Challenges for the Sustainable Management of the Boreal Forest Under Climate Change

: Girona Miguel Montoro, Aakala Tuomas, Aquilué Núria, Bélisle Annie-Claude, Chaste Emeline, Danneyrolles Victor, Díaz-Yáñez Olalla, D’Orangeville Loïc, Grosbois Guillaume, Hester Alison, Kim Sanghyun, Kulha Niko, Martin Maxence, Moussaoui Louiza, Pappas Christoforos, Portier Jeanne, Teitelbaum Sara, Tremblay Jean-Pierre, Svensson Johan, Versluijs Martijn, Wallgren Märtha, Wang Jiejie, Gauthier Sylvie

: Girona Miguel Montoro, Morin Hubert, Gauthier Sylvie, Bergeron Yves

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media B.V.

: Cham

: 2023

: Boreal Forests in the Face of Climate Change: Sustainable Management

: Advances in Global Change Research

: 74

: 773

: 837

: 978-3-031-15987-9

: 978-3-031-15988-6

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15988-6_31

: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-15988-6_31

: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/179441694

The increasing effects of climate and global change oblige ecosystem-based management to adapt forestry practices to deal with uncertainties. Here we provide an overview to identify the challenges facing the boreal forest under projected future change, including altered natural disturbance regimes, biodiversity loss, increased forest fragmentation, the rapid loss of old-growth forests, and the need to develop novel silvicultural approaches. We specifically address subjects previously lacking from the ecosystem-based management framework, e.g., Indigenous communities, social concerns, ecological restoration, and impacts on aquatic ecosystems. We conclude by providing recommendations for ensuring the successful long-term management of the boreal biome facing climate change.

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