Impacts of different forest management scenarios on forestry and reindeer husbandry

Korosuo, Anu; Sandström, Per; Öhman, Karin; Eriksson, Ljusk Ola

doi:10.1080/02827581.2013.865782

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“…Third, several studies point at the importance of undertaking careful soil scarification methods on clearcut areas to minimize the impact on the remaining lichens (Roturier and Bergsten 2006;Berg et al 2008;Kivinen et al 2010Kivinen et al , 2012. Fourth, as an alternative, natural regeneration from seedtrees, continuous cover forestry, or other more careful final harvesting methods could be implemented (Korosuo et al 2013). Finally, carrying out more pre-commercial and commercial thinnings may improve conditions for the growth of ground lichens (Jonsson Cabrajic et al 2010;Korosuo et al 2013).…”

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On the decline of ground lichen forests in the Swedish boreal landscape: Implications for reindeer husbandry and sustainable forest management

Sandström

Cory

Svensson

et al. 2016

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Lichens are a bottleneck resource for circumpolar populations of reindeer, and as such, for reindeer husbandry as an indigenous Sami land-use tradition in northern Sweden. This study uses ground lichen data and forest information collected within the Swedish National Forest Inventory since 1953, on the scale of northern Sweden. We found a 71 % decline in the area of lichen-abundant forests over the last 60 years. A decline was observed in all regions and age classes and especially coincided with a decrease of [60 year old, open pine forests, which was the primary explanatory factor in our model. The effects of reindeer numbers were inconclusive in explaining the decrease in lichen-abundant forest. The role that forestry has played in causing this decline can be debated, but forestry can have a significant role in reversing the trend and improving ground lichen conditions.

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On the decline of ground lichen forests in the Swedish boreal landscape: Implications for reindeer husbandry and sustainable forest management

Sandström

Cory

Svensson

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“…Modern forest management practices are often detrimental to reindeer husbandry and especially during the winter months, reindeer food availability (mostly lichen) can be a problem. The indicator "potential reindeer winter pasture" [54], only used in Vilhelmina, includes forest stands where ground lichen suitable for reindeer winter fodder may be found. Old forest, large trees and deadwood are important for maintaining biodiversity in a landscape [55,56], providing substrate and habitat for a large number of species, including many red-listed species [57].…”

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Accounting for a Diverse Forest Ownership Structure in Projections of Forest Sustainability Indicators

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Holmström²,

Lämås³

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Abstract:In this study, we assessed the effect of a diverse ownership structure with different management strategies within and between owner categories in long-term projections of economic, ecological and social forest sustainability indicators, representing important ecosystem services, for two contrasting Swedish municipalities. This was done by comparing two scenarios: one where the diversity of management strategies was accounted for (Diverse) and one where it was not (Simple). The Diverse scenario resulted in a 14% lower total harvested volume for the 100 year period compared to the Simple scenario, which resulted in a higher growing stock and a more favorable development of the ecological indicators. The higher proportion of sparse forests and the lower proportion of clear-felled sites made the Diverse scenario more appropriate for delivering access to common outdoor recreation activities, while the Simple scenario projected more job opportunities. Differences between the scenarios were considerable already in the medium term (after 20 years of simulation). Our results highlight the importance of accounting for the variety of management strategies employed by forest owners in medium-to long-term projections of the development of forest sustainability indicators. OPEN ACCESSForests 2015, 6 4002

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“…Modern forest management decision support systems (FMDSS) must take into account a range of different goods, services, and aspects related to environmental management like wildlife [5,6], fire risk [7], landscape management, windthrow damage [8], consider constraints under climate change [9], logistical operation uncertainties [10,11], and road upgrade management [12]. Modern FMDSS consider multiple objectives and use knowledge from management science, like multiple criteria methods, in their applications to current forest management problems [3,13,14].…”

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The Use of Decision Support Systems in Forest Management: Analysis of FORSYS Country Reports

Nobre¹,

Eriksson

Trubins

2016

Forests

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From 2009 to 2013, a group of more than 100 researchers from 26 countries, under a COST-Action project named FORSYS, worked on a review of the use of forest management decision support systems (FMDSS). Guided by a template, local researchers conducted assessments of FMDSS use in their countries; their results were documented in Country Reports. In this study, we have used the Country Reports to construct a summary of FMDSS use. For the purposes of our analysis, we conducted a two-round categorisation of the main themes to describe the most relevant aspects of FMDSS use. The material produced was used to generate quantitative summaries of (i) the types of problem where FMDSS are used, (ii) models and methods used to solve these problems, (iii) knowledge management techniques, and (iv) participatory planning techniques. Beyond this, a qualitative analysis identified and summarised the local researchers' primary concerns, recorded in the conclusions to the Country Reports; we designated these "lessons learned". Results from the quantitative analysis suggested that most of the participant countries were making use of latest generation FMDSS. A few did not have practical problems that justified the use of such technology or they were still at the beginning of the process of building models to solve their own forest problems.

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Impacts of different forest management scenarios on forestry and reindeer husbandry

Cited by 29 publications

References 19 publications

On the decline of ground lichen forests in the Swedish boreal landscape: Implications for reindeer husbandry and sustainable forest management

On the decline of ground lichen forests in the Swedish boreal landscape: Implications for reindeer husbandry and sustainable forest management

Accounting for a Diverse Forest Ownership Structure in Projections of Forest Sustainability Indicators

The Use of Decision Support Systems in Forest Management: Analysis of FORSYS Country Reports

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