Forest edges provide a lot of light and nutrients. This favors the growth of many plant species and wood production. (Photo: Ueli Wasem)
Forest edges provide a lot of light and nutrients. This favors the growth of many plant species and wood production. (Photo: Ueli Wasem) Forests contain a lot of biodiversity and provide many ecosystem services such as carbon storage, wood production, and cooling. However, there is an important difference between the biodiversity and services provided by forest cores and forest edges. This is shown in an international study led by the University of Ghent with the collaboration of the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL. Forests contain certain plant species and provide certain ecosystem services mainly in their core, while other species and services are more likely to be found at the edges. Researchers led by the University of Ghent collaborated with researchers at WSL to investigate these differences.
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