Quantitative Palynology Informing Conservation Ecology in the Bohemian/Bavarian Forests of Central Europe.

ABSTRACT: In 1927, the first pollen diagram was published from the Bohemian/Bavarian Forest region of Central Europe, providing one of the first qualitative views of the long-term vegetation development in the region. Since then significant methodological advances in quantitative approaches such as pollen influx and pollen-based vegetation models (e.g., Landscape Reconstruction Algorithm, LRA) have contributed to enhance our understanding of temporal and spatial ecology. These types of quantitative reconstructions are fundamental for conservation and restoration ecology because they provide long-term perspectives on ecosystem functioning. In the Bohemian/Bavarian Forests, forest managers have a goal to restore the original forest composition at mid-elevation forests, yet they rely on natural potenti

SUBMITTER: Carter VA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5776123 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature