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Trade-offs in biodiversity and ecosystem services between edges and interiors in European forests

Thomas Vanneste
Leen Depauw
Emiel de Lombaerde
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Camille Meeussen
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Sanne Govaert
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Karen de Pauw
Pieter Sanczuk
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Kurt Bollmann
Jörg Brunet
Kim Calders
Sara Cousins
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Martin Diekmann
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Cristina Gasperini
Bente Graae
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Per-Ola Hedwall
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Giovanni Iacopetti
Sigrid Lindmo
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Anna Orczewska
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Quentin Ponette
Jan Plue
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Federico Selvi
Hans Verbeeck
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Florian Zellweger
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Kris Verheyen
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Pieter Vangansbeke
Pieter de Frenne

Résumé

Forest biodiversity and ecosystem services are hitherto predominantly quantified in forest interiors, well away from edges. However, these edges also represent a substantial proportion of the global forest cover. Here we quantified plant biodiversity and ecosystem service indicators in 225 plots along forest edge-to-interior transects across Europe. We found strong trade-offs: phylogenetic diversity (evolutionary measure of biodiversity), proportion of forest specialists, decomposition and heatwave buffering increased towards the interior, whereas species richness, nectar production potential, stemwood biomass and tree regeneration decreased. These trade-offs were mainly driven by edge-to-interior structural differences. As fragmentation continues, recognizing the role of forest edges is crucial for integrating biodiversity and ecosystem service considerations into sustainable forest management and policy.
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hal-04486632 , version 1 (02-03-2024)

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Thomas Vanneste, Leen Depauw, Emiel de Lombaerde, Camille Meeussen, Sanne Govaert, et al.. Trade-offs in biodiversity and ecosystem services between edges and interiors in European forests. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2024, ⟨10.1038/s41559-024-02335-6⟩. ⟨hal-04486632⟩
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