Unintended consequences of planting native and non-native trees in treeless ecosystems to mitigate climate change

Naturally treeless ecosystems are being replaced by native and non-native trees worldwide, often through deliberate afforestation using forestry tree species. By introducing species having novel traits, such as relatively rapid growth, many afforestation efforts also produce numerous changes in ecos...

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Autores principales: Moyano, Jaime, Dimarco, Romina Daniela, Paritsis, Juan, Peterson, Tess, Peltzer, Duane A., Crawford, Kerri M., McCary, Matthew A., Davis, Kimberley T., Pauchard, Aníbal, Nuñez, Martin Andrés
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/17271
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2745.14300
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14300
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author Moyano, Jaime
Dimarco, Romina Daniela
Paritsis, Juan
Peterson, Tess
Peltzer, Duane A.
Crawford, Kerri M.
McCary, Matthew A.
Davis, Kimberley T.
Pauchard, Aníbal
Nuñez, Martin Andrés
author_browse Crawford, Kerri M.
Davis, Kimberley T.
Dimarco, Romina Daniela
McCary, Matthew A.
Moyano, Jaime
Nuñez, Martin Andrés
Paritsis, Juan
Pauchard, Aníbal
Peltzer, Duane A.
Peterson, Tess
author_facet Moyano, Jaime
Dimarco, Romina Daniela
Paritsis, Juan
Peterson, Tess
Peltzer, Duane A.
Crawford, Kerri M.
McCary, Matthew A.
Davis, Kimberley T.
Pauchard, Aníbal
Nuñez, Martin Andrés
author_sort Moyano, Jaime
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description Naturally treeless ecosystems are being replaced by native and non-native trees worldwide, often through deliberate afforestation using forestry tree species. By introducing species having novel traits, such as relatively rapid growth, many afforestation efforts also produce numerous changes in ecosystems, at the landscape scale. Trees are considered critical for climate change mitigation; indeed, many current carbon sequestration strategies rely on trees. Planting trees or allowing trees to naturally colonize through range expansions can be seen as an ideal way to increase atmospheric carbon capture. For example, a snapshot approach may show that introducing trees into treeless ecosystems enhances aboveground accumulation of carbon, helping increase ecosystem carbon storage. However, considering other impacts such as reductions in soil carbon or albedo and increased fire severity (through increases in fuel loads and connectivity) reduces the effectiveness of afforestation strategies for climate change amelioration. Additional negative impacts of afforestation are also likely, such as the reduction of native biodiversity and productivity, substantial water yield losses, and changes in nutrient cycles, which can exacerbate other global change drivers. Further, tree invasions originating from afforestation can exacerbate these negative impacts. Synthesis. This review highlights that the positive and negative impacts of planting trees in naturally treeless ecosystems as a strategy to mitigate climate change are idiosyncratic, depending on the location where trees are introduced, the time period trees are allowed to grow, and risks of spread and impacts associated with specific tree species. Although planting trees can potentially be a tool to fight climate change, a greater consideration of their impacts is required to minimize the unexpected negative consequences of afforestation efforts.
