Reviewing the Use of Resilience Concepts in Forest Sciences.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

Resilience is a key concept to deal with an uncertain future in forestry. In recent years, it has received increasing attention from both research and practice. However, a common understanding of what resilience means in a forestry context and how to operationalise it is lacking. Here, we conducted a systematic review of the recent forest science literature on resilience in the forestry context, synthesizing how resilience is defined and assessed.

Recent findings

Based on a detailed review of 255 studies, we analysed how the concepts of engineering resilience, ecological resilience and social-ecological resilience are used in forest sciences. A clear majority of the studies applied the concept of engineering resilience, quantifying resilience as the recover

SUBMITTER: Nikinmaa L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7612878 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature