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Beudert, Burkhard ; Bässler, Claus ; Thorn, Simon ; Noss, Reed ; Schröder, Boris ; Dieffenbach-Fries, Helga ; Foullois, Nicole ; Müller, Jörg:
Bark Beetles Increase Biodiversity While Maintaining Drinking Water Quality.
In: Conservation Letters.
Vol. 8
(2015)
Issue 4
.
- pp. 272-281.
ISSN 1755-263X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12153
Abstract in another language
Increasing natural disturbances in conifer forests worldwide complicate political decisions about appropriate land management. In particular, allowing insects to kill trees without intervention has intensified public debate over the dual roles of strictly protected areas to sustain ecosystem services and to conserve biodiversity. Here we show that after large scale bark beetle Ips typographus infestation in spruce Picea abies forests in southeastern Germany, maximum nitrate concentrations in runoff used for drinking water increased significantly but only temporarily at the headwater scale. Moreover, this major criterion of water quality remained consistently far below the limit recommended by the World Health Organization. At the same time, biodiversity, including numbers of Red-listed species, increased for most taxa across a broad range of lineages. Our study provides strong support for a policy to allow natural disturbance-recovery processes to operate unimpeded in conifer-dominated mountain forests, especially within protected areas.
Further data
| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Biology > Chair Fungal Ecology > Chair Fungal Ecology - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Claus Bässler Research Institutions > Central research institutes > Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research- BayCEER |
| Result of work at the UBT: | No |
| DDC Subjects: | 500 Science > 550 Earth sciences, geology 500 Science > 570 Life sciences, biology |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Nov 2024 14:53 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Nov 2024 14:53 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/91078 |