Development rates and persistence of the microhabitats initiated by disease and injuries in live trees: A review

Kõrkjas, Maarja; Remm, Liina; Lõhmus, Asko

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118833

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“…We thus performed a backward and forward search as a second step of our review. We identified three relevant literature reviews that specifically study TreMs (Larrieu et al, 2018b;Asbeck et al, 2021a;Kõrkjas et al, 2021a). For other landmark articles that were not reviews, we selected ten research articles presenting a detailed TreM typology [i.e., more than four different TreM forms, so more than half of the seven forms identified by Larrieu et al (2018b)] and published before Larrieu et al (2018b) homogenized typology (Winter and Möller, 2008;Michel and Winter, 2009;Michel et al, 2011;Vuidot et al, 2011;Regnery et al, 2013a;Larrieu et al, 2014aLarrieu et al, ,b, 2017Winter et al, 2015).…”

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Tree-Related Microhabitats Are Promising Yet Underused Tools for Biodiversity and Nature Conservation: A Systematic Review for International Perspectives

Martin

Paillet²,

Larrieu

et al. 2022

Front. For. Glob. Change

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Sustainable management of forest ecosystems requires the use of reliable and easy to implement biodiversity and naturalness indicators. Tree-related microhabitats (TreMs) can fulfill these roles as they harbor specialized species that directly or indirectly depend on them, and are generally more abundant and diverse in natural forests or forests unmanaged for several decades. The TreM concept is however still recent, implying the existence of many knowledge gaps that can challenge its robustness and applicability. To evaluate the current state of knowledge on TreMs, we conducted a systematic review followed by a bibliometric analysis of the literature identified. A total of 101 articles constituted the final corpus. Most of the articles (60.3%) were published in 2017 or after. TreM research presented a marked lack of geographical representativity, as the vast majority (68.3%) of the articles studied French, German or Italian forests. The main themes addressed by the literature were the value of TreMs as biodiversity indicators, the impact of forest management on TreMs and the factors at the tree- and stand-scales favoring TreMs occurrence. Old-growth and unmanaged forests played a key role as a “natural” forest reference for these previous themes, as TreMs were often much more abundant and diverse compared to managed forests. Arthropods were the main phylum studied for the theme of TreMs as biodiversity indicators. Other more diverse themes were identified, such as restoration, remote sensing, climate change and economy and there was a lack of research related to the social sciences. Overall, current research on TreMs has focused on assessing its robustness as an indicator of biodiversity and naturalness at the stand scale. The important geographical gap identified underscores the importance of expanding the use of the TreMs in other forest ecosystems of the world. The notable efforts made in recent years to standardize TreM studies are an important step in this direction. The novelty of the TreM concept can partially explain the thematic knowledge gaps. Our results nevertheless stress the high potential of TreMs for multidisciplinary research, and we discuss the benefits of expanding the use of TreMs on a larger spatial scale.

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Tree-Related Microhabitats Are Promising Yet Underused Tools for Biodiversity and Nature Conservation: A Systematic Review for International Perspectives

Martin

Paillet²,

Larrieu

et al. 2022

Front. For. Glob. Change

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“…Microhabitat development can also be enhanced in even-aged production forests among young trees affected by ungulate browsing, fires, or insect attacks. However, in such conditions, the long-term functioning of microhabitats may be missing (Korkjas et al, 2021).…”

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Protecting old-growth forests in Europe - a review of scientific evidence to inform policy implementation

O’Brien¹,

Schuck²,

Fraccaroli³

et al. 2021

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CH 1 | Objectives and methodological approach 13 CH 5 | Associated benefits, consequences, and potential trade-offs of old-growth forest protection and development of old-growth forest attributes 71Key Messages:• Biodiversity conservation in integrative forest management systems can bring multiple ecological benefits, as well as benefits to the forest manager/owner and society, but can also carry opportunity costs for the landowner.

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“…Scientific understanding of and attention to TreM development and dynamics at the tree scale has increased substantially (Asbeck et al., 2021a; Paillet et al., 2019). For instance, snags often contribute more to the TreM occurrence than living trees, mostly due to decomposition and wood properties that favor the development of certain TreMs, such as cavities, breakages, and sloughing bark (Kõrkjas et al., 2021a). Another important factor is tree diameter because the occurrence and diversity of TreMs increases as the diameter of the tree increases (Larrieu & Cabanettes, 2012; Paillet et al., 2019; Winter & Möller, 2008).…”

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Importance of conserving large and old trees to continuity of tree‐related microhabitats

Kozak

Svitok

Zemlerová

et al. 2023

Conservation Biology

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Protecting structural features, such as tree-related microhabitats (TreMs), is a cost-effective tool crucial for biodiversity conservation applicable to large forested landscapes. Although the development of TreMs is influenced by tree diameter, species, and vitality, the relationships between tree age and TreM profile remain poorly understood. Using a tree-ring-based approach and a large data set of 8038 trees, we modeled the effects of tree age, diameter, and site characteristics on TreM richness and occurrence across some of the most intact primary temperate forests in Europe, including mixed beech and spruce forests. We observed an overall increase in TreM richness on old and large trees in both forest types. The occurrence of specific TreM groups was variably related to tree age and diameter, but some TreM groups (e.g., epiphytes) had a stronger positive relationship with tree species and elevation. Although many TreM groups were positively associated with tree age and diameter, only two TreM groups in spruce stands reacted exclusively to tree age (insect galleries and exposed sapwood) without responding to diameter. Thus, the retention of trees for conservation purposes based on tree diameter appears to be a generally feasible approach with a rather low risk of underrepresentation of TreMs. Because greater tree age and diameter positively affected TreM development, placing a greater emphasis on conserving large trees and allowing them to reach older ages, for # These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Development rates and persistence of the microhabitats initiated by disease and injuries in live trees: A review

Cited by 21 publications

References 155 publications

Tree-Related Microhabitats Are Promising Yet Underused Tools for Biodiversity and Nature Conservation: A Systematic Review for International Perspectives

Tree-Related Microhabitats Are Promising Yet Underused Tools for Biodiversity and Nature Conservation: A Systematic Review for International Perspectives

Protecting old-growth forests in Europe - a review of scientific evidence to inform policy implementation

Importance of conserving large and old trees to continuity of tree‐related microhabitats

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