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Research Needs and Opportunities: the Response of Forest Biodiversity to Global Change

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Biodiversity, Temperate Ecosystems, and Global Change

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Abstract

Biodiversity has become a major global environmental issue over the last 20 years, during a period of growing recognition that forests and climate are inextricably linked at global, regional, and local scales and play a vital role in providing environmental and economic benefits to the world’s people (World Conservation Union et al. 1991, Keystone Center 1991, Lubchenco et al. 1991, Peters and Lovejoy 1992, Reid et al. 1992). Global environmental change, biodiversity, and forest ecosystems are inextricably linked. As a consequence, sustaining global forest productivity, health, and biodiversity was a central theme in many of the discussions at the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development held in 1992. The challenge for nations, government agencies, organizations, and individuals is to protect and enhance biodiversity in an unstable environment while at the same time continuing to meet people’s needs for natural resources. The diversity of life constitutes the foundation for all human resources, including the future richness of life for our children for future generations.

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Szaro, R.C. (1994). Research Needs and Opportunities: the Response of Forest Biodiversity to Global Change. In: Boyle, T.J.B., Boyle, C.E.B. (eds) Biodiversity, Temperate Ecosystems, and Global Change. NATO ASI Series, vol 20. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78972-4_22

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