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Avitabile V, Pilli R, Migliavacca M, Duveiller G, Camia A, Blujdea V, Adolt R, Alberdi I, Barreiro S, Bender S, Borota D, Bosela M, Bouriaud O, Breidenbach J, Cañellas I, Čavlović J, Colin A, Di Cosmo L, Donis J, Fischer C, Freudenschuss A, Fridman J, Gasparini P, Gschwantner T, Hernández L, Korhonen K, Kulbokas G, Kvist V, Latte N, Lazdins A, Lejeune P, Makovskis K, Marin G, Maslo J, Michorczyk A, Mionskowski M, Morneau F, Myszkowski M, Nagy K, Nilsson M, Nord-Larsen T, Pantic D, Perin J, Redmond J, Rizzo M, Šebeň V, Skudnik M, Snorrason A, Sroga R, Stoyanov T, Svensson A, Talarczyk A, Teeuwen S, Thürig E, Uva J, Mubareka S. Harmonised statistics and maps of forest biomass and increment in Europe. Sci Data 2024; 11:274. [PMID: 38448454 PMCID: PMC10917757 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-023-02868-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
Abstract
Forest biomass is an essential resource in relation to the green transition and its assessment is key for the sustainable management of forest resources. Here, we present a forest biomass dataset for Europe based on the best available inventory and satellite data, with a higher level of harmonisation and spatial resolution than other existing data. This database provides statistics and maps of the forest area, biomass stock and their share available for wood supply in the year 2020, and statistics on gross and net volume increment in 2010-2020, for 38 European countries. The statistics of most countries are available at a sub-national scale and are derived from National Forest Inventory data, harmonised using common reference definitions and estimation methodology, and updated to a common year using a modelling approach. For those counties without harmonised statistics, data were derived from the State of Europe's Forest 2020 Report at the national scale. The maps are coherent with the statistics and depict the spatial distribution of the forest variables at 100 m resolution.
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- Consultant to the European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- Forest Management Institute, Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Forest Science (INIA, CSIC), Crta. de la Coruña km 7.5, E-28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Estudos Florestais, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, Alfred-Möller-Str. 1, 16225, Eberswalde, Germany
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- University of Belgrade - Faculty of Forestry, Kneza Višeslava 1, 11 000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- National Forest Centre, T.G. Masaryka 22, 96001, Zvolen, Slovakia
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- University of Suceava, Faculty of Forestry, 13 University Street, Suceava, Romania
- IGN, ENSG, Laboratoire d'Inventaire Forestier (LIF), 14 rue Girardet, F-54000, Nancy, France
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- Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), P.O. Box 115, NO-1431, Ås, Norway
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- Institute of Forest Science (INIA, CSIC), Crta. de la Coruña km 7.5, E-28040, Madrid, Spain
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- University of Zagreb - Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Inventory and Management, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Département d'analyse des forêts et des haies bocagères, Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière (IGN), 1 rue des Blanches Terres, 54250, Champigneulles, France
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Forestry and Wood, Trento, Italy
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- Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava", 111 Rigas str., Salaspils, LV-2169, Latvia
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- Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Federal Research and Training Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape (BFW), Seckendorff-Gudent-Weg 8, 1131, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Forest Resource Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Forestry and Wood, Trento, Italy
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- Federal Research and Training Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape (BFW), Seckendorff-Gudent-Weg 8, 1131, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Forest Science (INIA, CSIC), Crta. de la Coruña km 7.5, E-28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-00790, Helsinki, Finland
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- Lithuanian State Forest Service, Pramonės av. 11A, LT-51327, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Københavns Universitet, Institut for Geovidenskab og Naturforvaltning, Rolighedsvej 23, 1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Université de Liège, Place du 20-Août 7, B-4000, Liège, Belgique
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- Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava", 111 Rigas str., Salaspils, LV-2169, Latvia
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- Université de Liège, Place du 20-Août 7, B-4000, Liège, Belgique
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- Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava", 111 Rigas str., Salaspils, LV-2169, Latvia
