8.02.01 – Key factors and ecological functions for forest biodiversity

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The work area will focus e.g. on the further development of biodiversity assessment tools; i.e. indicators of biodiversity and preferred methodologies to collect data. Validation of biodiversity indicators and/or inventory methodologies is particularly crucial for progress in this area.

The unit is in close collaboration with the 'Ministerial Process for the Protection of Forests in Europe' by developing a Forest Type classification for national reporting to improve European-level forest assessments.

Forest biological diversity results from evolutionary processes driven by ecological forces such as climate, fire, competition and other disturbances.

Within specific forest ecosystems, the maintenance of ecological processes is dependent upon the maintenance of their biological diversity – and vice versa. Maintenance of the disturbances – natural or similiar processes created by e.g. silvicultural measures – is a prerequisite to maintain the biological diversity within individual forest ecosystems. A key issue is to find principles for a forest biodiversity strategy based upon an optimal mixture of protected areas (with natural disturbance regimes) and production forests managed with considerations to biodiversity. 

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