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Research efforts and gaps in the assessment of forest system resilience : A scoping review

Anamaghi, Sara ; Behboudian, Massoud ; Emami-Skardi, Mohammad Javad ; Kåresdotter, Elisie ; Ferreira, Carla Sofia Santos ; Destouni, Georgia ; Wang-Erlandsson, Lan ; Tengberg, Anna LU ; Stenzel, Fabian and Fetzer, Ingo , et al. (2026) In Ambio 55(3). p.479-496
Abstract

This study investigates how the seven core resilience principles are integrated into assessments of forest system resilience to natural or human-induced disturbances across engineering, ecological, and social-ecological resilience concepts. Following PRISMA guidelines, a literature search in the Web of Science database using the keywords “resilience”, “forest” and “ecosystem services” yielded 1828 studies, of which 330 met the selection criteria. The most commonly used criterion was diversity, a sub-criterion of “diversity and redundancy”, appearing in 50% of studies. The results indicate that social and governance-related principles, learning and experimentation (7%), participation (11%), and polycentric governance (9%) have not been... (More)

This study investigates how the seven core resilience principles are integrated into assessments of forest system resilience to natural or human-induced disturbances across engineering, ecological, and social-ecological resilience concepts. Following PRISMA guidelines, a literature search in the Web of Science database using the keywords “resilience”, “forest” and “ecosystem services” yielded 1828 studies, of which 330 met the selection criteria. The most commonly used criterion was diversity, a sub-criterion of “diversity and redundancy”, appearing in 50% of studies. The results indicate that social and governance-related principles, learning and experimentation (7%), participation (11%), and polycentric governance (9%) have not been frequently addressed. Although numerous studies have employed various principles for assessing forest resilience, none have considered all seven principles jointly. This highlights a significant research gap, emphasising the need to quantify these principles in forest systems. Understanding forest-community dynamics is essential for enhancing the long-term resilience and sustainability of both systems.

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Ecological resilience, Ecosystem services, Engineering resilience, Forest, Resilience principles, Social-ecological resilience
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Ambio
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55
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3
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479 - 496
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Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
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  • scopus:105015392745
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0044-7447
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10.1007/s13280-025-02243-4
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English
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  author       = {{Anamaghi, Sara and Behboudian, Massoud and Emami-Skardi, Mohammad Javad and Kåresdotter, Elisie and Ferreira, Carla Sofia Santos and Destouni, Georgia and Wang-Erlandsson, Lan and Tengberg, Anna and Stenzel, Fabian and Fetzer, Ingo and Mahjouri, Najmeh and Kerachian, Reza and Kalantari, Zahra}},
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  title        = {{Research efforts and gaps in the assessment of forest system resilience : A scoping review}},
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  doi          = {{10.1007/s13280-025-02243-4}},
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