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- National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry, 128, Eroilor Boulevard, Voluntari, Romania
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- Forest Management Institute, Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav, Czech Republic
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- Bureau For Forest Management and Geodesy, ul. Leśników 21, 05-090, Sękocin Stary, Poland
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- Bureau For Forest Management and Geodesy, ul. Leśników 21, 05-090, Sękocin Stary, Poland
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- Département d'analyse des forêts et des haies bocagères, Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière (IGN), 1 rue des Blanches Terres, 54250, Champigneulles, France
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- Bureau For Forest Management and Geodesy, ul. Leśników 21, 05-090, Sękocin Stary, Poland
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- Hungarian National Land Centre, Forestry Department, Frankel Leó út 42-44, 1023, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Forest Resource Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
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- Københavns Universitet, Institut for Geovidenskab og Naturforvaltning, Rolighedsvej 23, 1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- University of Belgrade - Faculty of Forestry, Kneza Višeslava 1, 11 000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Université de Liège, Place du 20-Août 7, B-4000, Liège, Belgique
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Johnstown Castle Estate, Wexford, Y35 PN52, Ireland
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Forestry and Wood, Trento, Italy
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- National Forest Centre, T.G. Masaryka 22, 96001, Zvolen, Slovakia
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- Slovenian Forestry Institute, Department for Forest and Landscape Planning and Monitoring, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Forestry and Renewable Forest Resources, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Bureau For Forest Management and Geodesy, ul. Leśników 21, 05-090, Sękocin Stary, Poland
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- Forest Research Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 132, "St. Kliment Ohridski" Blvd., 1756, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), P.O. Box 115, NO-1431, Ås, Norway
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- Forest and Natural Resources Research Centre Foundation/Taxus IT, ul. Płomyka 56A, 02-491, Warsaw, Poland
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- Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests, Av. da República 16, 1050-191, Lisboa, Portugal
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy.
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Bravo-Oviedo A, Kastendick DN, Alberdi I, Woodall CW. Similar tree species richness-productivity response but differing effects on carbon stocks and timber production in eastern US and continental Spain. Sci Total Environ 2021; 793:148399. [PMID: 34171808 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Unimodal response of tree species richness to increases in aboveground productivity is evident in grasslands but to a lesser extent in forests, where confounding factors (e.g., abiotic factors and management regimes) may alter the response and compromise the delivery of ecosystem services. We hypothesize that unimodal response of biomass accumulation through increased species richness leads to greater tree above ground carbon (AGC) stocks and thus climate regulation but not necessarily higher timber volume production for human consumption across portions of North American and European forests. We first evaluated the biodiversity-productivity pattern and assessed if the addition of potential confounding variables altered the response. Afterwards, we integrated direct and indirect effects of species richness and confounding factors in the modelling of aboveground carbon stock and timber volume. We confirm an increase in carbon stocks concomitant with an increase in tree species richness up to an optimum biomass value in both regions. Tree species richness had a marginal effect on both aboveground carbon stocks and timber volume with a trade-off in the eastern US. Biomass accumulation is lower in tree plantations than in natural forests, although volume increased with species richness. Naturally-regenerated forests needed as much as double the number of tree species than plantations to reach the same carbon stocks. Distinct ecosystem services (AGC and timber volume) showed unique pathways of achieving their maximum provisioning. As increasing forest resilience to global change requires a fundamental understanding of how tree species combine with changing climatic conditions to drive the provisioning of various ecosystem services, further examination of this study's findings across additional biogeographical regions may lead the way to unraveling such dynamics and empowering adaptive management.
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- Andrés Bravo-Oviedo
- Department of Biogeography and Global Change, National Museum of Natural Sciences (MNCN-CSIC), Serrano 155 bis, 23006 Madrid, Spain.
