RT journal article
T1 Moving towards the ecological intensification of tree plantations
A1 Gómez González, Susana
A1 Paniw, María
A1 Blanco Pastor, Jose Luis
A1 García Cervigón Morales, Ana Isabel
A1 Godoy del Olmo, Oscar
A1 Herrera Vega, José Manuel
A1 Lara, Antonio
A1 Miranda, Alejandro
A1 Ojeda Copete, Fernando
A1 Ochoa Hueso, Raúl
A2 Biología
K1 biodiversity conservation
K1 ecological intensification
K1 ecosystem services
K1 resilience
K1 sustainable forest management
K1 timber yield
AB The growing demand for timber and the boom in massive tree-planting programscould mean the spreading of mismanaged tree plantations worldwide. Here, weapply the concept of ecological intensification to forestry systems as a viablebiodiversity-focused strategy that could be critical to develop productive, yetsustainable, tree plantations. Tree plantations can be highly productive if treespecies are properly combined to complement their ecological functions.Simultaneously considering soil biodiversity and animal-mediated biocontrolwill be critical to minimize the reliance on external inputs. Integrating genetic,functional, and demographic diversity across heterogeneous landscapes shouldimprove resilience under climate change. Designing ecologically intensifiedplantations will mean breaking the timber productivity versus conservationdichotomy and assuring the maintenance of key ecosystem services at safelevels.
PB Elsevier
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37487
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37487
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 08-nov-2026