TY - JOUR AU - Leverkus, Alexandro B. AU - Gustafsson, Lena AU - Rey Benayas, José María AU - Castro, Jorge PY - 2015 DA - 2015/08/01 TI - Does post-disturbance salvage logging affect the provision of ecosystem services? A systematic review protocol JO - Environmental Evidence SP - 16 VL - 4 IS - 1 AB - Forest fires, insect outbreaks, and windstorms are common forest disturbances that are expected to increase in importance in coming decades. Post-disturbance management often involves salvage logging, i.e. the felling and removal of the affected trees. However, harvesting these biological legacies may represent a second disturbance whose effects on ecosystem processes add on those of the initial disturbance. Many of the potentially affected processes, such as soil erosion and stream water quality, represent regulating and supporting ecosystem services important for human society. In the last 15 years, much empirical evidence has been gathered on the ecological consequences of this management practice, and it has now become necessary to synthesise this evidence in meaningful ways for managers and decision-makers. SN - 2047-2382 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-015-0042-7 DO - 10.1186/s13750-015-0042-7 ID - Leverkus2015 ER -