The ICP Forests pan-European programme (41 countries) aims to assess forest condition, in the frame of the UN- ECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution. It includes: large-scale representative monitoring of health and vitality on around 5000 plots, and intensive monitoring of crown condition, foliar and soil chemistry, tree growth, ground vegetation (700–800 plots), atmospheric deposition (560 plots), meteorology (240 plots). BIOSOIL-biodiversity was a pan‐European demonstration project (2006‐2008) aimed to systematic forest soil monitoring and to test suitable indicators of forest biodiversity at European scale, using the large-scale plot network based on a 16*16 km grid. Biodiversity component regarded structural forest diversity (woody plants and deadwood) and ground vegetation (vascular plants survey). We applied the know‐how of the Ground Vegetation assessment on the CONECOFOR intensive monitoring network, to the BIOSOIL‐biodiversity project in Italy. Vegetation surveys were performed on the bases of a Reference field manual for vegetation surveys, on 201 plots. A brief overview on methods will be presented. Datasets can give valuable and comparable site-related vegetation information to characterize forest state, contribute to biodiversity assessment, provide baseline and data series to monitor vegetation changes. Thus, the data recorded on the existing network can provide a valid supplement for the assessment and monitoring of the forest vegetation of the Nature 2000 sites. The rate of network overlay with the Italian and Polish Nature 2000 sites will be derived.
Ground vegetation assessment and monitoring at European level: the example of the ICP Forests and possible supplement for the Nature 2000 network. 47° SISV Congress Abstract Book
CANULLO, Roberto;CAMPETELLA, Giandiego
2012-01-01
Abstract
The ICP Forests pan-European programme (41 countries) aims to assess forest condition, in the frame of the UN- ECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution. It includes: large-scale representative monitoring of health and vitality on around 5000 plots, and intensive monitoring of crown condition, foliar and soil chemistry, tree growth, ground vegetation (700–800 plots), atmospheric deposition (560 plots), meteorology (240 plots). BIOSOIL-biodiversity was a pan‐European demonstration project (2006‐2008) aimed to systematic forest soil monitoring and to test suitable indicators of forest biodiversity at European scale, using the large-scale plot network based on a 16*16 km grid. Biodiversity component regarded structural forest diversity (woody plants and deadwood) and ground vegetation (vascular plants survey). We applied the know‐how of the Ground Vegetation assessment on the CONECOFOR intensive monitoring network, to the BIOSOIL‐biodiversity project in Italy. Vegetation surveys were performed on the bases of a Reference field manual for vegetation surveys, on 201 plots. A brief overview on methods will be presented. Datasets can give valuable and comparable site-related vegetation information to characterize forest state, contribute to biodiversity assessment, provide baseline and data series to monitor vegetation changes. Thus, the data recorded on the existing network can provide a valid supplement for the assessment and monitoring of the forest vegetation of the Nature 2000 sites. The rate of network overlay with the Italian and Polish Nature 2000 sites will be derived.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
