FORSEE project

Sustainable FOReSt management: a nEtwork of pilot zonEs for operational implementation


Project presentation

Overall presentation of the project and its partnership on interreg III B Atlantic area website
Overall presentation of the project and its partnership
lists of indicators for sustainable forest management available for the experts
Regional events for dissemination in 2007

Main results

Project synthesis – EFI proceedings 2011
PROJECT FINAL REPORT

Scientific publlications

Scientific publications : special issue on FORSEE project in annals of forest sciences

  • Julio Javier Diez ITS-based comparison of endophytic mycota in twigs of native Populus nigra and cultivated P. x euramericana (cv. I-214) stands in Northern Spain Martín-García J. , Müller, Diez, J. , annals of forest science, 2011
  • Martín-García J. , Espiga, E., Pando V. and Diez J., research articles factors Influencing Endophytic Communities in Poplar Plantations, silva fennica 45(2), 2011
  • Martin-Garcia J., Jactel, H. , Diez J.J. Patterns and monitoring of Sesia apiformis infestations in poplar plantations at different spatial scales, Journal of applied entomology, 2011
  • Martín-García, J., Merino, A. , Diez J.J, Relating visual crown conditions to nutritional status and site quality in monoclonal poplar plantations (Populus × euramericana), European Journal of Forest Research, 2011
  • Martín-García, J., Diez, J.J., Jactel H., Towards standardised crown condition assessment in poplar plantations, Ann. For. Sci. 66 (2009) 308
  • Potential indicators of soil quality in temperate forest ecosystems: a case study in the Basque Country, Nahia Gartzia-Bengoetxea1*, Ander Gonz ´alez-Arias, Ellen Kandeler ,Inazio Mart ´nez de Arano
  • Soil organic matter in soil physical fractions in adjacent semi-natural and cultivated stands in temperate Atlantic forests Nahia Gartzia-Bengoetxea a, Ander Gonzalez-Arias , Agustin Merino , Inazio Martinez de Arano
  • Effects of tree species and clear-cut forestry on forest-floor characteristics in adjacent temperate forests in northern Spain Nahia-Bengoetxea, Ander Gonzalez-Arias, and Inazio Martinez de Arano
  • Can we get an operational indicator of forest carbon sequestration? A case study from two forest regions in Spain. Celia Herrero et al., In press Ecological Indicators
  • Modelling the profile and internal structure of tree stem and characterizing the crown in Mediterranean Pinus spp. And Oak stands in Norhtern Spain. Celia Herrero et al., Congreso Iufro 2010.
  • Generalized height–diameter models to mediterranean Pinus spp. And Oak stands in central and northern Spain Celia Herrero,
  • Carbon content in heartwood, sapwood and bark along stem profile in Pinus spp. Mediterranean tree species. Celia Herrero et al., In press Annals of Forest Science
  • Determinación de la diversidad específica y del contenido de carbono en el matorral de pinares y robledales del norte de España. Celia Herrero et al., , V Congreso Forestal Español 2009
  • Modelling coarse woody debris in Pinus spp. Plantations. A case study in northern Spain Celia Herrero, et al.. AFS
  • Amount and distribution of coarse woody debris in pine ecosystems of Northwest Spain, NW Russia and NW US In press Journal of Forest Research, Celia Herrero, et al
  • Soil Carbon content and nutrient status in Pinus spp. And Oak stands in Northern Spain Celia Herrero, et al
  • Individual tree diameter increment model for Mediterranean Pinus and Quercus stands in two regions in Spain using multilevel linear mixed models Celia Herrero, et al
  • Effect of host tree density and apparency on the probability of attack by the pine processionary moth, Margot regolini et al.

Thèses :

  • Celia Herrero, Cuantificación de Carbono en pinares (Pinus nigra Arn., P. pinaster Ait., P. sylvestris L.) y rebollares (Quercus pyrenaica Willd.) mediterráneos
  • nahia Gartzia : Structure et dynamique de la matière organique du sol des ecossytèmes forestier tempérés : du particulier au général

Inter-regional communication

Press releases
International conference on the Indicators for the sustainable management – Porto, December 2006
Brochure presenting the project destinated to the general public
Indicators for sustainable forest management list assessed on the various pilot zones
Study on forest observatories
Synthesis presented to IUFRO world congress – (published in New Zeland Journal of Forestry Science n°35)
Présentation colloque symposcience Paris 2005
Poster presenting the project done in 2005
Posters done in 2005 for the presentation of the project on the forest congress in Zaragoza and poster about criteria 2
Poster congrès forestier mondial 2009

Pilot zones reports

Pilot zone of Aquitaine

FINAL REPORT – AQUITAINE (Part 1)
RAPPORT FINAL AQUITAINE (Partie 4)
C1 Carbon: Intermediary report from NFI
C1 Carbon: Synthesis of the report
C1 Carbone : Synthesis including FORSEE results
C1 Article of synthesis of the estimation of biomass on the understorey with poster abstract
C2 : Forest health – Fire dammages
C4 Biodiversity: Preliminary report – the flora study
C4 Biodiversity: preliminary report – the Rozennik Goulven study
C6 : Protocol for obtention of reliable sources at INSEE
C5 : Indicators soil and water
C5,3 : Soil nutritive status
C6 : Forest workforce in Aquitaine
C6 : 4 pages nr. 160 INSEE special employment of the forest wood paper in Aquitaine

Basque country

RAPPORT FINAL EUSKADI (Partie 1.v2)
FINAL REPORT EUSKADI (Part 4)
C4 Biodiversity : Euskadi report about landscape patternl ( with abstract in english)
C5 Sol:Exerted pressions by the forest management on the circulation of water of the basin on the Bask pilot zone (USLE)
C5 Soil: Soil disturbance survey in Pine tree plantations of Basque country – Presentation
C5 Soil: Soil disturbance survey in Pine tree plantations of Basque country – Sumary
C5 euskadi : thèse sur la structure et la dynamique de la matière organique dans les sols forestiers et article Soil Biology and biochimistry et article Canadian Journal of forest research

Pilot Zone of Galicia

FINAL REPORT GALICIA (Part 1)
FINAL REPORT GALICIA (Part 2)
FINAL REPORT GALICIA (Part 4)
C1 : Carbon indicator in Galicia
C1 : Final report on carbon from Galicia
C3 : Forest products in Galicia
Short report Galicia

Pilot zone of Castilla y Leon

FINAL REPORT OF CASTIILLA Y LEON (Part 1)
FINAL REPORT OF CASTIILLA Y LEON (Part 4)
FINAL REPORT CASTIILLA Y LEON (Parte 4)
C2 : Overview of specific study on populus

Portuguese pilot zones

Project and pilot zone presentation in Portugal (poster)
FINAL REPORT Portugal CENTRE (Parte 1.v2)
Field protocol
FINAL REPORT Portugal CENTRE (Part 2)
FINAL REPORT Portugal CENTRE (Part 4)
Regional presentation in Lousã for the pilot zone of Portugal Centre

Pilot Zone Navarra

FINAL REPORT NAVARRA (Part 1)
FINAL REPORT NAVARRA (Part 2)
FINAL REPORT NAVARRA (Part 2)
Short report NAVARRA
Etude spécifique suir le critère 1, Navarre

Pilote Zone of Irland

FINAL REPORT IRELAND (Partie 1.v2)
FINAL REPORT IRELAND (Part 4)
Etude spécifique sur le critère 1, Irlande

Pilot Zone North Portugal

FINAL REPORT North Portugal (Part 1 and 4)
FINAL REPORT North Portugal (Part 2)
Etude spécifique sur le critère 1, Portugal Nord