The team of authors of the book "Boreal Forests in the Face of Climate Change - Sustainable Management" included 148 researchers from 20 countries of the world. Studying the new conceptual framework for sustainable management of boreal forests in the light of global climate change, scientists stressed that boreal ecosystems are the second largest terrestrial forest biome on Earth. They form a belt with an area of 14 million km2, which is about 25% of the total forest area of the Earth. Two-thirds of this forest biome provides 37% of the world's wood production. These same forests provide irreplaceable resources and ecosystem services necessary for humanity.
The climate change currently observed is changing the distribution of species, the modes of natural disturbances, the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems, especially in the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. Since the sustainable management of boreal forests is the main goal of the international community, there is an urgent need to develop new approaches and methods for effective strategies for adapting boreal ecosystems to rapidly changing climate conditions.
"This book has been preparing for publication for 4 years, having passed multiple independent examinations of the world scientific community. Our scientific group, within the framework of the activities of the REC "Yenisei Siberia", prepared the chapter "Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Tree- Ring Growth in Cold Climates", based on a dendrochronological approach to the study of climatic changes and their decoding in annual tree rings at the cellular anatomical level, with subsequent generalization of the results to the vast territories of Russia, China, the USA, Canada, Western Europe. The book discusses direct and simulated scientific experiments and observations conducted throughout the boreal belt of the Northern Hemisphere, analyzes the latest results on the assessment of the carbon cycle in a changing climate, and provides recommendations for sustainable management of boreal forests. All the authors of this great scientific work have tried to emphasize the critical importance of boreal ecosystems in the context of global changes due to the key role of these forests in a number of natural processes, including carbon deposition, the carbon cycle and the maintenance of biodiversity," Vladimir Shishov said.
The scientist stressed that this book will become an indispensable assistant for scientists, students, practitioners and decision makers involved in forest resources management. The published large-scale work serves as a basis for the creation of new research directions, as well as forest management plans, taking into account existing and projected climatic realities.
The book is available for free in the public domain: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978 - 3-031-15988-6#toc
