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1 Opportunities and problems with introduced tree species in the Danish forests in a historical perspective Peter Friis Møller Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland pfm@geus.dk

2 What is an exotic / introduced / foreign versus a native species?

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6 Typically a nationalistic approach

7 the randomness of borders

8 the randomness of borders

9 Sorbus intermedia Cotoneaster niger Sorbus rupicola Cotoneaster integerrimus Sorbus hybrida

10 The long time perspective

11 Brown coal from freshwater deposits Miocene (ca mio. years) Taxodium Glyptostrobus Sequoia Pinus Liriodendron Liquidambar Alnus Platanus Sequoia Troldhede Brunkulsleje 1919

12 Conifers in Denmark during the last million years Tree species/genus Holocene Interglacial? Brørup Interstadial Eemian Interglacial Holstenian Interglacial Cromer Interglacial Since BP ca Juniper, Juniperus x x x x x (Scots)Pine, Pinus x x x x x Spruce, Picea - x x x x Serbian spruce, P. omorikoides - x Yew, Taxus x - x x x Larch, Larix - x Fir, Abies x - Cauc. Wingnut, Pterocarya x -

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14 Conifers in Denmark during the last million years Tree species/genus Holocene Interglacial? Brørup Interstadial Eemian Interglacial Holstenian Interglacial Cromer Interglacial Since BP ca Juniper, Juniperus x x x x x (Scots)Pine, Pinus x x x x x Spruce, Picea - x x x x Serbian spruce, P. omorikoides - x Yew, Taxus x - x x x Larch, Larix - x Fir, Abies x - Cauc. Wingnut, Pterocarya x -

15 Native norway spruce (Picea abies) in Denmark (Emmerlev Klev, SW Jutland) Eemian Interglacial BP Exhibited at Danish Museum of Hunting and Forestry (Dansk Jagt- og Skovbrugsmuseum)

16 Populus Quercus Alnus Picea Forest Fagus Fraxinus Betula Pinus Corylus Ulmus Tilia Holocene forest development on fertile soils in East Denmark source: B. Odgaard GEUS / AaU

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18 Beech forests

19 Juniper Juniperus communis Scots pine Pinus sylvestris Yew Taxus baccata Only three native conifers in Denmark in the Holocene:

20 Populus Quercus Picea Alnus Forest Fagus Fraxinus Corylus Betula Pinus Ulmus Tilia Holocene forest development on fertile soils in East Denmark source: B. Odgaard GEUS / AaU

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22 Quercus Alnus Fagus Picea Forest Fraxinus Corylus Betula Pinus Ulmus Tilia Holocene forest development on fertile soils in East Denmark source: B. Odgaard GEUS / AaU

23 Quercus Alnus Fagus Picea EXTINCT Forest BY MAN <1800 AD Corylus Fraxinus Betula Pinus Ulmus Tilia Holocene forest development on fertile soils in East Denmark source: B. Odgaard GEUS / AaU

24 N Land use in Denmark Around AD 1800 AD 1800 Areal_vsk_dk_region.shp Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and copses Town Salt marshes Woodland (8 %) Lake Agricultural land Kilometers Based on maps made by Videnskabernes Selskab

25 Quercus Alnus Fagus Picea EXTINCT Forest BY MAN <1800 AD Corylus Fraxinus Betula Pinus Ulmus Tilia Holocene forest development on fertile soils in East Denmark source: B. Odgaard GEUS / AaU

26 Quercus Alnus Fagus Picea EXTINCT Forest BY MAN <1800 AD Corylus Fraxinus Betula Pinus Ulmus Tilia Holocene forest development on fertile soils in East Denmark source: B. Odgaard GEUS / AaU

27 Quercus Alnus Fagus Picea EXTINCT Forest BY MAN <1800 AD Corylus INTRODUCED BY MAN 1730 Fraxinus Betula Pinus Ulmus Tilia Holocene forest development on fertile soils in East Denmark source: B. Odgaard GEUS / AaU

