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Valuing and governing tree and forest ecosystem services

This research provides new insights into how to recognise and understand the value of ecosystem services provided by trees and forests.

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Knowledge sharing, problem-solving and professional development in a Scottish Ecosystem Services Community of Practice

This paper describes the benefits and challenges associated with developing and maintaining ESCom Scotland, a community of researchers, policymakers, practitioners and others involved in natural resource management in Scotland. Based on our experience, we provide ten recommendations to help others implement similar communities of practice.

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COMMUNITREE: Connecting tree databases to the public, improving urban tree data for business, government and research

Trees are fundamental components of our urban environment: they make cities more pleasant to live in, keep them cool in summer, reduce flooding, clean the air, provide homes for wildlife, and are a living connection to the past. Trees can also be a source of conflict between local authorities and...

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Understanding stakeholder visions for woodland expansion in Scotland

The development of stakeholder visions for woodland expansion in Scotland from analysing organisational documents, workshops and interviews.

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Exploring changes in ecosystem services under varying scenarios

Exploration of the resilience of woodlands to future change by assessing how ecosystem service values and natural capital stocks of woodlands may be affected by change through the application of the UK National Ecosystem Assessment (UK NEA) scenarios and different management approaches, e.g. forest diversification through the application of forest management alternatives

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How does a biodiversity value impact upon optimal rotation length? An investigation using species richness and forest stand age

Lead Author: Vadim Saraev

A study integrating biodiversity data for British forests with economic modelling of optimal rotation length. Investigation revealed some evidence of relationships between overall species richness and stand age.

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Delivering Resilient Forests

Resilient forests are important if our trees are to cope better with changing environmental conditions and threats from pests and diseases. This page provides information on the publications produced as part of Forest Research's 'Delivering Resilient Forests' programme of research.

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Ground surface subsidence in an afforested peatland fifty years after drainage and planting

In the UK, large areas of peatland were drained for forestry in the second half of the 20th century. Ground surface subsidence and diminishing depth (thickness) of the peat layer can indicate compaction of the peat and/or carbon loss, but there are few long-term datasets from afforested UK peatlands. Here we present an unprecedented 50-year […]

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An analytical framework for spatially targeted management of natural capital

A major sustainability challenge is determining where to target management to enhance natural capital and the ecosystem services it provides. Achieving this understanding is difficult, given that the effects of most actions vary according to wider environmental conditions; and this context dependency is typically poorly understood. Here, we describe an analytical framework that helps meet […]

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BRIGIT – A consortium for enhancing UK surveillance and response to Xylella fastidiosa

A multi-partner GB wide transdisciplinary project that takes a holistic approach to enhance diagnostics, identify factors that could lead to spread and formulate response strategies to mitigate the devastating effects of X. fastidiosa.

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UK Urban Canopy Cover

Urban Canopy Cover

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Holocene carbon accumulation in the peatlands of northern Scotland

Lead Author: J.L. Ratcliffe

Summary The response of peatland carbon accumulation to climate can be complex, with internal feedbacks and processes that can dampen or amplify responses to external forcing. Records of carbon accumulation from peat cores provide a record of carbon which persists as peat over long periods of time, demonstrating the long-term response of peatland carbon stocks to […]

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Valuing and governing tree and forest ecosystem services

Knowledge sharing, problem-solving and professional development in a Scottish Ecosystem Services Community of Practice

COMMUNITREE: Connecting tree databases to the public, improving urban tree data for business, government and research

Understanding stakeholder visions for woodland expansion in Scotland

Exploring changes in ecosystem services under varying scenarios

How does a biodiversity value impact upon optimal rotation length? An investigation using species richness and forest stand age

Delivering Resilient Forests

Ground surface subsidence in an afforested peatland fifty years after drainage and planting

An analytical framework for spatially targeted management of natural capital

BRIGIT – A consortium for enhancing UK surveillance and response to Xylella fastidiosa

UK Urban Canopy Cover

Holocene carbon accumulation in the peatlands of northern Scotland

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