1. Salvage logging effects on regulating and supporting ecosystem services - a systematic map
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Daniel C. Donato, Lena Gustafsson, Jorge Castro, Ellen Macdonald, David B. Lindenmayer, Thomas Wohlgemuth, Emanuele Lingua, Charles C. Rhoades, Kaysandra Waldron, Alexandro B. Leverkus, Dominique Boucher, Simon Thorn, Stephen Brewer, Brandon M. Collins, Joseph W. Wagenbrenner, Alejandro A. Royo, B.E. Kishchuk, Eun-Jae Lee, Raffaella Marzano, José María Rey Benayas, Shawn Fraver, and Universidad de Alcalá. Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida. Unidad docente Ecología
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0106 biological sciences ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,salvage harvesting, sanitation logging, wildfire, insect outbreak, windthrow ,Wildfire ,Felling ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Insect outbreak ,Environmental science ,Ecosystem services ,Salvage harvesting ,Ecosystem ,Regeneration (ecology) ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Global and Planetary Change ,Ecology ,Windthrow ,business.industry ,Forest Science ,Environmental resource management ,Logging ,Forestry ,Geography ,Medio Ambiente ,Disturbance (ecology) ,Work (electrical) ,business ,Salvage logging ,Sanitation logging - Abstract
Wildfires, insect outbreaks, and windstorms are increasingly common forest disturbances.Post-disturbance management often involves salvage logging, i.e. the felling and removal of the affected trees. However, this practice may represent an additional disturbance witheffects on ecosystem processes and services. We developed a systematic map to provide an overview of the primary studies on this topic, and created a database with information on the characteristics of the retrieved publications, including information on stands, disturbance, intervention, measured outcomes, and study design. Of 4341 retrieved publications, 90 were retained in the systematic map. These publications represented 49 studies, predominantly from North America and Europe. Salvage logging after wildfire was addressed more frequently than after insect outbreaks or windstorms. Most studies addressed logging after a single disturbance event, and replication of salvaged stands rarely exceeded 10. The most frequent response variables were tree regeneration, ground cover, and deadwood characteristics., Junta de Andalucía, REMEDINAL
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- 2018
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