1. Assisted tree migration can preserve the European forest carbon sink under climate changeDebojyoti Chakraborty, Albert Ciceu, Dalibor Ballian, Marta Benito Garzón, Andreas Bolte, Gregor Božič, Rafael Buchacher, Jaroslav Čepl, Eva Cremer, Alexis Ducousso, 2024, original scientific article Abstract: Climate change threatens the role of European forests as a long-term carbon sink. Assisted migration aims to increase the resilience of forest tree populations to climate change, using species-specific climatic limits and local adaptations through transferring seed provenances. We modelled assisted migration scenarios for seven main European tree species and analysed the effects of species and seed provenance selection, accounting for environmental and genetic variations, on the annual above-ground carbon sink of regrowing juvenile forests. To increase forest resilience, coniferous trees need to be replaced by deciduous species over large parts of their distribution. If local seed provenances are used, this would result in a decrease of the current carbon sink (40 TgC yr−1) by 34–41% by 2061–2080. However, if seed provenances adapted to future climates are used, current sinks could be maintained or even increased to 48–60 TgC yr−1. Keywords: forest resilience, forest, Europe, carbon sink, climate change, assisted migration, transferring seed provenances Published in DiRROS: 25.07.2024; Views: 232; Downloads: 181 Full text (3,50 MB) This document has many files! More... |
2. A five-step framework for creating forests for the futureMarko Kovač, Gregor Božič, Andreja Ferreira, Gal Kušar, Boštjan Mali, 2024, original scientific article Abstract: Changing environmental conditions, disturbances, and escalating demands for forest ecosystem services require foresters to restore present forestlands with new forest generations that will exhibit ecological integrity, diversity, high adaptive capacity, and the ability to provide essential ecosystem services. Establishing such forests requires careful consideration of the forest landscape and site dynamics. In pursuit of these requirements, we developed a novel framework that enables the restoration of forest sites and promotes the desired features of the forest complex at the same time. This framework was designed with the methods of system engineering and was organized in the same way as the forest planning process. It was tested in the habitat type of Illyrian Fagus sylvatica forests belonging to the Natura 2000 network. The environmental, vegetation, and site conditions were investigated via field inspections, available forest management plans, and simple GIS analyses. Additionally, we established a seminatural stand composed of European beech, sessile oak, sycamore maple, silver fir, and some wild fruit tree species. The survival of planted species was assessed using census and simple random sampling, the performance of provenances by the Student’s test, while microhabitat factors were explored by a one-way ANOVA. The survival rate of key species was estimated to be 55.6%, while that of fruit species was estimated to be 94.5%. Our framework demonstrated satisfactory performance and contained sufficient benchmarks to facilitate consistent decision-making. In the discussion, we elucidate the framework’s primary features and attributes of the mixed stand, where we also expose some open issues to be addressed in the future. Keywords: restoration, forest habitat type, indigenous species, planting, mixed stand, key species, fruit species Published in DiRROS: 13.06.2024; Views: 312; Downloads: 175 Full text (3,93 MB) This document has many files! More... |
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4. How beech provenance affects the structure of secondary xylem, leaf traits, and the ectomycorrhizal community under optimal growth conditionsTanja Mrak, Jožica Gričar, Tina Unuk Nahberger, Gregor Božič, Luka Krajnc, Peter Prislan, Domen Arnič, Tom Levanič, Hojka Kraigher, 2024, original scientific article Abstract: Beyond growth parameters and drought tolerance, comparatively little is known about the functioning of different beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) provenances. We investigated properties of leaves, stem secondary xylem, and ectomycorrhiza (ECM), and explored their interdependencies to identify the best performing beech provenance in optimal growth conditions. The study was conducted on 23-year-old trees in a provenance trial. The investigated provenances originated from Atlantic (Belgium—BE), Alpine (Italy—IT, Slovenia—SI), and continental climates (the Czech Republic—CZ). A