G.J. Nabuurs
A5042103043- Forest Management and Policy
- Forest ecology and management
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- European and International Law Studies
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Energy, Environment, Agriculture Analysis
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
Wageningen University & Research
2016-2025
Altera (United States)
2015-2024
Boston College
2024
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
2023
Université du Québec à Montréal
2023
WIP - Renewable Energies
2019
European Forest Institute
2002-2015
University of Antwerp
2003
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
2003
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement
2003
The biodiversity-productivity relationship (BPR) is foundational to our understanding of the global extinction crisis and its impacts on ecosystem functioning. Understanding BPR critical for accurate valuation effective conservation biodiversity. Using ground-sourced data from 777,126 permanent plots, spanning 44 countries most terrestrial biomes, we reveal a globally consistent positive concave-down BPR, showing that continued biodiversity loss would result in an accelerating decline forest...
Abstract This paper, based on a literature review, presents quantitative overview of the role natural disturbances in European forests from 1850 to 2000. Such an provides basis for modelling possible impacts climate change and enables one assess trends disturbance regimes different countries and/or periods. Over period 1950–2000, annual average 35 million m 3 wood was damaged by disturbances; there much variation between years. Storms were responsible 53% total damage, fire 16%, snow 3%...
There is general agreement that terrestrial systems in the Northern Hemisphere provide a significant sink for atmospheric CO2; however, estimates of magnitude and distribution this vary greatly. National forest inventories strong, measurement-based constraints on net carbon uptake. We brought together sector C budgets Canada, United States, Europe, Russia, China were derived from inventory information, allometric relationships, supplementary data sets models. Together, these suggest northern...
Most inverse atmospheric models report considerable uptake of carbon dioxide in Europe's terrestrial biosphere. In contrast, stocks ecosystems increase at a much smaller rate, with gains forests and grassland soils almost being offset by losses from cropland peat soils. Accounting for non-carbon transfers that are not detected the fluxes bypassing ecosystem considerably reduces gap between small carbon-stock changes larger estimated models. The remaining difference could be because missing...
Abstract Climatic warming may lead to increased or decreased future forest productivity. However, more frequent heat waves, droughts and storms accompanying pathogen attacks are also expected for Europe considered be increasingly important abiotic biotic stress factors forests. Adaptive forestry can help ecosystems adapt these new conditions in order achieve management goals, maintain desired ecosystem services reduce the risks of degradation. With a focus on central Europe, this paper...
Abstract We present a new synthesis, based on suite of complementary approaches, the primary production and carbon sink in forests 25 member states European Union (EU‐25) during 1990–2005. Upscaled terrestrial observations model‐based approaches agree within 25% mean net (NPP) forests, i.e. 520±75 g C m −2 yr −1 over forest area 1.32 × 10 6 km 2 to 1.55 (EU‐25). New estimates long‐term (net biome production, NBP) EU‐25 amounts 75±20 . The ratio NBP NPP is 0.15±0.05. Estimates fate inputs via...
Land-based climate mitigation measures have gained significant attention and importance in public private sector policies. Building on previous studies, we refine update the potentials for 20 land-based >200 countries five regions, comparing "bottom-up" sectoral estimates with integrated assessment models (IAMs). We also assess implementation feasibility at country level. Cost-effective (available up to $100/tCO2 eq) is 8-13.8 GtCO2 eq yr-1 between 2020 2050, bottom end of this range...
Live woody vegetation is the largest reservoir of biomass carbon, with its restoration considered one most effective natural climate solutions. However, terrestrial carbon fluxes remain uncertainty in global cycle. Here, we develop spatially explicit estimates stock changes live from 2000 to 2019 using measurements ground, air, and space. We show that has removed 4.9 5.5 PgC year −1 atmosphere, offsetting 4.6 ± 0.1 gross emissions disturbances adding substantially (0.23 0.88 ) stocks. Gross...
Abstract Over the last decades, natural disturbance is increasingly putting pressure on European forests. Shifts in regimes may compromise forest functioning and continuous provisioning of ecosystem services to society, including their climate change mitigation potential. Although forests are central many policies, we lack long‐term empirical data needed for thoroughly understanding dynamics, modeling them, developing adaptive management strategies. Here, present a unique database...
Late-spring frosts (LSFs) affect the performance of plants and animals across world’s temperate boreal zones, but despite their ecological economic impact on agriculture forestry, geographic distribution evolutionary these frost events are poorly understood. Here, we analyze LSFs between 1959 2017 resistance strategies Northern Hemisphere woody species to infer trees’ adaptations for minimizing damage leaves forecast forest vulnerability under ongoing changes in frequencies. Trait values...
To achieve the objectives of Paris Climate Agreement, a significant reduction in carbon dioxide emissions is needed, as well increased removals by sinks. In this context, we argue that Climate-Smart Forestry necessary, but still missing component national strategies for implementing actions under Agreement. needed to (a) increase total forest area and avoid deforestation, (b) connect mitigation with adaption measures enhance resilience global resources, (c) use wood products store substitute...
Abstract Forests are a substantial terrestrial carbon sink, but anthropogenic changes in land use and climate have considerably reduced the scale of this system 1 . Remote-sensing estimates to quantify losses from global forests 2–5 characterized by considerable uncertainty we lack comprehensive ground-sourced evaluation benchmark these estimates. Here combine several 6 satellite-derived approaches 2,7,8 evaluate forest potential outside agricultural urban lands. Despite regional variation,...
Significance Tree diversity is fundamental for forest ecosystem stability and services. However, because of limited available data, estimates tree at large geographic domains still rely heavily on published lists species descriptions that are geographically uneven in coverage. These limitations have precluded efforts to generate a global perspective. Here, based ground-sourced database, we estimate the number biome, continental, scales. We estimated richness (≈73,300) ≈14% higher than...
Abstract Heatwaves exert disproportionately strong and sometimes irreversible impacts on forest ecosystems. These remain poorly understood at the tree species level across large spatial scales. Here, we investigate effects of record-breaking 2018 European heatwave growth water status using a collection high-temporal resolution dendrometer data from 21 53 sites. Relative to two preceding years, annual stem was not consistently reduced by but stems experienced twice temporary shrinkage due...