BELOWGROUND ECOSYSTEMS: THE FOUNDATION FOR FOREST HEALTH, RESTORATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT

Whitney G. Stohr ()

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2013, vol. 15, issue 04, 1-17

Abstract: Forests cover approximately one-third of the global landscape and provide many ecosystem services. Both aboveground and belowground ecosystems together comprise a complete forest. Despite the fact that belowground ecosystems play an essential role in forest functioning, belowground systems are far less well studied and understood. Increasing knowledge of belowground ecosystems provides a more complete understanding of forest environments and advances ecosystem restoration efforts. There are many ways to redirect focus belowground; this paper proposes three examples: first, increase focus within the scientific community; second, incorporate belowground conservation in forest management policies; and third, recognize the sequestration capacity of belowground ecosystems as a climate change mitigation tool.

Keywords: Belowground ecosystems; forest ecosystems; ecosystem services; ecosystem restoration; forests; sustainable forest management; international law; public policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1142/S1464333213500191

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