28 Number of species Antal arter Total Trees Træer Buske I alt 40 Bushes År før nu Years BP Number of woody species in the Danish woodlands during the Holocene

29 Number of species Antal arter Human introductions Total 60 Trees Træer Buske I alt 40 Bushes År før nu Years BP Number of woody species in the Danish woodlands during the Holocene

30 Introductions of tree species to Denmark

31 Pinus strobus Picea glauca Picea sitchensis Abies procera Abies grandis Pinus contorta Pseudotsuga menziesii Tsuga heterophylla Thuja plicata Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Quercus rubra Prunus serotina Liriodendron tulipifera Prunus serotina Robinia pseudoacasia Alnus incana Larix kaempferi Cryptomeria japonica Acer pseudoplatanus Castanea sativa Picea abies Abies alba Larix decidua (Pinus silvestris) Pinus nigra Pinus mugo Populus canescens Picea omorika Abies nordmanniana Introductions of tree species to Denmark

32 Time from introduction to use in the landscape/ the woods Species Latin name Origin Introduced to Denmark Parks, Forestry botanical gardens, arboretums etc. European silver fir Abies alba Europe 1660 (?)/ Mountain pine Pinus mugo Europe Austrian pine Pinus nigra Europe Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii NW America Lawson cypress Chamaecyparis lawsoniana NWAmerica Sitka spuce Picea sitchensis NW America 1854/ Caucasian fir Abies nordmanniana Caucasus Western hemlock Tsuga heterophylla NW America Western red cedar Thuja plicata NW America Noble fir Abies procera NW America 1855 ca Grand fir Abies grandis NW America 1855 ca Lodgepole pine Pinus contorta NW America < Japanese larch Larix kaempferi Japan 1889 <1920 Serbian spruce Picea omorika SE Europe 1891 <1940 Japanese cedar Cryptomeria japonica Japan 1849 <1950

33 Reasons for use of exotics Land N use AD in Denmark 1800 Around AD Areal_vsk_dk_region.shp 1800 Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and copses Town Salt marshes Woodland (8 %) Lake Agricultural land Kilometers Based on maps made by Videnskabernes Selskab

34 Reasons for use of exotics Need for timber Land N use AD in Denmark 1800 Around AD Areal_vsk_dk_region.shp 1800 Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and copses Town Salt marshes Woodland (8 %) Lake Agricultural land Kilometers Based on maps made by Videnskabernes Selskab

35 Egekrat Oak wood / shrub in Western Jutland

36 European silver fir Abies alba Nørreskov 1765 H = 46 m D = 1½ m European larch Larix decidua Tinghus 1776

37 Norway spruce Picea abies 50 years old

38 Reasons for use of exotics Need for timber Need for firewood/energy Land N use AD in Denmark 1800 Around AD Areal_vsk_dk_region.shp 1800 Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and copses Town Salt marshes Woodland (8 %) Lake Agricultural land Kilometers Based on maps made by Videnskabernes Selskab

39 Beech for firewood. Bognæs, Sealand 1931 Lejre Lokalhistoriske Arkiv

40 Sycamore (Great maple) Acer pseudoplatanus Dækning af variationen 1765 Farum Nørreskov

41 Reasons for use of exotics Need for timber Need for firewood/energy Need of pioneer species for afforestation on dunes and heathland Land N use AD in Denmark 1800 Around AD Areal_vsk_dk_region.shp 1800 Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and copses Town Salt marshes Woodland (8 %) Lake Agricultural land Kilometers Based on maps made by Videnskabernes Selskab

42 Areal_vsk_dk_region.shp Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and copses Town Salt marshes Woodland Lake Agricultural land Kilometers Challenges / problems Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and c Town Salt marshes Woodland Lake Agricultural l Based on maps made by Videnskabernes Selskab

43 Areal_vsk_dk_region.shp Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and copses Town Salt marshes Woodland Lake Agricultural land Kilometers Challenges / problems Sanddrift Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and c Town Salt marshes Woodland Lake Agricultural l Based on maps made by Videnskabernes Selskab

