Biodiversity and Conservation of Forests

Forests are extremely valuable ecosystems that are associated with a number of ecosystem services of significant importance for human wellbeing, with biodiversity being among the most highly desired of them. However, global forests currently face multifarious and often contradicting challenges. In E...

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description Forests are extremely valuable ecosystems that are associated with a number of ecosystem services of significant importance for human wellbeing, with biodiversity being among the most highly desired of them. However, global forests currently face multifarious and often contradicting challenges. In Europe, North America, and elsewhere, the abandonment of land, which is associated with socioeconomic changes during the 20th century, provides an opportunity for degraded or even damaged forests to recover and reoccupy their pre-human areas. While this may result in a significant increase in forest cover and a decrease in forest fragmentation, it may also lead to an increased degree of landscape homogeneity with negative impacts on local biodiversity. If the extensive deforestation of the globally important tropical forests and land conversion of agriculture continues to occur, it will threaten the long-term sustainability of these biodiversity hotspots. This deforestation often occurs at large spatial scales without necessarily ensuring significant economic benefits, while the loss of habitats and biodiversity is undoubtedly huge. All the above issues stress the need for sustainable forest management and for reconciling land management and socioeconomic development with the need for conserving the global biodiversity at all levels from genetic variants, including species, populations and ecosystems. In this Special Issue, we present a collection of state-of-the-art studies on various aspects of forest biodiversity conservation and protection.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1651612025-08-12T08:07:38Z Biodiversity and Conservation of Forests Poirazidis, Konstantinos Xofis, Panteleimon simple sequence repeats (SSR) multiplex PCR genetic diversity population structure genetic differentiation Larix sibirica Ledeb. Cinnamomum camphora genotyping by sequencing (GBS) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) plant conservation geographical range shift Rhododendron alpine species reintroduction SFM indicator forest area forest fragmentation protected forest protective forest harvesting intensity Camellia chekiangoleosa SSR population genetic structure mangrove aboveground biomass tree component allometric equation power function Reserva Los Cedros tropical forest ecology tropical Andean biodiversity hotspot alternate stable states tropical forest conservation forest succession ecological strategy succession functional traits forest vegetation successional dynamics ecosystem function bird assemblages environmental variables habitat boreal forest Triadica sebifera (Linnaeus) Small rare allele germplasm resource conservation analytic hierarchy process biodiversity conservation condition–pressure–response model priority areas Vietnam inter simple sequence repeats (ISSR) genetic structure Pinus sylvestris L. biodiversity disturbances ecosystem forest types threats forest habitat subtype monitoring LiDAR Slovenia Gleditsia pollen viability pollen germination pollen preservation mahogany Swietenia macrophylla neotropic protected areas forest monitoring fancy wood economic value sustainable management conservation correlation Ghodaghodi Lake land cover land dynamic land use NDVI Ramsar site Shannon’s diversity index diagnosis new species phungiformes group rock wall taxonomy flowering patterns seasonality tropical trees climatic variables convention on biological diversity national forest inventory dynamic forest typing machine learning sustainable forest management temperate forests ecosystem services landscape structure random forest (RF) geographical random forest (GRF) Mediterranean forest Marathasa Cyprus n/a thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNA Agribusiness and primary industries::KNAL Forestry industry Forests are extremely valuable ecosystems that are associated with a number of ecosystem services of significant importance for human wellbeing, with biodiversity being among the most highly desired of them. However, global forests currently face multifarious and often contradicting challenges. In Europe, North America, and elsewhere, the abandonment of land, which is associated with socioeconomic changes during the 20th century, provides an opportunity for degraded or even damaged forests to recover and reoccupy their pre-human areas. While this may result in a significant increase in forest cover and a decrease in forest fragmentation, it may also lead to an increased degree of landscape homogeneity with negative impacts on local biodiversity. If the extensive deforestation of the globally important tropical forests and land conversion of agriculture continues to occur, it will threaten the long-term sustainability of these biodiversity hotspots. This deforestation often occurs at large spatial scales without necessarily ensuring significant economic benefits, while the loss of habitats and biodiversity is undoubtedly huge. All the above issues stress the need for sustainable forest management and for reconciling land management and socioeconomic development with the need for conserving the global biodiversity at all levels from genetic variants, including species, populations and ecosystems. In this Special Issue, we present a collection of state-of-the-art studies on various aspects of forest biodiversity conservation and protection. 2025-08-12T08:07:36Z 2025-08-12T08:07:36Z 2025 book ONIX_20250812T095121_9783725832958_110 9783725832958 9783725832965 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/165161 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/10572 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-7258-3296-5 10.3390/books978-3-7258-3296-5 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783725832958 9783725832965 402 open access
spellingShingle simple sequence repeats (SSR)
multiplex PCR
genetic diversity
population structure
genetic differentiation
Larix sibirica Ledeb.
