Testing an expanded set of sustainable forest management indicators in Mediterranean coppice area

Although coppice forests represent a significant part of the European forest area, especially across southern Countries, they received little attention within the Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) processes and scenarios, whose guidelines have been mainly designed to high forests and national scal...

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Autores principales:	A. Cutini, M. Ferretti, G. Bertini, G. Brunialti, S. Bagella, F. Chianucci, G. Fabbio, R. Fratini, F. Riccioli, C. Caddeo, M. Calderisi, B. Ciucchi, S. Corradini, F. Cristofolini, A. Cristofori, U. Di Salvatore, C. Ferrara, L. Frati, S. Landi, L. Marchino, G. Patteri, M. Piovosi, P.P. Roggero, G. Seddaiu, E. Gottardini
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	SFM criteria Silviculture Coppice system Coppice natural evolution Coppice conversion Environmental monitoring Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:fd6f3254b39d4361a7bb18d689b2eb9e2021-12-01T04:58:23ZTesting an expanded set of sustainable forest management indicators in Mediterranean coppice area1470-160X10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108040https://doaj.org/article/fd6f3254b39d4361a7bb18d689b2eb9e2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X21007056https://doaj.org/toc/1470-160XAlthough coppice forests represent a significant part of the European forest area, especially across southern Countries, they received little attention within the Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) processes and scenarios, whose guidelines have been mainly designed to high forests and national scale. In order to obtain “tailored” information on the degree of sustainability of coppices on the scale of the stand, we evaluated (i) whether the main coppice management options result in different responses of the SFM indicators, and (ii) the degree to which the considered SFM indicators were appropriate in their application at stand level. The study considered three different management options (Traditional Coppice TC, coppice under Natural Evolution NE, and coppice under Conversion to high forest by means of periodical thinning CO). In each of the 43 plots considered in the study, which covered three different European Forest Types, we applied a set of eighteen “consolidated” SFM indicators, covering all the six SFM Criteria (FOREST EUROPE, 2020) and, additionally, tested other sixteen novel indicators shaped for agamic forests and/or applicable at stand level. Results confirmed that several consolidated indicators related to resources status (Growing stock and Carbon stock), health (Defoliation and Forest damage), and socio-economic functions (Net revenue, Energy and Accessibility) were highly appropriate for evaluating the sustainability of coppice at stand level. In addition, some novel indicators related to resources status (Total above ground tree biomass), health (Stand growth) and protective functions (Overstorey cover and Understorey cover) proved to be highly appropriate and able to support the information obtained by the consolidated ones. As a consequence, a subset of consolidated SFM indicators, complemented with the most appropriate novel ones, may represent a valid option to support the evaluation of coppice sustainability at stand level. An integrated analysis of the SFM indicators showed that NE and CO display significant higher environmental performances as compared with TC. In addition, CO has positive effects also on socio-economic issues, while TC -which is an important cultural heritage and a silvicultural option that may help to keep local communities engaged in forestry – combines high wood harvesting rates with dense understory cover. Overall, each of the three management options showed specific sustainability values; as a consequence, their coexistence at a local scale and in accordance with the specific environmental conditions and the social-economic context, is greatly recommended since it may fulfill a wider array of sustainability issues.A. CutiniM. FerrettiG. BertiniG. BrunialtiS. BagellaF. ChianucciG. FabbioR. FratiniF. RiccioliC. CaddeoM. CalderisiB. CiucchiS. CorradiniF. CristofoliniA. CristoforiU. Di SalvatoreC. FerraraL. FratiS. LandiL. MarchinoG. PatteriM. PiovosiP.P. RoggeroG. SeddaiuE. GottardiniElsevierarticleSFM criteriaSilvicultureCoppice systemCoppice natural evolutionCoppice conversionEnvironmental monitoringEcologyQH540-549.5ENEcological Indicators, Vol 130, Iss , Pp 108040- (2021)