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- US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Grand Rapids, MN 55744, USA
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- National Institute of Agriculture and Food Technology Research - Forest Research Centre (INIA-CIFOR), Ctra. A Coruña km 7.5, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Durham, NH, 03824, USA
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Alberdi I, Moreno-Fernández D, Cañellas I, Adame P, Hernández L. Deadwood stocks in south-western European forests: Ecological patterns and large scale assessments. Sci Total Environ 2020; 747:141237. [PMID: 32791408 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Forest deadwood is a relevant factor in the provision of ecosystem services (forest biodiversity, carbon sequestration, recreational and aesthetic values), but it also influences the risk and impact of forest perturbations. Hence, reliable estimations are urgently need in the lack of detailed information in Mediterranean forests at large scales. In this study we provide, for the first time, national-level estimations for Spain based on the information from the Spanish National Forest Inventory (38,945 plots). In addition, we compare and validate two approaches for estimating deadwood stocks where data is lacking; the first of these being a modelling approach based on stand, climatic and physiographical variables, and the other considers the ratio between deadwood and living biomass. We also examine the different patterns stock across forest types in four biogeographical regions according to a broad-spectrum of species groups and forests with different degrees of anthropogenic influence. The degrees are based on levels of protection and naturalness categories. The modelling approach provides more robust deadwood estimates and better predictive capacity than the ratio approach. Alpine (6.09 Mg.ha-1) and Atlantic (3.53 Mg.ha-1) bioregion forests store significantly higher mean deadwood biomass stocks than Macaronesian and Mediterranean forests. However, the share of deadwood in relation to the total biomass stock is greater in Mediterranean biogeographical region. As regards species groups, the mean deadwood stock of mixed forests doubled the stocks found in conifer and broadleaved dominated forests. We also found significant differences in deadwood biomass stocks between forests with different levels of anthropogenic protection. However, forest types with intensive forest management had contrasting figures for deadwood stock. The mean values obtained at national level according to forest type, bioregion and degree of anthropogenic influence, provide baseline information for carbon accounting as well as for other forest policy planning and management strategies.
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- Iciar Alberdi
- Dpto. Selvicultura y Gestión de los Sistemas Forestales, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA)- Centro de Investigación Forestal (CIFOR), Spain.
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- Dpto. Selvicultura y Gestión de los Sistemas Forestales, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA)- Centro de Investigación Forestal (CIFOR), Spain; Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Forest Ecology and Restoration Group, Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida, Madrid, Spain
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- Dpto. Selvicultura y Gestión de los Sistemas Forestales, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA)- Centro de Investigación Forestal (CIFOR), Spain.
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- Dpto. Selvicultura y Gestión de los Sistemas Forestales, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA)- Centro de Investigación Forestal (CIFOR), Spain.
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- Dpto. Selvicultura y Gestión de los Sistemas Forestales, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA)- Centro de Investigación Forestal (CIFOR), Spain.
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Kovac M, Gasparini P, Notarangelo M, Rizzo M, Cañellas I, Fernández-de-Uña L, Alberdi I. Towards a set of national forest inventory indicators to be used for assessing the conservation status of the habitats directive forest habitat types. J Nat Conserv 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2019.125747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Alberdi I, Bender S, Riedel T, Avitable V, Boriaud O, Bosela M, Camia A, Cañellas I, Castro Rego F, Fischer C, Freudenschuß A, Fridman J, Gasparini P, Gschwantner T, Guerrero S, Kjartansson B, Kucera M, Lanz A, Marin G, Mubareka S, Notarangelo M, Nunes L, Pesty B, Pikula T, Redmond J, Rizzo M, Seben V, Snorrason A, Tomter S, Hernández L. Assessing forest availability for wood supply in Europe. For Policy Econ 2020; 111:102032. [PMID: 32140044 PMCID: PMC7043395 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2019.102032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2019] [Revised: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The quantification of forests available for wood supply (FAWS) is essential for decision-making with regard to the maintenance and enhancement of forest resources and their contribution to the global carbon cycle. The provision of harmonized forest statistics is necessary for the development of forest associated policies and to support decision-making. Based on the National Forest Inventory (NFI) data from 13 European countries, we quantify and compare the areas and aboveground dry biomass (AGB) of FAWS and forest not available for wood supply (FNAWS) according to national and reference definitions by determining the restrictions and associated thresholds considered at country level to classify forests as FAWS or FNAWS. FAWS represent between 75 and 95 % of forest area and AGB for most of the countries in this study. Economic restrictions are the main factor limiting the availability of forests for wood supply, accounting for 67 % of the total FNAWS area and 56 % of the total FNAWS AGB, followed by environmental restrictions. Profitability, slope and accessibility as economic restrictions, and protected areas as environmental restrictions are the factors most frequently considered to distinguish between FAWS and FNAWS. With respect to the area of FNAWS associated with each type of restriction, an overlap among the restrictions of 13.7 % was identified. For most countries, the differences in the FNAWS areas and AGB estimates between national and reference definitions ranged from 0 to 5 %. These results highlight the applicability and reliability of a FAWS reference definition for most of the European countries studied, thereby facilitating a consistent approach to assess forests available for supply for the purpose of international reporting.
