codice ISI 000228816400012 The analysis of biodiversity in forest systems, and in particular of its interactions with management, must consider processes that cross multiple time and space scales. Silviculture and management affect biodiversity in many different and interrelated ways that are often difficult to quantify. The «biodiversity question» is usually confronted according to the classical scientific paradigm, i.e. the problem is reduced to singular aspects, and the solution is sought in terms of appropriate silvicultural treatment and utilization techniques. But the complexity of the «biodiversity question» does not allow simplistic solutions. The lack of coherence between theory and practice is the cause of the conflicts that very frequently surround forest management. This is particularly true in Mediterranean forest ecosystems where biodiversity is often the result of the long interaction of human activity with the environment. Several keystone concepts –relating to the scientific method, the relationship between classic silviculture and forest simplification, the time-space dimension and the value of biodiversity - are discussed with the aim of proposing silvicultural and management guidelines for the conservation of biodiversity in Mediterranean forest ecosystems. Since there can be no good practice if there is no solid supporting theory, we conclude that sustainable forest management must be based on the theory of complexity.

Biodiversity conservation in Mediterranean forest ecosystems: from theory to operationality / O. Ciancio; S. Nocentini. - STAMPA. - (2004), pp. 163-168.

Biodiversity conservation in Mediterranean forest ecosystems: from theory to operationality

CIANCIO, ORAZIO;NOCENTINI, SUSANNA
2004

Abstract

codice ISI 000228816400012 The analysis of biodiversity in forest systems, and in particular of its interactions with management, must consider processes that cross multiple time and space scales. Silviculture and management affect biodiversity in many different and interrelated ways that are often difficult to quantify. The «biodiversity question» is usually confronted according to the classical scientific paradigm, i.e. the problem is reduced to singular aspects, and the solution is sought in terms of appropriate silvicultural treatment and utilization techniques. But the complexity of the «biodiversity question» does not allow simplistic solutions. The lack of coherence between theory and practice is the cause of the conflicts that very frequently surround forest management. This is particularly true in Mediterranean forest ecosystems where biodiversity is often the result of the long interaction of human activity with the environment. Several keystone concepts –relating to the scientific method, the relationship between classic silviculture and forest simplification, the time-space dimension and the value of biodiversity - are discussed with the aim of proposing silvicultural and management guidelines for the conservation of biodiversity in Mediterranean forest ecosystems. Since there can be no good practice if there is no solid supporting theory, we conclude that sustainable forest management must be based on the theory of complexity.
2004
9789525453041
Monitoring and Indicators of Forest Biodiversity in Europe – From Ideas to Operationality
163
168
O. Ciancio; S. Nocentini
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