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Relationships between forest ecosystem services – current state of knowledge Cover

Relationships between forest ecosystem services – current state of knowledge

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|Sep 2024

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Scheme for a systematic literature review

Figure 2.

Classification of the ecosystem services mentioned in the articles into the three groups of provisioning, regulating and cultural services

Table 1.

Summary of research between the groups of ecosystem services identified in the publications analysed

Ecosystem servicesCulturalProvisioningRegulating
Cultural1213
Provisioning122772
Regulating72445
Sum2053130
Table 2.

Summary of the relationships between the groups of ecosystem services identified in the publications analysed

Ecosystem servicesCulturalProvisioningRegulating
trade offsynergytrade offsynergytrade offsynergy
Cultural11113
Provisioning111022227942
Regulating162723518
Sum1217492511473
Table 3.

Summary of the relationship between non-timber products and timber production in the publications analysed

ES „A:ES „B”Study areaAge of standSpecies compositionTime scaleSpatial scaleRelationship between ecosystem servicesSource
trade offsynergy
Timber productionVaccinium vitis-idaea L.FinlanddifferentPinus L., Picea A. Dietr.2001–2012whole countryxxTurtiainen et al. 2013
Biomass (Pinus L.)Vaccinium myrtillus L.SwedendifferentPicea A. Dietr., Pinus L., Betula L., Fagus sylvatica L.400,000 km2xGamfeldt et al. 2013
Amount of game meat (humting)Vaccinium myrtillus L.x
BiomassVaccinium myrtillus L.x
Potential amount of game meatbiomassx
Timber productionbeekeepingSpainn/dmediterranean shrubs and trees species andalmondsn/d1 km × 1 kmbundleGarcía-Nieto et al. 2013
Production of feed for wild ungulatestimber productionUSAPinus L.xStokely’ego et al. 2021
Biodiversity and non-wood productiontimber productionFinlandn/ddifferent standsn/d48,770 haEyvindsona et al. 2018
Timber productionVaccinium myrtillus L.x
Timber productionmilk productionGermany/Netherlands241/219 km2xHölting et al. 2020
Timber productionResinx
Timber productionVaccinium myrtillus L., Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.xKurttila et al. 2018
Thinninglichens, Vaccinium myrtillus L.Swedenn/dPinus L.n/d117 field plotsxStrengbom 2017
Timber productionVaccinium vitis-idaea L.Finland18 forest stands (app. 3 ha each)xGranata et al. 2018
Timber productionVaccinium myrtillus L.x
Table 4.

Summary of the relationship between biodiversity and timber production in the publications analysed

ES „A”ES „B”Study areaAge of standSpecies compositionTime scaleSpatial scaleRelationship between ecosystem servicesSource
trade offsynergy
12345678910
Timber productionbiodiversityCzech Republic (simulation)30 yearsQuercus L., beech60 years332 haxSedmák et al. 2020
Europe (Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Finland)differentdifferentn/dNFI plots – extrapolatingxvan der Plas et al. 2017
Central Europe0beech, Picea A. Dietr.120 yearsstandsxDuncker et al. 2012
USAdifferentAcer saccharum, Fagus grandifolia100 years533 randomly located sitexxSchwenk et al. 2012
Tsuga canadensis, Betula alleghaniensis
Norwayn/dconiferous and boreal deciduous forestn/dlandscape levelxSchroter et al., 2014
Austrian/dPicea abies, Pinus sylvestris100private forests, 248.7 haxxSeidl et al. 2007
Europen/dn/d2010–2030n/dxVerkerk et al. 2014
Europe (20 case studies located in Bulgaria, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Sweden)n/ddepends on country30 years600–1,000,000 haxxBiber et al. 2015
Lithuania, Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Slovakia, Italy, Portugaln/ddifferent stands2050 or 210015–3734 haBiber et al. 2020
Sweden, Portugaln/dxBiber et al. 2020
Turkeyn/dxBiber et al. 2020
Timber productionbiodiversitySpainn/dPinus nigra Arn. subsp. Salzman-nii, Pinus sylvestris L.2001–2100ca. 40000 haxMorán-Ordóñez et al. 2020
Switzerlandn/dDifferent stands2013–2106NFI plotsxBlatertt et al. 2020
Finlandn/dPinus L., Picea A. Dietr., Betula L.50 years68700 haxTriviño et al. 2016
Finlandn/ddifferent standsn/d48,770 haxEyvindson et al. 2018
Swedenn/dPinus L.n/d117 field plotsxStrengbom 2017
Switzerlandmature standFagus sylvatica L., Picea A. Dietr.2016–2101Forest subcompartmentxMey et al. 2022
Biodiversitytimber production (expected)USAPinus L.xStokely’ego et al. 2021
Fuelwood productionbiodiversitySwedenn/dPinus sylvestris, Picea abies, Betula spp.2106NFI plotsxBlatertt et al. 2020
Finland, Slovenian/dn/dn/dSurveyxPeters et al. 2015
Germany, Norway, Spainn/dn/dn/dSurveyxxPeters et al. 2015
Fuelwood productiondead woodSwedendifferentPicea A. Dietr., Pinus L., Betula L., Fagus sylvatica L.400 000 km2xGamfeldt et al. 2013
Table 5.