44 Areal_vsk_dk_region.shp Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and copses Town Salt marshes Woodland Lake Agricultural land Kilometers Challenges / problems Sanddrift Lack of shelter Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and c Town Salt marshes Woodland Lake Agricultural l Based on maps made by Videnskabernes Selskab

45 Areal_vsk_dk_region.shp Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and copses Town Salt marshes Woodland Lake Agricultural land Kilometers Challenges / problems Sanddrift Lack of shelter Soil conditions Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and c Town Salt marshes Woodland Lake Agricultural l Based on maps made by Videnskabernes Selskab

46 Areal_vsk_dk_region.shp Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and copses Town Salt marshes Woodland Lake Agricultural land Kilometers Challenges / problems Sanddrift Lack of shelter Soil conditions Low nutrient content Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and c Town Salt marshes Woodland Lake Agricultural l Based on maps made by Videnskabernes Selskab

47 Areal_vsk_dk_region.shp Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and copses Town Salt marshes Woodland Lake Agricultural land Kilometers Challenges / problems Sanddrift Lack of shelter Soil conditions Low nutrient content Competition from heather Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and c Town Salt marshes Woodland Lake Agricultural l Based on maps made by Videnskabernes Selskab

48 Areal_vsk_dk_region.shp Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and copses Town Salt marshes Woodland Lake Agricultural land Kilometers Challenges / problems Sanddrift Lack of shelter Soil conditions Low nutrient content Competition from heather Lack of experience Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and c Town Salt marshes Woodland Lake Agricultural l Based on maps made by Videnskabernes Selskab

49 Areal_vsk_dk_region.shp Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and copses Town Salt marshes Woodland Lake Agricultural land Kilometers Challenges / problems Sanddrift Lack of shelter Soil conditions Low nutrient content Competition from heather Lack of experience Economy Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and c Town Salt marshes Woodland Lake Agricultural l Based on maps made by Videnskabernes Selskab

50 Introduced 1798, used from 1820 Mountain pine, Pinus mugo

51 Introduced 1829 Used since 1837 Austrian pine Pinus nigra

52 Reasons for use of exotics Need for timber Need for firewood/energy Need of pioneer species for afforestation on dunes and heathland Utiliarism Land N use AD in Denmark 1800 Around AD Areal_vsk_dk_region.shp 1800 Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and copses Town Salt marshes Woodland (8 %) Lake Agricultural land Kilometers Based on maps made by Videnskabernes Selskab

53 Reasons for use of exotics Need for timber Need for firewood/energy Need of pioneer species for afforestation on dunes and heathland Utiliarism Curiosity Land N use AD in Denmark 1800 Around AD Areal_vsk_dk_region.shp 1800 Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and copses Town Salt marshes Woodland (8 %) Lake Agricultural land Kilometers Based on maps made by Videnskabernes Selskab

54 Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii

55 Noble fir, Abies procera

56 Production of christmas trees and greenery Since +/ Abies nordmanniana Abies procera

57 Examples Land N use AD in Denmark 1800 Around AD Areal_vsk_dk_region.shp 1800 Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and copses Town Salt marshes Woodland (8 %) Lake Agricultural land Kilometers Based on maps made by Videnskabernes Selskab

58 Examples Land N use AD in Denmark 1800 Around AD Areal_vsk_dk_region.shp 1800 Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and copses Town Salt marshes Woodland (8 %) Lake Agricultural land Kilometers Based on maps made by Videnskabernes Selskab

59 1768 Nåleskovens historie i Danmark Peter Friis Møller GEUS (33,3 %) Skov- og Naturrådgivning (66,7%) Videnskabernes Selskab

60 1768 Nåleskovens historie i Danmark (Drift Peter Friis Møller sand) GEUS (33,3 %) Skov- og Naturrådgivning (66,7%) Videnskabernes Selskab

