{"id":7007,"date":"2026-09-23T13:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T11:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/?p=7007"},"modified":"2026-09-28T15:11:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:11:49","slug":"predicting-old-growth-structures-in-temperate-small-scale-private-forests-using-landscape-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/2026\/09\/23\/predicting-old-growth-structures-in-temperate-small-scale-private-forests-using-landscape-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Predicting old-growth structures in temperate small-scale private forests using landscape data"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/d1bxh8uas1mnw7.cloudfront.net\/assets\/embed.js'><\/script><p><span style=\"color: #0d5c06;font-size: 10pt\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/Hansen-2026.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7036 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/Hansen-2026-282x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/Hansen-2026-282x300.png 282w, https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/Hansen-2026-640x681.png 640w, https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/Hansen-2026.png 677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/a>Research paper<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key message\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Old-growth forest structures in small-scale private forests are strongly shaped by landscape context and can be reliably predicted using freely available spatial data. Remnant forest patches within mixed cultural landscapes act as important reservoirs and connectivity elements for forest biodiversity and should be prioritized in conservation and management planning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keywords<\/strong><br \/>\nBiodiversity hotspots; Forest management; Forest ownership; Predictive modeling; Machine learning; Fragmented cultural landscapes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Data availability\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nThe data that support the findings of this study are available online: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.18823779\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.18823779<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='altmetric-embed' data-badge-type='donut' data-doi='10.1186\/s13595-026-01354-6'  style='float: right; ' ><\/div>\n<p><strong>Publication<\/strong><br \/>\nHansen, P., Tiebel, M., Plieninger, T.\u00a0<i>et al.<\/i>\u00a0Predicting old-growth structures in temperate small-scale private forests using landscape data.\u00a0<i>Annals of Forest Science<\/i>\u00a0<b>83<\/b>, 26 (2026). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13595-026-01354-6\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13595-026-01354-6<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Handling editor<\/strong><br \/>\nThomas Cordonnier<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research paper Key message\u00a0 Old-growth forest structures in small-scale private forests are strongly shaped by landscape context and can be reliably predicted using freely available spatial data. Remnant forest patches within mixed cultural landscapes act as important reservoirs and connectivity elements for forest biodiversity and should be prioritized in conservation and management planning. 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