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M 0 n t e Proceedings of the Centro Stefano Franscini V e r ita Ascona Edited by H. FlUhler, ETH Zurich Conference on Recent Shifts in Vegetation Boundaries of Oeciduous Forests, Especially Oue to General Global Warming Edited by: F. KIătzii G.-R. Walther Springer Basel AG Editors: Prof. Dr. Frank KI6tzii Gian-Reto Walther Geobotanicallnstitute ETH ZOrich Geobotanicallnstitute ETH ZOrich ZOrichbergstrasse 38 ZOrichbergstrasse 38 CH-8044 ZOrich CH-8044 ZOrich Tel.: +41·1-6324588 Tel.: +41-1-6324588 Fax: +41-1-632 12 15 Fax: +41-1-632 12 15 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: walther©geobot.umnw.ethz.ch A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the Library 01 Congress, Washington D.C., USA Die Deutsche Bibliothek Cataloging-in-Publication Data Conference on Recent Shlfts In Vegetation Boundaries of Deciduous Forests, Especially Due to General Global Warming <1998, Ascona>: Conlerence on Recent Shifts in Vegetation Boundaries 01 Deciduous Forests, Especially Due ta General Global Warming / ed. by F. KI6tzii ; G.-R. Walther. - Basel ; Boston; Berlin: Birkhăuser, 1999 (Monte Verita) ISBN 978-3-0348-9743-3 ISBN 978-3-0348-8722-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-0348-8722-9 This work is subject to copyright. AII rights are reserved, whether the whole or part 01 the material is concerned, specilically the rights 01 translation, reprinting, re-use 01 illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproductian an microlilms or in ather ways, and storage in data banks. For any kind of use, permission of the copyright owner rnust be obtained. © 1999 Springer Basel AG Originally published by Birkhauser Verlag in 1999 Softcover reprinl of Ihe hardcover 1s i edilion 1999 Camera-ready copy prepared by the editors. Printed on acid-Iree paper produced Iram chlorine-free pulp. TCF = 987654321 Table of contents Table of contents .......................................................................................................................... V Preface ........................... ................. .............. ............. ............ ........... ..................... .......................... VII Acknowledgements ..................................................................................................................... IX "Insight" in the topic of the conference ............................................................................... X List of participants ...................................................................................................................... XI Shaping the Mountain ofTruth: an introduction to the Monte Verita Hans-Caspar BODMER, Lioba PAUL and Ottmar HOLDENRIEDER ..................... 1 Recent vegetation shifts in Switzerland Frank KLOTZLI and Gian-Reto WALTHER 15 Climatic influence on vegetation changes: a verification on regional scale oftheLaurophyllisation Gabriele CARRARO, Pippo GIANONI and Roberto MOSSI. ............................... ) 1 Causes of shifts in vegetation in the past and present Peter VOSER 53 ........................................................................................................... Vegetation shift and laurophyllisation: the possible role of fires Marco CONEDERA, Claire HOFMANN and Willy TINNER .................................. 69 Potential impacts of climate change on species richness in mountain forests - an ecological risk assessment Norbert KRAUCHI and Felix KIENAST 85 Vegetation shifts in Central Europe Herbert SUKOPP and Angelika WURZEL .......................................................... 91 An experimental study on the impact ofw inter temperature on the distribution of Euphorbia amygdaloides L. in Central Germany Christian SCHULZ and Helge BRUELHEIDE. ...................................................... 121 Lianisation and Therophytation as complementary processes of Laurophyllisation Attila BORHIDI, T. MORSCHHAUSER and E. SALAMON-ALBER~ ................... 151 Evergreen broad-leaved vegetation in the Colchis (in German) Georgi NAKHUTSRISHVILI ................................................................................ 167 On the Colkhic vegetation Nugzar ZAZANASHVIL~ ....................................................................................... 181 Arealogical review ofColchic evergreen broad-leaved mesophyllous dendroflora species RevazGAGNIDZE 199 Vegetation and changing environment on Mt. Etna Emilia POLl MARCHESE 217 Laurophyllisation in Ireland -the case of Rhododendronponticum GerryDOYLr: ....................................................................................................... 237 The historical shift of evergreen broad-leaved forest in East China Yongchang SONG (written contribution to the proceedingst ...................................... 253 Evergreen broad-leaved forests inJapan and Eastern North America : vegetation shift under climatic warming KazueFuJIWARA and Elgene O. Bo~ .............................................................. 273 Grassland -forest boundaries in Southern Brazil Valerio de Patta PILLAR and Fernando QUADROS .......................................... 