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spelling INTA172712024-04-03T14:03:00Z Unintended consequences of planting native and non-native trees in treeless ecosystems to mitigate climate change Moyano, Jaime Dimarco, Romina Daniela Paritsis, Juan Peterson, Tess Peltzer, Duane A. Crawford, Kerri M. McCary, Matthew A. Davis, Kimberley T. Pauchard, Aníbal Nuñez, Martin Andrés Ecosistema Árboles Organismos Nativos Cambio Climático Aforestación Especie Invasiva Ecosystems Trees Native Organisms Climate Change Afforestation Invasive Species Especies Nativas Naturally treeless ecosystems are being replaced by native and non-native trees worldwide, often through deliberate afforestation using forestry tree species. By introducing species having novel traits, such as relatively rapid growth, many afforestation efforts also produce numerous changes in ecosystems, at the landscape scale. Trees are considered critical for climate change mitigation; indeed, many current carbon sequestration strategies rely on trees. Planting trees or allowing trees to naturally colonize through range expansions can be seen as an ideal way to increase atmospheric carbon capture. For example, a snapshot approach may show that introducing trees into treeless ecosystems enhances aboveground accumulation of carbon, helping increase ecosystem carbon storage. However, considering other impacts such as reductions in soil carbon or albedo and increased fire severity (through increases in fuel loads and connectivity) reduces the effectiveness of afforestation strategies for climate change amelioration. Additional negative impacts of afforestation are also likely, such as the reduction of native biodiversity and productivity, substantial water yield losses, and changes in nutrient cycles, which can exacerbate other global change drivers. Further, tree invasions originating from afforestation can exacerbate these negative impacts. Synthesis. This review highlights that the positive and negative impacts of planting trees in naturally treeless ecosystems as a strategy to mitigate climate change are idiosyncratic, depending on the location where trees are introduced, the time period trees are allowed to grow, and risks of spread and impacts associated with specific tree species. Although planting trees can potentially be a tool to fight climate change, a greater consideration of their impacts is required to minimize the unexpected negative consequences of afforestation efforts. EEA Bariloche Fil: Moyano, Jaime. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Moyano, Jaime. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Dimarco, Romina D. University of Houston. Department of Biology and Biochemistry; Estados Unidos Fil: Dimarco, Romina Daniela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Dimarco, Romina Daniela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Paritsis, Juan. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina Fil: Paritsis, Juan. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina Fil: Peterson, Tess. University of Houston. Department of Biology and Biochemistry; Estados Unidos Fil: Peltzer, Duane A. Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research; Nueva Zelanda. Fil: Crawford, Kerri M. University of Houston. Department of Biology and Biochemistry; Estados Unidos Fil: McCary, Matthew A. Rice University. Department of BioSciences; Estados Unidos Fil: Davis, Kimberley T. USDA Forest Service. Rocky Mountain Research Station. Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory; Estados Unidos. Fil: Pauchard, Anibal. Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Ciencias Forestales. Laboratorio de Invasiones Biológicas; Chile Fil: Pauchard, Anibal. Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB), Chile. Fil: Nuñez, Martin Andres. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina Fil: Nuñez, Martin Andres. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina Fil: Nuñez, Martin Andres. University of Houston. Department of Biology and Biochemistry; Estados Unidos 2024-04-03T13:57:33Z 2024-04-03T13:57:33Z 2024-03 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/17271 https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2745.14300 0022-0477 1365-2745 https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14300 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Wiley Journal of Ecology : 1-12. (First published: 26 March 2024)
spellingShingle Ecosistema
Árboles
Organismos Nativos
Cambio Climático
Aforestación
Especie Invasiva
Ecosystems
Trees
Native Organisms
Climate Change
Afforestation
Invasive Species
Especies Nativas
Moyano, Jaime
Dimarco, Romina Daniela
Paritsis, Juan
Peterson, Tess
Peltzer, Duane A.
Crawford, Kerri M.
McCary, Matthew A.
Davis, Kimberley T.
Pauchard, Aníbal
Nuñez, Martin Andrés
Unintended consequences of planting native and non-native trees in treeless ecosystems to mitigate climate change
title Unintended consequences of planting native and non-native trees in treeless ecosystems to mitigate climate change
title_full Unintended consequences of planting native and non-native trees in treeless ecosystems to mitigate climate change
title_fullStr Unintended consequences of planting native and non-native trees in treeless ecosystems to mitigate climate change
title_full_unstemmed Unintended consequences of planting native and non-native trees in treeless ecosystems to mitigate climate change
title_short Unintended consequences of planting native and non-native trees in treeless ecosystems to mitigate climate change
title_sort unintended consequences of planting native and non native trees in treeless ecosystems to mitigate climate change
topic Ecosistema
Árboles
Organismos Nativos
Cambio Climático
Aforestación
Especie Invasiva
Ecosystems
Trees
Native Organisms
Climate Change
Afforestation
Invasive Species
Especies Nativas
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/17271
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2745.14300
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14300
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