan Paillet and Silvana Munzi and Kris Vandekerkhove and Andr{\'e}s Bravo-Oviedo and Andrea Cutini and Ettore D'Andrea and {De Smedt}, Pallieter and Inken Doerfler and Dimitris Fotakis and Jacob Heilmann-Clausen and Je{\v n}{\'y}k Hofmeister and Jan Ho{\v s}ek and Philippe Janssen and Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas and Nathalie Korboulewsky and Bence Kov{\'a}cs and Daniel Koz{\'a}k and Thibault Lachat and Anders M{\aa}rell and Radim Matula and Martin Mikol{\'a}{\v s} and Bj{\"o}rn Nord{\'e}n and P{\'e}ter {\'O}dor and Marko Perovi{\'c} and Elisabeth P{\"o}tzelsberger and Peter Schall and Miroslav Svoboda and Fl{\'o}ra Tinya and Mariana Ujh{\'a}zyov{\'a} and Sabina Burrascano",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1016/j.fecs.2023.100128",
language = "English",
volume = "10",
journal = "Forest Ecosystems",
issn = "2095-6355",
publisher = "Springer Science+Business Media",

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RIS

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T2 - Standardizing forestry terms and definitions across European biodiversity studies

AU - Trentanovi, Giovanni

AU - Campagnaro, Thomas

AU - Sitzia, Tommaso

AU - Chianucci, Francesco

AU - Vacchiano, Giorgio

AU - Ammer, Christian

AU - Ciach, Michał

AU - Nagel, Thomas A.

AU - del Río, Miren

AU - Paillet, Yoan

AU - Munzi, Silvana

AU - Vandekerkhove, Kris

AU - Bravo-Oviedo, Andrés

AU - Cutini, Andrea

AU - D'Andrea, Ettore

AU - De Smedt, Pallieter

AU - Doerfler, Inken

AU - Fotakis, Dimitris

AU - Heilmann-Clausen, Jacob

AU - Hofmeister, Jeňýk

AU - Hošek, Jan

AU - Janssen, Philippe

AU - Kepfer-Rojas, Sebastian

AU - Korboulewsky, Nathalie

AU - Kovács, Bence

AU - Kozák, Daniel

AU - Lachat, Thibault

AU - Mårell, Anders

AU - Matula, Radim

AU - Mikoláš, Martin

AU - Nordén, Björn

AU - Ódor, Péter

AU - Perović, Marko

AU - Pötzelsberger, Elisabeth

AU - Schall, Peter

AU - Svoboda, Miroslav

AU - Tinya, Flóra

AU - Ujházyová, Mariana

AU - Burrascano, Sabina

PY - 2023

Y1 - 2023

N2 - Forest biodiversity studies conducted across Europe use a multitude of forestry terms, often inconsistently. This hinders the comparability across studies and makes the assessment of the impacts of forest management on biodiversity highly context-dependent. Recent attempts to standardize forestry and stand description terminology mostly used a top-down approach that did not account for the perspectives and approaches of forest biodiversity experts. This work aims to establish common standards for silvicultural and vegetation definitions, creating a shared conceptual framework for a consistent study on the effects of forest management on biodiversity. We have identified both strengths and weaknesses of the silvicultural and vegetation information provided in forest biodiversity studies. While quantitative data on forest biomass and dominant tree species are frequently included, information on silvicultural activities and vegetation composition is often lacking, shallow, or based on broad and heterogeneous classifications. We discuss the existing classifications and their use in European forest biodiversity studies through a novel bottom-up and top-driven review process, and ultimately propose a common framework. This will enhance the comparability of forest biodiversity studies in Europe, and puts the basis for effective implementation and monitoring of sustainable forest management policies. The standards here proposed are potentially adaptable and applicable to other geographical areas and could be extended to other forest interventions.

AB - Forest biodiversity studies conducted across Europe use a multitude of forestry terms, often inconsistently. This hinders the comparability across studies and makes the assessment of the impacts of forest management on biodiversity highly context-dependent. Recent attempts to standardize forestry and stand description terminology mostly used a top-down approach that did not account for the perspectives and approaches of forest biodiversity experts. This work aims to establish common standards for silvicultural and vegetation definitions, creating a shared conceptual framework for a consistent study on the effects of forest management on biodiversity. We have identified both strengths and weaknesses of the silvicultural and vegetation information provided in forest biodiversity studies. While quantitative data on forest biomass and dominant tree species are frequently included, information on silvicultural activities and vegetation composition is often lacking, shallow, or based on broad and heterogeneous classifications. We discuss the existing classifications and their use in European forest biodiversity studies through a novel bottom-up and top-driven review process, and ultimately propose a common framework. This will enhance the comparability of forest biodiversity studies in Europe, and puts the basis for effective implementation and monitoring of sustainable forest management policies. The standards here proposed are potentially adaptable and applicable to other geographical areas and could be extended to other forest interventions.

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VL - 10

JO - Forest Ecosystems

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SN - 2095-6355

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