More on monitoring forest habitats: reply to Cutini et al. 2016 e Angelini et al. 2016

Abstract

More on monitoring forest habitats: reply to Cutini et al. 2016 e Angelini et al. 2016. The authors reply to the clarification notes by Angelini et al. (2016a) and by Cutini et al. (2016) concerning the “Manuals for monitoring species and habitats of EC interest (Directive 92/43/CEE) in Italy: habitats” (Angelini et al. 2016b). They discuss about the role of ecosystem monitoring, the inclusive/exclusive feature of the 9210* habitat, the lack of information on forest spatial and chronological structure. The authors conclude fostering a synergic approach between vegetation and forest science experts in order to provide new and more advanced tools for monitoring, analysis, conservation and management of forest ecosystems in a changing environment.

Keywords

• Apennine Beech Forests
• Monitoring
• Forest Structure
• Habitat Conservation
• Global Change