Summary of the relationship between carbon storage and timber production in the publications analysed

ES „A”ES „B”Study areaAge of standSpecies compositionTime scaleSpatial scaleRelationship between ecosystem servicesSource
trade offsynergy
12345678910
Carbon storagefuelwood productionFinlandn/dPicea A. Dietr.2012–21001425 km2xAkujärvi et al. 2021.
Finland, Germany, Norway, Slovenia, Spainn/dn/dn/dsurveyxxPeters et al. 2015
Carbon storagetimber productionSweden70Picea A. Dietr.2100virtual forest standxZanchi, Brady 2019
Swedenn/dPinus sylvestris, Picea abies, Betula spp.2106NFI plotsxBlatertt et al. 2020
Germanyn/dPicea A. Dietr., Pine, Beech, Quercus L., Betula L., Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco14 simulations of future climate (2011–2045) plus five simulations of historical climate (1971–2005)10.37 million hectaresxGutsch et al. 2018
Central Europen/dFagus sylvatica L., Picea A. Dietr.120 yearsStandsxDuncker et al. 2012
USAdifferentAcer saccharum, Fagus grandifolia, Tsuga canadensis, Betula alleghaniensis100 years533 randomly located sitexSchwenk et al. 2012
Austrian/dPicea abies, Pinus sylvestris100Private forests, 248.7 haxSeidl et al. 2007
Europe (exc. North Europe)n/dn/d2010–2030n/dxVerkerk et al. 2014
Germanyn/dPinus L., Picea A. Dietr.100 years2 study areas: 78,000ha, 53,000 haxSchwaiger et al.. 2019.
Lithuania, Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Slovakia, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Portugal, Turkeyn/ddifferent stands2050 or 210015–3734 haxBiber et al. 2020
Spainn/dPinus L.2016–2100 climate model40,000xMorán-OrdóĖez et al. 2020
Carbon storagetimber productionSwedenn/dPinus sylvestris, Picea abies, Betula spp.n/dNFI plotsxBlatertt et al. 2020
Finlandn/ddifferent standsn/d48770 haxEyvindson et al. 2018
SwitzerlandPole or Mature standsFagus sylvatica L., Picea A. Dietr.2016–2101forest subcompartmentxMey et al. 2022
Italy50conifer stand210 yearssubcompartmentxSacchelli 2018
Fuelwood productioncarbon sequestration in soilSwedendifferentPicea A. Dietr., Pinus L., Betula L., Fagus sylvatica L.400 000 km2xGamfeldt et al. 2013
Carbon storagetimber productionUSAPinus L.xStokely’ego et al. 2021
Table 6.

Summary of the relationship between regulating and cultural ecosystem services in the publications analysed

ES „A”ES „B”Study areaAge of standSpecies compositionTime scaleSpatial scaleRelationship between ecosystem servicesSource
trade offsynergy
Spiritual and religious valuesbiodiversityEuropen/dn/dn/dn/dxMotiejūnaitė et al. 2019
Socioeconomic functionsbiodiversityEurope (20 case studies located in Bulgaria, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakiaand Sweden)n/ddepends on country30 years600–1,000,000 haweak (region-specific)weak (region-specific)Biber et al. 2015
Culturally interesting plantstemperature regulation, carbon storage, nitrification potentialGermany53 forest typedominating forest types in Central Europen/d150 forest plots of 100 m × 100 m / NFI to predictxSimons et al. 2021
Recreationcarbon sequestrationItaly (mountain forests)n/dPicea abies, Larix decidua Mill, Pinus sylvestris L., Fagus sylvatica L.n/dn/dxHäyhä et al. 2015
BiodiversityrecreationEurope (exc. North Europe)n/dn/d2010–2030n/dxVerkerk et al. 2014
Regulating ESrecreationEurope (exc. North Europe)n/dn/d2010–2030n/dxVerkerk et al. 2014
Recreation/aestheti valuescarbon storage/biodiversityDenmarkn/dn/dn/dn/dxSántha, Bentsen, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2024-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2199-5907 | Journal ISSN: 0071-6677
Language: English
Page range: 228 - 248
Submitted on: May 27, 2024
Accepted on: Jul 8, 2024
Published on: Sep 12, 2024
Published by: Forest Research Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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