Are woodland key habitats biodiversity hotspots in boreal forests?
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Timonen, J., Gustaffson, L., Kotiaho, J. S., & Mönkkönen, M. (2011). Are woodland key habitats biodiversity hotspots in boreal forests?. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence, 09-020(SR81), 1-26. http:www.environmentalevidence.org/SR81.html
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Ekologia ja evoluutiobiologiaEvoluutiotutkimus (huippuyksikkö)Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyCentre of Excellence in Evolutionary ResearchCopyright
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Background:
The concept of Woodland Key Habitats (WKH, small-scaled presumed hotspots of
biodiversity) has become an essential component of forest management in
Fennoscandian and Baltic countries. There have been debates over the importance of
WKHs in relation to production forests, and several research projects have focused on
differences in biodiversity between the two. Results have been contradictory, and thus
there is a need to summarize and clarify the existing knowledge. - Objectives:
Our objective was to summarize knowledge on comparisons of several biodiversity
qualities between WKHs and production forests in relevant countries i.e. the countries
where WKH concept has been implemented. We also summarize the knowledge on
the impact of edge effects on WKHs by comparing WKHs surrounded by mature
forests to WKHs surrounded by clear cuts. - Methods: We conducted searches in multiple databases and in Google Scholar after the keyword
scoping. Main institutions in Sweden (Swedish Forest Agency) and Finland (Forestry
Development Centre Tapio and Metsähallitus) with activities on WKHs were also
consulted through personal contacts and web-page searches. Researchers with much
experience of WKH research were also contacted to obtain possible unpublished
literature. We conducted meta-analysis with the data extracted from the original
studies that were included it the review. - Main results:
Studies had been conducted in Finland, Norway and Sweden. Total number of studies
found from databases was 1443. Forty studies remained after the abstract filter stages.
Finally, 18 studies were included in the review, from which 16 studied the differences
between WKHs and production forests, and only two studies compared WKHs
surrounded by mature forests and WKHs surrounded by clear cuts. Our results suggest
that WKHs seem to be hotspots of dead wood, diversity of dead wood, species
richness and red-listed species. Also, we found differences between countries in these
biodiversity qualities. - Conclusions: Our results suggest that WKHs seem to be biodiversity hotspots. However, there are
not enough studies focusing on how WKHs are able to maintain these biodiversity
qualities when surrounded by clear cuts. Indeed, landscape scale issues, such as
proximity and extent of clear cuts, may be reducing WKHs contribution to the
conservation of biodiversity. As such this area needs further investigation.
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