Cinnamomum camphora
genotyping by sequencing (GBS)
single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)
plant conservation
geographical range shift
Rhododendron
alpine species
reintroduction
SFM indicator
forest area
forest fragmentation
protected forest
protective forest
harvesting intensity
Camellia chekiangoleosa
SSR
population genetic structure
mangrove
aboveground biomass
tree component
allometric equation
power function
Reserva Los Cedros
tropical forest ecology
tropical Andean biodiversity hotspot
alternate stable states
tropical forest conservation
forest succession
ecological strategy
succession
functional traits
forest vegetation
successional dynamics
ecosystem function
bird assemblages
environmental variables
habitat
boreal forest
Triadica sebifera (Linnaeus) Small
rare allele
germplasm resource conservation
analytic hierarchy process
biodiversity conservation
condition–pressure–response model
priority areas
Vietnam
inter simple sequence repeats (ISSR)
genetic structure
Pinus sylvestris L.
biodiversity
disturbances
ecosystem
forest types
threats
forest habitat subtype
monitoring
LiDAR
Slovenia
Gleditsia
pollen viability
pollen germination
pollen preservation
mahogany
Swietenia macrophylla
neotropic
protected areas
forest monitoring
fancy wood
economic value
sustainable management
conservation
correlation
Ghodaghodi Lake
land cover
land dynamic
land use
NDVI
Ramsar site
Shannon’s diversity index
diagnosis
new species
phungiformes group
rock wall
taxonomy
flowering patterns
seasonality
tropical trees
climatic variables
convention on biological diversity
national forest inventory
dynamic forest typing
machine learning
sustainable forest management
temperate forests
ecosystem services
landscape structure
random forest (RF)
geographical random forest (GRF)
Mediterranean forest
Marathasa
Cyprus
n/a
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thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNA Agribusiness and primary industries::KNAL Forestry industry
Biodiversity and Conservation of Forests
title Biodiversity and Conservation of Forests
title_full Biodiversity and Conservation of Forests
title_fullStr Biodiversity and Conservation of Forests
title_full_unstemmed Biodiversity and Conservation of Forests
title_short Biodiversity and Conservation of Forests
title_sort biodiversity and conservation of forests
topic simple sequence repeats (SSR)
multiplex PCR
genetic diversity
population structure
genetic differentiation
Larix sibirica Ledeb.
Cinnamomum camphora
genotyping by sequencing (GBS)
single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)
plant conservation
geographical range shift
Rhododendron
alpine species
reintroduction
SFM indicator
forest area
forest fragmentation
protected forest
protective forest
harvesting intensity
Camellia chekiangoleosa
SSR
population genetic structure
mangrove
aboveground biomass
tree component
allometric equation
power function
Reserva Los Cedros
tropical forest ecology
tropical Andean biodiversity hotspot
alternate stable states
tropical forest conservation
forest succession
ecological strategy
succession
functional traits
forest vegetation
successional dynamics
ecosystem function
bird assemblages
environmental variables
habitat
boreal forest
Triadica sebifera (Linnaeus) Small
rare allele
germplasm resource conservation
analytic hierarchy process
biodiversity conservation
condition–pressure–response model
priority areas
Vietnam
inter simple sequence repeats (ISSR)
genetic structure
Pinus sylvestris L.
biodiversity
disturbances
ecosystem
forest types
threats
forest habitat subtype
monitoring
LiDAR
Slovenia
Gleditsia
pollen viability
pollen germination
pollen preservation
mahogany
Swietenia macrophylla
neotropic
protected areas
forest monitoring
fancy wood
economic value
sustainable management
conservation
correlation
Ghodaghodi Lake
land cover
land dynamic
land use
NDVI
Ramsar site
Shannon’s diversity index
diagnosis
new species
phungiformes group
rock wall
taxonomy
flowering patterns
seasonality
tropical trees
climatic variables
convention on biological diversity
national forest inventory
dynamic forest typing
machine learning
sustainable forest management
temperate forests
ecosystem services
landscape structure
random forest (RF)
geographical random forest (GRF)
Mediterranean forest
Marathasa
Cyprus
n/a
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNA Agribusiness and primary industries::KNAL Forestry industry
topic_facet simple sequence repeats (SSR)
multiplex PCR
genetic diversity
population structure
genetic differentiation
Larix sibirica Ledeb.
Cinnamomum camphora
genotyping by sequencing (GBS)
single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)
plant conservation
geographical range shift
Rhododendron
alpine species
reintroduction
SFM indicator
forest area
forest fragmentation
protected forest
protective forest
harvesting intensity
Camellia chekiangoleosa
SSR
population genetic structure
mangrove
aboveground biomass
tree component
allometric equation
power function
Reserva Los Cedros
tropical forest ecology
tropical Andean biodiversity hotspot
alternate stable states
tropical forest conservation
forest succession
ecological strategy
succession
functional traits
forest vegetation
successional dynamics
ecosystem function
bird assemblages
environmental variables
habitat
boreal forest
Triadica sebifera (Linnaeus) Small
rare allele
germplasm resource conservation
analytic hierarchy process
biodiversity conservation
condition–pressure–response model
priority areas
Vietnam
inter simple sequence repeats (ISSR)
genetic structure
Pinus sylvestris L.
biodiversity
disturbances
ecosystem
forest types
threats
forest habitat subtype
monitoring
LiDAR
Slovenia
Gleditsia
pollen viability
pollen germination
pollen preservation
mahogany
Swietenia macrophylla
neotropic
protected areas
forest monitoring
fancy wood
economic value
sustainable management
conservation
correlation
Ghodaghodi Lake
land cover
land dynamic
land use
NDVI
Ramsar site
Shannon’s diversity index
diagnosis
new species
phungiformes group
rock wall
taxonomy
flowering patterns
seasonality
tropical trees
climatic variables
convention on biological diversity
national forest inventory
dynamic forest typing
machine learning
sustainable forest management
temperate forests
ecosystem services
landscape structure
random forest (RF)
geographical random forest (GRF)
Mediterranean forest
Marathasa
Cyprus
n/a
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNA Agribusiness and primary industries::KNAL Forestry industry
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