Forests of Greece, Their Multiple Functions and Uses, Sustainable Management and Biodiversity Conservation in the Face of Climate Change
Open Journal of Ecology, 2021, 11, 374-406 https://www.scirp.org/journal/oje ISSN Online: 2162-1993 ISSN Print: 2162-1985 Forests of Greece, Their Multiple Functions and Uses, Sustainable Management and Biodiversity Conservation in the Face of Climate Change Konstantinos A. Spanos1* , Asimina Skouteri2, Dionysios Gaitanis1, Panos V. Petrakis2, Ioannis Meliadis1, Panagiotis Michopoulos2, Alexandra Solomou2, Panagiotis Koulelis2, Evangelia V. Avramidou2 1Hellenic Agricultural Organization—Dimitra, General Directorate of Agricultural Research, Forest Research Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece 2Hellenic Agricultural Organization—Dimitra, General Directorate of Agricultural Research, Institute of Mediterranean and Forest Ecosystems, Hellenic Agricultural Organization, Athens, Greece How to cite this paper: Spanos, K.A., Abstract Skouteri, A., Gaitanis, D., Petrakis, P.V., Meliadis, I., Michopoulos, P., Solomou, A., This is a review paper based on national and international literature, national Koulelis, P. and Avramidou, E.V. (2021) inventories and empirical approach. A general overview of the forests, forest Forests of Greece, Their Multiple Functions management and forest biodiversity of Greece are briefly summarized. The and Uses, Sustainable Management and distribution of the main forest species and their ecosystems in the Geographic Biodiversity Conservation in the Face of Climate Change. Open Journal of Ecology, regions of Greece is presented in a tabular form. Their multiple functions and 11, 374-406. uses, their management type/regime, their risks and threats, protection and https://doi.org/10.4236/oje.2021.114026 conservation measures are also synoptically described. Furthermore, adaptive forest management and silviculture as well as management of genetic diver- Received: February 22, 2021 Accepted: April 24, 2021 sity in order to face climate change are also analysed.
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