The loss of trees in Italy’s forests in recent years (go.nature.com/3yzvdp9) is only partly explained by disturbances such as Storm Vaia in 2018, and salvage logging thereafter. The dominant driver is the production of wood fuel (D. Pettenella et al. Forest@ 18, 1–4; 2021), mainly from coppice. This probably removes about 50% of estimated annual growth (see go.nature.com/3xr1mzc).
Cazzolla Gatti R., Piovesan G., Chiarucci A. (2021). Italy: Forest harvesting is the opposite of green growth. NATURE, 595(7867), 353-353 [10.1038/d41586-021-01923-x].
Italy: Forest harvesting is the opposite of green growth
Cazzolla Gatti R.;Chiarucci A.
2021
Abstract
The loss of trees in Italy’s forests in recent years (go.nature.com/3yzvdp9) is only partly explained by disturbances such as Storm Vaia in 2018, and salvage logging thereafter. The dominant driver is the production of wood fuel (D. Pettenella et al. Forest@ 18, 1–4; 2021), mainly from coppice. This probably removes about 50% of estimated annual growth (see go.nature.com/3xr1mzc).File in questo prodotto:
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