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topic	SFM criteria Silviculture Coppice system Coppice natural evolution Coppice conversion Environmental monitoring Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	SFM criteria Silviculture Coppice system Coppice natural evolution Coppice conversion Environmental monitoring Ecology QH540-549.5 A. Cutini M. Ferretti G. Bertini G. Brunialti S. Bagella F. Chianucci G. Fabbio R. Fratini F. Riccioli C. Caddeo M. Calderisi B. Ciucchi S. Corradini F. Cristofolini A. Cristofori U. Di Salvatore C. Ferrara L. Frati S. Landi L. Marchino G. Patteri M. Piovosi P.P. Roggero G. Seddaiu E. Gottardini Testing an expanded set of sustainable forest management indicators in Mediterranean coppice area
description	Although coppice forests represent a significant part of the European forest area, especially across southern Countries, they received little attention within the Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) processes and scenarios, whose guidelines have been mainly designed to high forests and national scale. In order to obtain “tailored” information on the degree of sustainability of coppices on the scale of the stand, we evaluated (i) whether the main coppice management options result in different responses of the SFM indicators, and (ii) the degree to which the considered SFM indicators were appropriate in their application at stand level. The study considered three different management options (Traditional Coppice TC, coppice under Natural Evolution NE, and coppice under Conversion to high forest by means of periodical thinning CO). In each of the 43 plots considered in the study, which covered three different European Forest Types, we applied a set of eighteen “consolidated” SFM indicators, covering all the six SFM Criteria (FOREST EUROPE, 2020) and, additionally, tested other sixteen novel indicators shaped for agamic forests and/or applicable at stand level. Results confirmed that several consolidated indicators related to resources status (Growing stock and Carbon stock), health (Defoliation and Forest damage), and socio-economic functions (Net revenue, Energy and Accessibility) were highly appropriate for evaluating the sustainability of coppice at stand level. In addition, some novel indicators related to resources status (Total above ground tree biomass), health (Stand growth) and protective functions (Overstorey cover and Understorey cover) proved to be highly appropriate and able to support the information obtained by the consolidated ones. As a consequence, a subset of consolidated SFM indicators, complemented with the most appropriate novel ones, may represent a valid option to support the evaluation of coppice sustainability at stand level. An integrated analysis of the SFM indicators showed that NE and CO display significant higher environmental performances as compared with TC. In addition, CO has positive effects also on socio-economic issues, while TC -which is an important cultural heritage and a silvicultural option that may help to keep local communities engaged in forestry – combines high wood harvesting rates with dense understory cover. Overall, each of the three management options showed specific sustainability values; as a consequence, their coexistence at a local scale and in accordance with the specific environmental conditions and the social-economic context, is greatly recommended since it may fulfill a wider array of sustainability issues.
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author	A. Cutini M. Ferretti G. Bertini G. Brunialti S. Bagella F. Chianucci G. Fabbio R. Fratini F. Riccioli C. Caddeo M. Calderisi B. Ciucchi S. Corradini F. Cristofolini A. Cristofori U. Di Salvatore C. Ferrara L. Frati S. Landi L. Marchino G. Patteri M. Piovosi P.P. Roggero G. Seddaiu E. Gottardini
author_facet	A. Cutini M. Ferretti G. Bertini G. Brunialti S. Bagella F. Chianucci G. Fabbio R. Fratini F. Riccioli C. Caddeo M. Calderisi B. Ciucchi S. Corradini F. Cristofolini A. Cristofori U. Di Salvatore C. Ferrara L. Frati S. Landi L. Marchino G. Patteri M. Piovosi P.P. Roggero G. Seddaiu E. Gottardini
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title	Testing an expanded set of sustainable forest management indicators in Mediterranean coppice area
title_short	Testing an expanded set of sustainable forest management indicators in Mediterranean coppice area
title_full	Testing an expanded set of sustainable forest management indicators in Mediterranean coppice area
title_fullStr	Testing an expanded set of sustainable forest management indicators in Mediterranean coppice area
title_full_unstemmed	Testing an expanded set of sustainable forest management indicators in Mediterranean coppice area
title_sort	testing an expanded set of sustainable forest management indicators in mediterranean coppice area
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/fd6f3254b39d4361a7bb18d689b2eb9e
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Testing an expanded set of sustainable forest management indicators in Mediterranean coppice area

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