301 Laurophyllisation of deciduous Nothofagus-forests in Southern Chile Dorothea FRANK and Manfred FINCKH (written contribution to the proceedings>...) 17 Workshops Workshop I: Laurophyllisation in a global context ("Global Change") ........ )33 Workshop II: Research priorities in ecotonal areas from evergreen broad-leaved to deciduous forests in Europe. .......................... }38 Workshop III: Importance of laurophyllisation for Swiss forest policy. ......... )41 Preface When you arrive in the Ticino in winter, coming from the north, it is obviously warmerthan the place you left, and also much greener. The presence of high palm trees give an exotic touch to the gardens. If you look at the shrubs and trees more closely, you realize that most of them are evergreen broad-leaved species from southeastern USA and from eastern Asia. This late winter scene is framed by snow-clad high mountains which overtop lush-green lower valleys. However, the scene is not like that of the Mediterranean in winter but reminds you more of the Japanese main island Honshu or some forgotten valleys in the southern Alleghanies or western Caucasus. These associations proved very relevant to our discussions of the spreading of evergreen broad-leaved plants in the Ticino and in similar areas - a process we have been calling "Laurophyllisation" (laurophyll,laurineous cf. Stocker 1963, laurel-like leaves, according to the definition in Kl5tzli 1988, excluding sclerophyllous plants from the mediterranean type climate regions). Obviously there have been warmer years in the past. However, the recent warming has lasted longer than before and there is no evidence of such a dramatic spread of laurophyllous species before our times. Thus the spreading of laurophyllous ornamental garden species into the surrounding forests appears to be a new process in our region. Acknowledgements The meeting took place at the Centro Stefano Franscini, Monte Verita, Ascona. It was financed by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETII)Ztirich. We would like to thank the responsible members of the ETH, especially Prof. Hannes FIUhler, and the staff of the Centro Stefano Franscini, Mrs. Katia Bastianelli and Brigitte Pichler, for their support in organising the meeting. Special thanks go to State Councillor Dr. Marco Borradori, forest engineer Ivo Ceschi, head forester of the canton of Ticino, and Dr. Benedetto Lepori, from the university of the italian part of Switzerland, and Prof. Valerio Sala, director of the Botanical Garden of the Brissago Islands. We also thank Dr. Aldo Antonietti, vice-director of the Federal Office for Environment, Forest and Landscape (BUWAL), who made the public presentation in the Palazzo "Sopracenerina" in Locarno, made available to us by the Sopracenerina corporation. Our heartfelt thanks go especially to our colleagues of the DIONEA S.A., Locarno, for their support in organising the conference and the excursions in particular, where we could enjoy the great hospitality of the Ticino. Special thanks go to Mr. Sandro Canonica and his friends for their kind welcome in the beautiful surrounding of their vineyard in Lamone where we could enjoy the real "insubrian spirit" ... We thank also the staff of the Geobotanical Institute involved in the conference. First of all the head of the institute, Prof. Peter Edwards, for his support in advance and during the conference, Mrs. Anne Pickhardt for her skillful assistance in completing the proceedings and Mr. Kaspar Pflugshaupt and Mr. Roger Stupf for their technical support in their compilation. Weare pleased to present this book and hope that it will provide the reader with an overview of recent findings and ongoing activities in the context of recent shifts in vegetation boundaries of deciduous forests, especially due to general global warming. The editors Frank Klotzli Gian-Reto Walther A winter picture of a Swiss forest rich in laurophyllous species (Photo: G.-R. WALTHER) List of participants ANTONIETTI A., Dr. Bundesamt fUr Umwelt, Wald und Landschaft (BUW AL), CH-3003 Bern BODMER H.C., Dr. Dept. Wald-und Holzforschung, ETH ZUrich, CH-S092 Ziirich BORHIDI A, Prof. Dr. lnstitut of Ecology and Botany, H-2163 Vacdltot, Hungary BRUELHEIDE H., PD Dr. Systematisch-Geobotanisches Institut, Univiversity of Gottingen, D-37073 Gottingen CARRARO G., Dipl. lng. for. DIONEA SA, CH-6600 Locarno CONEDERA M., Dr. FNP Sottostazione Sud delle Alpi, CH-6501 Bellinzona DOYLE G., Dr. Faculty of Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland EDWARDS PJ., Prof. Dr. Geobotanisches Institut ETH ZUrich, CH-S044 ZUrich FUJIWARA K., Prof. Dr. Institute of Environmental Science & Technology, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan GAGNIDZE R., Prof. Dr. Institute of Botany, Georgian Academy of Science, 3SOO7 Tbilisi, Georgia GIANONI G., Dipl. lng. for. DIONEA SA, CH-66oo Locarno GRABNER S., Dr. Institut flir Botanik, Universitiit Innsbruck, A-6020 Innsbruck HEISELMA YER P., Prof. Dr. Institut flir Botanik, Universitiit Salzburg, A-S020 Salzburg HOLDENRIEDER 0., Prof. Dr. Dept. Wald-und Holzforschung, ETH Ziirich, CH-S092 Ziirich HOBLE., Dr. Botanisches lnstitut, Universitiit flir Bodenkultur, A-IISO Wien
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