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Trade-offs of biodiversity and ecosystem services in European forest edges vs interiors

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Vanneste Thomas¹^ORCID,Depauw Leen¹,De Lombaerde Emiel¹,Meeussen Camille¹,Govaert Sanne¹,De Pauw Karen¹,Sanczuk Pieter¹,Bollmann Kurt²^ORCID,Brunet Jörg³,Calders Kim¹^ORCID,Cousins Sara⁴,Diekmann Martin⁵,Gasperin Cristina⁶,Graae Bente⁷,Hedwall Per-Ola⁸,Iacopetti Giovanni⁶,Lenoir Jonathan⁹^ORCID,Lindmo Sigrid¹⁰,Orczewska Anna¹¹,Ponette Quentin¹²^ORCID,Plue Jan¹³,Selvi Federico¹⁴^ORCID,Spicher Fabien¹⁵,Verbeeck Hans¹,Zellweger Florian¹⁶,Verheyen Kris¹,Vangansbeke Pieter^ORCID,De Frenne Pieter¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Ghent University

2. Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL

3. SLU

4. Stockholm University

5. University of Bremen

6. University of Florence

7. Department of Biology, NTNU, Høgskoleringen 5, 7091 Trondheim, Norway

8. Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

9. CNRS

10. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

11. University of Silesia

12. Université catholique de Louvain

13. University of Stockholm

14. University of Firenze

15. UMR 7058 EDYSAN “Ecologie et Dynamique des Systèmes Anthropisés”, CNRS, Université de Picardie Jules Verne

16. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research

Abstract

Abstract Forest biodiversity and ecosystem services have been predominantly quantified in forest interiors, well away from edge influences. However, edges represent a significant portion of the forest cover in many regions world-wide. We quantified a broad set of plant biodiversity and ecosystem service indicators in 225 plots along forest edge-to-interior transects across Europe. We found strong trade-offs: while phylogenetic diversity (evolutionary measure of biodiversity), the proportion of forest specialists, nutrient cycling and heatwave buffering increased towards the forest interior, species richness (taxonomic measure of biodiversity), nectar production potential, stemwood biomass and overall tree regeneration were promoted towards the forest edge. These trade-offs were mainly driven by forest structural complexity differences from edge to interior. As fragmentation continues, forest edges increasingly reshape biodiversity and ecosystem service provisioning, which is yet to be integrated in forest management and policy to ensure sustainability in ecosystem services delivery.

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Research Square Platform LLC

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