61 Coastnear dune plantation Tisvilde Hegn

62 Coastnear dune plantation Tisvilde Hegn

63 1768 Nåleskovens historie i Danmark (Drift Peter Friis Møller sand) GEUS (33,3 %) Skov- og Naturrådgivning (66,7%) Videnskabernes Selskab

64 Plantation in Tisvilde From: Fritzbøger 1994 p. 77

65 Dunes Beech wood Abandoned field Anti sand ditch +/-1730 First (1750 ies), second and third generation Tisvilde Hegn september 2012

66 Deciduous Conifers Dune plantation , Tisvilde Hegn 1900 ha

67 Examples Land N use AD in Denmark 1800 Around AD Areal_vsk_dk_region.shp 1800 Wetlands Heathlands Sand dunes Shrubs and copses Town Salt marshes Woodland (8 %) Lake Agricultural land Kilometers Based on maps made by Videnskabernes Selskab

68 A Jutland shephard on the moors Frederik Vermehren 1855

69 Videnskabernes Selskab 1803

70 Afforestation of heathland 1888 Palsgård, Nørre Snede, Central Jutland Dansk Jagt- og Skovbrugsmuseum

71 Heathland plantation Store Hjøllund Central Jutland

72 Forest area Broadleaved Conifers Danish forest area Skove og Plantager 2006 Year

73 Afforestation on arable land (former heathland) 2012

74 Afforestation Goal from 1989: Doubling the forest area within one tree generation: To ca. 25 % in 2050/2100.

75 Forests in Denmark ,4 % Arealudnyttelsen i Da Arealudnyttelsen i Danmark Arable land Cities, roads etc. Lakes etc. Meadows etc. Heathland, bog, dune Forest, woodlands Agerland Byer, veje o.l. Søer og vandløb Eng og marsk Hede, klit, mose, kær Skov og plantage

76 Tree species distribution in the Danish forests Caucasian fir Noble fir Sitka spruce Other conifers Norway spruce Beech Oak Ash Maple Other broadleaved Caucasian fir Noble fir Silver fir Sitka spruce Other conifers Pine Norway spruce Beech Oak Other broadleaved Ash Maple Trad. Forest statistics 2000 National Forest Inventory 2006

77 Nåleskovens historie i Danmark Beech Is considered as the national tree of Denmark

78 Norway spruce Beech

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80 Conifer related species

81 Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii 1895 Height 52 meter Volume 20 m 3 Silkeborg Østerskov Central Jutland

82 Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Age 800 years Height 76 meter Diameter 2,9 m Cathedral Grove, Vancouver Island, BC

83 Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Age 800 years Height 76 meter Diameter 2,9 m Cathedral Grove, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

84 Problems?

85 Problems! Afforestation of heathland 1888 Palsgård, Nørre Snede, Central Jutland Dansk Jagt- og Skovbrugsmuseum

86 Problems! Nature conditions Afforestation of heathland 1888 Palsgård, Nørre Snede, Central Jutland Dansk Jagt- og Skovbrugsmuseum

87 Problems! Nature conditions Insects Fungi Afforestation of heathland 1888 Palsgård, Nørre Snede, Central Jutland Dansk Jagt- og Skovbrugsmuseum

88 Weymouth Pine Pinus strobus

89 Weymouth Pine Pinus strobus White Pine Blister Rust Cronartium ribicola

90 Weymouth Pine Pinus strobus White Pine Blister Rust Cronartium ribicola Ribes species Pinus cembra

91 +/ Weymouth Pine Pinus strobus White Pine Blister Rust Cronartium ribicola Ribes species Pinus cembra

92 Deformation due to Pine Shoot Moth (Rhyacionia buoliana) Troldeskoven, Tisvilde Hegn

93 Problems?

94 Problems!

95 Problems! Due to silvicultural practise: Large stands of evenaged monocultures

96 Clearcut by man or storm

97 Conifer related species

98 Number of redlisted species Arable land Cities etc. Meadows Heathlands Coasts Dunes Rocks and blocks Bogs, wetlands Open dryland Forests Lakes and waters Number of species Wilhjelmudvalget 2001

