Forests under climate change and air pollution: Gaps in understanding and future directions for research
2012
Matyssek, R. | Wieser, G. | Calfapietra, C. | de Vries, W. | Dizengremel, Pierre | Ernst, D. | Jolivet, Yves | Mikkelsen, T. N. | Mohren, G. M. J. | Le Thiec, Didier | Tuovinen, J. -P. | Weatherall, A. | Paoletti, E. | Technische Universität Munchen - Technical University Munich - Université Technique de Munich (TUM) | Dept Alpine Timberline Ecophysiol ; Federal Office and Research Centre for Forests | Natl Res Council ; Inst Agroenvironm & Forest Biol | Environm Syst Anal Grp ; Wageningen University and Research [Wageningen] (WUR) | Ecologie et Ecophysiologie Forestières [devient SILVA en 2018] (EEF) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Lorraine (UL) | Inst Biochem Plant Pathol ; Helmholtz Zentrum München = German Research Center for Environmental Health | Biosystems Division [Roskilde] ; Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy (Risø DTU) ; Danmarks Tekniske Universitet = Technical University of Denmark (DTU)-Danmarks Tekniske Universitet = Technical University of Denmark (DTU) | Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group [Wageningen] ; Centre for Ecosystem Studies [Wageningen] ; Wageningen University and Research [Wageningen] (WUR)-Wageningen University and Research [Wageningen] (WUR) | Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) | Natl Sch Forestry ; Univ Cumbria | National Research Council of Italy | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) | EU Commission
Forests in Europe face significant changes in climate, which in interaction with air quality changes, may significantly affect forest productivity, stand composition and carbon sequestration in both vegetation and soils. Identified knowledge gaps and research needs include: (i) interaction between changes in air quality (trace gas concentrations), climate and other site factors on forest ecosystem response, (ii) significance of biotic processes in system response, (iii) tools for mechanistic and diagnostic understanding and upscaling, and (iv) the need for unifying modelling and empirical research for synthesis. This position paper highlights the above focuses, including the global dimension of air pollution as part of climate change and the need for knowledge transfer to enable reliable risk assessment. A new type of research site in forest ecosystems ("supersites") will be conducive to addressing these gaps by enabling integration of experimentation and modelling within the soil-plant-atmosphere interface, as well as further model development. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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