TY  - JOUR
AU  - Mariotti, Barbara
AU  - Oliet, Juan A.
AU  - Andivia, Enrique
AU  - Tsakaldimi, Marianthi
AU  - Villar-Salvador, Pedro
AU  - Ivetić, Vladan
AU  - Montagnoli, Antonio
AU  - Kerkez-Janković, Ivona
AU  - Bilir, Nebi
AU  - Bohlenius, Henrik
AU  - Cvjetković, Branislav
AU  - Dumins, Karlis
AU  - Heiskanen, Juha
AU  - Hinkov, Georgi
AU  - Floistad, Inger Sundheim
AU  - Cocozza, Claudia
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1401
AB  - Purpose of Review The demand for forest tree seedlings is increasing globally, and Sphagnum peat moss is widely used as a component of growing media for container plant production. However, peat extraction is environmentally unsustainable. The forest nursery sector needs to switch to more sustainable alternatives to peat. This review aims to identify potential substitutes for peat by reviewing the worldwide literature on alternative materials for growing media in forest nurseries. Recent Findings Most studies on alternative growing media focused on single plant species growing under local conditions, thereby limiting generalizations about the effectiveness of alternative materials for plant production. To our knowledge, no systematic reviews of scientific literature on the effectiveness of new, alternative-to-peat materials for enhancing plant growth and the associated growing media characteristics for the forest nursery sector are currently available. Summary Most of the analyzed case studies focused on angiosperms (73.1%), with the majority of studies coming from tropical seasonal forests/savannas (36.5%), followed by woodlands/shrublands (31.6%), and temperate forests (15.0%) biomes. Compost was the most studied material (19.5%), followed by bark, other organic materials, and manure (9.8, 9.7, and 8.0%, respectively). Green and municipal wastes were the principal sources of compost ( gt  60%), while agriculture and green wastes were the first sources of other materials ( gt  90%). Tested materials were dependent on the geographic region. Thus, manure was the most tested material in Africa and South America, tree bark in North America, and compost in Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Alternative materials effectively provided optimal physicochemical characteristics of growing media and enhanced seedling nursery growth when compared with peat-based growing media in more than 60% of the case studies. This review helps to identify research gaps and, most importantly, provides the basis for the future application of alternative growing media materials in forest nursery management worldwide.
T2  - Current Forestry Reports
T1  - A Global Review on Innovative, Sustainable, and Effective Materials Composing Growing Media for Forest Seedling Production
EP  - 428
IS  - 6
SP  - 413
VL  - 9
DO  - 10.1007/s40725-023-00204-2
UR  - conv_1736
ER  - 

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author = "Mariotti, Barbara and Oliet, Juan A. and Andivia, Enrique and Tsakaldimi, Marianthi and Villar-Salvador, Pedro and Ivetić, Vladan and Montagnoli, Antonio and Kerkez-Janković, Ivona and Bilir, Nebi and Bohlenius, Henrik and Cvjetković, Branislav and Dumins, Karlis and Heiskanen, Juha and Hinkov, Georgi and Floistad, Inger Sundheim and Cocozza, Claudia",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Purpose of Review The demand for forest tree seedlings is increasing globally, and Sphagnum peat moss is widely used as a component of growing media for container plant production. However, peat extraction is environmentally unsustainable. The forest nursery sector needs to switch to more sustainable alternatives to peat. This review aims to identify potential substitutes for peat by reviewing the worldwide literature on alternative materials for growing media in forest nurseries. Recent Findings Most studies on alternative growing media focused on single plant species growing under local conditions, thereby limiting generalizations about the effectiveness of alternative materials for plant production. To our knowledge, no systematic reviews of scientific literature on the effectiveness of new, alternative-to-peat materials for enhancing plant growth and the associated growing media characteristics for the forest nursery sector are currently available. Summary Most of the analyzed case studies focused on angiosperms (73.1%), with the majority of studies coming from tropical seasonal forests/savannas (36.5%), followed by woodlands/shrublands (31.6%), and temperate forests (15.0%) biomes. Compost was the most studied material (19.5%), followed by bark, other organic materials, and manure (9.8, 9.7, and 8.0%, respectively). Green and municipal wastes were the principal sources of compost ( gt  60%), while agriculture and green wastes were the first sources of other materials ( gt  90%). Tested materials were dependent on the geographic region. Thus, manure was the most tested material in Africa and South America, tree bark in North America, and compost in Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Alternative materials effectively provided optimal physicochemical characteristics of growing media and enhanced seedling nursery growth when compared with peat-based growing media in more than 60% of the case studies. This review helps to identify research gaps and, most importantly, provides the basis for the future application of alternative growing media materials in forest nursery management worldwide.",
journal = "Current Forestry Reports",
title = "A Global Review on Innovative, Sustainable, and Effective Materials Composing Growing Media for Forest Seedling Production",
pages = "428-413",
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Mariotti, B., Oliet, J. A., Andivia, E., Tsakaldimi, M., Villar-Salvador, P., Ivetić, V., Montagnoli, A., Kerkez-Janković, I., Bilir, N., Bohlenius, H., Cvjetković, B., Dumins, K., Heiskanen, J., Hinkov, G., Floistad, I. S.,& Cocozza, C.. (2023). A Global Review on Innovative, Sustainable, and Effective Materials Composing Growing Media for Forest Seedling Production. in Current Forestry Reports, 9(6), 413-428.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40725-023-00204-2
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Mariotti B, Oliet JA, Andivia E, Tsakaldimi M, Villar-Salvador P, Ivetić V, Montagnoli A, Kerkez-Janković I, Bilir N, Bohlenius H, Cvjetković B, Dumins K, Heiskanen J, Hinkov G, Floistad IS, Cocozza C. A Global Review on Innovative, Sustainable, and Effective Materials Composing Growing Media for Forest Seedling Production. in Current Forestry Reports. 2023;9(6):413-428.
doi:10.1007/s40725-023-00204-2
conv_1736 .