99 Elimination of natural woodlands

100 From old, natural beechwood to sitka spruce. East Jutland. Spring 2012.

101 Invasive species Prunus serotina Pinus contorta Pinus mugo Picea sitchensis (Acer pseudoplatanus) Nåleskovens historie i Danmark Prunus serotina Pinus mugo Picea sitchensis

102 Sitka spruce

103 Great spruce bark beetle Dendroctonus micans Sitka spruce

104 Great spruce bark beetle Dendroctonus micans + Green spruce aphid Liosomaphis (Elatobium) abietina Sitka spruce

105 Norway spruce decline

106 Norway spruce decline Salt intolerance

107 Norway spruce decline Salt intolerance Mild winters

108 Norway spruce decline Salt intolerance Mild winters Airpollution

109 Norway spruce decline Salt intolerance Mild winters Airpollution Insects

110 Norway spruce decline Salt intolerance Mild winters Airpollution Insects Fungi

111 Norway spruce, Picea abies Sykes, Prentice & Cramer 1996 p. 207 Natural distribution efter Atlas Florae Europaeae

112 Migration routes of Norway spruce (Picea abies) Tollefsrud et al. 2008

113 Norway spruce, Picea abies Fra Sykes, Prentice & Cramer 1996 p. 207 Natural distribution Atlas Florae Europaeae Simulated distribution

114 Norway spruce (Picea abies) Model simulation of present distribution in southern Scandinavia Bradshaw, Holmqvist, Cowling & Sykes 2000 p

115 Norway spruce (Picea abies) Model simulation of future distribution in southern Scandinavia by 2 x the present CO 2 -content in the atmosphere Bradshaw, Holmqvist, Cowling & Sykes 2000 p

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118 Problems / challenges to face

119 Problems / challenges to face Sustainable production

120 Problems / challenges to face Sustainable production Energy from biomass

121 Problems / challenges to face Sustainable production Energy from biomass Carbon fixation and storing

122 Problems / challenges to face Sustainable production Energy from biomass Carbon fixation and storing Nature protection; biodiversity

123 Problems / challenges to face Sustainable production Energy from biomass Carbon fixation and storing Nature protection; biodiversity New diseases e.g. Phytophthora

124 Problems / challenges to face Sustainable production Energy from biomass Carbon fixation and storing Nature protection; biodiversity New diseases e.g. Phytophthora Climate change

125 Wild service treed

126 Sweet chestnut

127 Conclusions Exotic tree species in Denmark Peter riis Møller GEUS (33,3 %) Skov- og Naturrådgivning (66,7%)

128 Conclusions Exotic tree species in Denmark Successful afforestation Peter riis Møller GEUS (33,3 %) Skov- og Naturrådgivning (66,7%)

129 Conclusions Exotic tree species in Denmark Successful afforestation High volume production Peter riis Møller GEUS (33,3 %) Skov- og Naturrådgivning (66,7%)

130 Conclusions Exotic tree species in Denmark Successful afforestation High volume production Peter riis Møller Production of high importance GEUS (33,3 %) Skov- og Naturrådgivning (66,7%)

131 Conclusions Exotic tree species in Denmark Successful afforestation High volume production Peter riis Møller Production of high importance Problematic management systems GEUS (33,3 %) Skov- og Naturrådgivning (66,7%)

132 Conclusions Exotic tree species in Denmark Successful afforestation High volume production Peter riis Møller Production of high importance Problematic management systems GEUS (33,3 %) Conflicts with nature protection Skov- og Naturrådgivning (66,7%)

133 Conclusions Exotic tree species in Denmark Successful afforestation High volume production Peter riis Møller Production of high importance Problematic management systems GEUS (33,3 %) Conflicts with nature protection Skov- og Naturrådgivning (66,7%) A part of the solutions for the future

134 Nåleskovens historie i Danmark Peter Friis Møller GEUS (33,3 %) Skov- og Naturrådgivning (66,7%) Thanks for your attention!

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