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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
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Invasive alien pests threaten the carbon stored in Europe's forests
Nature Communications, Volume 9, No. 1, Article 1626, Year 2018
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Forests mitigate climate change by sequestering large amounts of carbon (C). However, forest C storage is not permanent, and large pulses of tree mortality can thwart climate mitigation efforts. Forest pests are increasingly redistributed around the globe. Yet, the potential future impact of invasive alien pests on the forest C cycle remains uncertain. Here we show that large parts of Europe could be invaded by five detrimental alien pests already under current climate. Climate change increases the potential range of alien pests particularly in Northern and Eastern Europe. We estimate the live C at risk from a potential future invasion as 1027 Tg C (10% of the European total), with a C recovery time of 34 years. We show that the impact of introduced pests could be as severe as the current natural disturbance regime in Europe, calling for increased efforts to halt the introduction and spread of invasive alien species. © 2018 The Author(s).
Authors & Co-Authors
Seidl, Rupert
Austria, Vienna
Universitat Fur Bodenkultur Wien
Klonner, Günther
Austria, Vienna
Universität Wien
Rammer, Werner
Austria, Vienna
Universitat Fur Bodenkultur Wien
Essl, Franz
Austria, Vienna
Universität Wien
Neumann, Mathias
Austria, Vienna
Universitat Fur Bodenkultur Wien
Dullinger, Stefan
Austria, Vienna
Universität Wien
Statistics
Citations: 72
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1038/s41467-018-04096-w
ISSN:
20411723
Research Areas
Environmental