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- I. Alberdi
- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Ctra. La Coruña, 7.5 Km, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, Alfred-Möller-Straße 1, House 41/42, 16225, Eberswalde, Germany
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- Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, Alfred-Möller-Straße 1, House 41/42, 16225, Eberswalde, Germany
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Via E. Fermi 2749, 21027, Ispra, Italy
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- National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry, 128 Eroilor Boulevard, 077190, Voluntari, Ilfov, Romania
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- National Forest Centre, T.G.Masaryka 22, Zvolen, 960 92, Slovak Republic
- Technical University in Zvolen, T.G. Masaryka 24, 960 53, Zvolen, Slovak Republic
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Via E. Fermi 2749, 21027, Ispra, Italy
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Ctra. La Coruña, 7.5 Km, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Applied Ecology “Professor Baeta Neves” (CEABN), InBIO, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, Tapada da Ajud, 1349-017, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Federal Research and Training Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape (BFW), Seckendorff-Gudent-Weg 8, 1131, Vienna, Austria
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- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Forest Sciences, SE-901 83, Umea, Sweden
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- CREA – Research Centre for Forestry and Wood, P.zza Nicolini 6, 38123, Trento, Italy
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- Federal Research and Training Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape (BFW), Seckendorff-Gudent-Weg 8, 1131, Vienna, Austria
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Ctra. La Coruña, 7.5 Km, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- FMI Brandys nad Labem, Nabrezni 1326, 250 01, Brandys nad Labem, Czech Republic
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry, 128 Eroilor Boulevard, 077190, Voluntari, Ilfov, Romania
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Via E. Fermi 2749, 21027, Ispra, Italy
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- CREA – Research Centre for Forestry and Wood, P.zza Nicolini 6, 38123, Trento, Italy
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- Centre for Applied Ecology “Professor Baeta Neves” (CEABN), InBIO, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, Tapada da Ajud, 1349-017, Lisboa, Portugal
- CITAB, Centre of the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Science, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière, Château des barres, Nogent-sur-Vernisson, France
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- FMI Brandys nad Labem, Nabrezni 1326, 250 01, Brandys nad Labem, Czech Republic
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Johnstown Castle Estate, Wexford, Ireland
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- CREA – Research Centre for Forestry and Wood, P.zza Nicolini 6, 38123, Trento, Italy
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- National Forest Centre, T.G.Masaryka 22, Zvolen, 960 92, Slovak Republic
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- Icelandic Forest Research, Mogilsa, 162 Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Høgskoleveien 8, 1433, Ås, Norway
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Ctra. La Coruña, 7.5 Km, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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Hernández L, Jandl R, Blujdea VNB, Lehtonen A, Kriiska K, Alberdi I, Adermann V, Cañellas I, Marin G, Moreno-Fernández D, Ostonen I, Varik M, Didion M. Towards complete and harmonized assessment of soil carbon stocks and balance in forests: The ability of the Yasso07 model across a wide gradient of climatic and forest conditions in Europe. Sci Total Environ 2017; 599-600:1171-1180. [PMID: 28511362 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Accurate carbon-balance accounting in forest soils is necessary for the development of climate change policy. However, changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) occur slowly and these changes may not be captured through repeated soil inventories. Simulation models may be used as alternatives to SOC measurement. The Yasso07 model presents a suitable alternative because most of the data required for the application are readily available in countries with common forest surveys. In this study, we test the suitability of Yasso07 for simulating SOC stocks and stock changes in a variety of European forests affected by different climatic, land use and forest management conditions and we address country-specific cases with differing resources and data availability. The simulated SOC stocks differed only slightly from measured data, providing realistic, reasonable mean SOC estimations per region or forest type. The change in the soil carbon pool over time, which is the target parameter for SOC reporting, was generally found to be plausible although not in the case of Mediterranean forest soils. As expected under stable forest management conditions, both land cover and climate play major roles in determining the SOC stock in forest soils. Greater mean SOC stocks were observed in northern latitudes (or at higher altitude) than in southern latitudes (or plains) and conifer forests were found to store a notably higher amount of SOC than broadleaf forests. Furthermore, as regards change in SOC, an inter-annual sink effect was identified for most of the European forest types studied. Our findings corroborate the suitability of Yasso07 to assess the impact of forest management and land use change on the SOC balance of forests soils, as well as to accurately simulate SOC in dead organic matter (DOM) and mineral soil pools separately. The obstacles encountered when applying the Yasso07 model reflect a lack of available input data. Future research should focus on improving our knowledge of C inputs from compartments such as shrubs, herbs, coarse woody debris and fine roots. This should include turnover rates and quality of the litter in all forest compartments from a wider variety of tree species and sites. Despite the limitations identified, the SOC balance estimations provided by the Yasso07 model are sufficiently complete, accurate and transparent to make it suitable for reporting purposes such as those required under the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) and KP (Kyoto Protocol) for a wide range of forest conditions in Europe.
