恢复的地方:连接森林用于森林景观恢复中的空间优先级
Xiaoming Wang1, Johan Svensson1, Bengt Gunnar Jonsson1,2
1Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), 901 83 Umeå, Sweden.
iScience
|September 10, 2025
概括
在高保护价值森林 (HCVF) 外的连接性森林 (CF) 的识别对于有效的恢复至关重要. 这项研究强调CF是改善北极森林景观连接和生物多样性的关键领域.
科学领域:
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
- 保护生物学 保护生物学
- 林业林业 林业 林业 林业
背景情况:
- 森林的丧失和碎片化威胁着全球生物多样性和生态系统功能.
- 恢复工作对于改善景观完整性和连接性至关重要.
- 优先考虑恢复区域是森林管理的一个重大挑战.
研究的目的:
- 定义和识别连接森林 (CFs) 作为优先考虑恢复地区的工具.
- 评估CFs在支持景观规模连接和绿色基础设施 (GI) 功能方面的潜力.
- 以各种野心级别来展示将CF纳入修复规划中的实用方法.
主要方法:
- 定义连接性森林 (CFs) 作为对连接性至关重要的高保护价值森林 (HCVFs) 外的森林.
- 在130万公的北极瑞典流域内绘制了大约130,500公的CF.
- 集成的CF具有不同概率的高保护价值森林 (HCVF) 状态,以说明规划场景.
主要成果:
- 确定了CF,覆盖面积是研究区域当前HCVF的两倍.
- 通过结合具有降低HCVF概率的CF,证明了分层恢复规划的潜力.
- 确定了特定的修复热点,以指导本地修复计划.
结论:
- 连接性森林 (CF) 方法为恢复工作的空间定位提供了一种有效的方法.
- 这一战略尤其适用于森林地区,以平衡保护与可持续林业.
- 实施CF识别帮助实现国家和国际生物多样性和环境目标.
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