“…In this Issue, Rasche (2014) presents a sensitivity analysis of the effects of climate variability on three supporting, regulating and cultural ES in temperate forests in Europe. Rasche (2014) found that variability of temperature and precipitation is especially important on moisture-limited and heat-stressed sites. The results underline the need to develop adaptation measures based on the ES of interest, and also show that even though trends are sufficiently described by changing climate variables, yet adaptive management requires the consideration of climate variability.…”