Mariotti, Barbara, Oliet, Juan A., Andivia, Enrique, Tsakaldimi, Marianthi, Villar-Salvador, Pedro, Ivetić, Vladan, Montagnoli, Antonio, Kerkez-Janković, Ivona, Bilir, Nebi, Bohlenius, Henrik, Cvjetković, Branislav, Dumins, Karlis, Heiskanen, Juha, Hinkov, Georgi, Floistad, Inger Sundheim, Cocozza, Claudia, "A Global Review on Innovative, Sustainable, and Effective Materials Composing Growing Media for Forest Seedling Production" in Current Forestry Reports, 9, no. 6 (2023):413-428,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40725-023-00204-2 .,
conv_1736 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dimitrova, Anastazija
AU  - Csillery, Katalin
AU  - Klisz, Marcin
AU  - Levesque, Mathieu
AU  - Heinrichs, Steffi
AU  - Cailleret, Maxime
AU  - Andivia, Enrique
AU  - Madsen, Palle
AU  - Bohenius, Henrik
AU  - Cvjetković, Branislav
AU  - De Cuyper, Bart
AU  - de Dato, Giovanbattista
AU  - Ferus, Peter
AU  - Heinze, Berthold
AU  - Ivetić, Vladan
AU  - Kobolkuti, Zoltan
AU  - Lazarević, Jelena
AU  - Lazdina, Dagnija
AU  - Maaten, Tiit
AU  - Makovskis, Kristaps
AU  - Milovanović, Jelena
AU  - Monteiro, Antonio T.
AU  - Nonić, Marina
AU  - Place, Simon
AU  - Puchalka, Radoslaw
AU  - Montagnoli, Antonio
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1288
AB  - Changing ecosystem conditions and diverse socio-economical events have contributed to an ingrained presence of non-native tree species (NNTs) in the natural and cultural European landscapes. Recent research endeavors have focused on different aspects of NNTs such as legislation, benefits, and risks for forestry, emphasizing that large knowledge gaps remain. As an attempt to fulfill part of these gaps, within the PEN-CAFoRR COST Action (CA19128) network, we established an open-access questionnaire that allows both academic experts and practitioners to provide information regarding NNTs from 20 European countries. Then, we integrated the data originating from the questionnaire, related to the country-based assessment of both peer-reviewed and grey literature, with information from available datasets (EUFORGEN and EU-Forest), which gave the main structure to the study and led to a mixed approach review. Finally, our study provided important insights into the current state of knowledge regarding NNTs. In particular, we highlighted NNTs that have shown to be less commonly addressed in research, raising caution about those characterized by an invasive behavior and used for specific purposes (e.g., wood production, soil recultivation, afforestation, and reforestation). NNTs were especially explored in the context of resilient and adaptive forest management. Moreover, we emphasized the assisted and natural northward migration of NNTs as another underscored pressing issue, which needs to be addressed by joint efforts, especially in the context of the hybridization potential. This study represents an additional effort toward the knowledge enhancement of the NNTs situation in Europe, aiming for a continuously active common source deriving from interprofessional collaboration.
T2  - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
T1  - Risks, benefits, and knowledge gaps of non-native tree species in Europe
VL  - 10
DO  - 10.3389/fevo.2022.908464
UR  - conv_1686
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Dimitrova, Anastazija and Csillery, Katalin and Klisz, Marcin and Levesque, Mathieu and Heinrichs, Steffi and Cailleret, Maxime and Andivia, Enrique and Madsen, Palle and Bohenius, Henrik and Cvjetković, Branislav and De Cuyper, Bart and de Dato, Giovanbattista and Ferus, Peter and Heinze, Berthold and Ivetić, Vladan and Kobolkuti, Zoltan and Lazarević, Jelena and Lazdina, Dagnija and Maaten, Tiit and Makovskis, Kristaps and Milovanović, Jelena and Monteiro, Antonio T. and Nonić, Marina and Place, Simon and Puchalka, Radoslaw and Montagnoli, Antonio",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Changing ecosystem conditions and diverse socio-economical events have contributed to an ingrained presence of non-native tree species (NNTs) in the natural and cultural European landscapes. Recent research endeavors have focused on different aspects of NNTs such as legislation, benefits, and risks for forestry, emphasizing that large knowledge gaps remain. As an attempt to fulfill part of these gaps, within the PEN-CAFoRR COST Action (CA19128) network, we established an open-access questionnaire that allows both academic experts and practitioners to provide information regarding NNTs from 20 European countries. Then, we integrated the data originating from the questionnaire, related to the country-based assessment of both peer-reviewed and grey literature, with information from available datasets (EUFORGEN and EU-Forest), which gave the main structure to the study and led to a mixed approach review. Finally, our study provided important insights into the current state of knowledge regarding NNTs. In particular, we highlighted NNTs that have shown to be less commonly addressed in research, raising caution about those characterized by an invasive behavior and used for specific purposes (e.g., wood production, soil recultivation, afforestation, and reforestation). NNTs were especially explored in the context of resilient and adaptive forest management. Moreover, we emphasized the assisted and natural northward migration of NNTs as another underscored pressing issue, which needs to be addressed by joint efforts, especially in the context of the hybridization potential. This study represents an additional effort toward the knowledge enhancement of the NNTs situation in Europe, aiming for a continuously active common source deriving from interprofessional collaboration.",
journal = "Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution",
title = "Risks, benefits, and knowledge gaps of non-native tree species in Europe",
volume = "10",
doi = "10.3389/fevo.2022.908464",
url = "conv_1686"
}

