Quantifying patch size distributions of forest disturbances in protected areas across the European Alps

被引:6
|
作者
Maroschek, Michael [1 ,2 ]
Seidl, Rupert [1 ,2 ]
Poschlod, Benjamin [3 ]
Senf, Cornelius [2 ]
机构
[1] Berchtesgaden Natl Pk, Res & Monitoring, Doktorberg 6, D-83471 Berchtesgaden, Germany
[2] Tech Univ Munich, Sch Life Sci, Ecosyst Dynam & Forest Management Grp, Freising Weihenstephan, Germany
[3] Univ Hamburg, Ctr Earth Syst Res & Sustainabil, Res Unit Sustainabil & Climate Risks, Hamburg, Germany
基金
欧洲研究理事会;
关键词
disturbance patch size; disturbance regime; extreme disturbance events; high-severity disturbances; mountain forests; natural disturbances; NATURAL DISTURBANCES; FIRE REGIME; DYNAMICS; BIODIVERSITY; MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE; HABITAT; MODEL; MOUNTAINS; SELECTION;
D O I
10.1111/jbi.14760
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
Aim: Natural disturbances are key drivers of forest ecosystem dynamics and are highly sensitive to global change. Despite their importance, central disturbance characteristics remain unknown for many forests worldwide. Here, we quantified an important component of the forest disturbance regime-the distribution of patch sizes-in strictly protected areas by asking: (i) How are patch sizes of naturally occurring disturbances distributed across the Alps and how can they best be quantified? (ii) Are patch size distributions stochastic or can they be explained by environmental drivers? (iii) What are the return periods of extreme disturbance events?Location: European Alps.Methods: We analysed satellite-based disturbance maps for the period 1986-2020 across a network of 12 strictly protected areas, modelling patch sizes of all observed disturbance patches as well as of annual extreme events. We tested the influence of temperature, precipitation, topographic complexity and forest type on patch size distributions.Results: Disturbance patch sizes across the Alps (median 0.36 ha, 5th percentile 0.18 ha and 95th percentile 1.71 ha) as well as their annual extremes (0.72 ha, 0.18-7.11 ha) are best described by a Frechet distribution. The size of annual extreme events significantly increased with intra-annual temperature amplitude (+0.98 ha with a one standard deviation increase) and the share of evergreen trees (+0.63 ha). On average, disturbance patches of 5.5 ha (95% credible interval 2.6-17.5 ha) occur once every 30 years, whereas patches of 2.6 ha (1.2-7.0 ha) occur once every 10 years.Main Conclusions: Disturbances caused by natural agents are generally small and stochastic across the Alps. Extreme events are driven by climate, suggesting sensitivity of disturbance patch sizes to climate change. Our results provide a baseline for monitoring climate-induced changes in forest disturbance regimes, and provide important information for the management and conservation of forest ecosystems.
引用
收藏
页码:368 / 381
页数:14
相关论文
共 45 条
  • [1] The role of protected areas in destination choice in the European Alps
    Proebstl-Haider, Ulrike
    Haider, Wolfgang
    ZEITSCHRIFT FUR WIRTSCHAFTSGEOGRAPHIE, 2014, 58 (2-3): : 144 - 163
  • [2] Anthropogenic Disturbances Drive Domestic Dog Use of Atlantic Forest Protected Areas
    Paschoal, Ana M. O.
    Massara, Rodrigo L.
    Bailey, Larissa L.
    Doherty, Paul F., Jr.
    Santos, Paloma M.
    Paglia, Adriano P.
    Hirsch, Andre
    Chiarello, Adriano G.
    TROPICAL CONSERVATION SCIENCE, 2018, 11
  • [3] Spaceborne LiDAR for characterizing forest structure across scales in the European Alps
    Mandl, Lisa
    Stritih, Ana
    Seidl, Rupert
    Ginzler, Christian
    Senf, Cornelius
    REMOTE SENSING IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION, 2023, 9 (05) : 599 - 614
  • [4] Quantifying Transboundary Plastic Pollution in Marine Protected Areas Across the Mediterranean Sea
    Hatzonikolakis, Yannis
    Giakoumi, Sylvaine
    Raitsos, Dionysios E.
    Tsiaras, Kostas
    Kalaroni, Sofia
    Triantaphyllidis, George
    Triantafyllou, George
    FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE, 2022, 8
  • [5] Global patterns of forest loss across IUCN categories of protected areas
    Leberger, Roxanne
    Rosa, Isabel M. D.
    Guerra, Carlos A.
    Wolf, Florian
    Pereira, Henrique M.
    BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, 2020, 241
  • [6] Forest patch size predicts seed bank composition in urban areas
    Doroski, Danica A.
    Duguid, Marlyse C.
    Ashton, Mark S.
    APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE, 2021, 24 (01)
  • [7] Indigenous lands in protected areas have high forest integrity across the tropics
    Sze, Jocelyne S.
    Childs, Dylan Z.
    Carrasco, L. Roman
    Edwards, David P.
    CURRENT BIOLOGY, 2022, 32 (22) : 4949 - +
  • [8] Does terroir size matter? Protected geographical areas and prices of European hams
    Hohn, Gero Laurenz
    Huysmans, Martijn
    Crombez, Christophe
    REGIONAL STUDIES, 2024, 58 (10) : 1804 - 1817
  • [9] Analysis of fish population size distributions confirms cessation of fishing in marine protected areas
    White, J. Wilson
    Yamane, Mark T.
    Nickols, Kerry J.
    Caselle, Jennifer E.
    CONSERVATION LETTERS, 2021, 14 (02):
  • [10] Community managed forests and forest protected areas: An assessment of their conservation effectiveness across the tropics
    Porter-Bolland, Luciana
    Ellis, Edward A.
    Guariguata, Manuel R.
    Ruiz-Mallen, Isabel
    Negrete-Yankelevich, Simoneta
    Reyes-Garcia, Victoria
    FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 2012, 268 : 6 - 17