Publication:
SilvAdapt.Net: a site-based network of adaptive forest management related to climate change in Spain

Date

2021

Authors

Molina, Antonio J.
Navarro Cerrillo, Rafael M.
Pérez-Romero, Javier
Alejano, Reyes
Bellot, Juan F.
Camarero, Jesús Julio
Carrara, Arnaud
Castillo, Víctor M.
Cervera, Teresa

Director

Publisher

MDPI
Acceso abierto / Sarbide irekia
Artículo / Artikulua
Versión publicada / Argitaratu den bertsioa

Project identifier

MICIU/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/RED2018-102719-T
AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/CGL2017-86161-R/ES/recolecta
MINECO//CGL2015-69773-C2-1-P/ES/recolecta
AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2019-111332RB-C22/ES/recolecta
AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/CGL2017-86839-C3-2-R/ES/recolecta
AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2019-106583RB-I00/ES/recolecta
AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/AGL2017-83828-C2-2-R/ES/recolecta
AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/RTI2018-096884-B-C31/ES/recolecta
MINECO//CGL2015-65569-R/ES/recolecta
AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/RTI2018-095037-B-I00/ES/recolecta

Abstract

Adaptive forest management (AFM) is an urgent need because of the uncertainty regarding how changes in the climate will affect the structure, composition and function of forests during the next decades. Current research initiatives for the long-term monitoring of impacts of silviculture are scattered and not integrated into research networks, with the consequent losses of opportunities and capacity for action. To increase the scientific and practical impacts of these experiences, it is necessary to establish logical frameworks that harmonize the information and help us to define the most appropriate treatments. In this context, a number of research groups in Spain have produced research achievements and know-how during the last decades that can allow for the improvement in AFM. These groups address the issue of AFM from different fields, such as ecophysiology, ecohydrology and forest ecology, thus resulting in valuable but dispersed expertise. The main objective of this work is to introduce a comprehensive strategy aimed to study the implementation of AFM in Spain. As a first step, a network of 34 experimental sites managed by 14 different research groups is proposed and justified. As a second step, the most important AFM impacts on Mediterranean pines, as one of the most extended natural and planted forest types in Spain, are presented. Finally, open questions dealing with key aspects when attempting to implement an AFM framework are discussed. This study is expected to contribute to better outlining the procedures and steps needed to implement regional frameworks for AFM.

Description

Keywords

Adaptive silviculture, Climate change, Drought, Ecohydrology, Ecophysiology, Demonstration sites, Thinning

Department

Ciencias / Zientziak

Faculty/School

Degree

Doctorate program

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