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- Laura Hernández
- INIA-CIFOR, Silviculture and Forest Management Department, Madrid, Spain.
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- Austrian Forest Research Center (BFW), Seckendorff GudentWeg 8, 1131 Vienna, Austria.
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- Faculty of Silviculture and Forest Engineering, Transilvania University of Brasov, Sirul Beethoven 1, 500123 Brasov, Romania.
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, 00790 Helsinki, Finland.
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, 46 Vanemuise St, 51014, Estonia.
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- INIA-CIFOR, Silviculture and Forest Management Department, Madrid, Spain.
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- Estonian Environment Agency, Mustamäe tee 33, 10616 Tallinn, Estonia
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- INIA-CIFOR, Silviculture and Forest Management Department, Madrid, Spain; Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute, Universidad de Valladolid & INIA, Palencia, Spain.
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- National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry (INCDS) "Marin Drăcea", National Forest Inventory, Bd Eroilor 128, Voluntari, Ilfov, Romania
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- INIA-CIFOR, Silviculture and Forest Management Department, Madrid, Spain; Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute, Universidad de Valladolid & INIA, Palencia, Spain.
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, 46 Vanemuise St, 51014, Estonia
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- Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 1, 51014 Tartu, Estonia
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- Forest Resources and Management, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland.
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Montero G, Alberdi I. Autism, psychosis and marfan: The Lujan–Fryns syndrome. Eur Psychiatry 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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ObjectivesWe report the case of a 19-year-old male who was brought to our psychiatry consultation by his family for behavioural disorders and poor school performance of years of evolution.ResultsWe found ourselves before a tall, thin, childish, suspicious, perplex, inhibited and minimizer patient, so we sent him to our hospital for psychiatric admission, where he showed a flowery delirium of mystic, religious and megalomaniac content; complex visual and auditory hallucinatory phenomena; and where he was diagnosed of acute polymorphic psychotic disorder and autism spectrum disorder with marfanoid habit. Therefore, we suspected a Lujan–Fryns syndrome and requested genetic confirmation. Risperidone was prescribed as solo treatment, with a rapid control of the symptoms.ConclusionsLujan–Fryns syndrome, first described in 1984, corresponds to a sequence mutation in exon 22 of med12 gene of chromosome X. It is hard to suspect and diagnose before puberty. Those affected have marfanoid habit and also other psychiatric manifestations such as autistic behaviour, mild-moderate mental retardation (there are some reported cases with normal intelligence), language disorders, emotional instability, aggressiveness, hyperactivity, shyness which can be extreme, obsessive-compulsive disorder, isolation, delusions, visual and auditory hallucinations, and there are cases that describe schizophrenia. Its diagnosis requires adequate physical and psychopathological examination, and it is established with clinical suspicion and genetic confirmation. There are very few cases described and there is little bibliography available about Lujan–Fryns syndrome [1].Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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Alberdi I, Condés S, Martínez-Millán J. Review of monitoring and assessing ground vegetation biodiversity in national forest inventories. Environ Monit Assess 2010; 164:649-676. [PMID: 19421888 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-0919-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2008] [Accepted: 04/06/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Ground vegetation (GV) is an important component from which many forest biodiversity indicators can be estimated. To formulate policies at European level, taking into account biodiversity, European National Forest Inventories (NFIs) are one of the most important sources of forest information. However, for monitoring GV, there are several definitions, data collection methods, and different possible indicators. Even though it must be considered that natural conditions in different countries form very different understory types, each one has its own cost-efficient monitoring design, and they can hardly be compared. Therefore, the development of general guidelines is a particularly complex issue. This paper is a review of data collection methods and consequently a selection of the best available methods for the set of indicators with an emphasis on GV sampling methodologies in NFIs. As a final result, recommendations on GV definitions and classifications, sampling methodologies, and indicators are formulated for NFIs. Different sampling areas are recommended for each life form (shrubs, herbs, etc.). Inventory cycles and sampling seasons (depending on the phonological stages) should be specially considered and evaluated in the results. The proposed indicators are based on composition at different levels of sampling intensity for each life form and on coverage measurements.
