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Factsheet: Climate change and biodiversity
Chloe Bellamy, Joan Cottrell, Kevin Watts, Nadia Barsoum
Chloe Bellamy, Joan Cottrell, Kevin Watts, Nadia Barsoum
More biodiverse woodlands are better able to resist or adapt to threats, such as climate change. This enhanced resilience supports the continuity of woodlands and the ecosystem services they provide.
Biodiversity is the variation at different levels of biological organisation – the genes within a species; the species within a community; and the diversity between communities and ecosystems.
Woodland biodiversity can be enhanced in existing and new woodlands through management at different spatial scales.
Aimed at practitioners, the factsheets showcase the breadth of research carried out by Forest Research, sometimes over decades, into how trees and forests are facing the challenges of climate change, and actionable insights into how trees and woodlands can help mitigate the effects of climate change.
Woodland ecosystems are integral to our health, well-being, security and economy, but they face a number of pressures including climate change, land-use intensification, and emerging pests and diseases. This Research Note explores the links between biodiversity, measured at different levels of organisation (genes, species and communities), and the ability of woodland ecosystems to withstand and […]
