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Status and Dynamics of Forests in Germany

Results of the National Forest Monitoring

Editors:

  1. Nicole Wellbrock

    1. Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, Eberswalde, Germany

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  2. Andreas Bolte

    1. Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, Eberswalde, Germany

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  • Provides new insights into the importance of soils and related ecosystems for sustainable forestry

  • Examines the challenges with regard to the preservation and management of forest ecosystems under environmental change

  • Discusses how policy can support the development and maintenance of adaptive and resilient forests

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 237)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Concept and Methodology of the National Forest Soil Inventory

    • Nicole Wellbrock, Bernd Ahrends, Rebekka Bögelein, Andreas Bolte, Nadine Eickenscheidt, Erik Grüneberg et al.
    Pages 1-28Open Access

  3. Environmental Settings and Their Changes in the Last Decades

    • Nicole Wellbrock, Nadine Eickenscheidt, Erik Grüneberg, Rebekka Bögelein
    Pages 29-54Open Access

  4. Soil Water Budget and Drought Stress

    • Heike Puhlmann, Paul Schmidt-Walter, Peter Hartmann, Henning Meesenburg, Klaus von Wilpert
    Pages 55-91Open Access

  5. Soil Acidification in German Forest Soils

    • Henning Meesenburg, Winfried Riek, Bernd Ahrends, Nadine Eickenscheidt, Erik Grüneberg, Jan Evers et al.
    Pages 93-121Open Access

  6. Nitrogen Status and Dynamics in German Forest Soils

    • Stefan Fleck, Nadine Eickenscheidt, Bernd Ahrends, Jan Evers, Erik Grüneberg, Daniel Ziche et al.
    Pages 123-166Open Access

  7. Carbon Stocks and Carbon Stock Changes in German Forest Soils

    • Erik Grüneberg, Ingo Schöning, Winfried Riek, Daniel Ziche, Jan Evers
    Pages 167-198Open Access

  8. Heavy Metal Stocks and Concentrations in Forest Soils

    • Jens Utermann, Cihan Tarih Aydın, Norbert Bischoff, Jürgen Böttcher, Nadine Eickenscheidt, Joachim Gehrmann et al.
    Pages 199-229Open Access

  9. Occurrence and Spatial Distribution of Selected Organic Substances in Germany’s Forest Soils

    • Marc Marx, Juliane Ackermann, Simone Schmidt, Jens Utermann, Bernd M. Bussian
    Pages 231-259Open Access

  10. Nutritional Status of Major Forest Tree Species in Germany

    • Ulrike Talkner, Winfried Riek, Inge Dammann, Martin Kohler, Axel Göttlein, Karl Heinz Mellert et al.
    Pages 261-293Open Access

  11. Plants as Indicators of Soil Chemical Properties

    • Hagen S. Fischer, Barbara Michler, Daniel Ziche, Anton Fischer
    Pages 295-309Open Access

  12. Spatial Response Patterns in Biotic Reactions of Forest Trees and Their Associations with Environmental Variables in Germany

    • Nadine Eickenscheidt, Heike Puhlmann, Winfried Riek, Paul Schmidt-Walter, Nicole Augustin, Nicole Wellbrock
    Pages 311-354Open Access

  13. Sustainable Use and Development of Forests and Forest Soils: A Resume

    • Andreas Bolte, Joachim Block, Johannes Eichhorn, Tanja G. M. Sanders, Nicole Wellbrock
    Pages 355-374Open Access

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 375-384
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About this book

This book is an open access publication.

Forest ecosystems in Central Europe are changing as a result of anthropogenic influences and changing climate conditions. As such, a large-scale monitoring programme was undertaken in order to understand the influence of site modification, deposition of air pollutants, and climate.

This book presents the scientific findings of this study for Germany, including the major challenges with regard to the future preservation and management of forest ecosystems under environmental change. In addition, it addresses a number of central questions: what are the main factors affecting forest stands and soil integrity? How, and how rapidly, are forest ecosystems changing? How diverse are the changes across Germany? What will be the main risks in sustainable forest management in the future? And how can policy support the development and maintenance of adaptive and resilient forests that provide essential ecosystem services, today and in the future?

Helping readers understand the importance of soils and related ecosystem processes for future sustainable forestry, and sharing essential findings on environmental change and related changes in forest status and dynamics, the book is a valuable resource for researchers and policymakers interested in science-based decisions.


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Keywords

  • Carbon cycle
  • Ecosystem function
  • Forestry
  • Nitrogen cycle
  • Soil acidification
  • Sustainable use
  • Open access
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, Eberswalde, Germany

    Nicole Wellbrock, Andreas Bolte

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About the editors

Dr. Nicole Wellbrock

Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems

Eberswalde, Germany

nicole.wellbrock@thuenen.de

 

Prof. Dr. Andreas Bolte

Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems

Eberswalde, Germany

andreas.bolte@thuenen.de

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Status and Dynamics of Forests in Germany

  • Book Subtitle: Results of the National Forest Monitoring

  • Editors: Nicole Wellbrock, Andreas Bolte

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15734-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019

  • License: CC BY

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-15732-6Published: 20 September 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-15734-0Published: 09 September 2019

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 384

  • Number of Illustrations: 98 b/w illustrations, 75 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Terrestial Ecology, Forestry, Soil Science, Sustainability, Biogeosciences

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