Effects of Energy Wood Harvesting on Timber Production Potential and Biological Diversity in North Karelia, Finland

Kärkkäinen, Leena; Kurttila, Mikko; Salminen, Olli; Viiri, Heli

doi:10.5849/forsci.13-041

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“…For example, Toth and McDill [16] extended four multiobjective programming methods to generate spatially explicit forest plan alternatives and illustrated the results using Pareto frontiers. In addition, Kärkkäinen et al [17] applied a production possibility frontier-based approach when they evaluated the effects of energy wood production on timber production potential and forest biodiversity. Borges et al [18] presented a decision support system that included interactive visualization of the Pareto frontier and evaluated the trade-offs at a regional level between cork and wood products.…”

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Synergies and Trade-Offs in the Production of NWFPs Predicted in Boreal Forests

Kurttila

Pukkala

Miina

2018

Forests

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The global growth of the consumption of non-wood forest products (NWFPs) is evident due to the current trends in lifestyle and consumption. Alongside the increased popularity and commercial use of NWFPs, their yields are also more often taken into account in forest management planning. Empirical yield models recently developed for different NWFPs enable forest managers to include their predicted yields in multi-objective optimization. However, knowledge on the synergies and trade-offs between timber production and different NWFPs is scanty. In this study, we analyzed these relationships through correlation matrices and production possibility frontiers in two case study forest holdings from Finland. A large number of Pareto optimal forest holding level plans were produced by multi-objective optimization and used to analyze trade-offs and synergies. Empirical yield models for 12 NWFPs, representing different berries, mushrooms, and tree-based products, were utilized in the analyses. The results revealed synergies and possibilities for joint-production for NWFPs, but also trade-offs between NWFPs and timber production. NWFPs often had a negative correlation with cutting removals, with the only exception being cowberry. Despite the overall negative correlation, the maximum yields of NWFPs called for some cuttings. Negative correlations with the net present value of timber production were weaker. The results are valuable when the aim is to diversify the use of boreal forests and open avenues for truly multi-objective decision support services to facilitate the decision making of forest owners.

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Synergies and Trade-Offs in the Production of NWFPs Predicted in Boreal Forests

Kurttila

Pukkala

Miina

2018

Forests

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“…Authors in Reference [26] developed a Pareto frontier approach to assess trade-offs between timber-related criteria and spatial conditions correlated to other ecosystem services. Authors in Reference [27] used a production possibility frontier-based approach to evaluate the effects of bioenergy production on timber production potential and biodiversity. SADfLOR was built from forest ecosystem decision support system architectures [15][16][17] to evolve a Pareto frontier module that encapsulates the Feasible Goals Method/Interactive Decision Maps technique for interactive visualization of the web-based Pareto frontier [23,28].…”

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Combining Decision Support Approaches for Optimizing the Selection of Bundles of Ecosystem Services

Marto

Reynolds

Borges

et al. 2018

Forests

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This study examines the potential of combining decision support approaches to identify optimal bundles of ecosystem services in a framework characterized by multiple decision-makers. A forested landscape, Zona de Intervenção Florestal of Paiva and Entre-Douro and Sousa (ZIF_VS) in Portugal, is used to test and demonstrate this potential. The landscape extends over 14,388 ha, representing 1976 stands. The property is fragmented into 376 holdings. The overall analysis was performed in three steps. First, we selected six alternative solutions (A to F) in a Pareto frontier generated by a multiple-criteria method within a web-based decision support system (SADfLOR) for subsequent analysis. Next, an aspatial strategic multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) was performed with the Criterium DecisionPlus (CDP) component of the Ecosystem Management Decision Support (EMDS) system to assess the aggregate performance of solutions A to F for the entire forested landscape with respect to their utility for delivery of ecosystem services. For the CDP analysis, SADfLOR data inputs were grouped into two sets of primary criteria: Wood Harvested and Other Ecosystem Services. Finally, a spatial logic-based assessment of solutions A to F for individual stands of the study area was performed with the NetWeaver component of EMDS. The NetWeaver model was structurally and computationally equivalent to the CDP model, but the key NetWeaver metric is a measure of the strength of evidence that solutions for specific stands were optimal for the unit. We conclude with a discussion of how the combination of decision support approaches encapsulated in the two systems could be further automated in order to rank several efficient solutions in a Pareto frontier and generate a consensual solution.

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“…Aside from the Spanish case, more diversity in perceptions of trade-offs and synergies between energy wood production and use and other forest ES amongst the studied countries might have been expected. The countries investigated feature different national preconditions, especially regarding forest coverage, management, use traditions, policies and population density [25,37,[45][46][47][48]. For instance, Finland has a long history of policies targeting bioenergy production and use, and-in contrast to the other countries-its National Renewable Energy Action Plan points to forest-based bioenergy as the main provider of renewable energy [49].…”

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Energy wood from forests—stakeholder perceptions in five European countries

Peters

Wirth

Böhr³

et al. 2015

Energ Sustain Soc

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Background: In the last decade, the demand for and supply of energy wood from forests has increased, and experts expect a further increase in the future due to political and societal changes. The objective of this paper was to provide a qualitative analysis of stakeholders' perceptions of current and future trade-offs as well as of synergies between energy wood production and use and other forest ecosystem services (ES). Methods: We developed an explorative research approach and conducted semi-structured interviews with a total of 103 interviewees of six selected stakeholder groups in five European countries: Finland, Germany, Norway, Slovenia and Spain. For the analysis, we adopted a qualitative content analysis approach.

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Effects of Energy Wood Harvesting on Timber Production Potential and Biological Diversity in North Karelia, Finland

Cited by 16 publications

References 31 publications

Synergies and Trade-Offs in the Production of NWFPs Predicted in Boreal Forests

Synergies and Trade-Offs in the Production of NWFPs Predicted in Boreal Forests

Combining Decision Support Approaches for Optimizing the Selection of Bundles of Ecosystem Services

Energy wood from forests—stakeholder perceptions in five European countries

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