A1 Journal article (refereed)
Impacts of forestry on boreal forests : An ecosystem services perspective (2017)

Pohjanmies, T., Triviño, M., Le tortorec, E., Mazziotta, A., Snäll, T., & Mönkkönen, M. (2017). Impacts of forestry on boreal forests : An ecosystem services perspective. Ambio, 46(7), 743-755. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-017-0919-5

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All authors or editors: Pohjanmies, Tähti; Triviño, María; Le tortorec, Eric; Mazziotta, Adriano; Snäll, Tord; Mönkkönen, Mikko

Journal or series: Ambio

ISSN: 0044-7447

eISSN: 1654-7209

Publication year: 2017

Volume: 46

Issue number: 7

Pages range: 743-755

Publisher: Springer

Place of Publication: Dordrecht

Publication country: Netherlands

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-017-0919-5

Publication open access: Not open

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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/54615

Abstract

Forests are widely recognized as major providers of ecosystem services, including timber, other forest products, recreation, regulation of water, soil and air quality, and climate change mitigation. Extensive tracts of boreal forests are actively managed for timber production, but actions aimed at increasing timber yields also affect other forest functions and services. Here, we present an overview of the environmental impacts of forest management from the perspective of ecosystem services. We show how prevailing forestry practices may have substantial but diverse effects on the various ecosystem services provided by boreal forests. Several aspects of these processes remain poorly known and warrant a greater role in future studies, including the role of community structure. Conflicts among different interests related to boreal forests are most likely to occur, but the concept of ecosystem services may provide a useful framework for identifying and resolving these conflicts.

Keywords: silviculture; forest management; environmental effects; forests; ecosystem services; environmental protection; nature conservation; climate changes

Free keywords: conflict; sustainability; timber production; wood producement; trade-off

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Reporting Year: 2017

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