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Climate change impacts in European forests: the expert views of local observers

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Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to all country nationals that contributed to this study by filling out the questionnaire. In particular, they wish to thank: Andrej Boncina, Asunción Cámara Obregón, Atilla Eredics, Boris Vrbek, Brian Tobin, Bruno Lasserre, Carlos García Güemes, Caroline Vincke, Daphné Asse, Duncan Ray, Elena Rafailova, Elina Vapaavuori, Emil Cienciala, Even Bergseng, František Zemek, Gabriel Spyroglou, Giorgio Matteucci, Guy Landmann, Harald Kvaalen, Heli Peltola, Henn Korjus, Hilppa Gregow, Igor Stefancik, Jan Weger, Joana Amaral Paulo, Kaliopi Radoglou, Kevin Black, Kirsti Jylhä, Liubcho Trichkov, Louis-Michel Nageleisen, Lucian Dincă, Mait Lang, Manuela Branco, Marco Marchetti, Martine Rebetez, Mathieu Jonard, Matija Klopcic, Matthew Saunders, Matteo Vizzarri, Michael Englisch, Michael Müller, Miroslav Svoboda, Myriam Legay, Nikica Ogris, Paula Soares, Quentin Ponette, Rafael Calama Sainz, Roque Rodríguez Soalleiro, Savvas Andrea, Seppo Kellomäki, Seppo Neuvonen, Tibor Priwitzer, Tina Simoncic, Urs Mühlethaler, Veiko Uri, Victor Dan Păcurar, Vladimir Caboun, and Zoran Galić. This research was initiated within the COST Action FP0703 ECHOES’ working group I on climate change impacts.

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  1. Faculty of Forest and Environment, Eberswalde University for sustainable development, Alfred-Möller Str. 1, 16225, Eberswalde, Germany

    Peter Spathelf

  2. Institute for Forest Growth, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Tennenbacher Str. 4, 79106, Freiburg, Germany

    Ernst van der Maaten & Marieke van der Maaten-Theunissen

  3. Research Group of Plant and Vegetation Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Wilrijk, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium

    Matteo Campioli

  4. Department of Forest Ecology, Forest Research Institute, Braci leśnej 3, Sekocin Stary, 05-090, Raszyn, Poland

    Dorota Dobrowolska

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PS and EM designed the questionnaire within working group 1 of COST Action ECHOES and coordinated the study. Data analysis and writing of the manuscript was done in cooperation with MMT, MC, and DD.

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Spathelf, P., van der Maaten, E., van der Maaten-Theunissen, M. et al. Climate change impacts in European forests: the expert views of local observers. Annals of Forest Science 71, 131–137 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-013-0280-1

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