The role of ungulates in nowadays temperate forests. A response to Fløjgaard et al. (DOI:10.1111/gcb.14029)

In Boulanger et al. (2018), we investigated the effects of ungulates on forest plant diversity. By suggesting a revisit of our conclusions regarding ecosystem dynamics since the late Pleistocene, Fløjgaard et al. (2018) came to the conclusion that moderate grazing in forest should be a conservation...

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Published in:Global change biology 2018-06, Vol.24 (6), p.e741-e742
Main Authors: Boulanger, Vincent, Dupouey, Jean‐Luc, Archaux, Frédéric, Badeau, Vincent, Baltzinger, Christophe, Chevalier, Richard, Corcket, Emmanuel, Dumas, Yann, Forgeard, Françoise, Mårell, Anders, Montpied, Pierre, Paillet, Yoan, Saïd, Sonia, Ulrich, Erwin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Conservation
Dynamics
Ecosystem dynamics
Ecosystems
Environmental Sciences
Forest conservation
Forest ecosystems
Forest management
Forests
Plant diversity
Pleistocene
Temperate forests
Terrestrial ecosystems
Ungulates
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Summary:In Boulanger et al. (2018), we investigated the effects of ungulates on forest plant diversity. By suggesting a revisit of our conclusions regarding ecosystem dynamics since the late Pleistocene, Fløjgaard et al. (2018) came to the conclusion that moderate grazing in forest should be a conservation target. Since major points of our paper were mis‐ or over‐ interpreted, we put the record straight on our study system and on the scope of our conclusions. Finally, we advocate for an assessment of the conservation issues of ungulates in forests not only regarding hypothetical and still debated states of past ecosystems but also considering timely challenges for forest ecosystems.
ISSN:1354-1013
1365-2486
DOI:10.1111/gcb.14122