What are the effects of even-aged and uneven-aged forests management on boreal forest biodiversity in Northern Europe and Russia?
Biodiversity is vital for human well-being, but it is threatened by human actions world-wide. In boreal zone, harvesting and management of forests at industrial scale is the most important factor of habitat change and degradation. Over time different forest management regimes have been implemented but their impact on biodiversity at different spatial and temporal scale has not been systematically reviewed. Hence, a systematic review was planned.
Research question
The original research topic was ‘What is the role of production forests in biodiversity conservation?’ This rather broad topic was discussed in stakeholder meeting 23.08.18 and defined into a primary research question ‘What are the effects of even-aged and uneven-aged forests management on boreal forest biodiversity in Northern Europe and Russia?’. The primary research question was divided into three more specific sub-questions:
- What is the impact of clear cutting on biodiversity?
- What is the impact of continuous cover forestry on biodiversity?
- What is the effect of forest management on biodiversity at landscape scale?
The review team has written a systematic review protocol that was published at the Environmental Evidence on 2.4.2019. The protocol is available here.
Review team
Sini Savilaakso, Metsäteho Oy; Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
Matti Häkkilä, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Anna Johansson, Metsäteho Oy, Finland
Anne Uusitalo, Helsinki University Library, Finland
Terhi Sandgren, Helsinki University Library, Finland
Mikko Mönkkönen, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Pasi Puttonen, Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
The review is funded by the Finnish Forest Foundation.
