Viewing forests through the lens of complex systems science

被引：113

作者：

Filotas, Elise ^{[1
]}

Parrott, Lael ^{[2
,3
]}

Burton, Philip J. ^{[4
]}

Chazdon, Robin L. ^{[5
]}

Coates, K. David ^{[6
]}

Coll, Lluis ^{[7
,8
]}

Haeussler, Sybille ^{[9
]}

Martin, Kathy ^{[10
]}

Nocentini, Susanna ^{[11
]}

Puettmann, Klaus J. ^{[12
]}

Putz, Francis E. ^{[13
]}

Simard, Suzanne W. ^{[10
]}

Messier, Christian ^{[1
,14
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Quebec, Dept Biol Sci, Ctr Forest Res, Montreal, PQ H3C 3P8, Canada

[2] Univ British Columbia, Dept Earth & Environm Sci, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada

[3] Univ British Columbia, Dept Biol, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada

[4] Univ No British Columbia, Dept Ecosyst Sci & Management, Terrace, BC V8G 1K7, Canada

[5] Univ Connecticut, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Storrs, CT 06269 USA

[6] Minist Forests Lands & Nat Resource Operat, Smithers, BC V0J 2N0, Canada

[7] Forest Sci Ctr Catalonia CTFC, Solsona 25280, Spain

[8] Autonomous Univ Barcelona, Ctr Ecol Res & Forestry Applicat CREAF, Bellaterra 08193, Spain

[9] Bulkley Valley Res Ctr, Smithers, BC V0J 2N0, Canada

[10] Univ British Columbia, Dept Forest & Conservat Sci, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada

[11] Univ Florence, Dept Agr Food & Forest Syst GeSAAF, I-50145 Florence, Italy

[12] Oregon State Univ, Dept Forest Ecosyst & Soc, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA

[13] Univ Florida, Dept Biol, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA

[14] Univ Quebec Outaouais, Inst Temperate Forest Sci ISFORT, Ripon, PQ J0V 1V0, Canada

来源：

ECOSPHERE | 2014年 / 5卷 / 01期

基金：

加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会; 美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

adaptation; complex systems; forests; resilience; social-ecological systems; ECOLOGICAL-SYSTEMS; LAND-USE; RESPONSE DIVERSITY; MODELING APPROACH; DECISION-MAKING; NETWORK THEORY; CLIMATE-CHANGE; FIRE REGIMES; DYNAMICS; MANAGEMENT;

D O I：

10.1890/ES13-00182.1

中图分类号：

Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];

学科分类号：

071012 ; 0713 ;

摘要：

Complex systems science provides a transdisciplinary framework to study systems characterized by (1) heterogeneity, (2) hierarchy, (3) self-organization, (4) openness, (5) adaptation, (6) memory, (7) non-linearity, and (8) uncertainty. Complex systems thinking has inspired both theory and applied strategies for improving ecosystem resilience and adaptability, but applications in forest ecology and management are just beginning to emerge. We review the properties of complex systems using four well-studied forest biomes (temperate, boreal, tropical and Mediterranean) as examples. The lens of complex systems science yields insights into facets of forest structure and dynamics that facilitate comparisons among ecosystems. These biomes share the main properties of complex systems but differ in specific ecological properties, disturbance regimes, and human uses. We show how this approach can help forest scientists and managers to conceptualize forests as integrated social-ecological systems and provide concrete examples of how to manage forests as complex adaptive systems.

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