Conclusions and Perspectives

Rainer Matyssek, Thomas Knoke, Nicholas Clarke, Pavel Cudlin, Teis Nørgaard Mikkelsen, Juha Pekka Tuovinen, Gerhard Wieser, Elena Paoletti

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Abstract

Conclusions from the individual chapters are integrated into a synopsis, covering achievements and perspectives, and linking challenges for natural and social sciences, provisioning ecosystem services (ESs) under environmental change. The required research and policy making are facilitated by novel understanding of ecosystem functioning and internal factorial interactions with the atmosphere. A basis is provided through methodological progress for establishing forest research 'supersites' within global research networks, possessing capacities for creating generic mechanistic knowledge of ecological relevance. On such grounds, provisioning versus regulating ESs must accommodate diversification in the joint production of agricultural and forestry goods, backed by integrative bioeconomic land-use modelling. Advancement requires forest ecosystem-level unification of air pollution and climate change research while strengthening communication between experimentalists, monitoring experts, modellers, policy makers and stakeholders towards tool development for reliable risk assessment. A critical and appreciative view of forest functions and services is demanded in relation to the (post-)Kyoto debate.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDevelopments in Environmental Science
PublisherElsevier Ltd
Pages591-607
Number of pages17
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013

Publication series

NameDevelopments in Environmental Science
Volume13
ISSN (Print)1474-8177

Keywords

  • Ecosystem services
  • Integrative modelling
  • Policy making
  • Research needs
  • Supersites
  • Synopsis

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