A review of green infrastructure research in Europe: Challenges and opportunities

A Chatzimentor, E Apostolopoulou… - Landscape and Urban …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Green Infrastructure (GI) is defined as a network of natural and semi-natural areas that is
strategically designed and managed to deliver a wide range of ecosystem services and to …

Integrative management to sustain biodiversity and ecological continuity in Central European temperate oak (Quercus robur, Q. petraea) forests: An overview

A Mölder, P Meyer, RV Nagel - Forest Ecology and Management, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Central European temperate oak woodlands are highly valued for their rich biodiversity.
They are also of great economic importance and forest management aims to produce high …

[HTML][HTML] How essential biodiversity variables and remote sensing can help national biodiversity monitoring

P Vihervaara, AP Auvinen, L Mononen, M Törmä… - Global Ecology and …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) have been suggested to harmonize
biodiversity monitoring worldwide. Their aim is to provide a small but comprehensive set of …

[HTML][HTML] Abundance, species richness and diversity of forest bird assemblages–The relative importance of habitat structures and landscape context

M Basile, I Storch, G Mikusiński - Ecological Indicators, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The variability in the amount and configuration of broad habitat types in the landscape,
together with their structural complexity, influence observed biodiversity patterns. When …

[HTML][HTML] Seeing through their eyes: Revealing recreationists' landscape preferences through viewshed analysis and machine learning

C Lehto, M Hedblom, A Filyushkina, T Ranius - Landscape and Urban …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Planning for outdoor recreation requires knowledge about the needs and preferences of
recreationists. While previous research has mainly relied on stated preferences, recent …

Ecosystem management of the boreal forest in the era of global change

S Gauthier, T Kuuluvainen, SE Macdonald… - Boreal forests in the face …, 2023‏ - Springer
The boreal forest is a vast biome encompassing approximately one-third (30%) of the
world's forest area. It harbors about half of the world's remaining natural and near-natural …

[HTML][HTML] Future wood demands and ecosystem services trade-offs: A policy analysis in Norway

M Vergarechea, R Astrup, C Fischer, K Øistad… - Forest Policy and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
To mitigate climate change, several European countries have launched policies to promote
the development of a renewable resource-based bioeconomy. These bioeconomy strategies …

Tree retention as a conservation measure in clear-cut forests of northern Europe: a review of ecological consequences

L Gustafsson, J Kouki… - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2010‏ - Taylor & Francis
Since the mid-1990s, it has been common practice to leave trees for biodiversity purposes
when clear-cutting in Finland, Norway and Sweden, and regulations for such tree retention …

[HTML][HTML] Sweden does not meet agreed national and international forest biodiversity targets: A call for adaptive landscape planning

P Angelstam, M Manton, M Green, BG Jonsson… - Landscape and Urban …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Loss of forest naturalness challenges the maintenance of green infrastructure (GI) for
biodiversity conservation and delivery of diverse ecosystem services. Using the Convention …

Aerial eDNA contributes vital information for fungal biodiversity assessment

K Runnel, P Lõhmus, K Küngas… - Journal of Applied …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Fungal diversity drives key processes in terrestrial ecosystems, but remains challenging to
measure in the field and to monitor over time. In particular, we lack methods capable of …