Climate Change, Air Pollution and Global Challenges: Chapter 22. Towards Supersites in Forest Ecosystem Monitoring and Research

Climate Change, Air Pollution and Global Challenges: Chapter 22. Towards Supersites in Forest Ecosystem Monitoring and Research
ISBN-10
012805574X
ISBN-13
9780128055748
Series
Climate Change, Air Pollution and Global Challenges
Category
Nature
Pages
648
Language
English
Published
2013-11-19
Publisher
Elsevier Inc. Chapters
Authors
Richard Fischer, Nicholas Clarke, Teis Nørgaard Mikkelsen

Description

Consequences of climate change in combination with air pollution for ecosystem services are multiple but hard to predict. To meet future challenges, a way forward is development of supersites in forest research. This chapter will elucidate the development of existing European forest monitoring and research infrastructures, describe harmonisation of databases and knowledge about climate change and air pollution impact on forest ecosystems and present knowledge gap statements from fifty experts affiliated with the COST FP0903 Action. The statements are structured within the following subjects: The carbon cycle in forests (LULUCF accounting), forest health and vitality, forest biodiversity, extent of forest resources, availability of wood and forest biomass, protective functions of forests and socio-economic information about the forest sector. This will provide a base of knowledge with regard to supersites in forest ecosystem monitoring and research.

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