The benefits of mountain woodland restoration
The benefits of mountain woodland restoration
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DOI：
10.1111/rec.13701
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发表时间：
2022-04
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Sarah H. Watts;A. Jump
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作者：
Sarah H. Watts;A. Jump
山地林地交错带需要采取紧急行动，以扭转长期栖息地退化和生物多样性丧失。人们越来越有兴趣通过利用种植和自然再生来恢复高海拔林地和灌木丛群落。排放抵消一直是一个关键驱动因素，但山区系统由于其尺寸通常较小、密度较低且比低海拔森林生长缓慢，因此提供了较慢的生物量积累机制。我们认为，山地林地恢复所提供的自然资本比单纯的碳固存更为全面，涵盖了一系列重要的生态系统服务和生物多样性收益。野生动物和人类的改善机会包括自然灾害保护、庇护、结构变异、植被多样性和娱乐。此外，山地林地恢复提供了急需的基于自然的解决方案，以减少气候变化不断升级（如水土流失、洪水、气温变暖和极端天气）带来的威胁。必须将这些好处纳入保护政策和环境激励措施中。
Mountain woodland ecotones require urgent action to reverse long‐term habitat degradation and biodiversity loss. There is growing interest in restoring high‐elevation woodland and scrub communities by harnessing planting and natural regeneration. Emissions offsetting has been a key driver, yet mountain systems offer slower mechanisms for biomass accumulation due to their typically smaller size, lower density, and slower growth than forests at lower elevations. We argue that the natural capital afforded by mountain woodland restoration is far more comprehensive than carbon sequestration alone and encompasses an important array of ecosystem services and biodiversity gains. Improved opportunities for wildlife and people include natural hazard protection, sheltering, structural variability, vegetation diversity, and recreation. Furthermore, mountain woodland restoration provides critically needed nature‐based solutions for reducing threats from escalating climate change such as soil erosion, flooding, warming temperatures, and extreme weather. It is imperative that these benefits are embedded within conservation policy and environmental incentives.