Forest managers’ perspectives on environmental changes in the biosphere reserve Mura-Drava-Danube

Marcus Sallmannshofer (Avtor), Rok Damjanić (Avtor), Harald Vacik (Avtor), Marjana Westergren (Avtor), Tjaša Baloh (Avtor), Gregor Božič (Avtor), Saša Orlović (Avtor), Srđan Stojnić (Avtor), Peter Železnik (Avtor), Milica Zlatković (Avtor), Silvio Schueler (Avtor), Mladen Ivanković (Avtor), Gyula Kovács (Avtor), Miran Lanšćak (Avtor), Katharina Lapin (Avtor), Laszlo Nagy (Avtor), Silvija Krajter Ostoić (Avtor)

Povzetek

Riparian forests are particularly vulnerable to environmental change and anthropogenic influences because they are highly dynamic ecosystems, thus proper adaptation measures are crucial. The implementation of these measures, however, strongly depends on the actors’ perceptions of the specific problems occurring in such forests. For understanding the constraints of specific interest groups toward different adaptation activities, information in this field is essential. By conducting a questionnaire survey we explore how different types of forest managers, i.e., forestry professionals, forest owners, and conservation managers, perceive the effects of environmental change on forest management in the recently established Transboundary Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube. We show that these forest managers are highly aware of ongoing environmental changes and appraise deteriorating forest conditions, especially after observing changes themselves. Abiotic damage is expected to increase the most, followed by biotic damage, the spread of non-native species, and tree dieback. Nearly 80% of the survey respondents expect further changes and almost all of them intend to adapt their management of forests to mitigate or prepare for these changes. Nevertheless, we show differences in sensitivity to change and willingness to initiate adaptation actions by assessing adaptation thresholds: conservation managers appear generally more tolerant to changes, which results in higher thresholds to initiate management adaptation than forestry professionals

Ključne besede

biosferni rezervat Mura-Drava-Donava;gospodarjenje z gozdovi;okoljske spremembe;percepcija deležnikov;prilagoditveni pragovi;obrežne gozdne drevesne vrste;biosphere reserve Mura-Drava-Danube;forest management;sensitivity to environmental change;stakeholder perception;adaptation thresholds;riparian forest tree species;

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Jezik:	Angleški jezik
Leto izida:	2023
Tipologija:	1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
Organizacija:	UL - Univerza v Ljubljani
UDK:	6306:6309
COBISS:	154082563
ISSN:	2624-893X
Št. ogledov:	37
Št. prenosov:	40
Ocena:	0 (0 glasov)
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Sekundarni jezik:	Slovenski jezik
Sekundarne ključne besede:	biosferni rezervat Mura-Drava-Donava;gospodarjenje z gozdovi;okoljske spremembe;percepcija deležnikov;prilagoditveni pragovi;obrežne gozdne drevesne vrste;
Komentar vira:	Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 31. 5. 2023;
Strani:	14 str.
Letnik:	ǂVol. ǂ6
Zvezek:	ǂart. no.ǂ1160166
Čas izdaje:	2023
DOI:	10.3389/ffgc.2023.1160166
ID:	19104520