High rates of short-term dynamics of forest ecosystem services

Snäll, Tord (author): Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet,ARTDATABANKEN,Swedish Species Information Centre

Triviño, María (author): Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland; School of Resource Wisdom, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland

Mair, Louise (author): School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Bengtsson, Jan (author): Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet,Institutionen för ekologi,Department of Ecology

Moen, Jon (author): Umeå universitet,Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

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2021-09-02
2021
English.
In: Nature Sustainability. - : Nature Publishing Group. - 2398-9629. ; 4, s. 951-957

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Abstract Subject headings

Currently, the main tools for assessing and managing ecosystem services at large scales are maps providing snapshots of their potential supply. However, many ecosystems change over short timescales; thus, such maps soon become inaccurate. Here we show high rates of short-term dynamics of three key forest ecosystem services: wood production, bilberry production and topsoil carbon storage. Almost 85% of the coldspots and 65% of the hotspots for these services had changed into a different state over a ten-year period. Wood production showed higher rates of short-term dynamics than bilberry production and carbon storage. The high rates of dynamics mean that static snapshot ecosystem service maps provide limited information for assessing and managing multifunctional, dynamic landscapes, such as forests. We advocate that dynamic, spatially explicit tools to assess and manage ecosystem service dynamics be further developed and applied in post-2020 biodiversity and ecosystem service policy supporting frameworks.

By the author/editor: Snäll, Tord; Triviño, María; Mair, Louise; Bengtsson, Jan; Moen, Jon

About the subject

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES: AGRICULTURAL SCI ...; and Agriculture Fore ...; and Forest Science

By the university: Umeå University; Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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