Forest Ecosystem Services: Issues and Challenges for Biodiversity, Conservation, and Management in Italy
Although forest ecosystems are fundamental sources of services and global biodiversity, their capacity to maintain these benefits in the future is potentially threatened by anthropogenic impacts such as climate change, land use, and unsustainable management practices. Thus far, studies focusing on f...
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doaj-ad2ae00c937d40daa382e06a23634d502020-11-24T21:26:07ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072015-05-01661810183810.3390/f6061810f6061810Forest Ecosystem Services: Issues and Challenges for Biodiversity, Conservation, and Management in ItalyMatteo Vizzarri0Roberto Tognetti1Marco Marchetti2Dipartimento di Bioscienze e Territorio (DiBT), Contrada Fonte Lappone, Pesche, Isernia 86090, ItalyDipartimento di Bioscienze e Territorio (DiBT), Contrada Fonte Lappone, Pesche, Isernia 86090, ItalyDipartimento di Bioscienze e Territorio (DiBT), Contrada Fonte Lappone, Pesche, Isernia 86090, ItalyAlthough forest ecosystems are fundamental sources of services and global biodiversity, their capacity to maintain these benefits in the future is potentially threatened by anthropogenic impacts such as climate change, land use, and unsustainable management practices. Thus far, studies focusing on forests and their services have gained less attention compared with studies on other biomes. Additionally, management practices may potentially undermine the capacity of forests to sustain biodiversity conservation and services in the future, especially outside protected areas. This study linked the concepts of biodiversity and forest ecosystem services at the national level in Italy. Through a downscaled review, we first analyzed management issues, challenges, and needs within the context of forest ecosystem services. We then carried out a survey on protected areas. The results show that forest biodiversity supports the provision of other services and, hence, needs to be preserved and supported by adaptive management practices. Current research on forest ecosystem services must extend policy trajectories to protected areas (i.e., National Parks) as centers of biodiversity and models of the sustainable use of resources.http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/6/6/1810forest ecosystem servicesbiodiversity conservationforest managementprotected areas |
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Forest Ecosystem Services: Issues and Challenges for Biodiversity, Conservation, and Management in Italy |
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Forest Ecosystem Services: Issues and Challenges for Biodiversity, Conservation, and Management in Italy |
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Forest Ecosystem Services: Issues and Challenges for Biodiversity, Conservation, and Management in Italy |
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Forest Ecosystem Services: Issues and Challenges for Biodiversity, Conservation, and Management in Italy |
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Forest Ecosystem Services: Issues and Challenges for Biodiversity, Conservation, and Management in Italy |
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forest ecosystem services: issues and challenges for biodiversity, conservation, and management in italy |
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Although forest ecosystems are fundamental sources of services and global biodiversity, their capacity to maintain these benefits in the future is potentially threatened by anthropogenic impacts such as climate change, land use, and unsustainable management practices. Thus far, studies focusing on forests and their services have gained less attention compared with studies on other biomes. Additionally, management practices may potentially undermine the capacity of forests to sustain biodiversity conservation and services in the future, especially outside protected areas. This study linked the concepts of biodiversity and forest ecosystem services at the national level in Italy. Through a downscaled review, we first analyzed management issues, challenges, and needs within the context of forest ecosystem services. We then carried out a survey on protected areas. The results show that forest biodiversity supports the provision of other services and, hence, needs to be preserved and supported by adaptive management practices. Current research on forest ecosystem services must extend policy trajectories to protected areas (i.e., National Parks) as centers of biodiversity and models of the sustainable use of resources. |
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forest ecosystem services biodiversity conservation forest management protected areas |
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