A decision support system for optimizing the conversion of rotation forest stands to continuous cover forest stands

Rojo, Juan Manuel Torres; Orois, Sofía Sánchez

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2004.10.021

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“…Three management strategies and an unmanaged control variant were investigated over a time horizon of 100 years. The simulated strategies were designed to reflect alternative silvicultural treatments currently discussed in practical forestry (e.g., Reininger, 2000) as well as in the scientific literature (Spiecker et al, 2004;Knoche, 2005;Knoke et al, 2005;Loewenstein, 2005;Rojo and Orois, 2005), besides the business as usual strategy (MS1) and a do-nothing control variant (MS4). As such, the study did not search for a management strategy with maximum C sequestration but rather investigated selected silvicultural strategies with regard to their C sequestration capacity over a period of 100 years and analyzed the trade-offs with regard to timber production and key indicators of biodiversity.…”

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Assessing trade-offs between carbon sequestration and timber production within a framework of multi-purpose forestry in Austria

Seidl

Rammer

Jäger

et al. 2007

Forest Ecology and Management

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Assessing trade-offs between carbon sequestration and timber production within a framework of multi-purpose forestry in Austria

Seidl

Rammer

Jäger

et al. 2007

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…For example, conifers have been successfully planted within fast‐growing, hybrid poplar stands (Park and Wilson 2007), emulating the way spruce naturally grows beneath pioneer aspen stands in boreal forests. With care and careful planning, these stands can be harvested in multiple steps instead of the traditional single‐cut operation, thereby supporting permanent forest cover (Rojo and Orois 2005).…”

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The role of plantations in managing the world's forests in the Anthropocene

Paquette

Messier

2009

Frontiers in Ecol & Environ

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The public view of tree plantations is somewhat ambiguous. While planting a single tree is generally considered good for the environment, planting a million trees raises concerns in some circles. Although plantations are often used to compensate for bad forestry practices, to willingly simplify otherwise complex forest ecosystems, or as a strategy for allowing the current petroleum‐based economy to continue on its course, we believe plantations have a legitimate place in the sustainable management of forests. Multi‐purpose plantations, designed to meet a wide variety of social, economic, and environmental objectives, can provide key ecosystem services, help preserve the world's remaining primary forests, and sequester an important proportion of the atmospheric carbon released by humans over the past 300 years.

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“…1). Many subscribe to the general concepts of ecosystem management and continuous cover forestry, as a response to criticisms of forest overexploitation, monocultures, and clear-cuts in particular (Rowe 1992, Kenk and Guehne 2001, Rojo and Orois 2005. The methods associated with these concepts have the potential to achieve the objectives of sustainable development described in the Rio/Helsinki accords and of the certification of forest products (Pommerening and Murphy 2004), although these objectives of acceptability of forest practices are explicitly stated only in the boreal and coastal temperate forest literature ( Fig.…”

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Survival and Growth of Under-Planted Trees: A Meta-Analysis Across Four Biomes

Paquette

Bouchard

Cogliastro

2006

Ecological Applications

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The transformation of natural forest regeneration processes by human activities has created the need to develop and implement new models of forest management. Alternative silvicultural systems such as variable retention harvest, partial and patch cuts, and older forest management practices such as under-planting, are used in many forests around the world, particularly in North American oak stands, the boreal and coastal temperate rain forests of Canada and the United States, and in many degraded tropical regions of Asia and the Americas. Specific objectives are pursued in each of these biomes, but some are common to most regions, such as preservation of cover and structure and their associated benefits for natural or artificial regeneration due to moderation of the microclimate, development of optimal light and competition conditions, and reduced predation by herbivores. Shelterwoods are often presented as an alternative to clear-cutting to improve the survival of planted trees. A meta-analysis of published results with randomization tests was performed to test the relationship between overstory density and planted seedling growth and survival. Multiple comparisons were also used to reveal optimal levels of overstory density, if they exist. A majority of studies show that survival and growth improve as stand density decreases to an intermediate level, below which they either drop or stabilize. This level seems optimal in most conditions, as it is also more apt to fulfill other objectives imposed on today's forest activities, such as the conservation of forest processes and structures, and the reconstruction of degraded stands through the accelerated return of mid- to late-successional species.

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A decision support system for optimizing the conversion of rotation forest stands to continuous cover forest stands

Cited by 22 publications

References 15 publications

Assessing trade-offs between carbon sequestration and timber production within a framework of multi-purpose forestry in Austria

Assessing trade-offs between carbon sequestration and timber production within a framework of multi-purpose forestry in Austria

The role of plantations in managing the world's forests in the Anthropocene

Survival and Growth of Under-Planted Trees: A Meta-Analysis Across Four Biomes

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