Towards a transnational system of supersites for forest monitoring and research in Europe - an overview on present state and future recommendations
R Fischer (1) , W Aas (2), W De Vries (3), N Clarke (4), P Cudlin (5), D Leaver (6), L Lundin (7), G Matteucci (8), R Matyssek (9), TN Mikkelsen (10), M Mirtl (11), Y Öztürk (1), D Papale (12), N Potocic (13), D Simpson (14), L-P Tuovinen (15)
iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, Volume 4, Issue 4, Pages 167-171 (2011)
doi: https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor0584-004
Published: Aug 11, 2011 - Copyright © 2011 SISEF
Commentaries & Perspectives
Collection/Special Issue: COST Action FP0903 (2010) - Rome (Italy)
Research, monitoring and modelling in the study of climate change and air pollution impacts on forest ecosystems
Guest Editors: E Paoletti, J-P Tuovinen, N Clarke, G Matteucci, R Matyssek, G Wieser, R Fischer, P Cudlin, N Potocic
Abstract
Science-based approaches in addressing future risks and challenges for forests require close collaboration among the communities operating different monitoring and research networks as well as experts in process and large-scale modelling. Results of the COST FP0903 conference which took place in October 2010 in Rome, reveal valuable results from different European forest monitoring and research networks. However, the need for closer integration of these activities is obvious. In this paper, representatives from major European networks recommend a new approach for forest monitoring and research in Europe, based on a reasonable number of highly instrumented “supersites” and a larger number of intensive monitoring plots linked to these. This system needs to be built on existing infrastructures but requires increased coordination, harmonisation and a joint long term platform for data exchange and modelling.
Keywords
Forest monitoring, Supersites, Research infrastructure, Europe
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Norwegian Instit. for Air Research, P.O. Box 100, N-2027 Kjeller (Norway)
Alterra, Wageningen University and Research Centre, P.O. Box 47, NL-6700 AA Wageningen (Netherlands)
Norwegian Forest and Landscape Inst., P.O. Box 115, N-1431 s (Norway)
Institute of Systems Biology and Ecology Academy of Science of the Czech Republic, Na Sadkach 7, CS-370 05 Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic)
NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (Edinburgh), Bush Estate, EH26 0QB Penicuik (UK)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 7050, S-75007 Uppsala (Sweden)
CNR - Instit. for Agricultural and Forestry Systems in the Mediterranean, v. Cavour 4-6, I-87036 Rende, CS (Italy)
Ecophysiology of Plants, Technische Universität München, von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, D-85354 Freising (Germany)
Riso National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000 Roskilde (Denmark)
Federal Environment Agency Austria, Spittelauer Lände 5, 1090 A-Vienna (Austria)
DISAFRI, Università della Tuscia, v. San Camillo de Lellis, I-01100 Viterbo (Italy)
Croatioan Forest Research Instit., Cvjetno Naselje 41, 10450 Jastrebarsko (Croatia)
EMEP MSC-W, Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Postboks 43, Blindern, N-0313 Oslo (Norway)
Finnish Meteorological Instit., P.O. Box 503, FI-00101 Helsinki (Finland)
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Citation
Fischer R, Aas W, De Vries W, Clarke N, Cudlin P, Leaver D, Lundin L, Matteucci G, Matyssek R, Mikkelsen TN, Mirtl M, Öztürk Y, Papale D, Potocic N, Simpson D, Tuovinen L-P (2011). Towards a transnational system of supersites for forest monitoring and research in Europe - an overview on present state and future recommendations. iForest 4: 167-171. - doi: 10.3832/ifor0584-004
Paper history
Received: Dec 21, 2010
Accepted: Mar 24, 2011
First online: Aug 11, 2011
Publication Date: Aug 11, 2011
Publication Time: 4.67 months
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