Young Generations’ Perception of Deadwood in Forest Landscapes: Insights from Turkish Students
Recently, citizens’ perceptions toward deadwood in forests have become increasingly important in recreational forests for socially sustainable management. The present study aims to investigate how deadwood in forests is perceived by the young generations (university and post-university students). Th...
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| description | Recently, citizens’ perceptions toward deadwood in forests have become increasingly important in recreational forests for socially sustainable management. The present study aims to investigate how deadwood in forests is perceived by the young generations (university and post-university students). This study was implemented by submitting a web-based questionnaire to 485 Turkish students. The results showed that our student sample perceived the key role in deadwood for soil fertilization, the provision of microhabitats, and food for wildlife. A high percentage of students positively viewed lying deadwood in forests, while standing dead trees were less positively perceived. The socio-demographic characteristics of respondents (gender and age) played a key role in explaining the variations in individual preferences toward deadwood. In conclusion, the results of this study highlight that despite students’ awareness of the ecological role of deadwood in forests, aesthetically they still prefer forests with moderate amount of deadwood or without deadwood. The findings obtained in this study can help decision-makers define a socially accepted forest management strategy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aa7724503e2a4bd5ab69774b4a02835f2025-01-20T21:27:49ZengCroatian Forest Research InstituteSouth-East European Forestry1847-64811849-08912024-01-0115218720010.15177/seefor.24-15Young Generations’ Perception of Deadwood in Forest Landscapes: Insights from Turkish StudentsSelim Bayraktar0Claudia Becagli1Alessandro Paletto2Istanbul University – Cerrahpaşa, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Landscape Architecture, Valide Sultan Cad. No 2, TR-34473 Bahçeköy, Istanbul, TürkiyeCouncil for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Agriculture and Environment Research Centre. Via di Lanciola 12/a, I-50125, Florence, ItalyCouncil for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Center for Forestry and Wood, p.zza Nicolini 6, I-38123 Trento, ItalyRecently, citizens’ perceptions toward deadwood in forests have become increasingly important in recreational forests for socially sustainable management. The present study aims to investigate how deadwood in forests is perceived by the young generations (university and post-university students). This study was implemented by submitting a web-based questionnaire to 485 Turkish students. The results showed that our student sample perceived the key role in deadwood for soil fertilization, the provision of microhabitats, and food for wildlife. A high percentage of students positively viewed lying deadwood in forests, while standing dead trees were less positively perceived. The socio-demographic characteristics of respondents (gender and age) played a key role in explaining the variations in individual preferences toward deadwood. In conclusion, the results of this study highlight that despite students’ awareness of the ecological role of deadwood in forests, aesthetically they still prefer forests with moderate amount of deadwood or without deadwood. The findings obtained in this study can help decision-makers define a socially accepted forest management strategy.https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/472777cultural serviceslying deadwoodstanding dead treeslandscape aestheticslandscape preferencesTürkiye |
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| title | Young Generations’ Perception of Deadwood in Forest Landscapes: Insights from Turkish Students |
| title_full | Young Generations’ Perception of Deadwood in Forest Landscapes: Insights from Turkish Students |
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| title_short | Young Generations’ Perception of Deadwood in Forest Landscapes: Insights from Turkish Students |
| title_sort | young generations perception of deadwood in forest landscapes insights from turkish students |
| topic | cultural services lying deadwood standing dead trees landscape aesthetics landscape preferences Türkiye |
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