Dimitrova, A., Csillery, K., Klisz, M., Levesque, M., Heinrichs, S., Cailleret, M., Andivia, E., Madsen, P., Bohenius, H., Cvjetković, B., De Cuyper, B., de Dato, G., Ferus, P., Heinze, B., Ivetić, V., Kobolkuti, Z., Lazarević, J., Lazdina, D., Maaten, T., Makovskis, K., Milovanović, J., Monteiro, A. T., Nonić, M., Place, S., Puchalka, R.,& Montagnoli, A.. (2022). Risks, benefits, and knowledge gaps of non-native tree species in Europe. in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.908464
conv_1686

Dimitrova A, Csillery K, Klisz M, Levesque M, Heinrichs S, Cailleret M, Andivia E, Madsen P, Bohenius H, Cvjetković B, De Cuyper B, de Dato G, Ferus P, Heinze B, Ivetić V, Kobolkuti Z, Lazarević J, Lazdina D, Maaten T, Makovskis K, Milovanović J, Monteiro AT, Nonić M, Place S, Puchalka R, Montagnoli A. Risks, benefits, and knowledge gaps of non-native tree species in Europe. in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2022;10.
doi:10.3389/fevo.2022.908464
conv_1686 .

Dimitrova, Anastazija, Csillery, Katalin, Klisz, Marcin, Levesque, Mathieu, Heinrichs, Steffi, Cailleret, Maxime, Andivia, Enrique, Madsen, Palle, Bohenius, Henrik, Cvjetković, Branislav, De Cuyper, Bart, de Dato, Giovanbattista, Ferus, Peter, Heinze, Berthold, Ivetić, Vladan, Kobolkuti, Zoltan, Lazarević, Jelena, Lazdina, Dagnija, Maaten, Tiit, Makovskis, Kristaps, Milovanović, Jelena, Monteiro, Antonio T., Nonić, Marina, Place, Simon, Puchalka, Radoslaw, Montagnoli, Antonio, "Risks, benefits, and knowledge gaps of non-native tree species in Europe" in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10 (2022),
https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.908464 .,
conv_1686 .