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- I Alberdi
- ETSI Montes, Universidad Politécnica De Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n., 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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Alberdi I. [The family. Similarity and difference in Spanish family models in the European context]. Polit Soc (Madrid) 1997:73-94, 187-8. [PMID: 12178302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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Gallo I, Sáenz A, Alonso C, Germán A, Cesari F, Alberdi I, Doxandabaratz J, Larmán M, Martínez de Ubago JL. [Ultrasonic decalcification of the aortic valve. Initial experience]. Rev Esp Cardiol 1992; 45:486-8. [PMID: 1439075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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We report our initial experience in 2 patients with degenerative calcific aortic stenosis who underwent ultrasonic debridement of the aortic valve. Compared with preoperative studies, doppler echocardiographic and hemodynamic evaluation before hospital discharge revealed a reduction in the mean aortic valve pressure gradient (80 and 65 mmHg to less than 10 mmHg). There was no change in aortic regurgitation grade. Follow-up doppler echocardiographic evaluation at four and six months showed no changes in gradient or regurgitation in the comparison to the postoperative data. Long-term results will show the convenience to attempt or not ultrasonic salvage of the native aortic valve in severe calcific stenosis.
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- I Gallo
- Servicio de Cirugía Cardiovascular, Policlínica Guipúzcoa, San Sebastián
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Lanas A, Alonso JL, Alberdi I, Cornago A, Trujillo R, Lachen M. [Effectiveness of emergency endoscopic sclerosis in the control of digestive hemorrhage caused by gastroduodenal ulcer]. Rev Esp Enferm Apar Dig 1989; 76:425-30. [PMID: 2616849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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An investigation was made of the effect of emergency endoscopic sclerotherapy on the evaluation of digestive hemorrhage (HDA) secondary to gastroduodenal ulcer disease in two consecutive groups of patients. The control group included 92 patients and the sclerotherapy group contained 63. Both groups had the same management and basic treatment of hemodynamic stabilization, anti-H2 agents and alkaline . The sclerotherapy group also received a local injection of 1/10,000 (5-12 ml) adrenaline and 1% polydocanol (5-12 ml) if direct signs of hemorrhage (active bleeding, red clot, visible vessel) were seen at the time of early endoscopy. Surgery was indicated in the presence of persistent, recurrent or massive digestive hemorrhage. Thirty-two percent of the control group and 34% of the sclerosis group presented direct signs of hemorrhage at the time of endoscopy. Both groups were homogeneous with respect to sex distribution, NSAID intake, hemoglobin, presence of shock and etiology (33.3% and 36.3%, respectively, had duodenal ulcer). The average age was significantly higher in the control group than in the sclerotherapy group. Neither the presence of any endoscopic sign nor etiology contributed to the evolution of digestive bleeding. It is concluded that emergency endoscopic sclerotherapy with injection of adrenaline and polydocanol has a clearly favorable effect on the evolution of bleeding secondary to gastrointestinal ulcer disease evidencing direct signs on endoscopy.
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Rebollar L, Alberdi I. [Valvular prostheses at the present time]. Arch Inst Cardiol Mex 1983; 53:57-81. [PMID: 6347105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Alberdi I. [Not Available]. Rev Esp Invest Sociol 1983:135-150. [PMID: 11635667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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