LIFE FutureForCoppiceS

FutureForCoppiceS aimed to improve the knowledge base for the development of future, sustainable forest management (SFM) of coppice in southern Europe.
The main objective of the project was to demonstrate how different management approaches have actually favoured/limited the sustainability and efficiency of coppice forests.
TerraData contributed by collecting (epiphytic lichens), analysing (modeling and spatialisation) and harmonising data within the project. We contributed also to synthesis, evaluation and dissemination of the results.
 
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Testing an expanded set of sustainable forest management indicators in Mediterranean coppice area

Exploring the biodiversity of key groups in coppice forests (Central Italy): the relationship among vascular plants, epiphytic lichens, and wood-decaying fungi

Epiphytic lichen diversity and sustainable forest management criteria and indicators: A multivariate and modelling approach in coppice forests of Italy

Indicators of sustainable forest management to evaluate the socio-economic functions of coppice in Tuscany, Italy