Transcript European Forest Types

Updating EU forest types process
Marco Marchetti
University of Molise-Italian Academy of Forest Science
European Forest Types
=
14 classes of European forests growing under
relatively homogeneous ecological conditions
(climatic, edaphic) and levels of anthropogenic
modification
MAIN GOAL
• To serve as a framework to improve assessment of forest condition at panEuropean level
http://reports.eea.europa.eu/technical_report_2006_9/en
Classification scheme
14 Top level classes (CATEGORIES)
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1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
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9
9
10
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11
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12
12
13
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14
14
76 low level classes (TYPES)
Types are intended to stratify national forest data,
the 14 categories for data evaluation and
international reporting
Category and types: nomenclature
Implementation of the scheme
• MCPFE
• Tests, 2006-2008
• the use of the14 classes
is currently discussed as a
potential basis for
improved future reporting
of state of the European
forests
• TESTING the feasibility of
the scheme has been
RECCOMENDED
• BioSoil project
• COST Action E43
• Study on impacts of climate
change on European forests
and options for adaptation
• LUCAS
• EEA Report European
forests, ecosystem
conditions and sustainable
use
BioSoil project
http://biosoil.jrc.it/
• Demonstration project under Forest Focus Regulation
• Intensive monitoring Level I plots assigned to categories
and types
• Goal of forest types: provide a regional perspective for
understanding, evaluating and reporting differences in
forest condition concerning biodiversity and soil status
Method: 1. Preliminary desk classification based on
integration of several data sources
Atlas Florae
Europaeae:
natural range of
distribution
of the tree species
• Biogeographic region
• Bohn potential forest type
(Bohn et al., 2000)
• Number of species
• dominant species derived from plot tree species
frequency
2. Field survey validation within BioSoil
•Climate
•soil
•elevation
•river proximity, based on
•European rivers map
(buffer 1 km)
Key message from BioSoil:
significant differences in plant
species composition, soil
properties and critical load
exceedances across
European Forest types
Number of species on plots in different
forest types (in brackets: number of
plots)
Source:
The condition of forest in Europe, 2007 ICP Report
COST Action E43 Harmonisation of National Forest
Inventories in Europe: tecniques for common
reporting
http://www.metla.fi/eu/cost/e43/
• The scheme has been used to stratify 8434 NFIs plots
across 12 European Countries at category and type level
•Test perfomed on a voluntary basis by NFIs national
correspondents on a subset of plots of NFIs
• Main goal: to test the feasibility of the scheme, i.e. stratify
national data according to harmonized Categories and
Types
Results
COUNTRY
Category AT
BE
CH
CZ
DE
DK
ES
1
FI
IE
IT
196
2
424
3
408
4
44
201
315
21
110
8
98
343
58
100
4
115
116
27
100
1
30
100
6
64
100
7
114
169
43
50
2
123
33
8
232
168
50
9
124
55
50
10
107
64
50
11
12
1
35
14
TOTAL
PLOTS
NUMBER
OF CAT.
12
4
107
20
41
242
42
401
302
790 1458 775
3
8
9
67
26
1
100
1104 400
7
38
1
13
SE
5
1
47
PT
708
100
5
NO
11
32
979
4
189
5
1
223
846
12
336 1095 350
4
7
8
8
100
11
974
250
188
3
4
3
Key message from COSTE43 test:
The scheme proves feasible to stratify NFIs plots from different regions of Europe; no
gaps in classification coverage found
Study on impacts of climate change on European forests and
options for adaptation (in progress)
Service Contract with DG Agriculture and Rural Development, Contractor EFI
No 30-CE-0163547/00-01 (Tender No. AGRI-2007-G4-06)
An adapted version of
the European forest
type scheme is
currently being used in
this study to analyse
climate change impacts
and adaptation options
for different bioclimatic
regions/forest types of
Europe
Study on impacts of climate change on European forests and
options for adaptation (in progress)
Service Contract with DG Agriculture and Rural Development, Contractor EFI
No 30-CE-0163547/00-01 (Tender No. AGRI-2007-G4-06)
Links with bioclimatic zones of
Europe established
LUCAS (Land Use/Cover
Area frame statistical
Survey)
EEA Report European forests ecosystem conditions and
sustainable use
(http://reports.eea.europa.eu/eea_report_2008_3/en)
• used as basis to classify
areas covered by forests
• Feedback: it works well in
tested European countries
(balkan region), need of
further elaboration in
Turkey
• used as reference
framework to report on
European forest condition
and threats to biodiversity
Future actions
• October 2008: EEA is planning to host a workshop
inviting people that have tested European Forest Types,
collect feedbacks and define need of further
improvements: e.g. expanding the type level to include
cover classification gaps, if any
• Contacts established with Turkey expert to improve
classification for this region
• ??? third edition of the European Forest Type report
Thank you for your
attention!
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