Functional significance of forest biodiversity in Europe
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Functional significance of forest biodiversity in Europe
Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, Section of Plant and Soil Science Piazzale delle Cascine 28, I-50144 Firenze Filippo Bussotti Federico Selvi Martina Pollastrini Andrea Coppi Tel +39 055 3288269 Fax +39 055 360137 Mobile +39 347 3238537 Email: [email protected] FunDivEUROPE Functional significance of forest biodiversity in Europe Coordinator: Dr. Prof. Michael Scherer-Lorenzen Università di Freiburg (Germania) (2010 – 2014) The overall scientific goal of FunDivEUROPE is to quantify the effects of forest biodiversity on ecosystem functions and services in major European forest types. A major aim is to understand and quantify how tree species diversity can be used to foster the provision of ecosystem services such as timber production, carbon sequestration and freshwater provisioning Partners •Albert Ludwigs Universität Freiburg, DE •Alterra Wageningen, NL •Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, AT •Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Montpellier, FR •Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones, Madrid, ES •Forstliche Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt, Freiburg, DE •Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Nancy, FR •Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, BE •Metsantutkimuslaitos, Joensuu, FI •Martin-Luther-Universität, Halle-Wittenberg, DE •National Agricultural Research Foundation, Thessaloniki, GR •Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, Egham, UK •Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet, Uppsala, SE •Universidad de Alcala, Madrid, ES •Universitaet Bern, CH •University of Cambridge, UK •Københavns Universitet, DK •Universita Degli Studi di Firenze, IT •Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung, Halle, DE •Universiteit Gent, BE •Universität Leipzig, DE •University Stefan cel Mare Suceava, RO •Uniwersytet Warszawski, PL •Universitaet Zuerich, CH Six important European forest types: (1) Boreal Finland: boreal forest Poland: hemiboreal and nemoral mixed forest Six important European forest types: (2) Central Europe Germany: beech forest Romania: Carpathian mountainous beech forest Six important European forest types: (3) Mediterranean Italy: thermophilous deciduous forest Spain: Mediterranean forests ONGOING SURVEYS Understorey vegetation Photosynthesis (fluorescence) Soil water content Tree community and regeneration Leaf nitrogen physiology Leaf Area Index Isotope repartition Sap flow Digital camera (Phenololgy) Impact of herbivores Crown condition evaluation Earthworm Micro-organism Wood cores Humus description Dead wood quantity and quality Fine root biomass Timber quality Fine root production Soil nitrogen stock Litter production Litter decomposition Soil carbon stock THE PLOTS IN TUSCANY 36 Permanent plots in Italy, in the following public forests: -Berignone-Tatti; -Belagaio; -Alto Merse -Tocchi (Pisa – Siena – Grosseto ) fre que nza % Monocolture 2 species 3 species 4 species 5 species 10 plot 8 plot 9 plot 7 plot 1 plot POSSIBLE INTERACTION WITH ENVIROFI To provide field data for ENVIROFI application Thank you from the FunDiv Team