| Titre : |
Introduced tree species in European forests : opportunities and challenges |
| Type de document : |
Électronique |
| Auteurs : |
Frank Krumm ; Lucie Vitkova |
| Editeur : |
Joensuu [Finlande] : European Forest Institute |
| Année de publication : |
2016 |
| Importance : |
423 p. |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-952-5980-31-8 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
[CBNPMP-Thématique] Plantes subspontanées, naturalisées, envahissantes
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| Résumé : |
In the context of forest and landscape management, the use of introduced tree species is an important and controversial topic. On one hand, the species can provide an opportunity for timber production and for adapting the species composition within forests so that forests can better cope with the changing climate while on the other hand, such species may cause biodiversity loss and/or disturbance to native ecosystems. Introduced tree species in European forests – opportunities and challenges is a compilation of scientific and practical knowledge on introduced tree species in European forests and contains contributions from 89 authors from 18 countries. The historical context of species introductions plays a key role in understanding the current as well as possible future distribution of tree species. There has been an intensive discussion on the interactions between the introduced tree species and their introduced environment, and also on the processes that may lead to the species becoming invasive within their introduced range. The risk of a species becoming invasive can be evaluated using suitable risk assessments that help us to predict the future behaviour of the species, and also the potential contributions of these species to ecosystem services provided by the forests where they occur. Therefore, the links between the introduced tree species and the key topics such as economics, climate change, pests and diseases and effects on biodiversity are also assessed in order to demonstrate the complexity of the issues pertaining to the introduction of tree species. Case studies of selected introduced tree species occurring in Europe are presented to demonstrate the necessity to manage ecosystems in order to fulfil certain goals; the case studies cover species-specific and site-specific experiences as sharing the application of suitable management practices is of particular interest. |
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Krumm, Frank, Vitkova, Lucie
, 2016.
Introduced tree species in European forests : opportunities and challenges.
European Forest Institute, Joensuu (Finlande).
423 pp.
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Introduced tree species in European forests : opportunities and challenges (2016)