significant effect of provenance was observed for stem vessel diameters and conductive area, as well as for foliar %C, δ13C, δ15N, and δ18O. δ13C as a proxy of intrinsic water use efficiency (iWUE) showed that the highest iWUE was achieved in BE provenance. Individuals with a better iWUE had wider growth rings regardless of provenance. Better iWUE was associated with lower specific leaf area (SLA). ECM community composition and diversity indices did not differ significantly among the provenances. Specific ECM taxa were associated with individuals with high SLA, δ13C, δ15N, and δ18O. In optimal growth conditions with no stress events, BE is a promising provenance due to an efficient water conducting system with high vessel diameters and conductive area, and high iWUE, while Alpine provenances showed an adaptation of their water conducting system to freezing conditions at their original locations. Integrating findings from different compartments improves our understanding of functioning of different beech provenances. Keywords: Fagus sylvatica, provenance trial, stable isotopes, specific leaf area, xylem vessels, ectomycorrhizal fungi Published in DiRROS: 19.04.2024; Views: 477; Downloads: 813 Full text (2,11 MB) This document has many files! More... |
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6. Perspektive obnove slovenskih gozdov v času podnebnih in družbenih spremembBoris Rantaša, Franc Perko, Gregor Božič, Marjana Westergren, Primož Simončič, Hojka Kraigher, 2023, professional article Abstract: Trajnostno, sonaravno in večnamensko gospodarjenje s slovenskimi gozdovi je omogočilo ohranjeno biotsko raznovrstnost, ohranjen prilagoditveni potencial ter velik povprečni prirastek in lesno zalogo. Za trajnostno zagotavljanje funkcij gozdov bo potrebno prilagajanje na spreminjajoče se podnebne in družbene razmere. Osrednji ukrep prilagajanja gozdov na podnebne spremembe je povečevanje pestrosti, tudi genetske. Praktično vsi področni strateški, zakonodajni ter operativni dokumenti na nacionalni in evropski ravni prepoznavajo in vsebujejo pomen ohranjanja gozdnih genskih virov in obnove ter nege gozda za trajnostni razvoj in zagotavljanje funkcij gozdov. Gospodarjenje z gozdovi bo treba nadgraditi z ukrepi, ki vključujejo aktiven pristop pri obnovi in negi gozda s čim širšo paleto vrstno in genetsko raznolikih sadik gozdnih drevesnih vrst. V obdobju 2023–2026 bo za obnovo gozdov in semenarsko ter drevesničarsko dejavnost na letni ravni potencialno namenjenih pribl. pet milijonov evrov javnih sredstev. Za obnovo in nego gozda bo nujno zagotoviti stabilno in fleksibilno financiranje zagotavljanja gozdnega reprodukcijskega materiala ter izvedbo obnove gozda in razvoja panoge. Avtorji poudarjajo tudi pomen sodelovanja in skupnega nastopa različnih deležnikov v celotni verigi gozdnega reprodukcijskega materiala. Keywords: obnova gozdov, podnebne spremembe, družbene spremembe, zakonodaja, strategije, finance, Slovenija Published in DiRROS: 09.01.2024; Views: 546; Downloads: 168 Full text (408,22 KB) |
7. Inovativen pristop obnove gozdov na KočevskemMartina Kastelec, Gregor Božič, Andreja Ferreira, Boštjan Mali, 2023, professional article Keywords: podnebne spremembe, naravne ujme, gozdovi, kombinirana obnova gozdov, sadnja, inovativen pristop, Kočevska, Life IP CARE4CLIMATE Published in DiRROS: 05.01.2024; Views: 570; Downloads: 158 Full text (3,94 MB) |
8. Tehnične smernice za ohranjanje in rabo genskih virov : lipa in lipovec = Tilia platyphyllos, Tilia cordataIgor Dakskobler, Robert Brus, Andrej Verlič, Nikica Ogris, Gregor Božič, 2013, professional article Keywords: genski viri, drevesne vrste, tehnične smernice, lipa, Tilia platyphyllos, lipovec, Tilia cordata, Slovenija Published in DiRROS: 20.12.2023; Views: 563; Downloads: 0 |
9. Tehnične smernice za ohranjanje in rabo genskih virov : lesnika in drobnica = Malus sylvestris, Pyrus pyrasterMirko Perušek, Gregor Božič, Robert Brus, Hojka Kraigher, 2012, professional article Keywords: genski viri, drevesne vrste, tehnične smernice, lesnika, Malus sylvestris, drobnica, Pyrus pyraster, Slovenija Published in DiRROS: 20.12.2023; Views: 570; Downloads: 146 Full text (417,15 KB) |
10. Tehnične smernice za ohranjanje in rabo genskih virov : trepetlika in beli topol = Populus tremula, populus alba : SloveniaRobert Brus, Aleksander Marinšek, Tine Grebenc, Gregor Božič, 2012, professional article Keywords: genski viri, drevesne vrste, tehnične smernice, trepetlika, beli topol, Populus tremula, Populus alba, Slovenija Published in DiRROS: 20.12.2023; Views: 574; Downloads: 148 Full text (485,24 KB) |