@article{fdi:010094641, title = {{N}ew times in old forests : how the past matters in {E}uropean forest science}, author = {{F}isher, {E}. and {P}y-{S}aragaglia, {V}. and {L}arrieu, {L}. and {D}oganova, {L}. and {R}oy, {M}{\'e}lanie and {V}imal, {R}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his article tracks changing conceptions of time in {E}uropean forest science over recent decades, and accounts for how they can affect forest conservation and management. {T}hrough semiotic analysis of 62 peer-reviewed articles published in ecology and forestry, we (1) characterize the temporal features of old {E}uropean forests as they evolve over our study period (1997-2017), and (2) trace how new and changing temporalities in forest science have reconfigured what constitutes a problem for conservationists and managers. {W}e describe in particular how two articulations of forest time and forest management?{F}orest {C}ontinuity and {F}orest {M}aturity?have evolved, identifying the emergence of two new temporalities in old forest science. {O}ver the study period, changing conceptions of forest pasts have increasingly led to consider forests as complex and evolving ecosystems from which humans cannot be excluded.}, keywords = {{EUROPE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}nvironmental {S}cience and {P}olicy}, volume = {157}, numero = {}, pages = {103757 [11 ]}, ISSN = {1462-9011}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103757}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010094641}, }